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20 December 2023

Flying Duck Studio Lab wins GBEA Award for Creative Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 in the North East

The studio celebrated its triumph at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, one of the most prestigious accolades in the entrepreneurial world.

Making of Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with Axis Studios

The award-winning animation and visual effects studio takes us through how the festive film came to life.

18 December 2023

Flying Duck Studio Lab earns nomination at RTS Awards Yorkshire 2023

The studio earned a nomination at this year's RTS Awards Yorkshire for their work on Discovery Channel's Tut - A Century of Mysteries.

12 December 2023

Acamar Films goes wild with Newquay and Paignton Zoo partnerships

The zoos will feature activities based around the independent creative studio's pre-school animation, Bing.

The Kidscreen Hot50 results for 2023 are unveiled

Kidscreen has announced the top 50 kids entertainment companies of 2023 in broadcasting, production, distribution, licensing and digital media.

11 December 2023

Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway VR-O-RAMA adventure blasts off

Publisher Astrea and Co-Producers Aardman and Atlas V have announced the launch of a new Wallace & Gromit VR adventure on the Meta Quest Store.

Mercury finds a Serious partner for Julian

Serious Kids will co-produce the special A Mouse Called Julian from the UK, with Mercury Filmworks leading from Canada.

7 December 2023

Aspiring animators in West of England offered skills bootcamp with industry experts to ignite their careers

NextGen teams up with Aardman Animations and A Productions for ten-week course.

HaZimation announces expansion and hiring opportunities

The indie studio is expanding with an office opening in Belfast and is recruiting 3D generalists and shot animators.

CAKE’s Kiri and Lou picked up by Nickelodeon for new season

The latest season of the award-winning New Zealand stop-motion series is slated to air on the Nick Jr. channel in 2024.

5 December 2023

BFI publishes Skills Scoping Study for the UK’s Digital Content Production Sectors

The British Film Institute has published an in-depth study identifying the skills needed to support growth in rapidly evolving UK digital content production sectors.

Kidscreen unveils shortlist for 15th Annual Kidscreen Awards

The winners will be revealed on 5 February 2024 at a gala awards ceremony during Kidscreen Summit in San Diego.

4 December 2023

Festivus expands its brand with online animation recruitment and community hub FSTVS

In response to a rising demand in recruitment needs in the animation sector, Rob Doherty is expanding the FESTIVUS brand.

29 November 2023

Sky picks up Sesame’s Mister Zoink created by A Productions

The pre-school animation series The Musical World of Mister Zoink was created and produced by A Productions for Sesame.

28 November 2023

Acamar Films and HarperCollins Children’s Books renew partnership

The producer and distributor of multi award-winning Bing and its master publishing partner have renewed their publishing agreement.

27 November 2023

Bing’s Christmas and Other Stories set for widest-ever nationwide cinema release

Acamar Films partners with Showcase Cinemas, The Light and Vue Entertainment to bring the 59 minute cinema package to fans of the beloved show.

The Smeds and the Smoos wins International Emmy® award in Magic Light Pictures’ 20th anniversary year

The beloved animated film won the award for Best Kids Animation at the 51^st International Emmy^® Awards.

24 November 2023

Wacom joins UK Screen Alliance as official supporter to drive creative innovation and technology in the film, TV, animation, post and VFX industries

We are excited to announce our official partnership with Wacom, the pioneer and leading innovator of digital pen technology.

20 November 2023

Manchester Animation Festival 2023: Animation Nation Forum

From engaging panels to thrilling VR experiences, take a look back at the festival, as we recap this year's industry day, Animation Nation Forum.

17 November 2023

UK Screen Sectors unveil a new and transformative approach to skills development across the UK

The Screen Sectors’ Skills Task Force has published a raft of recommendations, including a new remit for a pan-sector strategic skills body.