Weta and Chapman Team Up for Animated Adventures

New Zealand based Weta Productions and the UK’s Chapman Entertainment have teamed up to develop a range of children’s television properties. The first venture will be an animated comedy targeted at boys between the ages of 6 and 9. Chapman Entertainment has a portfolio of hit international pre-school shows including Fifi and the Flowertots and Roary the Racing Car, which follow creative director Keith Chapman’s creation of the global phenomenon Bob the Builder. Fifi, Roary, and Bob currently feature in the UK’s top six selling pre-school toy licenses and have enjoyed impressive television sales to over 200 territories.