Produced by 3Line Media in association with twofour54, and Blink Studios, Driver Dans Story Train is a children’s CGI-animated (Computer Generated Imagery) story series about a loveable train driving lion. The 22-minute award-winning Special is produced in both Arabic and English. Blink Studios, Abu Dhabi produced animation for the international version and localised the content […]
Produced by 3Line Media in association with twofour54, and Blink Studios, Driver Dans Story Train is a children’s CGI-animated (Computer Generated Imagery) story series about a loveable train driving lion.
The 22-minute award-winning Special is produced in both Arabic and English. Blink Studios, Abu Dhabi produced animation for the international version and localised the content for both the Arabic version of the series and for the award-winning Special. Additionally, Blink Studios sourced Arab talent including a team of visual artists, animators, script-writers, story-writers and illustrators. Arab script-writers and story-writers also contributed to the award-winning Special.
The Special features two stories; one written by the Arab script-writer with the other inspired by Arab culture. Driver Dan is known as Captain Karim Wa Qitar Al Hekayat in the Middle East and North Africa region with the show airing on Cartoon Network Arabic, Abu Dhabi Al Emarat, Bareem JCC and MBC3 (in English).
Driver Dans Story Train was created and designed by Rebecca Elgar and launched in 2010. Since then the show has enjoyed enormous success being sold to over 40 countries including the United States Canada, Australia, Turkey and Latin America. It is currently being aired on PBS Sprout in the United States; ABC2, Australia and CBeebies in the UK where it is a top rating show.
Noura Al Kaabi, Chief Executive Officer of twofour54, said: twofour54 has supported Driver Dans Story Train since 2009. This award highlights the quality of content being produced by our partners for regional and global export.
This years Kidscreen Award is the second for Driver Dans Story Train. In 2011 it won Best Companion Website for its immersive and interactive online interface. Driver Dan has a global publishing partner Macmillan, its own column in the BBCs CBeebies Magazine and consumer products for the brand include toys, games and puzzles. There are also plans to develop software for a Driver Dan Story Train electronic game and a major leisure promotion with Thomson Family Resorts, the UKs leading tour operator, will see parent and toddler sessions themed around the show.
Established in 2010, The Kidscreen Awards recognises the best in childrens television globally.
