Shot in Ireland in 2007, the movie tells the story of an orphan boy who finds a new life on a remote island where he comes to terms with his surroundings, the local folklore and learns the secrets of seals.

The production stars Aidan Quinn (Legends of the Fall, Benny and Joon, Stakeout), Connie Nielson (Gladiator, Devil’s Advocate, One Hour Photo) and introduces John Bell as Tomas.

Featured in the film is Smudge, a fully anamatronic seal pup created at Neil Scanlan Studios and puppeteered by Brian Herring.

Neil’s crew created and performed a pup so realistic that director Vic Sarin chose to use the  anamatronic over any footage of real seals!

For more information on the movie click here.  Look out for the UK release date.

Hosted by Bradley Walsh, the new show features celebrity guests who have to pick a member of a line-up who has a special skill or ability.

Brian ‘lent a hand’ in a game where one of the contestants didn’t have the use of their own arms.

The show will air sometime in July as part of ITV1’s Saturday night line up.

Adaptor/Director David Wood (OBE) has already begun working with the talented cast.

Suzie Caulcutt’s beautiful costumes and set look like they have stepped right out of Anita Jeram’s illustrations.

Brian will be working with actress Emily Altneu to bring Scott Brooker’s wonderful puppets to life in this charming adaptaion of Sam McBratney’s internationally beloved children’s classic.

The tour dates and updates are all available here and you can also follow the the show on Twittter and Facebook .

With over 360 shows entered from 65 countries and ‘What’s Your News?’ not only won “Best Pre-School Show” but also the overall “Grand Prix Prize”. The last time a pre-school show did that was 12 years ago with “Teletubbies”.

Brian played Anthony and Peek in this ground-breaking motion-capture programme.

‘What’s Your News?’ can be seen on Nick Jr here in the UK and is airing all over the world including Canada, America and Australia. For more on this show click here