MICHAEL CARRINGTON ESQ

Michael Carrington is Executive Creative Director, CBeebies (the BBC's brand for children 6 years and under). Working to the Controller, BBC Children's, Carrington is the Commissioner and editorially responsible for the CBeebies digital children’s channel; all CBeebies output on BBC ONE and BBC TWO; CBeebies Radio on BBC7, and for the CBeebies Website. He is charged with driving forward the CBeebies brand in a multi-platform world, ensuring its creative ambitions and maintaining strong relationships with in-house departments and the independent production community. Carrington is a member of the BBC Children’s Board and the BBC Vision Editorial Group. (See BBC Press Office Article dated 24.04.06)

Contents

Employment History

Commissioning Credits

Programme Credits

Industry Activities

Organisations

External links

Employment History

2004-2006

Head of Animation & Acquired Programming, CBBC & CBeebies

2000-2004

Head of Television & New Media, Create TV & Film

1993-2000

Deputy Head of Programme Acquisitions, BBC Children's

1991-1993

Acquisitions Executive, Discovery Channel Europe

1990-1991

Acquisitions Assistant, BBC Children's

1986-1990

Production Manager, Channel 10 Australia

Production Assistant, Channel 10 Australia

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Commissioning Credits

Mr Maker - RDF Media

Scribble It - Dot to Dot Productions

Tommy Zoom - CBeebies Production

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies - King Rollo Films / National Geographic Kids

Charlie and Lola, Series 2 & 3 - Tiger Aspect Productions

The Secret Show - Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment

Shaun the Sheep - Aardman Animation

Animalia - Burberry Productions

Pinky & Perky - Lupus Films

Tronji - Ragdoll Entertainment

Programme Credits

Charlie & Lola, Series 1 (Programme Executive) - Tiger Aspect Productions

Little Robots (Executive Producer) – Create TV & Film

Project X (Executive Producer) – Pilot, for Create TV & Film/Agenda TV

Dennis & Gnasher (Programme Executive) – Collingwood/O'Hare Entertainment

Student Bodies (TV Series) (Programme Executive) – Sunbow Entertainment

The Silver Brumby (Programme Executive) – DARO Films

Ethelbert the Tiger (Programme Executive) – Millimages

64 Zoo Lane (Programme Executive) - Millimages

Monster Christmas (Programme Executive) – Hether Pedley Productions

Romuald the Reindeer (Programme Executive) – Siriol Productions

White Christmas (Programme Executive) – Castle Communications

Double Dare (Production Manager) – Network TEN Australia

Family Double Dare (Production Manager) - Network TEN Australia

Ridgey Didge (Line Producer) – Network TEN Australia

Industry Activities

''International Animation Conference'', Taipei, Korea

- Speaker, July 2006

''Asia-Pacific Children & Youth TV Fesitval'', Beijing

- Member of the Final Judging Committee, October 2005

''Banff World Television Festival'', Canada

– Panel Speaker and One-to-One Sessions, June 2005

''Showcomotion Children’s Conference'', UK

– Committee member, since 2004

''SPAA Conference'', Australia

– Panel Speaker and One-to-One Sessions, September 2004

''KidScreen Summit'', USA

– Panel Speaker and One-to-One Sessions, February 2004 & 2005

''The European Association of Animation Film'', Belgium

– Committee member, CARTOON Pre-production Committee, 1995-1999

''The Second World Summit on Television for Children'', UK

– Session Producer, “Co-production Finance”, March 1998

''MIPTV, Cartoon Forum, MIPCOM & MIPCOM Jnr''

– Attendee, since 1991

Organisations

Carrington serves on the Advisory Committee for Showcomotion

Eurovision - EBU Children's & Youth Committee Advisor for BBC Children's

Member of the British Academy of Film & Television (BAFTA)

External links

British Broadcasting Corporation: [2]

BBC Children’s websites:[3] and [4]

British Academy of Film & Television:[5]

Showcomotion Children's Conference: [6]