The Zimmer Twins is a Canadian children's website and broadcast animation project. The project was created by producer Jason Krogh and artist Aaron Leighton and is produced through Lost the Plot Productions Inc.
Originally developed with a Canadian animation network, TELETOON, it has since launched versions in partnership with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and qubo in the United States.
The Zimmer Twins is known for its unique format which combines online participation and broadcast delivery. Children are invited to create and share 1-minute animated episodes using a story editor and library of animation. The audience creates endings to short, professionally produced story-starters. Kids tell their stories by choosing actions, characters, props and backgrounds. They can also add their own dialog and on-screen text. New clips are occasionally added.
A selection of the user-generated episodes is produced into broadcast shorts and air on Teletoon. Les Jumeaux Zimmer is the French-language version of the show and website.
The original Zimmer Twins website launched on March 14, 2005. A total of 60 broadcast spots (30 English and 30 French) were produced and broadcast in the
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