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Mukpuddy

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Ryan Cooper, Tim Evans and Alex Leighton are the founders of Mukpuddy, the Auckland-based animation studio behind many beloved Kiwi cartoons. After meeting at animation school in the early 2000s, the trio cut their teeth making animated episodes for What Now!. They went on to make shows like The Barefoot Bandits, Quimbo’s Quest and The Adventures of Tumeke Space.

Screenography

Out of Order
2022 Creator, Writer, Animator, Producer Short film
Song About Nothing
2021 Director, Producer, Editor Music video
The Adventures of Tumeke Space
2021 Creator, Writer, Animator, Producer Series
Living by the Stars
2020 - 2023 Animation Series
Quimbo's Quest
2019 Creator, Writer, Animator, Producer Series

Biography

Ryan Cooper, Tim Evans and Alex Leighton are Mukpuddy, the Auckland-based animation studio behind such Kiwi kids shows as The Barefoot Bandits, Quimbo’s Quest and The Adventures of Tumeke Space. Across two decades they have grown their operation from a core team of three, to a busy studio with over 40 employees.

Awards

2022 New Zealand Children's Music Awards:
Best Music Video: Song About Nothing

2019 Chroma Art Awards (New Zealand):
Best Animation: Free Couch

2014 Rialto Channel 48Hours (New Zealand short film competition)
Winner - Auckland Region: Dead End Job 

“The dream and drive to make silly fun and funny cartoons hasn't wavered since the early days in Tim's basement, but as we've grown as storytellers and become more ambitious filmmakers, we've grown to love the challenge of bigger stories and more complex arcs and themes with strong emotional hooks.”

— Mukpuddy