The positive reception to series English for Vietnam continues to grow, with broadened distribution and an increased viewership. The educational series, produced and animated by Trapeze Animation Studios for the Business Alliance for Vietnamese Education (BAVE), is extending its reach in helping Vietnamese audiences learn English.
Composed of 36 x 10 minute episodes, the series follows four main characters whose adventures provide an entertaining and effective avenue for teaching English to viewers. The series was initially slated to air for 18 months on Vietnam’s national broadcaster, VTV. Not only has VTV continued to air the series, English for Vietnam has proven so popular it’s been picked up by Vietnam Cable TV (VCTV). VCTV now broadcasts the show four times a day on Bibi- the country’s most popular kid’s channel.
Now reaching over a million homes in cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the series has also been picked up by 10 provincial stations across the country. In addition, The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training has supplied the complete English For Vietnam series on DVD to 12, 000 middle schools throughout Vietnam. BAVE has also struck a deal to license 18 episodes for re-purposing and distribution in the Indonesian market.
More About BAVE
Business Alliance For Vietnamese Education (BAVE) is a non-profit educational development organization committed to teaching English as a second language to children and young adults, ages 4-17, throughout Vietnam. BAVE benefits from the support of such sponsor organizations as The GE Foundation, Citigroup Foundation, JP Morgan Chase, Kraft Cares, Western Union Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, and The Stewart Foundation. Recognizing that education is key to eliminating poverty, BAVE and its sponsors provide educational opportunities in Vietnam as it develops into a market economy and global trading partner. For more information www.bave.org
More About Trapeze Animation
Trapeze Animation Studios Ltd. is an award-winning animation studio based out of Charlottetown, PEI, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toronto based interactive agency, Trapeze. Having won the Gemini for Best Animated Series twice for its series Doodlez, the studio is currently in production on the kid’s series Razzberry Jazzberry Jam!, which is set to air on CBC in 2009. With a comprehensive range of animation capabilities, areas of expertise include broadcast animation, artwork and online games.
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Laura Rothstein
Trapeze Animation
416-601-1999 ext. 259
lrothstein@trapeze.com
http://animation.trapeze.com
Betsy Rosenfield
Vice President, Business Development
Business Alliance for Vietnamese Education (BAVE)
212-702-3254
brosenfield194@hotmail.com
www.bave.org
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