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9 November 2022

Lupus Films celebrate 20th anniversary with Manchester Animation Festival Fellowship 2022

Camilla Deakin and Ruth Fielding, the founders of the London-based animation studio, received the prestigious award at this year's MAF.

7 November 2022

The UK Children’s Media Plan: Securing and empowering British children’s content for the next generation

We aim to bring the industry and stakeholders together to research, develop and deliver a sustainable children’s content ecology for the next decade.

25 October 2022

Tinmouse celebrate non-broadcast animation with new MAF panel

Tinmouse's Founder Tom Sanders explores the importance and relevance of non-broadcast animation at the upcoming Manchester Animation Festival.

24 October 2022

Blue Zoo and Plug-In Media create Brighton Zoo

Brighton Zoo is a powerful new regional studio designed for a new era of animation.

12 October 2022

Tinmouse work with podcast Rex Factor to grow their IP, with their first ever app based game

Working alongside Useeum, one of Europe’s leading museum gamification apps and Your Heritage, their UK partners, Tinmouse helped to create a new Rex-y adventure, starring podcast hosts Graham Duke and Ali Hood - Rex Factor - Lost in Time.

4 October 2022

Acamar Films extends multi-territory partnership with Prime Video for hit pre-school show Bing

Acamar Films has extended its partnership in key European territories with Prime Video.

13 September 2022

Peppa Pig Introduces First Same-Sex Couple

Peppa Pig has added a lesbian couple to its cast of characters for the first time in the show's 18 year history.

CAKE TO LAUNCH ARCANA STUDIOS’ MY BROTHER THE MONSTER AT MIPCOM

CAKE has announced it has partnered with Arcana Studios on animated family-friendly comedy series My Brother The Monster.

1 September 2022

CAKE PARTNERS WITH FEMALE-LED STUDIO KUKUA ON YOUTUBE HIT SUPER SEMA

CAKE has announced its partnership with London-Nairobi-based female-led studio, Kukua on Super Sema, the world’s first-to-launch African animated kids’ superhero franchise.

22 August 2022

DUNDEE/ETON ANIMATION STUDIOS, SALAMANDRA.UK HAS IMMERSIVE FILM SELECTED FOR THE 2022 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

Visual marketing animation studios, salamandra.uk, partnered with content production company, Electric Skies, to create Kindred, an animated Virtual Reality (VR) story of family and belonging.

8 August 2022

CAKE, DCM PICTURES AND BOULDER MEDIA BRING AMELIA FANG TO THE SCREEN

Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE has announced its partnership with DCM Pictures and Boulder Media on 2D adventure comedy series Amelia Fang aimed at 6-9 year olds.

2 August 2022

Cinesite partners with Squeeze, acquiring a majority stake

The partnership with the studio behind ‘Cracké and Marvel Studios ‘What If?’ will further strengthen Cinesite’s foothold in the international animation marketplace.

28 July 2022

NETFLIX ANNOUNCES FESTIVE ANIMATED FEATURE SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL COMING IN DECEMBER

The Timeless Films production features re-imagined songs from the late two-time Academy Award and Grammy Award-winner Leslie Bricusse

25 July 2022

Cinesite acquires Montreal studio L’Atelier Animation

The studio behind ‘Leap’ and ‘Fireheart’ will further strengthen Cinesite’s foothold in the international animation marketplace

20 July 2022

Animation UK members A Productions and Magic Light Pictures win Kidscreen Awards

Congratulations to our members, A Productions and Magic Light Pictures, for being amongst the 2022 Kidscreen Award Winners in Miami!

12 July 2022

Animation UK at The Children’s Media Conference 2022

Taking a look back at The Children's Media Conference 2022 and our plans going forward.

8 July 2022

ANIMATION UK Supports new Pitching Competition led by C21 and funded by the BFI Global Screen Fund

Animation UK is delighted to support a new Digital pitch designed by C21 and to announce that entries are now open.

30 June 2022

Animation UK at the Heart of the Children’s Media Conference 2022

Three Children’s Media Conference sessions, three topics, lots of experts and Animation UK is at the heart of  the annual event to debate the big issues of today.

An Annecy success story with a collaborative effort behind it

With Annecy 2022 well and truly behind us now, it’s time to review, reflect and optimistically look ahead to next year’s festival.

28 June 2022

LUPUS FILMS APPOINTS ABIGAIL ADDISON AS NEW TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER

Multi award-winning, London-based animation studio Lupus Films has appointed experienced Animation Producer Abigail Addison in the newly -created role of Training and Development Producer.  Effective immediately, the role will cover recruitment, skills training, course development and diversity monitoring.