Flying Bark Productions Pty Ltd is an
Australian
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animation studio. The studio acts as a full-service production facility across feature films, television and a diverse range of digital content. The studio was established by
Yoram and Sandra Gross in 1967 as Yoram Gross Film Studios.
Filmography
Flying Bark Productions feature films
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Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale'' (2007) (with Bix Pix Productions and
ABC Studios
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)
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Santa's Apprentice
''Santa's Apprentice'' (original French title ''L'Apprenti Père Noel'') is a 2010 animated Christmas film produced and animated by Gaumont-Alphanim (now Gaumont Animation). Avril Stark Entertainment and Cartoon Saloon provided additional animati ...
'' (2010) (with
Gaumont Alphanim)
*''The Woodlies Movie'' (2013)
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Maya the Bee Movie'' (2014)
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Blinky Bill the Movie
''Blinky Bill the Movie'' is a 2015 Australian computer-animated adventure comedy film based on the Blinky Bill character, an anthropomorphic koala created by Dorothy Wall for a children's book series in 1933. The film was produced by Flyin ...
'' (2015)
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Maya the Bee: The Honey Games'' (2018)
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100% Wolf'' (2020)
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Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb'' (2021)
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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie'' (2022) (with
Nickelodeon Movies
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The division has earned n ...
and
Netflix
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)
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Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia'' (2022)
Flying Bark Productions TV series
*''Dive, Olly, Dive!'' (2005) (with
Mike Young Productions
Splash Entertainment, LLC., formerly known as Mike Young Productions, Inc., MoonScoop Entertainment, LLC. and Taffy Entertainment, is an American animation studio that produces children's TV series. Splash also controls the streaming service Kab ...
)
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Staines Down Drains'' (2006) (with Flux Animation and
NZ On Air
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)
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Zeke's Pad
Zeke's Pad is a Canadian-Australian computer-animated television series co-produced by Bardel Entertainment, Flying Bark Productions, Star Farm Productions, and Leaping Lizard Productions in association with Seven Network and YTV. The show ...
'' (2008) (with Leaping Lizard Productions,
Bardel Entertainment, Avrill Stark Entertainment,
YTV Pictures, and
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia ...
)
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Master Raindrop
''Master Raindrop'' is an animated television program produced jointly by Australian, New Zealand and Singaporean companies that first screened on the Australian Seven Network from 15 March 2008 to 14 February 2009. There are 26 episodes of 24 m ...
'' (2008–2009) (with Big Communications, Flux Animation Studio,
Media Development Authority, and
Southern Star Entertainment
Endemol Australia, formerly known as Southern Star Group, Southern Star Productions, Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera Australia and Taft-Hardie Group Pty Ltd, was Australia's largest independent television production and distribution group. On 26 Jul ...
)
*''Legend of Enyo'' (2009–2010) (with Avrill Stark Entertainment,
Screen NSW
--->
Screen NSW, formerly known as the New South Wales Film and Television Office, or FTO, and before that the New South Wales Film Corporation, is a brand name that is part of Create NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales that is ...
, and Seven Network)
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Zigby
Zigby the zebra is an anthropomorphic children's fictional character created by Scottish-born English author Brian Paterson. Zigby appears in a series of picture books and board books as well as in a 3D-animated television adaptation. It aired ...
'' (2009–2013) (with Avrill Stark Entertainment and Big Animation)
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Florrie's Dragons
''Florrie's Dragons'' () is a children's animated television series that was produced by Wish Films and Clockwork Zoo and animated by Studio 100 Animation. The series is based on a children's book named ''Dear Dragon''. The series was created by A ...
'' (2010–2011)
*''The Woodlies'' (2012)
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Maya the Bee
''Maya the Bee'' () is the main character in ''The Adventures of Maya the Bee'', a German book written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. The first Ame ...
'' (2012–2017)
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Vic the Viking
''Vic the Viking'' is a children's animated television ABC series, which began on Network Ten on 6 July 2013, and continued on Eleven on 9 November 2013. It was based on the 1974-1975 anime series ''Vicky the Viking''. The show aired 39 episo ...
