Pūkeko Pictures Explained

Pūkeko Pictures
Founder:Richard Taylor
Tania Rodger
Martin Baynton[1]
Location City:Wellington
Location Country:New Zealand
Key People:Clive Spink (CEO)
Jeremy Hall
Martin Baynton
Richard Taylor
Industry:Animation
Owner:Richard Taylor
Martin Baynton

Pūkeko Pictures is a New Zealand based entertainment company. It produces a mix of live-action, animated, games and picture books for the global entertainment market.

It was created as a partnership between the co-founders of Weta Workshop, Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger; and author, illustrator and producer Martin Baynton.

Their first collaboration was Jane and the Dragon, a CGI TV series about a girl and her pet dragon. Their subsequent television series The WotWots was nominated in 2012 for "Best Animated Television Production – Preschool" in the 2012 Annie Awards.

Clive Spink was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 2015.[2] In 2012, the studio signed a first look deal with FremantleMedia.[3]

Jeremy Hall was appointed as Head of Development & Strategy in 2018

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.pukekopictures.com/2015/08/05/thunderbirds-tv-show-launches-wellington-business-pukeko-pictures-to-the-world/ Thunderbirds TV show launches Wellington business Pūkeko Pictures to the world
  2. http://www.pukekopictures.com/2015/07/30/pukeko-pictures-announces-appointment-of-clive-spink-as-chief-executive-officer/ Pukeko Pictures Announces Appointment of Clive Spink as Chief Executive Officer
  3. Web site: Weisman. Jon. 2012-03-05. Fremantle, Pukeko in first-look deal. 2021-04-19. Variety. en-US.