Anttu Harlin is the co-founder & CEO of Gigglebug Entertainment - the leading creator and producer of original kids’ content in the Nordics. Gigglebug’s mission is to draw next-generation joy. The company develops and produces original content and co-productions and provides animation as a service, including TV-series, games, shorts, gifs, & digital micro content. Its original IP’s have been licensed to books, music, live events, messaging and other consumer products. Gigglebug’s credits include Best & Bester for Nickelodeon, The Yellow Yeti for Disney, Last Kids on Earth for Atomic Cartoons, 101 Dalmatian Street for Disney and Gigglebug, first launched as an app, with over 1 million downloads and #1 chart positions in 64 countries. The flagship production is a 360-franchise inspired by the emotional objectives in the Finnish curriculum.The company stands for Nordic playfulness.
It's an attitude - taking our Nordic honesty, equality, creativity, and high quality, and squeezing it all into the most constructive kids’ content on the planet.Anttu is also the co-creator and writer of “Gigglebug”, the company’s first hit TV series and app collection. Prior to Gigglebug Entertainment, Anttu co-founded and led Anima Boutique Oy, an animation studio where he has produced over 200 client projects specialising in character design and animation (2007-2013), for clients such as Disney, Nokia, Siemens and Rovio. Anttu is a graduate from the University of Brighton, Theatre and Visual Arts. He is the ambassador of Finland in the European Emilie Animation Awards and a regular contributor and speaker at animation events like Kidscreen, Children's Media Conference, Cartoon Digital, Cartoon Business, Cartoon Asia, Kids Want Mobile, Animation World Summit...“I see myself as a dynamic entrepreneur who’s passionate about storytelling and high quality kids content. I aspire to create a meaningful and long lasting connections between content and audience, regardless of platform.”See more of my current work at: www.gigglebugentertainment.com
Listed skills include Character Animation, Storyboarding, Animation, Illustration, and 19 others.