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Liam Swann

Represented by: Jean Kitson
jean@kitsonpress.co.uk

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Liam Swann

Represented by: Jean Kitson
jean@kitsonpress.co.uk

Email Agent

Pre-School, 6+, Series Developer

Liam is an award-winning scriptwriter, a skilled story editor, and development assistant with credits on major international IPs and experience at the BBC, Nickelodeon, Netflix and more. He wrote an episode on Netflix’s ‘Ada Twist, Scientist‘ and is currently script editor on new Cartoon Saloon series ‘Silly Sundays‘. Liam has also script edited both series of CBeebies show ‘Jojo & Gran Gran‘, and also wrote two episodes of ‘Nella the Princess Knight‘ when he was Script Coordinator there. Additionally, Liam has written for CBeebies Radio and is currently helping to develop several projects with various broadcasters.

 

 

 

Current
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Moka Mera and Atlas
Company
Molio/Anima Vitae
Notes

Development scripts and bible polish – selected for Cartoon Forum 2023

Production
Next Level: Odyssey
Company
TeamTO
Notes

Development bible and 2×22′ scripts for the action adventure series

Production
Daddio & Co
Company
Allain Creatives/Raydar Media
Notes

Development work storylining, editing storylines and scripts, and bible work for new 2D animated comedy series with YACF funding created by Laura Henry-Allain MBE.

Production
The Wolfbjorns
Company
BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions
Notes

Original project developed through BBC Ignite Scheme and selected for Cartoon Forum ‘Animated UK Meets Europe’ 2023

Animation Writing
Production
Company
Notes
Production
Silly Sundays (2021-2023)
Company
Cartoon Saloon/Cartoon Network/HBO Max
Notes

Script editor and episode writer on major new animated preschool comedy airing on RTEjr

Production
Tulipop (2022)
Company
Tulipop
Notes

5×7′ episodes on series 3 of this Icelandic brand

Production
Messy Goes to Okido S3 (2022)
Company
Doodle/CBeebies
Notes

Wrote 1×11′ episode on preschool science comedy

Production
Pinkalicious & Peterrific
Company
WGBH Kids
Notes

Wrote 2×11′ episodes (‘Dojo Mojo’ and ‘Mommy Gnome’) for this animated adventure series

Production
Big Cook Little Cook (2021)
Company
Dot to Dot/CBeebies
Notes

1 episode of reboot of classic series

Production
Ada Twist, Scientist (2020)
Company
Netflix/Higher Ground Productions
Notes

1×13′ episode currently available on Netflix

Production
JoJo & Gran Gran (2019-2020)
Company
BBC/CBeebies Radio
Notes

3×11 episodes of the TV series
Winner: Best Mixed-Media Series at the 2022 Kidscreen Awards

4x scripts for the radio series

Production
Nella the Princess Knight S2 (2018-2019)
Company
Nickelodeon/Brown Bag
Notes

2×11′ episodes

Story/Script Editor
Production
Company
Notes
Production
JoJo & Gran Gran S1/2 (2019-2021)
Company
BBC
Notes

Script editor on 44×11′ episodes per series, plus final edit for both

Production
Nella the Princess Knight S1/2 (2017-2019)
Company
Nickelodeon
Notes

Script coordinator/supervisor on 80×11′ episodes of series 1

Script editor on various episodes and script coordinator on 40×11′ episodes of series 2

Production
Glitch Techs (2018)
Company
Netflix
Notes

Script coordinator/supervisor on 2×11′ episodes

Awards
Notes

CMC – winning pitch for PYMWYMI (2020)

BBC Staff Kudos Award (2019)

Official Selection at the Berlin Film Festival (Best Film) – documentary feature ‘Daydream Believers’ (2019)

Winner of the Matt Greenhalgh Award for Best Screenplay – comedy feature ‘Issue No. 1’ (2015)

Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival (Best Script) – short animated script ‘Two for Joy’ (2014)

Current
Production Company Notes
Moka Mera and Atlas Molio/Anima Vitae

Development scripts and bible polish – selected for Cartoon Forum 2023

Next Level: Odyssey TeamTO

Development bible and 2×22′ scripts for the action adventure series

Daddio & Co Allain Creatives/Raydar Media

Development work storylining, editing storylines and scripts, and bible work for new 2D animated comedy series with YACF funding created by Laura Henry-Allain MBE.

The Wolfbjorns BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions

Original project developed through BBC Ignite Scheme and selected for Cartoon Forum ‘Animated UK Meets Europe’ 2023

Animation Writing
Production Company Notes
Silly Sundays (2021-2023) Cartoon Saloon/Cartoon Network/HBO Max

Script editor and episode writer on major new animated preschool comedy airing on RTEjr

Tulipop (2022) Tulipop

5×7′ episodes on series 3 of this Icelandic brand

Messy Goes to Okido S3 (2022) Doodle/CBeebies

Wrote 1×11′ episode on preschool science comedy

Pinkalicious & Peterrific WGBH Kids

Wrote 2×11′ episodes (‘Dojo Mojo’ and ‘Mommy Gnome’) for this animated adventure series

Big Cook Little Cook (2021) Dot to Dot/CBeebies

1 episode of reboot of classic series

Ada Twist, Scientist (2020) Netflix/Higher Ground Productions

1×13′ episode currently available on Netflix

JoJo & Gran Gran (2019-2020) BBC/CBeebies Radio

3×11 episodes of the TV series
Winner: Best Mixed-Media Series at the 2022 Kidscreen Awards

4x scripts for the radio series

Nella the Princess Knight S2 (2018-2019) Nickelodeon/Brown Bag

2×11′ episodes

Story/Script Editor
Production Company Notes
JoJo & Gran Gran S1/2 (2019-2021) BBC

Script editor on 44×11′ episodes per series, plus final edit for both

Nella the Princess Knight S1/2 (2017-2019) Nickelodeon

Script coordinator/supervisor on 80×11′ episodes of series 1

Script editor on various episodes and script coordinator on 40×11′ episodes of series 2

Glitch Techs (2018) Netflix

Script coordinator/supervisor on 2×11′ episodes

Awards

CMC – winning pitch for PYMWYMI (2020)

BBC Staff Kudos Award (2019)

Official Selection at the Berlin Film Festival (Best Film) – documentary feature ‘Daydream Believers’ (2019)

Winner of the Matt Greenhalgh Award for Best Screenplay – comedy feature ‘Issue No. 1’ (2015)

Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival (Best Script) – short animated script ‘Two for Joy’ (2014)