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18 September 2020

Cardiff Animation Festival 2020 goes global

The rescheduled spring 2020 festival will go ahead online throughout the rest of 2020.

8 September 2020

CAKE TAKES TREASURE TREKKERS AROUND THE GLOBE

CAKE announces new slate of TV broadcasters and recent distribution deals for the brand new CGI action comedy series Treasure Trekkers™.

CEO of Salamandra.uk makes Final for Two ‘Best Business Women’ Awards

Animation company Salamandra'uk's CEO Christine MacKay has been shortlisted as a finalist for two Business Women Awards; the ‘Best Business Women in Business Services 2020’ and, as nominated by her team, ‘Best Boss 2020’.

3 September 2020

ACAMAR FILMS LAUNCHES ALL-IN-ONE BING APP IN ITALY AND POLAND FOLLOWING UK SUCCESS

Acamar Films has announced successful launches of its all-in-one freemium app, Bing: Watch, Play, Learn, in Italy and Poland, following the principal launch of the app the UK last year.

1 September 2020

CAKE ANNOUNCES SALES IN ASIA

Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE has announced a number of deals in Asia with key partners for its animated series.

27 August 2020

Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre release new report on Class imbalances in UK Creative Jobs

Just 16% of people in creative jobs are from working class backgrounds and those from privileged backgrounds more likely to land a job, experience autonomy and progression, and shape what goes on stage, page and screen.

Salamandra.uk Wins Global Silver Film Award

Salamandra.uk is creating animated waves with their winning submission at the Latitude Film Festival 2020.

21 August 2020

ACAMAR FILMS SECURES NEW DEAL FOR ‘BING’ WITH AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

Produced by Acamar Films, along with Dublin-based studio Brown Bag Films, Bing will now be brought to screens in the UK, Italy, and Spain on Amazon Prime Video.

30 July 2020

CAKE AND FRESH TV ANNOUNCE A THIRD SEASON OF TOTAL DRAMARAMA

Kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE and award-winning Canadian producer Fresh TV have announced a third season of Total Dramarama, the prequel to the multi-award-winning franchise Total Drama.

28 July 2020

Government unveil £500 million COVID insurance fund for film and TV

Government has announced a new £500 million scheme to kickstart film and television production struggling to secure insurance for Covid-related costs.

14 July 2020

Kidscreen Awards open submissions for 2021

Kidscreen Awards 2021 is now accepting entries, and is this year introducing a new category for inclusive programming.

8 July 2020

HP, Intel and Movidiam Launch Online Programme to Inspire Next Generation of Creators

#PowerYourBreakthrough is a content series hosted by creative professionals working in animation, motion design, filmmaking, photography, graphic design, and illustration.

7 July 2020

ACAMAR FILMS EXPANDS TEAM TO STRENGTHEN KEY GLOBAL ROLES

With demand growing for Bing across the world, Acamar Films is facilitating its progress by creating a dedicated UK team and strengthening key global roles.

1 July 2020

BFI ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF SEE YOURSELF ON SCREEN CHALLENGE

Finalists received 1-to-1 virtual masterclasses from the likes of Konnie Huq, Reggie Yates, Jessica Hynes, Rob Delaney, BBC Children’s Cheryl Taylor, Harry Hill, Matthew Lewis, Amelia Dimoldenberg and Robert Popper.

24 June 2020

KELEBEK MEDIA ACQUIRES ALL RIGHTS TO ALEX T. SMITH’S HOW WINSTON DELIVERED CHRISTMAS

The independent production company has has optioned the rights to the much-loved book written and illustrated by award-winning Alex T. Smith, with Rob Minkoff attached as Director/Producer.

23 June 2020

AARDMAN REVEALS DETAILS ON CHICKEN RUN SEQUEL

Aardman reveal details on highly anticipated Chicken Run sequel – and This Time, They’re Breaking In!

ANIMATION UK AND BFI FLIES FLAG FOR UK ANIMATION INDUSTRY AT ANNECY

A delegation of over 30 studios, producers and distributors from Animation UK are attending the Annecy this year, with the UK presence supported by the BFI with National Lottery funding.

22 June 2020

Annecy Announces the 21 Official 2020 Award Winners

Among the winners were Turtle Journey by Aardman Animation (in collaboration with Greenpeace), and The Tiger Who Came to Tea produced by Lupus Films.

17 June 2020

Creative industries projected to be hit twice as hard as wider economy by drop in revenue due to pandemic

New research from Oxford Economics projects a combined revenue drop of £74 billion for the UK’s creative industries in 2020 (£1.4 billion a week), with a GVA drop of £29 billion, and 406,0001 (1 in 5) creative jobs expected to be lost.

16 June 2020

AARDMAN ANNOUNCES SENIOR APPOINTMENTS IN SALES TEAM

Aardman, the independent UK animation studio, has announced the promotions of Alison Taylor to Director of Distribution and Business Development and Rob Goodchild to Commercial Director.