April 25, 2012
War Hero In My Family, a 6×1 hour series for Channel 5, takes 12 celebrities on personal journeys to trace their family’s involvement in World War II. In each episode, two celebrities will explore some of the key moments of the Second World War through the acts of heroism and… (more)
April 24, 2012
• Perfect Disasters: (DC, DNI, Pro7, M6): Nominated Emmy 2006 for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series • Prehistoric Park: (Animal Planet, ITV1, Pro7, M6): Nominated, VES Award 2007 for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series • Secrets of the Deep: aka Ocean Odyssey (BBC/Disco JV): Nominated, Emmy… (more)
March 8, 2012
Vancouver, BC (March 7, 2012) – SPACE announced today that production is underway on the original action series PRIMEVAL: NEW WORLD. Set in Vancouver against the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, the 13-episode, one-hour series is produced in association with Omni Film Productions (DEFYING GRAVITY, ARCTIC AIR). Also announced today… (more)
November 29, 2011
Toronto/London – November 28, 2011 – Leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) is pleased to announce that it will co-develop a slate of projects with Impossible Pictures (Impossible), one of the UK’s top independent production companies. The companies will collaborate to develop projects for the UK, the US and Canadian… (more)
October 18, 2011
Derry based Indie, 360Production, part of the Impossible Pictures group of companies, has been commissioned to make series about the Crusades for BBC2. The 3×60-minute series will trace the 200-year campaign – from 1095 to 1291 – in which the Catholic Church fought to recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims. Presented… (more)
September 30, 2011
Impossible Kids, the children’s division of Impossible Pictures and Kindle Entertainment are delighted to announce an order from CBeebies for 52×11-minute episodes of a new 3D CGI animated children’s series, Dinopaws. Aimed at the pre-school market, Dinopaws follows three bold, brave, resourceful and curious young dinosaurs – Gwen, Tony and… (more)
September 28, 2011
Impossible Pictures’ Head of Production, Mark Wright, has been promoted to the post of Managing Director 360Production, Impossible Pictures’ factual arm headed up by Creative Director John Farren. With offices in Derry, Dublin and London, 360Production is responsible for BBC series such as Digging for Britain, Making History and the… (more)
September 20, 2011
Primeval, the successful drama series made by Impossible Pictures for ITV is to be spun off into a new, original series by Canadian broadcaster SPACE. Titled Primeval: New World, the 13 x 1 hour show is set to begin production in Vancouver this winter. (more)
July 11, 2011
360Production has announced the start of production on Titanic & Me, a 3x30-minute series co-comissioned by BBC One and BBC Northern Ireland to mark the centenary of the sinking of the famous liner in April 1912. (more)
June 29, 2011
Impossible Pictures is pleased to announce the appointment of Aidan Hansell as Head of Development, with a brief to expand the company’s specialist factual and factual entertainment output. In his previous role as senior development producer at Wall to Wall, Hansell developed formats including the BAFTA-nominated series The Young Ones… (more)