{"id":28950,"date":"2025-01-22T09:41:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cantilever-media-launches-kazoo-films\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T11:55:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:55:25","slug":"cantilever-media-launches-kazoo-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cantilever-media-launches-kazoo-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Cantilever Media Launches Kazoo Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cantilever Media (<em>The Amazing Maurice<\/em>, <em>Bollywoof<\/em>) has launched the new U.K.-based distribution company Kazoo Films, dedicated to animated features for kids and families.<\/p>\n<p>The new venture is focused on bringing high-quality independent animation to audiences across the U.K. and Ireland through theatrical releases, streaming platforms and home entertainment, with plans for four film releases annually. It is being led by Andrew Baker, founder and CEO of Cantilever Media.<\/p>\n<p>Kazoo Films is supported by the UK Global Screen Fund\u2019s Business Development Fund.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have identified a gap in the market for a film distribution company that focuses solely on animated feature films,\u201d Baker said. \u201cKazoo Films\u2019 slate will prioritize independent, commercial family films that we can release theatrically in the U.K. and Ireland. We want to showcase that animated films can generate significant theatrical interest in the U.K., shining a spotlight on the territory as a potential co-production and sales market for animation producers and sales agents worldwide and ensuring these films are seen by the U.K. cinema audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cantilever Media (The Amazing Maurice, Bollywoof) has launched the new U.K.-based distribution company Kazoo Films, dedicated to animated features for kids and families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":28951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[10438,8650,10439],"class_list":["post-28950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-andrew-baker","tag-cantilever-media","tag-kazoo-films","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cantilever Media Launches Kazoo Films - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cantilever-media-launches-kazoo-films\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cantilever Media Launches Kazoo Films - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cantilever Media (The Amazing Maurice, Bollywoof) has launched the new U.K.-based distribution company Kazoo Films, dedicated to animated features for kids and families.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cantilever-media-launches-kazoo-films\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-22T14:41:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-22T16:55:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/KazooFilms-AndrewBaker-0125.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cantilever-media-launches-kazoo-films\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cantilever-media-launches-kazoo-films\/\",\"name\":\"Cantilever Media Launches Kazoo Films - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-22T14:41:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-22T16:55:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cantilever-media-launches-kazoo-films\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cantilever-media-launches-kazoo-films\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cantilever-media-launches-kazoo-films\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cantilever Media Launches Kazoo Films\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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