Radio / Television News

Vancouver studio teams with Irish to co-develop new series


VANCOUVER — Vancouver animation studio Global Mechanic (Scribbles & Ink) announced today it has joined forces with Northern Ireland’s animation studio ALT Animation to co-develop a new series, Class Clown. Class Clown (52 episodes x 11 minutes) is created and written by veteran Canadian writer Ian Boothby (Simpsons Comics, Futurama Comics, MAD Magazine). The series is about a clown and carnival family who decide to settle down in the suburbs after years of being on the road. The show centres around the family’s son, Jimmy Jingles, who just wants to fit in at his new school, which is a constant...