Monday, November 11, 2013

Nickelodeon UK Wins Three Promax UK 2013 Awards

Promax UK has announced the very exciting Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland, the number one commercial kids' television channel in the UK, won three awards, including two Gold awards, at the Promax 2013 Awards!

The awards ceremony, which honoured the very best promotions and marketing campaigns for television shows over the past year (2012-2013), was held in the glamorous surroundings of the London Hilton on Park Lane on Friday 8th November 2013 and was hosted by the English writer, comedian, and actor Russell Kane.

Nickelodeon UK's "Robot and Monster Song" trailer to advertise NickToons UK and Ireland premiering brand new episodes of Nick's popular original CG-animated buddy comedy series (Nicktoon) "Robot and Monster" (video below) and "Take a Turtle home today" promo won the Gold and Bronze 'Best Children’s Promo (Clip-Based)' awards, respectively, in the 'Genre' category.

Robot and Monster Song (2013) from Max Kinder on Vimeo.

Robot and Monster Song composed by Max Kinder [Nickelodeon UK Associate Producer] and Fred Ashworth [music consultant / composer at The Jungle Group]

Additionally, Nick Jr. UK's popular interstitial series "Cardboard Box Adventures", in which children go on magical adventures with the help of a cardboard box, won the Gold 'Best Long Form' award in the 'Specialist Categories' category (videos below).

The Lost Treasure of Timmy the Dog:

NickJr - The Lost Treasure of Timmy the Dog from Kim Majkut on Vimeo.

Time to take an adventure in the magical world of the cardboard box.

WRITTEN & DIRECTED: KIM MAJKUT [senior designer at Nickelodeon UK] & AKIN AKINSIKU [former Art Director at Nickelodeon UK]
MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN: WILL COHEN

ANIMATION PRODUCTION: NOT TO SCALE
ANIMATION DIRECTORS: PIERRE + BERTRAND

PRODUCTION MANAGER LINDSAY TRACEY
DOP: BRUCE JACKSON
CAMERA ASSISTANT: ED TUCKER
SPARK: PHIL PENFOLD
SOUND GEORGE MCMILLAN
ART DIRECTOR: SONYA YU, JO WISE
ART DEPARTMENT: SAM MORRISON

CHILD WELFARE MANAGER: WINCIE KNIGHT
CHILD WELFARE OFFICER: SARAH CALLAGHAN
PRODUCTION ASSISTAN: NATASHA COLLIE


The Lost Treasure of Timmy the Dog:

Nickjr Cardboard Box Adventures- the lost treasure of timmy the dog from akinakinsiku on Vimeo.

Every kid can relate to this,the best present your parents never bought you: the cardboard box.
Myself and Kim Majkut wrote and directed this homage to the kinds of places these simple objects take you.

A huge congratulations to Nickelodeon UK's creative team!!

You can find a full list of Promax 2013 Awards winners here on Promax UK's official website, promaxuk.com!