JAM Media

JAM Media

Industry	Animation
Founded	2002
Divisions	JAM Media Dublin JAM Media Belfast
Website	www.jammedia.com

JAM Media is an Irish animation studio based in Dublin, Ireland with production facilities in Belfast, UK. ^{[1] [2]} They are best known for creating the children's television series Roy (TV series) for CBBC, and Becca's Bunch for Nick Jr.

History

Jam was founded in 2002 by animator friends Mark Cumberton, John Rice and Alan Shannon in Dublin. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2013 they opened a second studio in Belfast, Northern Ireland ^[5] to help produce their own shows. In 2024 the Belfast studio also became the base of their services division, offering animation services to third parties. ^[1]

Productions

Animated Series

Show	Year(s)	Co-production with	Network(s)	Notes
Pic Me [6]	2004		RTÉ News	104 episodes x 5mins
Funky Fables	2008-09	Boulder Media	CBBC	26 episodes x 11mins
Roy (TV series)	2009-15		CBBC, RTÉ, ABC3	4 Seasons, 52 episodes x 28mins, BAFTA Award winning series [7]
Baby Jake	2011	Darrall Macqueen	Cbeebies	52 episodes x 11mins
Tilly and Friends	2012	Walker Books	Cbeebies	52 episodes x 11mins
The Roy Files	2015		RTÉ, CBBC, ABC Me	15 episodes x 15mins,
Zig and Zag (TV series)	2016	Double Z Enterprises, Flickerpix	CBBC, RTÉjr	26 episodes x 11mins, 22 shorts x 4mins
Little Roy (TV series)	2016		CBBC, CBeebies, RTÉ	52 episodes x 11mins
Becca's Bunch	2018		Nick Jr	52 episodes x 11mins
Jessy and Nessy	2020		Amazon Prime	40 episodes x 11mins
Nova Jones [8]	2021		CBBC	30 episodes x 24mins

Feature Film

Film Name	Year	Co-production with	Notes
A Greyhound of a Girl [9] [10]	2023	Fabrique d'images	An animated adaption of the book written by Roddy Doyle

Short Films

Short Film Name	Year	Co-production with	Notes
Badly Drawn Roy [11]	2006
The Wiremen [12]	2018		Winner of the James Horgan Award for Best Animation at the Galway Film Fleadh 2018
Featherweight	2019
The Voyage
Candlelight
Worry World	2024		Winner of the James Horgan Award for Best Animation at the Galway Film Fleadh 2024

References

1. "JAM Media opens a service division" . Retrieved 2024-08-10.
2. "Jam Media set to create up to 40 new jobs in Belfast". BBC News. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
3. "JAM Media". Animation Ireland. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
4. "Spreading the Jam . . . kids' TV goes global". Irish Independent. 2006-04-18. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
5. "Jam Media set to create up to 40 new jobs in Belfast". BBC News. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
6. "Jam Media sells PICME rights to MTV Networks". RTÉ.ie . 2006-04-18.
7. "2012 Children's Drama | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
8. "Meet the galaxy's newest superstar!". RTÉ.ie . 2021-09-14.
9. "A Greyhound of a Girl by italian director Enzo D'Alò at Berlinale - Animation World". www.animationworld.net. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
10. "Irish animation film to screen at Berlin Film Festival". RTÉ.ie . 2023-02-08.
11. "Watch: Badly Drawn Roy - the short film that inspired the TV show". RTÉ.ie . 2020-03-24.
12. "The Wiremen". Screen Ireland. Retrieved 2024-08-10.