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11 March 2025

Statement from Jellyfish Pictures

SIXTEEN SOUTH ANNOUNCES NEW SALES FOR HIGH-FLYING PRESCHOOL SERIES ODO

6 March 2025

Paper Owl Films appoints Nora Keely as new Head of Production

The Belfast-based independent producer has appointed a new Head of Production, Nora Keely, with support from the UK Global Screen Fund.

26 February 2025

Serious Kids gets Unreal

Serious Kids has secured the worldwide distribution rights (ex Ireland) to live action family thriller The Unreal.

Animation UK announces newly elected Animation Council

We welcome the appointment of three new Council representatives to oversee the animation members over the next term.

24 February 2025

Meet the supporters behind UK Screen Alliance and Animation UK

Learn more about Percy & Warren, Simons Muirhead Burton, Spotlight, Tysers Live, and Ecovis Wingrave Yeats, and see what benefits members can access.

14 February 2025

Hoho Entertainment joins forces with Wild Child Animation to develop new Toad & Friends film

Hoho Entertainment and Wild Child Animation will develop a full-length film adaptation, returning to the original story of The Wind in the Willows.

Kidscreen Awards 2025: Winners announced

The year’s best work in children’s television and digital media was announced and celebrated at Kidscreen Summit 2025 in San Diego.

MOVE Summit 2025 programme revealed

Animation UK will be speaking at the MOVE Summit, Scotland’s animation and VFX gathering in February.

Viva Pictures and Kazoo Films enter strategic alliance

LA-based production studio and distributor Viva Pictures has entered into a strategic alliance with Kazoo Films, Cantilever Media’s newly launched distribution company.

Tiger Aspect Kids & Family’s Tinga Tinga Tales celebrates 15 years

Since its 2010 launch, the vibrant Tiger Aspect Kids & Family animated series has helped build 100 classrooms in Kenya.

6 February 2025

Beloved Alphablocks returns to screens for brand new series

BBC Children’s and Education, Alphablocks Ltd and Blue Zoo Animation Studio will bring back the hugely popular phonics-focused series.

Scotland leads the way in animated film this February with wave of festivals

In Scotland, Manipulate Festival, MOVE SUMMIT, Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival will take place across the month.

4 February 2025

Paper Owl Films opens new Belfast studio

The new 5,000 square foot studio will house the company’s core team of creatives working across animation, production, design, live action and post production.

ITV snaps up Badjelly in deal with WildBrain

Badjelly is produced by Cantilever Media, Mukpuddy Animation (New Zealand) and Sphere Media (Canada).

3 February 2025

CAKE signs deals with Warner Bros. Discovery on Outfit7’s Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super

The latest series from the Talking Tom & Friends franchise has been acquired for the WBD channels in Italy and Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea.

31 January 2025

A Productions named one of the UK’s Best Places to Work in TV for third time

The Bristol-based company has once again been awarded the coveted accolade by leading industry website and magazine, Broadcast.

29 January 2025

Hoho Rights’ Shane Le Chef gets cooking in France

Canal+ acquires Hoho Rights' CG animated, preschool cooking series.

24 January 2025

Get Animated 25 announces Day Two Keynote

The Day Two Keynote will be made up of animation associations, including Animation UK.

Wild Child Animation announces leadership expansion

Anthony Eliot-Finch has been appointed Head of Business Development and Hannah Ferguson joins as Head of Production.