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15 June 2021

ANNECY PANEL SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON UK ANIMATION INDUSTRY

Animation UK, BFC, BFI, Lupus Films, Jellyfish Pictures, Sixteen South, Wild Child Animation and Film London discuss resilience, landscape, and new funding opportunities for UK animation at the virtual edition of the international film festival Annecy.

14 June 2021

LOCKSMITH ANIMATION’S FEATURE FILM ‘THAT CHRISTMAS’ TO BE SIMON OTTO’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

Renowned Head of Character Animation on How to Train Your Dragon Film Series To Direct Feature Based on Christmas Children’s Book Series by Writer/Director Richard Curtis.

9 June 2021

CINESITE NAMES ANTONY BLUFF EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT LONDON STUDIO

Anthony Bluff will be based in Cinesite London, working across the service studio’s US and international film, TV and SVOD production clients.

BFI ‘See Yourself Onscreen Challenge’ back for 2nd year in a row

Pan-industry initiative led by the BFI’s Young Audiences Content Fund unveils the second year of ‘See Yourself on Screen Challenge’, calling on 4-18-year-olds to create TV shows for the future

1 June 2021

A Productions clinches Broadcast Awards win for ground-breaking ‘JoJo and Gran Gran’

The first UK pre-school animation that centres around a black British family, based on creator Laura Henry-Allain MBE's children's books and animated by A Productions, won big at the British television awards.

AARDMAN GIVES NEW PRE-SCHOOL SERIES ‘THE VERY SMALL CREATURES’ THE GREEN LIGHT

Bristol-based British animation powerhouse Aardman has announced it has greenlit a brand-new pre-school series The Very Small Creatures.

CAKE SIGNS NEW SEASON OF KIRI AND LOU WITH CBEEBIES

Following the series’ strong premiere on CBeebies last year, the children's TV channel has pre-bought the latest season of the popular stop-motion animated show.

ACAMAR FILMS ROLLS OUT BING APP TO MORE KEY TERRITORIES

Acamar Films, the independent creative studio headquartered in Camden, London freemiumapp, 'Bing: Watch, Play' is set to expand globally.

26 May 2021

New animation awards scheme launched to develop young UK animation talent

ACCESS: VFX has launched the Young Animator of the Year UK (YAY UK) club and awards to help discover, nurture and celebrate all the amazing young animators across the UK.

13 May 2021

Tinmouse animation collaborate with Friends of the Earth on green jobs campaign

Animation studio Tinmouse collaborates with Friends of the Earth charity, donating a year's worth of animated content.

Spotlight on… Blue Zoo Animation Studio: A menagerie of creativity, excellence, and integrity

This month we catch up with Tom Box, Managing Director and one of the co-founders of Blue Zoo, the multi-award-winning studio and animators of beloved shows Numberblocks and The Adventures of Paddington, and one of the founding member-companies of Animation UK.

11 May 2021

Riverdance family film animated by Cinesite to premiere on Sky

Animated family film Riverdance: The Animated Adventure, based on the stage phenomenon featuring Bill Whelan’s Grammy award-winning music, debut on Sky Cinema on 28 May.

7 May 2021

CAKE AND BUREAU OF MAGIC’S PARTNERSHIP TAKES FLIGHT WITH ‘DOG BIRD & ME’

The independent entertainment company is partnering with the studio to develop the picture books created by Abram Makowka into a preschool series.

23 April 2021

£7 million Global Screen Fund launched to provide grants for Film & TV

The Independent film-focused fund aims to support a range of screen content including animation, documentary, television and interactive narrative games.

22 April 2021

Tinmouse shines a light on ‘Preventing Plastic Pollution’ in animation campaign for The Rivers Trust

Animation studio partners with organisations from across France and England, to raise awareness on reducing the impacts of plastic pollution in the marine environment.

19 April 2021

48th Annual Annie Award Winners Revealed

Pixar’s Soul scored seven top honours during the virtual 48th Annie Awards™, with Magic Light Pictures and Blue-Zoo Animation among the list of celebrated winners.

12 April 2021

EE British Academy Film Awards: All winners announced

All the winners of the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards have been announced in full.

9 April 2021

Sky Kids bolsters summer slate with original animation ‘Dodo’.

CAKE launch international sales drive at MIPTV, with the animated series 'Dodo', produced by Wildseed.

30 March 2021

Annecy announce 2021 selection

The Annecy Festival announces the first portion of the Official Selection in competition for the 2021 edition and the juries, with four UK productions nominated in the 'Commissioned Films in Competition' category.

23 March 2021

Salamandra.uk founder wins Best Business Women Award

The UK Best Business Women Awards have announced their winners for 2020, delayed due to Covid19, at an online gala final.