LSM Appointed Digital Consultants for 2020MV

Le Singe Media (LSM) is proud to announce that we have been appointed digital consultants for the young, fast rising independent media planning and buying agency, Twenty Twenty Media Vision (2020mv).

2020MV was formed in August of last year by founder Bill Jones, previously co-founder of the UK’s largest media buying agency Mediacom, Board Director for WFCA plc and Director of Media at Grey London.

In it's short time in operation, 2020mv has already amassed billings worth in excess of £8 million and secured top level clients such as the reformed webstore Zavvi.com, TheHut.com, JackpotCity and e-card retailer Purple Hoot.

2020mv looks set to go from strength to strength as more clients join their growing roster. Bill Jones credits the company's success to their unique client relationships. Due to the wealth of experience held by 2020mv's senior management team, their links within the industry and their independent status they are able to provide a truly tailored service for their clients, taking into account each individual client's needs and budgetary requirements.

So far feedback has been glowing with The Hut Group's Commercial Director Richard Chappel stating; “I was impressed by 2020 Media Vision's approach to media buying. I wanted to have an agency that could deliver the best possible price from their own individually negotiated media deals rather than being limited by the agency deal system.”

Le Singe Media is looking forward to a long working relationship with Twenty Twenty Media Vision and is thrilled to be involved in their growth.

Another Down Terrace Win!

Big congratulations are in order for friends of LSM, Ben Wheatley and Rob Hill. They have secured another substantial win to add the growing list of accolades for their excellent debut feature, Down Terrace. Having already won Best UK Feature at the Raindance film festival and Best Picture at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, last Sunday saw them pick up the much coveted Raindance award at the British Independent Film Awards.

Well done everyone involved, it only looks set to get bigger.

Chaos Laboratories on BBC Comedy

Chaos Laboratories, BBC Comedy's new online saga, sees the release of its official site today.

LSM worked closely with Modern Toss Productions to create Chaos Laboratories fusion of live action and animation that follows the story of crazed scientists Axel Peters (Paul Kaye of Dennis Pennis fame) and Tomas Dorfmann (The Fast Show's Simon Day) as they attempt to contain the nationwide outbreak of their bird-like bio-pets before they wreak havoc across the UK.

Production took place over the past couple of months with LSM undertaking all animation duties. The release will take place gradually over a number of online outlets such as mysterious Youtube 'sightings', a BBC microsite in which the fourth wall is not only broken but literally torn down and will conclude with full episodes on the BBC Comedy homepage.

To see the new microsite click here.

Chaos Laboratories

This is a teaser trailer for the new Modern Toss production for the BBC, Chaos Laboratories. We created the animation for the online series and we're really excited about it's full release in the coming weeks.

More Chaos Laboratories trailers can be found here.

Chaos Laboratories coming soon to http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy.

LSM@Forum Blanc

LSM founder David Curry will be speaking at the Forum Blanc Animation and Cross Media Conferences.

He will be presenting a case study on creating programmes explicitly for multi-platform screening.

David's presentation take place on Thursday 15th January, the second day of the three days of conferences taking place in Grand Bornand, France. The coming years conferences focus on Cross-media development: a strategic challenge for the animation industry.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Ben Wheatley and Rob Hill for their excellent debut feature film Down Terrace.

Empire online say...

"Ben Wheatley's Down Terrace, a darkly hilarious reclamation of the British crime genre from those opprobrious peddlers of mockney muppetry..... Surreal and sinister, this is a splendid exercise in anti-social realism that deserves to reach a wider audience."

(Full Review Here)

We all went to see it last week and thought it was great, so we encourage you to track down a screening. They've already won best screenplay and Next Wave best feature at Fantastic Fest and are nominated as Best British Feature at the Raindance Festival.

We've recently worked with Ben and Rob on a new BBC online comedy which we'll hopefully be able to tell you more about soon...

LSM Development Contract With Microsoft

Following reaching the final of the recent MIPTV 360 Content Competition 2009 in Cannes , LSM have been awarded a development contract with Microsoft for their comedy property Blinklife © . The concept will be tested in core English speaking territories with a view to possible distribution across all Microsoft properties globally if successful.

We are delighted to be collaborating on this project with stand up comedian and compere of the Brighton Komedia Stephen Grant. It is an exciting project and we have high hopes for it doing well.

Cartoon Forum Selection

We've had a project selected for the CARTOON Forum, which will be held this year in the Rogaland region of Norway. 

CARTOON is an international non-profit association based in Brussels, whose remit over the last 20 years has been to support the European animation industry.  The forum allows producers to present their latest projects in front of top broadcasters and financiers from across Europe, in order to find partners for co-production.

More information to follow soon.

The Bigfoot Project

We are now represented by The Bigfoot Project,  a digital media production company based in west London.  They bring together production and post production professionals to create original exciting long & short form rich media content.

Clink here to visit their site for more information. 

Bamboozled? Outdoor Animation Screening

As part of the Brighton Fringe Festival, two LSM animations are being shown a Bamboozled? an outdoor screening of animated shorts.  Watch both Work Experience 

and Winter Song for free, along with a host of other great animation.

The event runs from 9-10pm on Saturday 9th May at Jubilee Square, Brighton.  Directions can be found here.