The Nicktoons Network Animation Festival

An early submission in last year’s Festival, “Those Scurvy Rascals” by Blue Zoo Productions in Soho, London, immediately became one of our favorite films and was selected for the first screening of the 2005 season. Well, it turned out we weren’t the only ones who dug it: the Rascals were also acquired as a series for Nickelodeon UK, for whom the band of Pirates (they just want your pants) has won several awards, including, most recently, Best Children’s Series and the Children’s Choice Award at the 10th British Animation Awards. Congratulations, Blue Zoo, and thanks for allowing the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival to bring the Rascals to an American audience.

– Eric