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24 April 2024

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.

6 March 2024

Animation UK welcomes announcement of increased Expenditure Credit to support independent UK film, including animation

We welcome the announcements made in the 2024 Spring Budget to support VFX and the increased Expenditure Credit to support independent UK film.

4 March 2024

Keynote speakers and first commissioners for ‘Business of Animation’ conference announced

Biren Ghose from Technicolor Creative, and Mark Taynton from Warner Bros. Discovery, have been announced as the conference's keynote speakers.

A brief history of UK Screen Alliance

2024 marks twenty years since UK Screen Alliance was first established. Audrey Lai, PR Coordinator, takes us on the company's journey through the decades.

1 March 2024

The BFI and British Council open expanded Travel Grant Fund

The fund will support filmmakers, producers, and XR creatives with work selected for international film festivals and other events.

29 February 2024

MadMicrobe brings cinematic storytelling to SciTech marketplace

The medical animation pioneer will leverage its expertise and success in bioscience animation to help industrial clients visualise their products, technologies and factory spaces.

16 February 2024

The Sound Collector from Eagle Vs Bat takes wing

Serious Kids has made a solid start to international sales for the award-winning animation series from Eagle Vs Bat, since signing the worldwide distribution rights.