Draft:Mikael Shields

Mikael Shields is the co-founder and CEO of Acamar Films. . He is best known for developing and producing the multi-award-winning animated series Bing, based on the books by Ted Dewan

Prior to founding Acamar Films, Shields held positions at the BBC as well as EVA Entertainment where he was involved in the development of a range of live-action and animation productions. He also held roles at Atom Films and Ealing Studios. He has been involved with animated productions including Rex the Runt, Pond Life , and Hilltop Hospital. He is an alumni of The University of Glasgow.

Bing
In searching for a new children's property to develop, Shields considered 600 projects including Peppa Pig and The Gruffalo. The focus on the everyday attracted Shields to Bing as did the property's potential to support the emotional resilience of young children. Development for Bing began in 2004. Shields approached actor Mark Rylance to provide the voice of the character Flop after seeing him perform in the play Jerusalem. Bing premiered on CBeebies on June 9th, 2014. 105 episodes of Bing have been produced and broadcast.