Flying Bark Productions

Flying Bark Productions Pty. Ltd. is an Australian entertainment and animation studio. The studio acts as a full-service production facility across feature films, television and an assorted range of digital content. The studio was established by Yoram and Sandra Gross in 1967 as Yoram Gross Film Studios.

Flying Bark Productions Pty. Ltd.

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Trade name	Flying Bark Productions
Formerly	Yoram Gross Film Studios (1967–1996) Yoram Gross-Village Roadshow (1996–1999) Yoram Gross-EM.TV (1999–2007)
Industry	Entertainment Animation
Founded	1967; 58 years ago (1967)
Founder	Yoram Gross Sandra Gross
Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Products	Motion pictures Television programs
Parent	Village Roadshow Pictures (1996–1999) EM.TV & Merchandising AG (1999–2008) Studio 100 (2008–present)
Website	www.flyingbark.com.au

In 1996, the company's interest was sold to Village Roadshow Pictures, who renamed the company to Yoram Gross-Village Roadshow.^[1] In 1997, it made a pact with Europe-based EM.TV & Merchandising AG, who handled a joint pact.^[2] EM.TV bought out Village Roadshow's interest in 1999 when Village Roadshow was seeking a exit from television production, which was renamed to Yoram Gross-EM.TV.^[3] By December 1999, Yoram Gross-EM.TV launched their own in-house licensing division named YG-EM Licensing to handle their own productions including EM.TV's co-production alongside their Junior programming catalogue.^[4]

In January 2006 seven years after German media and entertainment company EM. TV & Merchandising's acquisition of 50% of Australian animation studio Yoram Gross EM.TV along with their successful partnership with Australian producer Yoram Gross through EM.'s division EM.Entertainment, EM.TV & Merchandising under their entertainment division EM. Entertainment announced their full acquisition of the remaining 50% stake of Australian entertainment and animation studio joint venture Yoram Gross EM.TV from it's founders Yoram Gross and his wife Sandra Gross giving EM. Entertainment full control of the Australian animation and production group.^[5] By October 2006 following their acquisition of the remaining 50% stake ten months prior, Yoram Gross EM.TV announced their restructed and re-branded the company under it's current name to Flying Bark Productions with the rebranded company plans to expanded their portfolio into the adult-animated and children's genre alongside their distribution division Yoram Gross Distribution which was also renamed to Flying Bark Distribution like their renamed company under EM. Entertainment.^[6][7][8]

In late-May 2008, EM.Sport Media AG announced that they've exited the animation and children's entertainment production business and sold Australian animation and production studio Flying Bark Productions along with it's entertainment division EM. Entertainment to Belgian production group Studio 100, giving the latter an in-house Australia animation production studio and the EM. Entertainment library including the Yoram Gross library as EM.Sport Media AG will focus on their sport activities.^[9]

In late-March 2022, Flying Bark Productions announced the establishment of it's new production arm outside of it's kids & family portfolio dedicated to adult animated programmes along with scripted and unscripted projects for mature audiences named After Bark with Amy Noble and Kate Andrew becoming CCO and head of leagal & business affairs of the new production subsidiary.^[10]

In June 2024, Flying Bark Productions announced that they've opened an Madrid-based animation studio based in Spain and had partnered with Spanish animation studio supervisor Ramon Giráldez heading the new Spanish animation studio.^[11]

Filmography

Flying Bark Productions feature films

• Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale (2007; with Bix Pix Productions and ABC Studios)
• Santa's Apprentice (2010; with Gaumont Alphanim)
• The Woodlies Movie (2013; with Seven Network, Studio 100 Media, and ZDF)
• Maya the Bee (2014; also known as Maya the Bee Movie)
• Blinky Bill the Movie (2015)
• Maya the Bee: The Honey Games (2018)
• 100% Wolf (2020)
• Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb (2021)
• Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022; with Nickelodeon Movies and Netflix)
• Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia (2022; with Made 4 Entertainment)
• 200% Wolf (2024) ^[12]
• The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender (2026; with Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Avatar Studios)^[13]

Flying Bark Productions TV series

• Dive, Olly, Dive! (2006-2010; with Mike Young Productions)
• Staines Down Drains (2006; with Flux Animation, Studio 100, Traction, EM.TV, and NZ On Air)
• Zeke's Pad (2008; with Leaping Lizard Productions, Bardel Entertainment, Avrill Stark Entertainment, YTV Pictures, and Seven Network)
• Master Raindrop (2008–2009; with Big Communications, Flux Animation Studio, Media Development Authority, and Southern Star Entertainment)
• Legend of Enyo (2009–2010; with Avrill Stark Entertainment, Screen NSW, and Seven Network)
• Zigby (2009–2013; with Avrill Stark Entertainment and Big Animation)
• The Woodlies (2012; with Seven Network, Studio 100 Media, and ZDF)
• Vic the Viking (2013–2014)
• Tashi (2014–2015)
• Heidi (2015–2016)
• The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill (2016–2017)
• Oh, Yuck! (2017; with Silhouette Media Group)
• Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018–2020) (animation services)
• Glitch Techs (2020) (animation services)
• Lego Monkie Kid (2020–2023)
• What If...? (2021–2024; with Marvel Studios Animation)
• FriendZSpace (2021–present)
• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023–2025) (animation services)
• Stranger Things: Tales From '85 (animated series) (with 21 Laps Entertainment, Upside Down Pictures and Netflix)^[14]
• Untitled Ghostbusters series (animation services) (with Sony Pictures Animation, Ghost Corps and Netflix)^[15]

Web series

• The Eggsperts (2014)

Yoram Gross feature films

• Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)
• The Little Convict (1979; also known as Toby and the Koala)
• Around the World with Dot (1981; also known as Dot and Santa Claus)
• Sarah (1982; also known as The Seventh Match and Sarah and the Squirrel)
• Dot and the Bunny (1983)
• The Camel Boy (1984)
• Epic (1984; also known as Epic: Days of the Dinosaur)
• Dot and the Koala (1985)
• Dot and Keeto (1986)
• Dot and the Whale (1986)
• Dot and the Smugglers (1987; also known as Dot and the Bunyip)
• Dot Goes to Hollywood (1987)
• The Magic Riddle (1991)
• Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala (1992; also known as Blinky Bill)
• Dot in Space (1994)
• Skippy Saves Bushtown (1999)
• Tabaluga and Leo (2005; with ZDF Enterprises)
• Blinky Bill's White Christmas (2005)
• Flipper and Lopaka: The Feature (2006)

Yoram Gross TV series

• Bright Sparks (1989; with Beyond International Group)
• The Adventures of Blinky Bill (1993–2004)
• Samuel and Nina (1996–1997; with Children's Television Workshop and Cartoon Network Productions)
• Tabaluga (1997–2004; with ZDF Enterprises)
• Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown (1998–1999; also known as Skippy: Adventures in Bushland)
• Dumb Bunnies (1998–1999; with Nelvana and Scholastic)
• Flipper and Lopaka (1999–2005)
• Fairy Tale Police Department (2001–2002; with Talit Productions and Victory Media Group)
• Old Tom (2002; with Millimages)
• Bambaloo (2003–2004; with The Jim Henson Company)
• Art Alive (2003–2005)
• Seaside Hotel (2003–2005; with Télé Images Kids)
• Deadly (2006; with SLR Productions)

TV special

• The Adventures of Candy Claus (1987)^[16]

Interactive board game

• Atmosfear (2004)

See also

• List of film production companies
• List of television production companies