'' (2013–2014)
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Tashi'' (2014–2015)
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Heidi
''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' (german: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and ''Heidi: How She Use ...
'' (2015–2016)
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The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill
''The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill'' is an Australian animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill, and a sequel series to the 2015 film '' Blinky Bill the Movie''.
Plot
Blinky Bill is back to bring his tradema ...
'' (2016–2017)
*''Oh, Yuck!'' (2017) (with Silhouette Media Group)
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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (also known as ''Rise of the TMNT'' and ''ROTTMNT'') is an American animated television series developed and executive produced by Andy Suriano and Ant Ward, and based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turt ...
'' (2018–2020) (animation services)
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Glitch Techs
''Glitch Techs'' is an American animated streaming television series created by Eric Robles and Dan Milano for Nickelodeon and Netflix. The series premiered on Netflix on February 21, 2020, with a second season premiering on August 17 of the sa ...
'' (2020) (animation services)
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Monkie Kid'' (2020–present)
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What If...?'' (2021) (with
Marvel Studios)
*''FriendZSpace'' (2022–present)
Web series
* ''The Eggsperts'' (2014)
Yoram Gross feature films
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Dot and the Kangaroo
''Dot and the Kangaroo'' is an 1899 Australian children's book written by Ethel C. Pedley about a little girl named Dot who gets lost in the Australian outback and is eventually befriended by a kangaroo and several other marsupials. The book w ...
'' (1977)
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The Little Convict'' (1979) (also known as ''Toby and the Koala'')
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Around the World with Dot
''Around the World with Dot'', (also known as ''Dot and Santa Claus'') is a 1981 Australian animated film directed by Yoram Gross and starring Drew Forsythe and Ron Haddrick. It is a sequel to '' Dot and the Kangaroo''.
Premise
Dot joins a swag ...
'' (1981) (also known as ''Dot and Santa Claus'')
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Sarah'' (1982) (also known as ''The Seventh Match'' and ''Sarah and the Squirrel'')
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Dot and the Bunny'' (1983)
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'' (1984)
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Epic'' (1984) (also known as ''Epic: Days of the Dinosaur'')
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Dot and the Koala
''Dot and the Koala'' is a 1985 Australian animated film from Yoram Gross
Yoram Jerzy Gross (18 October 192621 September 2015) was a Polish-born, Australian producer of children's and family entertainment.
He was known for his adaptatio ...
'' (1985)
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Dot and Keeto
''Dot and Keeto'' is a 1986 Australian animated film.
at Yoram Gross Films
Plot
When Dot accidentally eats ...
'' (1986)
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Dot and the Whale
''Dot and the Whale'' is an Australian animated film from 1986. It is based on the character Dot from the animated film '' Dot and the Kangaroo'' (1977), which in turn was based on the children's book of the same name by Ethel Pedley.
Plot
The ...
'' (1986)
*''Dot and the Smugglers'' (1987) (also known as ''Dot and the Bunyip'')
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Dot Goes to Hollywood
''Dot Goes to Hollywood'' is a 1987 Australian film directed by Yoram Gross. It was released in DVD (Region 4 format) in 2014.
Plot
Yoram Gross' eighth Dot movie opens in Australia with Dot and a koala named Gumley dancing and singing in the st ...
'' (1987)
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The Magic Riddle
''The Magic Riddle'' is a 1991 Australian animated Musical film, musical feature film written and directed by Yoram Gross. The film tells the story of Cindy, an orphan who lives as an indentured servant to her cruel stepmother, and features elemen ...
'' (1991) (with
Beyond International
Beyond International Limited is an international television and film production company with operations in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (), the company is involved in ...
