Tiny Island Productions Explained

Tiny Island Productions
Type:Private Limited
Founder:David Kwok
Num Employees:120 (2012)
Location Country:Singapore
Key People:David Kwok, CEO
Sharon Tan, Business Development Director
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Industry:Animation and Film
Products:Animated feature films
Animated TV series
Virtual reality
Stereoscopic 3D

Tiny Island Productions is a CG animation production company based in Singapore. It specializes in both normal CG and stereoscopic 3D film productions. It produced the CG movie which won the Best 3D Animated Program award at the Asian Television Awards 2012[2] [3] as well as the Dream Defenders television series.

History

Tiny Island Productions was founded in 2002 by animation veteran David Kwok. As of 2012, the company has 120 employees.[4] One of its first major productions was the Shelldon animated TV series, which it co-developed and co-produced with Shellhut Entertainment.[5]

Dream Defenders

The production house created Singapore's first 3D Stereoscopic animated series Dream Defenders (also known as Dream Defenders Adventures), which debuted in 2011 on 3net, a 3D channel which was a joint venture between Discovery Communications, Sony and IMAX Corporation. It was one of the channel's first stereoscopic-3D cg animated series.[6] [7] The series was picked up by Hulu and Discovery Family, and has aired in more than 60 countries.[8]

Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens

In 2012, the studio produced Cartoon Network's for both regular and 3D screens.[9] [10] The movie was adapted into full CG based on the original Ben 10 TV series[11] [12] The film won the Best 3D Animated Program award at the Asian Television Awards 2012.[13]

G-Fighters

G-Fighters began production in 2013. This action-adventure superhero television series is a co-production between South Korean animation production house Electric Circus and Tiny Island. It is the first international co-production between Korea and Singapore animation companies. The animated TV series is supported by SBA, Korea Creative Content Agency, Educational Broadcasting System, SK Broadband and CJ E&M Pictures.[14]

Virtual Reality

In 2016, Tiny Island Productions, in collaboration with Cisco Systems's PR Agency Allison+Partners, helped the technology company to create its first interactive 3D virtual reality demo. The demo placed the user inside a virtual network under cyber-attacks which would be dealt with by Cisco's advanced security solutions. Originally targeted towards influencers and analysts, it was later opened to clients directly after initial response.[15]

Metaverse

In 2021, Tiny Island Productions signed an MOU with Huawei Technologies to develop a metaverse called Tiny Island Universe. Conceived as a virtual theme park with malls and socialization spaces, it will be created using Huawei's Cloud and AI development platforms.[16]

Awards

won the Best 3D Animated Program award at the Asian Television Awards 2012[2] [3] and the Gold Award for Best Movie Campaign at the 2012 ProMax Awards.[17] Sunny Saha of Turner International commended the high level of animation talents in Asia.[18]

Dream Defenders won the Best 3D Animation award at the Asia Image Apollo Awards 2013.[19]

Upcoming productions

Announced in 2012, Tiny Island Productions would work with Shellhut Entertainment to produce the stereoscopic 3D animated film of Shelldon.[20]

The studio signed a 10 feature-film co-production deal in 2017 with Shellhut Entertainment and Shanghai Media Group's WingsMedia. The first film, to be completed for theatrical release in 2020, would be partially based on the company's Dream Defenders series.[21] [22]

Productions

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Archived . 15 . 2023-05-19 . December 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141208105751/http://www.smf.sg/MadebySingapore/Documents/Cluster%20PDF/Animation_2009.pdf . Singapore Media Fusion 2009 . 2009.
  2. Web site: Nomination List for 2012 - Asian Television Awards. November 13, 2012. Asian Television Awards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121113052657/http://ata.onscreenasia.com/ata2012/nomination-list.asp. November 13, 2012.
  3. Web site: Asian Television Awards 2012. December 7, 2012. Asian Television Awards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121213014042/http://ata.onscreenasia.com/ata/ata-2012-winner-list.asp. December 13, 2012.
  4. Web site: Tiny Island Productions creates Singapore's First Stereoscopic Animated Series for the US, and World's TV Screens. November 15, 2012. October 2012. Lim. Tania. MediaExchangeMagazine Issue 14. https://archive.today/20130418120307/http://www.mda.gov.sg/NEWSANDEVENTS/Newsletters/2012/14/Pages/story6.aspx. April 18, 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: 'Shelldon' Intl deliveries slated for July. November 15, 2012. 22 June 2009. Valecha. Amrita. Animation Xpress Asia Pacific.
  6. Web site: 3net Picks Up Tiny Island's 3D series "Dream Defenders" For U.S. Broadcasting. November 27, 2012. April 28, 2011. Arrant. Chris. Cartoon Brew.
  7. Web site: 3net -- the 24/7 3D Network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX -- to Acquire Children's Series DREAM DEFENDERS. November 27, 2012. Discovery Channel.
  8. Web site: Discovery Family snaps up Dream Defenders. December 14, 2012. Kidscreen.
  9. Web site: Singapore's Tiny Island Works On Ben10 Movie. November 23, 2012. Zahed. Ramin. AnimationMagazine. 2011-08-22.
  10. Web site: S'pore animation studio produces new Ben 10 movie. November 27, 2012. Tan. Qiuyi. Channel Newsasia.
  11. New "Ben 10" movies will be released in 3D http://www.stereoscopynews.com/hotnews/3d-movies/3d-series/1802-new-qben-10q-movies-will-be-released-in-3d
  12. Web site: Ben 10 Destroy All Aliens Movie to Premiere on Cartoon Network in March. November 27, 2012. March 5, 2012. Sarto. Dan. Animation World Network.
  13. Web site: 'Ben 10' Sweeps Competition in Asia . 2023-12-31 . Animation World Network . en.
  14. News: Electric Circus and Tiny Island Co-Produce 'G-Fighters'. Jennifer. Wolfe. July 30, 2013. Animation World Network. awn.com. April 6, 2014.
  15. Cisco employs VR to dramatise cybersecurity threats http://www.campaignasia.com/article/cisco-employs-vr-to-dramatise-cybersecurity-threats/432372?eid=21&edate=20161214
  16. Singapore’s Tiny Island Productions Partners With Huawei To Build Metaverse Theme Park https://www.cartoonbrew.com/vr/singapores-tiny-island-productions-partners-with-huawei-to-build-metaverse-theme-park-211454.html
  17. Web site: ProMaxBDA Asia Awards 2012. December 9, 2012. Promax Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20121213152843/http://apps.promaxbda.org/asia/2012/2012winners.html. December 13, 2012. dead.
  18. Ben 10 sweeps aside competition in Asia Web site: Ben 10 sweeps aside competition in Asia . 2014-02-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305192134/http://www.casbaa.com/media-and-resources/news-center/casbaa-news/4487-ben-10-sweeps-aside-competition-in-asia- . 2014-03-05 .
  19. Web site: Apollo Awards 2013 Winners List. April 6, 2014. Asian Image Apollo Awards 2013.
  20. Web site: Shellhut, Tiny Island to make 3D Shelldon Movie. October 2012. November 29, 2012. McLean. Thomas J. AnimationMagazine.
  21. Web site: Mipcom: Wings Media Signs 10-Film Deal with Shellhut, Tiny Island. 2017-10-17.
  22. Web site: Shanghai WingsMedia Strikes $250M Animation Co-Production Deal with Shellhut, Tiny Island. . 18 October 2017 .
  23. Talking Tom and Friends IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4648640/fullcredits/

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