Bernard (TV series)

Bernard, known as Backkom (Hangul: 빼꼼) in South Korea, is a Spanish-South Korean-French computer-animated television series produced by RG Animation Studios, with the investment of the South Korean broadcaster EBS, the Spanish BRB Internacional and the French M6, the animation style is of a combination of computer-generated and cel animation. The stories are written by the Spanish creative studio Screen21, the directors are José Luis Ucha Enríquez and Claudio Biern Lliviria. The music was written by Oscar Maceda Rodríguez. Bernard also was a part of Cartoon Network's Sunday Pants. A remake of Bernard, titled Bernard Revamped, premiered on Universal Kids on July 28, 2018, developed by Gingo Animation and Universal Television Animation.

Plot
The show centers on a curious polar bear named Bernard, whose bumbling slapstick antics typically result in the bear being knocked unconscious or being severely injured by the end of an episode. Bernard almost doesn't speak, but he does communicate through guttural sounds. Bernard is accompanied by penguins Lloyd and Eva, Zack the lizard, Goliath the chihuahua, Sam the baby, Pilot the dog, Pokey the porcupine and Santa Claus.

Mug Travel/My Friend Bernard (2007)
A feature film based on Bernard, titled Mug Travel in South Korea and My Friend Bernard in English, was first released in South Korea on 22 March 2007. It was directed by Lim Ah-ron and produced at RG Animation Studios.

Backkom Bear: Agent 008 (2017)
Another film, titled Backkom Bear: Agent 008 was released in China on 13 January 2017.

Untitled Bernard film (TBA)
On May 6, 2019, Gingo Animation announced that a new Bernard movie is in development at the studio.

Award history
Bernard has been nominated for a number of awards, including Best Animation series at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2006), Mipcom Jr. Licensing Challenge Award (2004), Prize in Children and Education at the Dong-A International Festival of Cartoon & Animation (2004) and was a finalist at the Annecy International Animation Festival (2003).
 * 1) Nominated for The Best Animation Series at Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2006)
 * 2) Mipcom Jr. Licensing Challenge Award (2004)
 * 3) Won the Prize in Children and Education at DIFECA (Dong-A International Festival of Cartoon & Animation) (2004)
 * 4) Was the finalist in Annecy International Animation Festival (2003).

Reboot
In March 2018, Gingo Animation and Universal Television Animation announced that they are developing a reboot of Bernard, titled Bernard Revamped. It premiered on Universal Kids on July 28, 2018.