Est 1987 Visit the Hands Up Puppets Homepage Team info Hands Up Productions Limited is an Independent Film, Television and other Media Production Company based in the City of Nottingham East Midlands Region of the UK. It is headed by BAFTA nominated Marcus Clarke and Children's Television Scriptwriter Helena Smee and is a registered BBC supplier. BBC Radio Nottingham Interview  Listen      Est.1996 About - Hands Up Productions Limited Puppet character based Children's TV Programmes are a long-standing specialty.  By utilising the Production and Co-Production experience and skills of the team also behind the expert Puppet Character creating company Hands Up Puppets we are able to draw on over 20 years of TV Production experience and a broad skill base to produce Regional Independent Television and other Media imaginatively and efficiently.  We have worked in a wide variety of Production roles both here and in the USA and have devised, developed and successfully pitched several Children's TV Series from 'Hotdog' in 1987 to the currently airing 'Softies' Hands Up Productions Limited are now actively seeking commissions in this specialist area of Puppet Character based Television Programming. We are also returning to and building on our innovative 90's Virtual Character  and Motion Capture work. See 'Real Time Performance Animation'  RTA Working now with a World leading Los Angeles based developer to bring a new creative and production solution to the UK Market. We have expanded our genre range and ambitions also to now have Adult TV Comedy's and Feature Films in development, both Live Action and CG. See 'Dragoons' right with Puppet Penge designed by Ron Mueck as one of its Stars and we're working with other partners to innovate Mobile TV and Web based Interactive content. News We had two Films accepted into the April 2008 'BANG' Short Film Festival including Puppet Animation, Bill Beaver's 'The Picture Hanging'. News - A new Series  of our popular Children's TV Show    'Tickle Patch & Friends'  goes to Air on Five and Five Life from January 2008.  All of the 'Tickle Patch & Friends' TV Series, which we co-created and currently write, have been shot in the East Midlands Region bringing with them a significant East Midlands Regional spend. Tickle Patch & Friends has a Rural theme and Farm setting as had another of our previously  successful Children's TV Series   Dappledown Farm' News                                                       "Putting Characters and Belief centre stage". Hands up Productions limited demonstrated their Adult Comedy writing and producing talent at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe during MGEITF, The Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival to the Media Industry with a Live Stand Up Comedy Show which innovatively utilises their expert knowledge of Puppetry. This  development forms the basis of  a number of new TV projects. To read more please clic the pic right "The innocent Love Puppets, the guilty Fear them." Puppet Power !
	Being based in Nottingham our Regional Screen Agency is EMMedia to whom we should be able to apply for investment in Film, Television, Games and Interactive Media as well as for Skills development and co-production partnership funding. Indeed for anything that has an impact on the Media Sector of our Region. Hands Up Productions Limited On Schedule - On Budget - Always!