What is Barefoot Ape?
A creative hot-house developing high quality, genre aware properties for scripted entertainment productions.
NOTE: We do not use AI to generate any element of our work and we never will. All of our properties are conceived and crafted by actual humans.
What's on offer?
Our current roster includes feature films, animation, TV sitcom and long form drama, theatrical works and narrative audio.
How does it work?
We reserve some of our projects for in-house development and make others available for co-production, licence, option or sale. Our properties page details the status and availability of current properties.
Who are you?
Nick Forshaw is a multi award-winning Writer, Director and Producer with more than thirty years experience working across features, shorts, commercials, music videos, television and theatre.
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Steve Manley is an entrepreneur, licensing specialist, and intellectual property developer with more than two decades of experience building brands, commercial partnerships, and consumer businesses. He has developed extensive expertise in licensing, merchandising, and the commercial exploitation of intellectual property.