Belfast-based Sixteen South has been nominated for a Broadcast Award for animation series ‘Lily’s Driftwood Bay’ whose cast includes stars Stephen Fry, Ardal O’Hanlon, Richard Dormer and Peter Mullan.
‘Lily’s Driftwood Bay’ is currently showing in the UK, US and Australia. The series is a finalist in the Best Pre-School Programme for the Broadcast Awards 2015. Winners will be announced on 4 February 2015 at the twentieth anniversary of the awards in London.
Colin Williams, Creative Director at Sixteen South, told IFTN: “We're really delighted that our new show ‘Lily's Driftwood Bay’ has been nominated for a Broadcast Award. This really matters to us, because it’s voted by leading peers in our industry and to have it nominated so soon after its premiere is just wonderful.
“We've been taken back by how quickly the show has grown and is already one of the top-rated shows on Nick Jr UK, Sprout in US and ABC in Australia. It’s a show hand-crafted completely in Belfast and is made with a lot of heart.”
Aimed at 4-6 year olds and developed from an original idea by children's artist Joanne Carmichael, ‘Driftwood Bay’ tells the story of young Lucy, the titular Driftwood Bay an island that exists in her imagination. Each day sees another piece of driftwood treasure wash up on the shore, forming the centre of that episode's adventure. The animation uses solely materials from real beaches and is soundtracked by contemporary folk musicians.
‘Lily’s Driftwood Bay’ received funding from the Northern Ireland Screen Fund supported by Invest NI and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund. A second series of the show is currently in pre-production.
