Pūkeko Pictures

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.

Pūkeko Pictures

Industry	Animation
Founded	2008 (2008)
Founder	Richard Taylor Tania Rodger Martin Baynton^[1]
Headquarters	Wellington , New Zealand
Key people	Clive Spink (CEO) Jeremy Hall Martin Baynton Richard Taylor
Owner	Richard Taylor Martin Baynton

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 inked a first look deal with FremantleMedia.^[3]

Jeremy Hall was appointed as Head of Development & Strategy in 2018^{[citation needed]}

Works

• Hundred99 Little Heroes, shortform documentary
• Book Hungry Bears, animated TV series
• Kiddets, animated TV series
• Jane and the Dragon, animated TV series
• Cleverman, live action adult drama
• The WotWots, animated children's TV series, 2009
• Thunderbirds Are Go, animated TV series
• The Changeover, live action feature film

References

1. Thunderbirds TV show launches Wellington business Pūkeko Pictures to the world
2. Pukeko Pictures Announces Appointment of Clive Spink as Chief Executive Officer
3. Weisman, Jon (5 March 2012). "Fremantle, Pukeko in first-look deal". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

External links

• Official page