)
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Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala'' (1992)
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Dot in Space'' (1994)
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Skippy Saves Bushtown'' (1999)
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Tabaluga and Leo'' (2005)
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Blinky Bill's White Christmas
''The Adventures of Blinky Bill'' is an Australian animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill, and is a sequel series to the 1992 film '' Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala''. The series is produced by the Yoram ...
'' (2005)
*''Flipper and Lopaka: The Feature'' (2006)
Yoram Gross TV series
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Bright Sparks
''Bright Sparks'' is an Australian educational television series that first aired in 1989. The series taught viewers about science and technology. The series included animated characters (Sparky, Alex, and Amy) learning new ideas in science ad ...
'' (1989) (with
Beyond International Group
Beyond International Limited is an international television and film production company with operations in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (), the company is involved in ...
)
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The Adventures of Blinky Bill
''The Adventures of Blinky Bill'' is an Australian animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill, and is a sequel series to the 1992 film '' Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala''. The series is produced by the Yora ...
'' (1993)
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Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion'' (1995)
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Samuel and Nina'' (1996–1997) (with
Children's Television Workshop and
Cartoon Network Productions)
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Tabaluga
Tabaluga is a German media franchise featuring a fictional green dragon, created by German rock musician Peter Maffay, children's songwriter Rolf Zuckowski and author Gregor Rottschalk. Artist Helme Heine drew the image of Tabaluga as it is cur ...
'' (1997–2004) (with
ZDF
ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...
)
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Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown'' (1998–1999) (also known as ''Skippy: Adventures in Bushland'')
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Dumb Bunnies
The ''Dumb Bunnies'' is a series of books created by Dav Pilkey, the author of ''Captain Underpants,'' under the pseudonym "Sue Denim". They involve the adventures of a dumb family of bunnies. The Dumb Bunnies did everything in reverse, including ...
'' (1998–1999) (with
Nelvana and
Scholastic)
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Flipper and Lopaka
''Flipper and Lopaka'' is an Australian animated series produced by the Yoram Gross companies: Yoram Gross-Village Roadshow (in Season 1) and Yoram Gross-EM.TV (in Seasons 2 and 3). It has previously aired on Australia's Seven Network at vario ...
'' (1999–2005)
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Fairy Tale Police Department
''Fairy Tale Police Department'' is an Australian animated series, produced by the company Yoram Gross-EM.TV in co-production with EM.TV & Merchandising AG, Victory Media Group, and Talit Communications. It aired on Seven Network at various ...
'' (2001–2002)
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Old Tom'' (2002) (with
Millimages
Millimages is a French independent animation studio based in Paris which develops, produces and worldwide distributes high quality family entertainment on all media.
In 2016, Millimages has been nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award
...
)
*''
Bambaloo'' (2003–2004) (with
The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company (formerly known as Muppets, Inc., Henson Associates, Inc., and Jim Henson Productions, Inc.; commonly referred to as Henson) is an American entertainment company located in Los Angeles, California. The company is known for ...
)
*''Art Alive'' (2003–2005)
*''Seaside Hotel'' (2003–2005)
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Blinky Bill
Blinky Bill is an anthropomorphic koala and children's fictional character created by author and illustrator Dorothy Wall. The character of Blinky first appeared in Brooke Nicholls' 1933 book, ''Jacko – the Broadcasting Kookaburra'', which ...
'' (2004) (also known as ''Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Balloon Adventure'' and ''Blinky Bill's Around the World Adventures'')
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Deadly'' (2006) (with
SLR Productions
SLR Productions is an Australian company, specialising in the development and production of children’s content. Established in 2000 by Founder and CEO, Suzanne Ryan. In 2003.
NZ based company South Pacific Pictures bought out Ryans's stake ...
)
TV special
* ''The Adventures of Candy Claus'' (1987)
Interactive board game
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Atmosfear'' (2004)
See also
References
External links
Official websiteFlying Bark Productions
at IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...
Yoram Gross Films
at IMDb
Yoram Gross-EM.TV
at IMDb
Australian animation studios
Mass media companies established in 1967
Australian subsidiaries of foreign companies
Blinky Bill
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