JAM Media explained

Industry:Animation
Founded:2002
Divisions:JAM Media Dublin
JAM Media Belfast

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.

Productions

Animated Series

ShowYear(s)Co-production withNetwork(s)Notes
Pic Me[6] 2004 104 episodes x 5mins
Funky Fables 2008-09 26 episodes x 11mins
Roy (TV series) 2009-15 CBBC, RTE, ABC34 Seasons, 52 episodes x 28mins, BAFTA Award winning series[7]
Baby Jake 2011 52 episodes x 11mins
Tilly and Friends 201252 episodes x 11mins
The Roy Files 2015 15 episodes x 15mins,
Zig and Zag (TV series) 2016 26 episodes x 11mins, 22 shorts x 4mins
Little Roy (TV series) 2016 52 episodes x 11mins
Becca's Bunch 2018 52 episodes x 11mins
Jessy and Nessy 2020 40 episodes x 11mins
Nova Jones [8] 2021 30 episodes x 24mins

Short Films

!Short Film Name!Year!Co-production with!Notes
Badly Drawn Roy[11] 2006
The Wiremen[12] 2018Winner of the James Horgan Award for Best Animation at the Galway Film Fleadh 2018
Featherweight2019
The Voyage
Candlelight
Worry World2024Winner of the James Horgan Award for Best Animation at the Galway Film Fleadh 2024

Notes and References

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