Big Bad Boo
{{Short description|Canadian animation studio}}
Big Bad Boo is a Canadian animation studio that specializes in animated series for television {{cite news |title=Diversity Through Animation. Efficiency Through iPhone |url =https://www.apple.com/iphone/business/profiles/big-bad-boo/ |accessdate=October 10, 2010 | date=October 10, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100903002413/http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/profiles/big-bad-boo/| archivedate= 3 September 2010 | url-status= live}} as well as games, apps, websites and curriculum development.{{cite news |title=Big Bad Boo's Lili & Lola heads to Oznoz|url = http://kidscreen.com/2015/07/08/big-bad-boos-lili-lola-heads-to-oznoz/ |accessdate=June 13, 2017 | date=July 8, 2015 |first=Daniela |last=Fisher}} Popular TV series are 16 Hudson, based on the miniseries Lili & Lola and musical series ABC with Kenny G, which is also spinoff.
Other titles include The Bravest Knight, a Hulu Original, and Mixed Nutz{{cite news |title=Forbes Thought Leaders: Shabnam Rezaei|url =https://www.forbes.com/2009/12/17/shabnam-rezaei-thought-leaders-mixed-nutz.html/ |accessdate=December 17, 2009 | date=December 17, 2009 |first=Morgan |last=Brennan}} which aired on PBS in the US and in 30 other countries worldwide. Big Bad Boo's second TV series 1001 Nights is based on the One Thousand and One Nights book. In 2012, Big Bad Boo won the number one spot at Mipcom Junior in the top 30 most viewed children's shows.{{cite news |title=Big Bad Boo's 1001 Nights is Top Show at Junior|url =http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/big-bad-boos-1001-nights-is-top-show-at-junior// |accessdate=October 5, 2011 | date=October 5, 2011}} The same year, Big Bad Boo won the BC Export Award in the Digital Media & Entertainment category. The BC Export Awards honor the top exporters in British Columbia.{{cite news |title=Ten BC Companies Honored At the 30th Annual BC Export Awards|url =http://createsend.com/t/j-F02E46C244AC2DF6// |accessdate=November 29, 2012 | date=November 23, 2011}}
History
It was founded as Norooz Productions in New York and Los Angeles, and adopted its current name two years later in 2007 when it opened a Vancouver office. Big Bad Boo was co-founded by entrepreneurs Shabnam Rezaei{{cite news |title=Cheers for Big Bad Boo |url=http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0310/pro03.html/ |accessdate=October 10, 2010 |date=March 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113141311/http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0310/pro03.html |archivedate=November 13, 2010 }} and Aly Jetha with the initial direct-to-DVD movie Babak and Friends - A First Norooz,{{cite news |title=CNN interview Shabnam Rezaei Babak & Friends|url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmKCXgN4ocg/ |accessdate=October 10, 2010|date=May 11, 2006}} a Norooz holiday-special starring Shohreh Aghdashloo and Catherine Bell.
Filmography
- Babak and Friends (2006-2007)
- Mixed Nutz (2008-2009)
- 1001 Nights (2010-2013)
- Lili & Lola (Mini Series) (2014-2021)
- 16 Hudson (2018-2022)
- The Bravest Knight (2019-present)
- ABC with Kenny G (2021-2022)
- Galapagos X (2023)
- Astra's World (TBA)
- Gone Bananas (TBA)
References
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Category:Canadian animation studios
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