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Boat Rocker Studios
Boat Rocker is the home for creative visionaries. An independent, integrated global entertainment company, Boat Rocker’s purpose is to tell stories and build iconic brands across all genres and mediums. With offices around the world, Boat Rocker’s creative and commercial capabilities include Scripted, Unscripted, and Kids & Family television production, distribution, brand & franchise management, a world-class animation studio, and talent management through Untitled Entertainment. For more information, please visit boatrocker.com
Boat Rocker Studios 310 King Street East Toronto, Ontario Canada, M5A 1K6 T: +1 416 591 0065 W: www.boatrocker.com Genres
Drama, Factual Entertainment, Reality, Competition, Science & Technology, Crime, History & Civilization, Travel & Adventure, Wildlife, Food, Home Renovation, Lifestyle, Sports, Documentary, and Kids Live Action & Animation
Production Trends & Outlook 2022
Who’s who...
Henry Or
SVP, Strategic Partnerships, Asia E: Henry@boatrocker.com
Fabien Ching
Manager, Global Sales & Licensing, Asia E: Fabien@boatrocker.com Boat Rocker will complete Series 2 of our first co-produced animation, Love Monster, with Chinese partner UYoung Media and BBC Studios (U.K.) in Q1 2022. This successful partnership expedites the greenlight process and we have confirmed further investment in a new series in 2022/23 with our partners.
Top shows are...
Mary Makes it Easy Watch Trailer
Unfortunately, the end of the Covid-19 pandemic remains uncertain, but as the world adapts to this new reality, our business evolves with it. We started to see content production and sales pick up in the second half of 2021. There is high demand for content as global and regional streamers continue to expand in Asia and the demand for Asian content is even The kitchen is Mary Berg’s happy higher. Although some premium place, and she wants it to be yours channels are exiting the linear too: whether you’re bored of your business, we will see opportunirepertoire, or scared to try something ties for niche and secondary linnew. Mary Makes It Easy takes you ear channels to have a greater on a step-by-step journey through presence on cable systems, recipes guaranteed to impress without the stress. Filmed in her very own home kitchen, the series follows Mary where there have been high barriers to entry in the past.” as she shares tips, tricks, and recipes Henry Or, SVP, Strategic Partnerships, Asia to solve every day cooking conundrums. From ideas on what to make with a fridge full of leftovers, to lackluster chicken emergencies, Mary’s thoughtful solutions for viewers leaves them with a newfound confidence to overcome any challenges they encounter on their culinary journey. Genre: Food/General Lifestyle. Episodes/length: 25x30 mins
Weeks of War Watch Trailer For more than 420 weeks, between 1937 and 1945, somewhere in the world a battle raged. What made the news in and around the biggest events of World War Two? At any given moment during these years there were countless things happening on and off the battlefield, stories that history seldom touches. We explore how people lived and survived during the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen. Using meticulously researched archival footage and expert insights, we introduce the unusual and the unexpected, highlighting the pivotal moments of the war to create an original and engaging perspective of World War Two. Genre: History/Docu-series. Episodes/length: 8x60 mins
Asia focus in 2022
Dino Ranch Watch Trailer Dino Ranch follows the action-packed adventures of the Cassidy family as they tackle life in a fantastical, “pre westoric” setting where dinosaurs still roam. As the young ranchers Jon, Min Since the Hong Kong office opened in 2018, Boat Rocker’s and Miguel learn the ropes alongside Asian distribution business continues to grow. Our primary busi- their dinosaur best friends, they disness in 2022 is still non-scripted and animation content distribution. In cover the exciting adventure involved addition, Boat Rocker will be adding content available for Asia only in ranch life, and tending to the dinoto its catalogue this year. With the success of our flagship animated IP saur sanctuary, whilst navigating their – Dino Ranch – being sold across this region we’re also expecting toys ultimate playground – the great outand consumer products licensing business to play a vital part of our doors. Genre: Pre-school 2-5/Comedy/ Asian operation going forward.” Adventure/3D Animation. Seasons: 2 Henry Or, SVP, Strategic Partnerships Asia Episodes/length: 104x11 mins