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19 September 2023

Spotlight on…Rumpus Animation: Creating Sanctuary

This month, we interviewed Rumpus Animation to hear more about their new short film, Sanctuary, with Greenpeace.

18 September 2023

CAKE to distribute tween action animated adventure Sherwood

The leading kids’ entertainment specialist has announced its partnership with Baby Octopus and Toybox on Sherwood.

15 September 2023

Rumpus Animation creates underwater short film for Greenpeace with Hollywood stars

The Bristol-based animation studio teamed up with Greenpeace on a new short film to encourage governments around the world to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty.

14 September 2023

Ready Eddie Go! produced by Hocus Pocus Studio, set to hit Sky Kids screens

The new Sky Original, based on the Eddie book series and narrated by Jodie Whittaker, will launch on Sky Kids on 15 September.

12 September 2023

Watch Next Media, Beakus and JSBC win BBC and France Televisions commission for Big Lizard

CBeebies and France Télévisions have jointly commissioned the 3D animated preschool series, co-produced by Beakus, Watch Next Media and Je Suis Bien Content (JSBC).

6 September 2023

CAKE to distribute Squeeze’s new Cracké Family Scramble series

The leading kids’ entertainment specialist has announced its partnership with Squeeze Productions on their latest offering from the Cracké franchise.

5 September 2023

Jellyfish Pictures hires new Creative Director of Animation

Archie Donato joins the leading global animation and VFX studio's Animation Features team.

28 July 2023

HaZimation unveils Moontopia, a new Fortnite sci-fi adventure

The game was crafted using the innovative Unreal Fortnite Editor (UEFN), coupled with the power of Unreal Engine 5.1 and Cinema 4D.

17 July 2023

DIGIC and Axis Studios announce two-project animated feature co-development partnership

The studios will jointly develop and produce Worlds Apart into a four-quadrant animated feature film in their first collaboration.

12 July 2023

A Productions begins work on new Pip and Posy TV off-shoot

Pip and Posy Let’s Learn is produced by Magic Light Pictures, with animation services provided by A Productions.

7 July 2023

Lupus Films teams up with The JGA Group to launch unique training scheme

Five participants from the scheme have been taken on to work on the major Channel 4 animated TV Special, Mog’s Christmas.

21 June 2023

Axis Studios to produce new animated horror series, Gods And Monsters

Axis Studios, Jason Lust and Ranger 7 Films will produce the animated horror series Gods and Monsters Chapter One: The Death of Victor Frankenstein.

19 June 2023

Michael Rose receives the OBE in King’s Birthday Honours List

The co-founder of Magic Light Pictures has been awarded the OBE for ‘services to animation’.

13 June 2023

Lil Critter Workshop launches digital first animation production studio

The animation house has appointed Jan Stradling as Consultant Development Executive in the UK.

9 June 2023

CAKE announces deal with Sky for global YouTube hit Super Sema

The leading kids’ entertainment specialist has announced a deal with Sky for three series of the animated superhero show.

The Aardman Academy launch ‘In-Studio Stop Motion’ course

Aardman's training facility runs its in-person course at the world famous studios for the first time since 2019.

2 June 2023

Flying Duck Studio Lab unveils their first animated ident

The studio unveils the short animation Field of Ducks, created by the Motion Graphic Designer and Animator, Ploy Motion.

30 May 2023

Flying Duck Studio Lab takes flight as StartUp Awards winner

The Hebden-based studio was awarded the Rising Star award at the StartUp Awards 2023 finals on 11 May.

26 May 2023

Flying Duck Studio Lab opened with Sundance-nominated feature documentary

Last year, the then freshly-established studio landed their first feature documentary, Victim/Suspect, which has since gone on to receive critical acclaim.

Aardman produces “Pint-Sized Perfection” commercial for Thatchers Cider

Forty creatives at Aardman were involved in the film, with animators needing over 480 hours to shoot the 40-second commercial.