Company type | Private company limited by shares |
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Industry | stop-motion animation CGI animation |
Founded | 1978 |
Founder | David McKee |
Headquarters | Honiton, England , UK |
Key people | David McKee |
Website | kingrollofilms.co.uk |
King Rollo Films Ltd, known as King Rollo Films, is an animation production company established in 1978 by David McKee that produces cartoons for children's television. Their studios are based in Honiton, England. [1]
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