{"id":29843,"date":"2025-06-09T09:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/bbc-studios-kids-family-lines-up-french-irish-co-pro\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T09:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:05:50","slug":"bbc-studios-kids-family-lines-up-french-irish-co-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/bbc-studios-kids-family-lines-up-french-irish-co-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Studios Kids &#038; Family Lines Up French-Irish Co-Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios Kids &amp; Family Productions is working alongside France\u2019s Watch Next Media and Ireland\u2019s Kavaleer Productions to produce the action comedy <em>Vanishing Point<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioned by BBC Children\u2019s &amp; Education for CBBC and France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, the co-production tells the story of four teens whose worlds are turned upside down when their town is overrun by ordinary-looking objects that have bizarre, unpredictable powers.<\/p>\n<p>This includes fridge magnets that manipulate metal objects to cause chaos and bow ties that can compel the wearer to reveal their innermost thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Vanishing Point<\/em> has received support from F\u00eds \u00c9ireann\/Screen Ireland and France\u2019s CNC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Vanishing Point<\/em> offers a fresh perspective on action-driven storytelling that we can\u2019t wait to share with audiences around the world,\u201d said Cecilia Persson, managing director of BBC Studios Kids &amp; Family. \u201cWe are passionate about creating shows that resonate with children worldwide, and it has been invaluable having CBBC and France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions as solid supporters of<em> Vanishing Point<\/em> from the very early stages. Working alongside Watch Next Media and Kavaleer Productions represents the best in co-production\u2014blending creative ingenuity with commercial expertise to produce a show that perfectly balances quirky humor, action and mystery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPartnering with BBC Studios Kids &amp; Family on <em>Vanishing Point<\/em> is an exciting opportunity to deliver a show for the 8-plus audience that is funny, fast and furious and full of existential threats related to seemingly ordinary objects,\u201d commented Philippe Alessandri, CEO of Watch Next Media. \u201cTom and Martin\u2019s creativity shines through in wanting to make a show in which the extraordinary can happen in the ordinary and where kids are encouraged to see the world in a new light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gary Timpson, managing director of Kavaleer Productions, added, \u201cKavaleer is delighted to be given the opportunity to collaborate with BBC Studios Kids &amp; Family on their fantastic series <em>Vanishing Point<\/em> and to once again link up with Watch Next Media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFamilies are set to be captured by the twists and turns of the adventures of the teen characters in <em>Vanishing Point<\/em>,\u201d noted Sarah Muller, senior head of commissioning for 7-plus at BBC Children\u2019s &amp; Education. \u201cThis comedy animation series demonstrates our unwavering commitment and investment in the global animation industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pierre Siracusa, director of animation, young audiences and education at France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, said, \u201c<em>Vanishing Point<\/em> is a funny comedy adventure that will resonate with anyone over the age of 8. It\u2019s a fruitful collaboration between talented artists from both sides of the channel, a true partnership that started at the very beginning of development and has resulted in a delightful series.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios Kids &#038; Family Productions is working alongside France\u2019s Watch Next Media and Ireland\u2019s Kavaleer Productions to produce the action comedy Vanishing Point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":29844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[6432,8358,1187,9974,1269,7900,340,1842,2986],"class_list":["post-29843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-studios-kids-family","tag-bbc-studios-kids-family-productions","tag-cecilia-persson","tag-gary-timpson","tag-kavaleer-productions","tag-philippe-alessandri","tag-pierre-siracusa","tag-sarah-muller","tag-watch-next-media","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BBC Studios Kids &amp; 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