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John And Karen

Synopsis

Karen the penguin is not pleased to see John the polar bear on her doorstep. Their argument last night has put her in a very bad mood and John is on egg shells. John has had time to think however and has put together an apology that he hopes will appease her bad temper; he just needs an opportunity to say it out loud with Karen in ear shot. A cup of tea and a sit down would also be good. Karen reluctantly obliges.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 32 sec
Format
Digi Beta
Director
Matthew Walker
Producer
Channel 4
Co-Producer
Channel 4
Editor
Ben Lole
Screenwriter
Matthew Walker
Sound
We Write Music
Principal cast
James Bachman, Emma Cunniffe

Genre

Children’s Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Arthurcok Ltd

16 Whitehouse Street
Bristol BS3 4AY
UK

T +44 (0)1179 539788

sarah@worldofarthurcox.com

Sales Company

Christopher Tidman

Co-Head, Global Acquisitions
Shorts International
6-8 Luke Street
London EC2A 4XY
UK

T+44 (0)20 7012 1580

c.tidman@shortsinternational.com

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