Cosgrove Hall Films is a world-renowned animation studio based in Manchester, Britain. This company is a major producer of children's animated television programs. Cosgrove Hall's productions are presently viewed in over eighty countries. The Cosgrove Hall Films Company is Europe’s largest and most productive animation company with very few competitors in the world. This animation studio produces all 3 types of animation, such as the drawn / 2D, CGI and non-stop motion puppet.
Background Cosgrove Hall Films
Founders Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall founded the company in 1976. Cosgrove Hall became one of the world’s best animation studios ever since its establishment, producing international standard animation pictures and films each year. The productions of this company were sold to more than 150 countries. The global appeal of Cosgrove Hall’s productions is evident enough by its achievements, winning the national and international prizes including 6 prestigious BAFTAs, 2 International Emmys and many other awards and nominations.
The studios of Cosgrove Hall Films are equipped with the latest lighting devices and camera facilities. Several workshops are conducted to teach puppet construction and there is also a special wardrobe department for the puppet stars to get dressed for the shows. The year 2006 was a major turning point for the Cosgrove Hall, when it produced for Toon Boom Harmony. Since then, they have been the major producer of 2D drawn animation in the United Kingdom.
DangerMouse was one of the biggest international
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success if this studio in its initial years. The studio produced 89 episodes of DangerMouse between the years1981 and 1992. In each one, Dangermouse played as the world’s greatest secret agent and he outwitted the other characters in a tricky way.
Productions of Cosgrove Hall Films
The present projects in which the Cosgrove Hall Films are working include Magic, Postman Pat, Roary the Racing Car, Rupert Bear, Fifi and the Flowertots. The past productions of this company are award-winning animations like Count Duckula, Danger Mouse, The Wind in the Willows and many others. The future projects with the Cosgrove Hall Films are Evil Genius, Rocket Boy and Toro, The Princess Bumblees and Roger to the Rescue. Some prominent productions of the Cosgrove Hall Films are listed below in chronological order according to their dates of release:
- 2007 - The Jungle Book
- 2004 - 100% People
- 2003 - 2007 - The Koala Brothers
- 2002 - Andy Pandy or CBeebies
- 2000 - Vampires, Pirates and Aliens
- 1999 - Rotten Ralph
- 1998 - Rocky and the Dodos
- 1997 - 1998 - Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Cosgrove Hall Films was first owned by Thames Television until 1993 and later transferred to Anglia Television. This studio is one of the most popular animation production houses in the entire world and has set international standards in the field of animation films.
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