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9 October 2018

Sir Lenny Henry to narrate ‘Zog’ this Christmas

Magic Light Pictures, the multi Oscar-nominated production company, has been providing festive family treats to BBC One for over a decade. This Christmas it’s bringing much-loved children’s picture book Zog to BBC One.

8 October 2018

UK Animation Industry sees huge boost in production thanks to Animation Tax Relief

The BFI has released important new research today demonstrating the positive impact of tax reliefs on production across the Screen Industries.

New BFI Screen Business Report shows UK Tax reliefs help fuel boom in UK Screen Industries

An independent new report published today demonstrates the huge value of the government tax reliefs across the UK’s screen industries, seeding unprecedented levels of production, creating thousands of jobs, growing businesses and infrastructure, generating record levels of inward investment, boosting exports of UK productions and services internationally and creating spillover benefits for other industries.

1 October 2018

Production Innovation for Immersive Content Competition

Andrew Chitty, Challenge Director for Audience of the Future, and Creative Economy Champion at AHRC, spoke to UK Screen Alliance on the potential of immersive media.

23 September 2018

Industry insights: Interview with Kieran Argo, Animation Consultant to Encounters festival

Kieran Argo has been working in animation for over 25 years. In recent years Kieran has been responsible for delivering a number of professional development events including the Encounters Producers Courses and a number of training events for the Random Acts (Channel Four/Arts Council England) film-makers in the South West of England.

Animation UK: Review and Future Focus

Following a long, hot and eventful summer, it looks like we are in for an even more eventful Autumn season. Whatever happens with the wider context, our focus will remain firmly on securing the best conditions for growth of the animation sector through policy, advocacy and influence.

17 September 2018

UK Screen Alliance opposes MAC proposal to extend Immigration Skills Charge to EEA skilled workers

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has today (18th Sept 2018) published its final report into EEA Migration in the UK and has made recommendations to government about the shape of the UK’s immigration policy following Brexit.

16 September 2018

NextGen Skills Academy: Inspiring the Next Generation of Creatives

NextGen Skills Academy (or NextGen for short) was set up by Government and the Games, Animation and VFX industries in 2014 in response to the NextGen Report, which highlighted skills shortages in the creative industries.

6 September 2018

Major Investment into Welsh Creative Industries Announced

Cardiff is one of nine creative clusters in the UK awarded research funding, as screen industries based in and around the Welsh capital are set to benefit from new research and development opportunities.

22 August 2018

NextGen Skills Academy Opportunities available

NextGen Skills Academy (or NextGen for short) is an organisation which brings industry and educators together, to develop the next generation of digital talent in the Games, Animation and VFX industries

The status of EU VFX workers in a No Deal Brexit

UK Screen Alliance has confirmed in an extensive new survey of the VFX workforce, that one in three people working in VFX comes from Europe.

14 August 2018

Creative Skillset preps for rebrand

Creative Skillset set for October re-naming and merging with Indie Training Fund

5 August 2018

Floogals: the second series hits Milkshake! on Channel 5

Jellyfish handled the visual effects and animation work on the second series on this kids’ hit.

11 July 2018

Cautious welcome for Brexit mobility framework

UK Screen CEO Neil Hatton, comments on the Brexit White Paper released today

9 July 2018

Sky Kids commission Tiger Aspect to make a Christmas Special of ‘Aliens Love Underpants And…’

Tiger Aspect productions, part of Endemol Shine Group UK, has been commissioned to make a one-off Christmas special of Aliens Love Underpants AND....

3 June 2018

UK Screen makes the case for access to global talent after Brexit

Last Thursday the BBC News Channel featured a day of stories about the Creative Industries and Brexit.

3 May 2018

Axis Animation win at the RTS Awards

The Royal Television Society’s Scottish branch, RTS Scotland - part of Britain’s leading forum for television and related media – has announced the winners of the RTS Scotland Television Awards 2018.

23 April 2018

UK Screen Alliance & Animation UK elect new council representatives

The members of the UK Screen Alliance in partnership with Animation UK have elected new representative councils.

26 March 2018

Locksmith Opens High-End Animation Studio in London

The U.K. has a dedicated high-end CG animation feature studio after Locksmith opened its new London complex Monday.

25 March 2018

UK Screen Alliance Councils: Elections update

The nominations have closed for both the Animation UK Council and the UK Screen Facilities Council elections.