Impossible Pictures
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Impossible Pictures Ltd. is a London-based independent TV production company founded in 2002 by Tim Haines
, creator of Walking with Dinosaurs
and Jasper James.
Impossible Pictures began by producing documentary series using computer generated imagery with shows like Walking with Dinosaurs
, Walking with Beasts
and Space Odyssey to docu-dramas such as Perfect Disaster
and Blitz Street to drama in the form of Primeval
and the forthcoming Sinbad. Two further production houses are also part of Impossible Pictures Ltd. These are 360production, with its offices in Londonderry, Northern Ireland and Firestep, an animation company trading as Impossible Kids that works out of Manchester.
Productions have aired on UK networks including BBC
, ITV
, Sky TV and Watch
, and overseas.
British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs)
Emmys
Royal Television Society Awards(RTSs)
Wildscreen
Tim Haines
Tim Haines is a screenwriter, producer and director who is best known for his work on the BBC popular science shows Walking with Dinosaurs, Walking with Beasts, and Walking with Monsters...
, creator of Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs is a six-part documentary television miniseries that was produced by BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the United Kingdom, in 1999. The series was subsequently aired in North America on the Discovery Channel in 2000, with Branagh's voice replaced with that...
and Jasper James.
Impossible Pictures began by producing documentary series using computer generated imagery with shows like Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs is a six-part documentary television miniseries that was produced by BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the United Kingdom, in 1999. The series was subsequently aired in North America on the Discovery Channel in 2000, with Branagh's voice replaced with that...
, Walking with Beasts
Walking with Beasts
Walking with Beasts is a 2001 six-part television documentary miniseries, produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom, narrated by Kenneth Branagh. In North America it has been retitled Walking with Prehistoric Beasts, and the original Discovery Channel broadcast was narrated by Stockard Channing...
and Space Odyssey to docu-dramas such as Perfect Disaster
Perfect Disaster
Perfect Disaster was a one-hour American documentary television mini-series that premiered in 2006 on the Discovery Channel. The program depicted the worst-case scenario that major cities could expect in the near future if hit by extreme disaster...
and Blitz Street to drama in the form of Primeval
Primeval
Primeval or primæval may refer to:* Primeval, a British science fiction television series.* Primeval , a 2007 film* Primeval , a score of music from the BBC TV series Doctor Who...
and the forthcoming Sinbad. Two further production houses are also part of Impossible Pictures Ltd. These are 360production, with its offices in Londonderry, Northern Ireland and Firestep, an animation company trading as Impossible Kids that works out of Manchester.
Productions have aired on UK networks including BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, Sky TV and Watch
Watch (TV channel)
Watch is a general entertainment channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as part of the UKTV network. The channel launched on 7 October 2008 on satellite through Sky and on cable primarily through Virgin Media.-History:...
, and overseas.
While part of BBC
- Walking with DinosaursWalking with DinosaursWalking with Dinosaurs is a six-part documentary television miniseries that was produced by BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the United Kingdom, in 1999. The series was subsequently aired in North America on the Discovery Channel in 2000, with Branagh's voice replaced with that...
(1999) - The Ballad of Big AlThe Ballad of Big AlThe Ballad of Big Al is a combination biography-sequel for Walking with Dinosaurs ...
(2001) - Walking with BeastsWalking with BeastsWalking with Beasts is a 2001 six-part television documentary miniseries, produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom, narrated by Kenneth Branagh. In North America it has been retitled Walking with Prehistoric Beasts, and the original Discovery Channel broadcast was narrated by Stockard Channing...
(2001) - The Lost WorldThe Lost World (2001 film)The Lost World is a 2001 adaptation of the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, directed by Stuart Orme and adapted by Adrian Hodges. It was filmed at various locations on the West Coast of New Zealand. The film was produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC1 in the United Kingdom and A&E in the United...
(2001)
As an independent company
- Chased by DinosaursChased by DinosaursChased by Dinosaurs is a BBC program featuring Nigel Marven as a time-traveller who encounters dinosaurs in the wild. The two-part series, a sequel to Walking with Dinosaurs, was broadcast over Christmas 2002 and featured Nigel and his "team of fellow explorers" encountering prehistoric life over a...
(2002) - Sea Monsters (2003)
- The Legend of the Tamworth TwoTamworth TwoThe Tamworth Two were a pair of pigs that escaped while being unloaded from a lorry at an abattoir in the English town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire in January 1998...
(2003) - Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets (2004)
- T-rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood (2005)
- Walking with MonstersWalking with MonstersWalking with Monsters is a three-part British documentary film series about life in the Paleozoic, bringing to life extinct arthropods, fish, amphibians, synapsids, and reptiles...
(2005) - Trilogy of Life (2005)
- Pickles: The Dog who Won the World Cup (2006)
- Perfect DisasterPerfect DisasterPerfect Disaster was a one-hour American documentary television mini-series that premiered in 2006 on the Discovery Channel. The program depicted the worst-case scenario that major cities could expect in the near future if hit by extreme disaster...
(2006) - Ocean Odyssey (2006)
- Prehistoric ParkPrehistoric ParkPrehistoric Park is a six-episode mockumentary television mini-series that premiered on ITV on 22 July 2006 and on Animal Planet on 29 October 2006. The program was produced by Impossible Pictures, who also created Walking with Dinosaurs. In 2007, ITV cancelled Prehistoric Park, but introduced the...
(2006) - FrankensteinFrankenstein (2007 film)Frankenstein is a 2007 British television film produced by Impossible Pictures for ITV. It was written and directed by Jed Mercurio, adapted from Mary Shelley's original novel to a present-day setting. Dr...
(2007) - PrimevalPrimevalPrimeval or primæval may refer to:* Primeval, a British science fiction television series.* Primeval , a 2007 film* Primeval , a score of music from the BBC TV series Doctor Who...
(2007-2011) - March of the DinosaursMarch of the DinosaursMarch of the Dinosaurs is a CGI movie which has appeared on television and was released on DVD on 27 May 2011. It was made by Impossible Pictures, the same company that created the Walking with... series and Primeval...
(2011) - Primeval: New WorldPrimeval: New WorldPrimeval: New World is a forthcoming Canadian science fiction television programme, set in Vancouver, British Columbia. A co-production between Impossible Pictures and Omni Film Productions for Space, the show is a spin-off of the British series Primeval. It will be broadcast on ITV in the United...
(upcoming)
British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs)British Academy Television AwardsThe British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . They have been awarded annually since 1954, and are analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States.-Background:...
- Walking with Dinosaurs: 1999 for innovation
- Walking with Beasts: 2001 for enhancement of linear media
- The Giant Claw: 2002 for visual effects
EmmysEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
- Walking with Dinosaurs: 1999-2000 for outstanding animated program
- The Ballad of Big Al: 2000-2001 for outstanding animated program
- Walking with Beasts: 2001-2002 for outstanding animated program
- Chased by Dinosaurs: 2002-2003 for outstanding animated program
Royal Television Society Awards(RTSs)Royal Television SocietyThe Royal Television Society is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world...
- Walking with Dinosaurs: 1999 for team work
- Walking with Beasts Online: 2001 for primary and secondary multimedia and interactive
TV and Radio Industry Award
- Walking with Dinosaurs: 2000 for documentary program of the year
WildscreenWildscreenWildscreen is an educational charity based in Bristol, England, working globally to promote the conservation of nature, and the public’s appreciation of biodiversity, through wildlife imagery....
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- Sea Monsters: 2003 for animal planet international award for popular broadcast program
- The Giant Claw: 2004 for parthenon entertainment award for innovation