Dan & Nuria Wicksman
Animation screenwriters
Producers and showrunners value our...
Respect for their needs, schedules and deadlines.
Original ideas and quality storytelling that both fit the IP and make it stand out.
Strong international perspective and experience.
About us
We are a married team of freelance animation screenwriters with 20 years' experience.
We have written for production companies in more than 15 countries, including USA, UK, Spain, Germany, Australia, China and South Korea.
Clients include Universal Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, the BBC, Aardman Animations, Blue Zoo, Splash Entertainment, Nickelodeon and CJ ENM.
Dan is originally from the UK and Nuria was born in Spain. We each have dual citizenship (UK/USA and Spain/USA) and are currently based in Los Angeles.
Animation Reel
Reel showcasing select animation projects we have written on:
Pocoyo, Curious George: Royal Monkey, Valt the Wonder Deer, Kim & Jim's Wormhole, Dive Olly Dive!, Rainbow Ruby, Thomas & Friends, and Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch.
Feature Films
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CURIOUS GEORGE: ROYAL MONKEY
Universal Animation Studios
SANTA'S MAGIC CRYSTAL
Epidem Zot and Conectoon
Pre-school TV
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Thomas & friends
2 episodes for HIT Entertainment
Pocoyo
7 specials + Head Writers on Season 5 for Zinkia Entertainment.
Timmy time
2 episodes for Aardman Animations
Rainbow Ruby
15 episodes for WildBrain, CJ ENM, China Entertainment
Roary
4 episodes for Chapman Entertainment
The Koala Brothers
4 episodes for Spellbound / BBC
Dive Olly dive!
11 episodes for Splash Entertainment / GDC
Little Princess
5 episodes for Illuminated Films / TV Loonland
6 to 11 TV
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Sabrina: Secrets of a teenage witch
7 episodes for Splash Entertainment / Disney Channels
Kim & Jim's Wormhole
10 episodes for Jetavana / Escape Velocity
Bubble's Hotel
Development & 2 pilot scripts for Epic Story Media
Gummy Bear & Friends
Story Editors / lead writers for Toonz
Those Scurvy Rascals
2 episodes for Blue Zoo / Nickelodeon UK
Valt the Wonder Deer
4 episodes for DreamEast Pictures
Norman Normal
2 episodes for Tele Images / Magma
Weird Waters
Story development & Consulting producers on 5 seasons for Meticulous Media
Services
We love crafting stories that entertain and uplift.
CONSULTING
A fresh perspective on your project
We assess your project's strengths and areas to improve from our perspective of 20 years of international experience.
SCRIPTWRITING
Reliable and professional creativity
Fast, quality writing on episodes of an existing show;
or full drafts of a feature film.
STORY EDITING
Understanding your writing needs
We lead a team of writers to deliver multiple episode scripts simultaneously.
WRITING DEVELOPMENT
Making your project stand out in the global marketplace
We help develop your show by writing a pitch bible, episode storylines and pilot episode(s).
Testimonials
"Dan and Nuria Wicksman are two extremely talented live-action and animation writers. As a story-editor, I could always count on them to deliver a solid and entertaining first draft. Besides being great writers, they are enjoyable to work with. I wholeheartedly recommend them for scriptwriting on any show."
Denise Downer, Screenwriter & Story Editor (Avengers Assemble, Tom & Jerry in New York)
"Dan y Nuria son un equipo de guionistas fantástico; dominan perfectamente los mecanismos de la narración audiovisual pero no se limitan a seguir los dogmas o los protocolos formales; saben interpretar las ideas de los directores y adaptar las narraciones al tono y lenguaje que el proyecto pida en cada momento. Siempre trabajan a favor de obra y son muy rigurosos. Y lo más importante: son gente muuuuuuuuy divertida."
("Dan and Nuria are a fantastic team of screenwriters; they perfectly master the craft of audiovisual storytelling, but they don't limit themselves to following dogmas or cliches. They know how to interpret the ideas of the directors and adapt the stories to the tone and language the project needs. They always do what’s best for the show and are very thorough. And the most important thing: they are veeeerrrryyyy funny folk.")
Paulo Alfaya, Director (Pocoyo, season 5)
"Dan and Nuria are an extremely talented writing team. They brought so much warmth, humor, and excitement to our series...We have nothing but great things to say about them!"
Joshua Staman, SVP of Development at Meticulous Media LLC
"I had the best experience working with Dan and Nuria who poured their signature quirkiness, humor, and heart into many episodes...They're fast and fun, too! I would jump at the chance to work with Dan and Nuria again."
Noelle Wright, Screenwriter / Story Editor / Producer (Doc McStuffins, Rainbow Ruby, StarBeam)
"Both Dan and Nuria are great screenwriters. They are familiar with children's animation and are very good at working with our team in the Kim and Jim's Wormhole. It was great to work with them."
Lei Wang 王雷, Founder / CCO at Escape Velocity Animation Studio
"Talent, professionalism, and speed. Dan [with Nuria] has written several live action and puppet scripts for our children's English Language Learning series. He has the ideal combination of being easy to work with, turning work around fast, and generating plenty of creative ideas."
Barbara Schwartz, Supervising Writer at Age Of Learning, Inc.
Do you want to know more?
Ask us for our availability and/or writing samples.
Based in Los Angeles, California, USA
Agents: Donna Felten & Kelly Calder at Natural Talent, Inc