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5 October 2019

Animation Industry Experts on ‘HOW TO TELL A TIMELESS STORY’ at BLE

Animation industry representatives from Animation UK members Aardman Animations, Blue-Zoo, Magic Light Pictures, and Acamar Films, joined the panel at Brand Licensing Europe for an insightful discussion on storytelling.

4 October 2019

AARDMAN REBOOTS TIMMY TIME FOR RETURN TO CBEEBIES

The popular pre-school series is to be refreshed for a new generation of fans.

3 October 2019

CAKE celebrate autism with key international partnerships for ‘Pablo’

Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE, has signed a number of deals for ground-breaking pre-school animated series Pablo.

2 October 2019

ENCOUNTERS FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The 25^th Edition of the Film Festival Hosted the Awards Ceremony at Colston Hall in Bristol.

25 September 2019

Creative Industries Federation and Creative England join forces

Today a public statement has been released on the merging of the Creative Industries Federation and Creative England to become a part of the same UK-wide organisation.

24 September 2019

CAKE BRINGS CBEEBIES’ BIGGLETON TO CANNES

Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE, has announced the international launch of CBeebies’ hit series Biggleton at MIPCOM.

Young Audience Content Fund Exceeding Targets

Animation UK Executive Chair Kate O'Connor gives an update on the fund in relation to submissions from the animation sector.

19 September 2019

SEAN CLARKE APPOINTED AS MD OF AARDMAN

Aardman announced today the successor to David Sproxton, who is stepping back from the MD role after 43 years at the helm of the studio.

16 September 2019

Axis Studios unveil the animation behind Magic in Gathering’s new viral trailer

The hugely popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering goes viral with cinematic trailer developed in partnership with Axis Studios.

14 September 2019

CAKE, LA CABANE AND THURISTAR TO LAUNCH MUSH-MUSH & THE MUSHABLES AT MIPCOM

Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE, France’s La Cabane and Belgium’s Thuristar have announced the launch of CGI series Mush-Mush & the Mushables, set to launch with two new episodes at MIPCOM.

13 September 2019

Acamar Films partner with CBeebies on new series of Bing

Acamar Films has signed a significant new content deal with the BBC for a new series of their award-winning pre-school property, Bing.

11 September 2019

Why Delay Graduate visas? We need them now

UK Screen Alliance welcomes Government announcement to reinstate post-study work visas, but questions why it can't be introduced sooner for international students currently studying in the UK.

10 September 2019

CAKE ROLLS OUT TOTAL DRAMARAMA ACROSS THE GLOBE

Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE has announced that Total Dramarama, the prequel to the original Total Drama series, will roll out in multiple territories this year.

9 September 2019

BAFTA add animation category to 2020 British Academy Games Awards

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has opened entries for the British Academy Games Awards, with a series of new categories including 'Animation'.

5 September 2019

UK Screen Alliance Releases Ground-breaking Industry Diversity & Inclusion Report

‘Inclusion and diversity’ study results published today reveal positive industry gains and highlight areas of future focus.

20 August 2019

Axis Studios makes the 1000 companies to inspire Britain 2019 list

Axis Studios recognised in sixth edition of London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report.

15 August 2019

Creative Industries urge government to recognise the value of creative education

Over 150 key figures from across the creative industries and beyond have signed a letter urging government to recognise the value of creative education.

‘Get It Right’ campaign aims to highlight the true cost of content infringement

Caspar Lee & Snoochie Shy kick off new video series highlighting our shared love of creative content and the true cost of piracy Creative industries initiative encouraging fans to value the creative process and to access content legally

9 August 2019

50% of EU VFX, animation, and Post workers have yet to apply for Settled Status

According to our recent UK Screen Alliance survey data, more than 50% of European workers in UK Visual Effects, Animation and Post production have yet to apply to settled status.

7 August 2019

Tax reliefs provided £1.1 billion boost to creative sectors

HM Treasury has revealed new figures on how much Britain's Film, High-end TV, and Animation sectors have benefited from government tax reliefs.