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'''Lifeboat Luke''' is an animated 52x5 min TV action adventure series set in the magical town of Donaghadoo.<ref name="belfasttelegraph"/> It is directed by Alastair McIlwain and produced by Richard Morss.<ref name="animationmagazine"/> The series is currently being aired in Ireland on [[RTÉ]] 2 on DEN TOTS.<ref name="niscreen">[http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/newspage.asp?id=100&storyID=1853 Lifeboat Luke - Weekdays on RTE 2], Northern Ireland Screen, 28 August 2008</ref>
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'''Lifeboat Luke''' is an animated 52x5 min TV action adventure series set in the magical town of Donaghadoo.<ref name="belfasttelegraph"/> It is directed by Alastair McIlwain and produced by Richard Morss.<ref name="animationmagazine"/>


The search and rescue series for 4-7 year olds<ref name="animationmagazine">[http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/6963 Monster Sails Away with Lifeboat Luke], by Ramin Zahed, Animation Magazine, 11 June 2007</ref> is fast, fun, full of visual jokes and eccentric characters with strong sea safety messages for children running through the episodes.
The search and rescue series for 4-7 year olds<ref name="animationmagazine">[http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/6963 Monster Sails Away with Lifeboat Luke], by Ramin Zahed, Animation Magazine, 11 June 2007</ref> is fast, fun, full of visual jokes and eccentric characters with strong sea safety messages for children running through the episodes.
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'''Luke the Lifeboat Ltd''', producers of the series, recently announced an exclusive partnership with the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]].
'''Luke the Lifeboat Ltd''', producers of the series, recently announced an exclusive partnership with the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]].


Production services on the first 13 episodes were facilitated by [[Banjax Studios]] with [http://www.ltlproduction.com LTL Production], based in Holywood, Northern Ireland, facilitating production on the remaining 39 episodes.
Production services on the first 13 episodes were facilitated by [[Banjax Studios]] with [http://www.ltlproduction.com LTL Production], based in Holywood, Northern Ireland, producing the remaining 39 episodes and delivering the entire 52 episode series. The licensing and commercialisation of the property is now being carried out by Straandlooper Animation.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 11:11, 11 September 2008

Lifeboat Luke is an animated 52x5 min TV action adventure series set in the magical town of Donaghadoo.[1] It is directed by Alastair McIlwain and produced by Richard Morss.[2] The series is currently being aired in Ireland on RTÉ 2 on DEN TOTS.[3]

The search and rescue series for 4-7 year olds[2] is fast, fun, full of visual jokes and eccentric characters with strong sea safety messages for children running through the episodes.

Lifeboat Luke is the first 52 part animation series to be originated and produced in Northern Ireland and has been financed through a combination of private investment and other investors including The Northern Ireland Film and TV Commission's Lottery Production Fund [1] including the Irish Film Board, the Broadcast Commission Ireland Sound & Vision[4], Northern Ireland Screen Commission, Banjax Studios, and RTÉ[5]. The series is a co-production with Kavaleer in Dublin.[4]

Luke the Lifeboat Ltd, producers of the series, recently announced an exclusive partnership with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Production services on the first 13 episodes were facilitated by Banjax Studios with LTL Production, based in Holywood, Northern Ireland, producing the remaining 39 episodes and delivering the entire 52 episode series. The licensing and commercialisation of the property is now being carried out by Straandlooper Animation.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Luke out Homer! There's a new cartoon king coming to town, by Victoria O'Hara, Belfast Telegraph, 15 March 2007
  2. ^ a b Monster Sails Away with Lifeboat Luke, by Ramin Zahed, Animation Magazine, 11 June 2007
  3. ^ Lifeboat Luke - Weekdays on RTE 2, Northern Ireland Screen, 28 August 2008
  4. ^ a b RTE Sails With Lifeboat Luke, by Ryan Ball, Animation Magazine, 6 Oct 2006.
  5. ^ ‘Lifeboat Luke’ Drops Anchor at RNLI, Irish Film and Television Network, 20 Feb 2008