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30 April 2024

YolanDa Brown OBE to deliver opening keynote at CMC 2024

YolanDa Brown OBE will deliver the Opening Keynote and Cartoon Saloon’s Nora Twomey will deliver the Creative Keynote at this year's conference.

Acamar Films and Fierylight bring Bing’s Birthday to UK theatres in 2025

The independent creative studio and the London-based production company Fierylight have announced a new partnership.

Creative Wales announces Development Fund recipients

Bomper Studio's Meat is Murder, Riot Times Pictures' Full Moon and Pokedstudio's Pokedbots are among the recipients of the £840,000 grant for new projects.

26 April 2024

UK Screen Alliance and Animation UK unveil Outstanding Contribution award winners

The winners of the Outstanding Contribution awards were announced at the UK Screen Alliance's 20th anniversary gala dinner event on 25 April.

24 April 2024

BFI National Lottery Short Form Animation Fund opens for applications

Funding up to £120,000 will be available for standalone bold and ambitious short form animation projects, with applications opening on 7 May.

Winners announced at RTS West of England Television Awards

Aardman wins in the Children's category with The Very Small Creatures, and Films at 59's Christian Short (for Plimsoll Productions) wins the Grading Category for Super/Natural.

CAKE signs deal with ITVX on animated comedy adventure The Guava Juice Show

The leading kids’ entertainment specialist has announced a deal with ITV on two seasons of the animated comedy adventure.

18 April 2024

Acamar Films’ Bing extends partnership with the NSPCC for a third consecutive year

Bing will take part in the NSPCC’s Childhood Day Mile, encouraging nurseries, children and their families to help support the NSPCC’s vital work.

17 April 2024

Get Animated announces final ‘In Conversation’ keynote speakers

UK Screen Alliance and the Department for Business and Trade will discuss the future of digital production in the UK, new tax incentives, and GenAI use in animation and VFX.

9 April 2024

Escape Studios announces 12th annual VFX Festival

The event celebrating the animation, games and visual effects industries will return from 3-4 June at BFI IMAX in London.

8 April 2024

Stop-motion icon returns in Peperami’s new spot with A+C Studios and Fearless Union

A+C Studios, Fearless Union and Mackinnon and Saunders partnered up to refresh Animal, one of advertising's most notorious characters.

5 April 2024

Flying Duck Studio Lab elevates documentary production with innovative AI and animation techniques

The studio was commissioned by Candour Productions on the documentary project, The Push: Murder on the Cliff.

3 April 2024

Indielab announces four new animation training courses commissioned by ScreenSkills

The four training courses are designed to address skills gaps present among mid-to-senior level producers, directors and leaders in the UK animation industry.

2 April 2024

APC Kids flies Kelebek Media’s Isadora Moon to new international broadcasters

APC Kids has secured the first raft of sales for Kelebek Media’s 2D animated kids series Isadora Moon.

28 March 2024

Plastic Milk wins Smiley Charity Film Judges’ Award 2024 with We Are Donors animation

The London-based animation studio's film won a Silver award in the "Under £100,000" category at the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2024.

26 March 2024

Acamar Films launch first international zoo partnership with Diergaarde Blijdorp

Between 3 April until 12 May, families can follow a bespoke activity trail around the Rotterdam Zoo, which features characters from the hit series Bing.

21 March 2024

The Welsh animators at the forefront of innovative animation tech

The ‘Moho House 2D Animation’ course is supported by Media Cymru, in association with Cloth Cat Animation Studios and Biggerhouse Films CIC.

13 March 2024

CAKE lands international distribution rights to Buddy Oliver’s new BBC cooking series

The leading kids’ entertainment specialist has picked up the international rights to Cooking Buddies, Buddy Oliver’s first TV series.

8 March 2024

Winners announced for 2024 British Animation Awards

Animation UK was an industry sponsor for this year's prestigious ceremony, which was held at London’s BFI Southbank.

7 March 2024

Delegates announced for Reset, TRC’s traineeship for animation, VFX and games

The programme, now in its second year, is supported by the recently established BFI Skills Cluster, delivered by Screen Scotland.