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Filmmaking is a process rife with uncertainty. It devours a year or two of a filmmaker’s life, and is even capable of consuming an entire decade as Shockwave Darkside’s Jay Weismann testified to.

For a multitude of filmmakers after the arduous challenge of achieving ones vision, setting their tale into a coherent whole, the unfortunate fate or dance of making the rounds of festivals only to become one of the ghost films remembered by the minority is not outside of the realm of possibility.

The road to distribution is no set length. It can be either a short or long, with a propensity for ease of frustration.

To the case in point – Ryan Smith’s After, and Christian James and Dan Palmer’s Stalled. Two films separated by twelve months, graduates of FrightFest classes of 2012 and 2013, yet two films that both received an home entertainment release earlier this year.

Dreamworks Animation expands TV portfolio with acquisition of the Chapman Entertainment library, including Fifi and the Flowertots and Roary the Racing Car.

DreamWorks Animation, the company behind the Shrek and Kung Fu Panda franchises, has acquired the library of Chapman Entertainment.

The UK children’s television production and licensing company is behind brands including Fifi and the Flowertots, Roary the Racing Car, Raa Raa the Noisy Lion and Little Charley Bear, all of which will now be distributed through DreamWorks Animation’s UK-based TV distribution operation.

Chapman Entertainment was formed in 2002 by Keith Chapman, the originator of Bob the Builder.

Eric Ellenbogen, co-head of DreamWorks Animation International TV and DreamWorks Classics, said: “The Chapman acquisition reaffirms our commitment to UK-based productions of distinction and we look forward to delivering brand new TV adventures from these popular series.”

The deal follows Dreamworks Animations’ acquisition of Classic Media in August 2012.

Dreamworks Animation expands TV portfolio with acquisition of the Chapman Entertainment library, including Fifi and the Flowertots and Roary the Racing Car.

DreamWorks Animation, the company behind the Shrek and Kung Fu Panda franchises, has acquired the library of Chapman Entertainment.

The UK children’s television production and licensing company is behind brands including Fifi and the Flowertots, Roary the Racing Car, Raa Raa the Noisy Lion and Little Charley Bear, all of which will now be distributed through DreamWorks Animation’s UK-based TV distribution operation.

Chapman Entertainment was formed in 2002 by Keith Chapman, the originator of Bob the Builder.

Eric Ellenbogen, co-head of DreamWorks Animation International TV and DreamWorks Classics, said: “The Chapman acquisition reaffirms our commitment to UK-based productions of distinction and we look forward to delivering brand new TV adventures from these popular series.”

The deal follows Dreamworks Animations’ acquisition of Classic Media in August 2012.

DreamWorks Animation has acquired the library of children’s television production and licensing company Chapman Entertainment.

Library titles include Fifi And The Flowertots, Roary The Racing Car, Raa Raa The Noisy Lion and Little Charley Bear.

DreamWorks Animation’s UK-based TV distribution operation will distribute the Chapman programming.

Chapman Entertainment was formed in 2002 by Bob The Builder creator Keith Chapman.

“We’re pleased to bring such original and imaginative programming into the DreamWorks Animation fold,” said DreamWorks Animation International TV and DreamWorks Classics co-head Eric Ellenbogen.

“The Chapman acquisition reaffirms our commitment to UK-based productions of distinction and we look forward to delivering brand new TV adventures from these popular series.”...

One of the most lovable and popular children characters currently shown on television, Little Charley Bear was only released last year and yet it has already enjoyed success with the new series airing on the CBeebies channel and toys selling at shops.

The popular teddy bear has also enjoyed some DVD releases and with this week’s release being part of a big collection of merchandising, these six new episodes will appeal to children while also having some great appeal for grown-ups to enjoy watching with them.

Each of the six episodes included start with a white, blank screen with only a toy box sitting in the middle, with the narrator (voiced by James Corden) asking if Charley Bear is there and the teddy bear pops up from behind the box or playing with his toys in different scenarios that he is imagining.

We then enter his imagination to see...