Tiger Aspect Kids & Family (part of Banijay Kids & Family) is celebrating 15 years since the launch of its animated series "Tinga Tinga Tales" on CBeebies and Disney Jnr. Plus, while construction is approved for its 100th classroom, as part of its ongoing commitment to enriching the lives of children in Kenya through education.
Created by Claudia Lloyd and inspired by Tanzanian Tingatinga art and traditional African animal folktales, the 52 x 11’ episodes were produced in Nairobi, in conjunction with Homeboyz Entertainment and continue to be distributed through NBCUniversal DreamWorks. Tiger Aspect Kids & Family donates 50% of its "Tinga Tinga Tales" net profits to building classrooms and helps improve access to education in some of the most impoverished and remote parts of Kenya. Many of the 100 classrooms incorporate sustainable features like greenhouses, water harvesting schemes and ablution blocks, funded by partners Safaricom and Coca-Cola. In addition, over 40,000 "Tinga Tinga Tales" books, and more than 350 Early Childhood Development training kits have been offered to teachers from the ‘Read a Book, Give a Book’ scheme.
Claudia Lloyd, series creator said: “Tinga Tinga Tales couldn’t be closer to my heart. We trained over a hundred people to work on the series in Nairobi - now considered an animation badge of honour in East Africa. The show anthem is sung with much love all over the world, we even took the Tinga Tinga Tales musical to Broadway, and we are now breaking ground on our hundredth classroom! Hard work with meaningful outcomes...it doesn’t get better than that!”
Tom Beattie, MD, Tiger Aspect Kids & Family, added: “Tinga Tinga Tales was a special show and a wonderful experience to work on. As we celebrate its 15th anniversary, through Claudia’s tenacious passion, this series also has a long-lasting legacy, and is continuing to make a positive impact, reaching a milestone 100 classrooms.”
Under the leadership of MD Tom Beattie, the multi-BAFTA-winning Tiger Aspect Kids & Family, part of Banijay Kids & Family, creates bold, funny and iconic content for all ages. Spanning live action and animation from pre-school to family content, notable credits include Aliens Love Underpants, Charlie and Lola, Danny & Mick, and Corpse Talk. Recent activity includes the successful launch of "Super Happy Magic Forest" on BBC, Canal+ and ABC, with RAI and ZDF following later this year; and the upcoming launch of the fourth season of "Mr Bean: The Animated Series" for Warner Bros. Discovery and ITVX, through deals agreed by Banijay Rights.