Animated Tales of the World | |
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Also known as | Contes animats d'arreu del món (Catalan) |
Genre | Animation, Family |
Created by | Christopher Grace |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39[1] |
Production | |
Production company | Children's Television Trust International[2] |
Release | |
Original network | HBO (US) Channel 4 (UK) |
Picture format | NTSC |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 11 February 2001 3 November 2003 | –
Animated Tales of the World[3] is a 2001 animated series that aired on HBO and S4C. It was produced by Children's Television Trust International and Christmas Films for S4C and Channel 4.[4] The series is an anthology serie adapting a unique story from different countries around the world, with each episode having a different art and animation style. It has the largest co-production in the history of broadcast television, involving 39 countries.[5]
It won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2001, for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for Peter Macon.[45] At the 2001 British Academy Children's Awards, the episode "Aunt Tiger" won the Animation category while the episodes "Chief and the Carpenter" and "The Tyrant and the Child" received nominations for the International category.[46] The following year, the episode "Bad Baby Amy" was nominated for the Animation award.[47]