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21 November 2022

Asia’s leading animation studio Assemblage joins the Cinesite group

The majority stake deal marks Cinesite’s foray in Asia and expansion of its Asian footprint.

18 November 2022

CAKE announces new appointments in development and production

Ciara Breslin becomes SVP of Production and Martha Sepulveda joins CAKE’s development team as Senior Development Executive.

DNEG announces new visual effects and animation studio in Sydney

Academy Award winner Andrew Jackson is named as Creative Director for the new DNEG Sydney Studio. Their first project is Furiosa, with Director George Miller.

17 November 2022

UK Screen Alliance and Animation UK welcome the consultation into screen sector tax reliefs

We welcome the announcement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Statement of a consultation on reforming the screen sector tax reliefs.

11 November 2022

HaZimation announces UK premiere of RIFT

The high concept animated feature film will have its UK premiere at BUFF 2022, which runs from 26 November to 3 December this year.

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!