Tashi (TV series)
| Tashi | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Animated |
| Based on | Tashi by Anna Fienberg and Barbara Fienberg |
| Directed by | Marc Wasik |
| Voices of | James Buckingham Leon Williams Jacqueline Marriott |
| Theme music composer | Caitlin Yeo Jonathan Dower |
| Opening theme | Tashi's World |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jim Ballantine Chris Rose |
| Producer | Barbara Stephen |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | Flying Bark Productions Studio 100 Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | 7TWO |
| Release | November 27, 2014 – January 8, 2015 |
Tashi is an Australian animated television series based on a series of Tashi books by mother and daughter Anna Fienberg and Barbara Fienberg and illustrated by Kim Gamble.[1] It first screened on 7TWO in 2015 and was repeated on the ABC.[2]
Plot
[edit]Tashi's distant cousin Jack has been sent to stay with him. With the help of creature-whisperer Lotus Blossom, they encounter wild adventures filled with giants, ghosts, witches, bandits, demons and dragons.[3]
Characters
[edit]- Tashi (voiced by James Buckingham)
- Jack (voiced by Leon Williams)
- Lotus Blossom (voiced by Jacqueline Marriott)
International
[edit]Tashi has also screened in Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, UK and Ireland.
Awards
[edit] |
- Nominated for "Most Outstanding Children's Program" at the 2015 Logie Awards (Australia)
- Nominated for "Best Children's Television Program" at the SPA Awards (Australia)
- Nominated for "Tricks For Kids" category at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (Germany)
- Nominated for "Best Animation Series" at the AEAF Awards (Australia)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Taffel, Jacqui (21 February 2016). "Kim Gamble, Tashi creator, dies at 63". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (24 December 2017). "Networks turn to animation to fulfill Children's quotas". Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Tashi". Flying Bark Productions. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 7two original programming
- 2014 Australian television series debuts
- 2015 Australian television series endings
- 2010s Australian animated television series
- Animated television series about children
- Australian children's animated television series
- Australian computer-animated television series
- Australian television shows based on children's books