Bernard (animation)
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Bernard is a series of animated shorts centered on the fictional polar bear
and main character of the same name. It is a Korean-Spanish-French co-production.
Each three-minute episode focuses on the bear's curiosity
and have many moments of slapstick
. Bernard never speaks with the exception of unintelligible noises.
Bernard is accompanied in the cartoons by a few other characters: Lloyd and Eva the penguin
s, Zack the lizard
, Goliat(h) the chihuahua
, Sam the baby, Pilot the dog, Pokey the porcupine and Santa Claus.
He usually gets knocked unconscious or severely injured at the end of an episode, due to some calamity caused by his bumbling.
Produced by the Korean
company RG Animation Studios, with the investment of the Korean EBS Productions
, the Spanish BRB Internacional S.A.
& the French M6 Métropole Télévision, the animation style is of a combination of computer-generated and cel animation. The Stories are written by the Spanish creative studio Screen21, the directors are José Luis Ucha and Claudio Biern Lliviria. The music was written by Oscar Maceda Rodriguez.
Bernard has been nominated for a number of awards, including Best Animation series at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2006), Mipcom Jr. Licensing Challenge Award (2004), Prize in Children and Education at the Dong-A International Festival of Cartoon & Animation (2004) and was a finalist at the Annecy International Animation Festival (2003).
Polar Bear
The polar bear is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the world's largest land carnivore and also the largest bear, together with the omnivorous Kodiak Bear, which is approximately the same size...
and main character of the same name. It is a Korean-Spanish-French co-production.
Each three-minute episode focuses on the bear's curiosity
Curiosity
Curiosity is an emotion related to natural inquisitive behavior such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in human and many animal species. The term can also be used to denote the behavior itself being caused by the emotion of curiosity...
and have many moments of slapstick
Slapstick
Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.- Origins :The phrase comes from the batacchio or bataccio — called the 'slap stick' in English — a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in Commedia dell'arte...
. Bernard never speaks with the exception of unintelligible noises.
Bernard is accompanied in the cartoons by a few other characters: Lloyd and Eva the penguin
Penguin
Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers...
s, Zack the lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
, Goliat(h) the chihuahua
Chihuahua (dog)
The ' is the smallest breed of dog and is so named for the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Chihuahuas come in a wide variety of sizes, head shapes, colors and coat lengths.-History:...
, Sam the baby, Pilot the dog, Pokey the porcupine and Santa Claus.
He usually gets knocked unconscious or severely injured at the end of an episode, due to some calamity caused by his bumbling.
Produced by the Korean
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
company RG Animation Studios, with the investment of the Korean EBS Productions
Educational Broadcasting System
Educational Broadcasting System or EBS is the only educational television and radio network covering South Korean territory. Established as KBS 3TV in the 1980's, and became an independent corporation in 2000...
, the Spanish BRB Internacional S.A.
BRB Internacional
BRB Internacional is a Spanish animation studio which is best known for producing 1980s cartoon hits such as Around the World with Willy Fog, Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds and The World of David the Gnome....
& the French M6 Métropole Télévision, the animation style is of a combination of computer-generated and cel animation. The Stories are written by the Spanish creative studio Screen21, the directors are José Luis Ucha and Claudio Biern Lliviria. The music was written by Oscar Maceda Rodriguez.
Bernard has been nominated for a number of awards, including Best Animation series at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2006), Mipcom Jr. Licensing Challenge Award (2004), Prize in Children and Education at the Dong-A International Festival of Cartoon & Animation (2004) and was a finalist at the Annecy International Animation Festival (2003).
Award History
- nomination for best animation series at Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2006)
- Mipcom Jr. Licensing Challenge Award (2004)
- prize in children and education at DIFECA (Dong-A International Festival of Cartoon & Animation) (2004)
- finalist in Annecy International Animation Festival (2003).