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Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave. A Singing Adventure

Hatty takes our trio to Music Land in search of a band for Tweet to sing with. In a world where everything makes music, they each find a musical instrument to play and end up being the band themselves!

  • Tony Collingwood
    Director
    THE SECRET SHOW, THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!
  • Andrea Tran
    Director
    THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!
  • Mark Holloway
    Writer
  • Helen Stroud
    Producer
    THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!
  • Forrest Harding
    Key Cast
  • Drake Davis
    Key Cast
  • Hannah Swain
    Key Cast
  • Austin Chase
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2014
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Singapore
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tony Collingwood, Andrea Tran

A graduate of the UK’s prestigious National Film and Television School, Tony Collingwood formed Collingwood O’Hare Entertainment with Christopher O’Hare in 1988 to produce his half-hour animated special called Rarg. Since then, Tony has created, adapted and directed numerous animated television series and specials for children through his company. The company name changed recently to, "Collingwood & Co."

His credit list includes The King’s Beard, The Beano’s Dennis the Menace, Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!, Harry & his Bucket Full of Dinosaurs and The Secret Show. Tony has won 3 BAFTAs for Best Pre-School Series for Animal Stories, Eddy & the Bear and Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!, plus a further 2 BAFTAs for The Secret Show in the Best Animation and Best Website/Interactive categories. Tony scooped the BAFTA Best Writer Award for Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! in 2007
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Tony has recently finished a Dr. Seuss series, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! for Citv, PBS and other broadcasters worldwide. He has recently created and directed a new interactive CGI pre-school series for Cbeebies and Sprout called, Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave.

The Writers Guild of Great Britain honoured Tony in 2008 with a special guild award for his Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Writing, in a career spanning over 20 years.

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