Aussies recognised at Asian Animation Summit

An Aussie animation has been named Best In Show at Kidscreen’s Asian Animation Summit.

Escape From Pirate Asylum is a 52 x 11 minute animated comedy from Pop Family Entertainment, founded by renowned producer Carmel Travers.

Co-created by Suren Perera and Thomas Duncan-Watt, Escape From Pirate Asylum is the tale of one boy, one orangutan and no way out. When young boy (and wannabe pirate) Junicus and his haughty Orangutan tutor Lord Claude are wrongfully captured and imprisoned on the world’s most impenetrable island prison, Pirate Asylum, they soon realise it’s no ordinary clink. Mysteries must be solved if they ever hope to escape alive.

It was one of 25 concepts presented to major children’s broadcasters and distributors including Disney, Nickelodeon, Netflix, Entertainment One, Zodiac, Wildbrain, CBBC and Turner in Seoul.

“We were honoured that Escape From Pirate Asylum was selected to be presented at this year’s Asian Animation Summit and grateful for the support of Screen NSW to attend. To be named Best In Show is a both testament to the calibre of the concept and a reflection of the strong international response to the show,” said Travers said:

Co-creators Suren Perera and Thomas Duncan-Watt added: “We knew going in that it meant pitching to the best, against the best in the industry, so not only getting into the showcase, but to be named Best In Show with such a calibre of voters is just amazing.”

Pop’s current production and development slate includes Alien TV, Weirdo, The Timeshifters, The Floods, Cojuku, World Record Science, My:24 and Fantastic Farmers.