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22 June 2021

Salamandra.uk Share an SME’s Journey to Success

This year animation company salamandra.uk is celebrating 7 years of success, with an expanding team and a look back at their biggest achievements.

15 June 2021

ANNECY PANEL SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON UK ANIMATION INDUSTRY

Animation UK, BFC, BFI, Lupus Films, Jellyfish Pictures, Sixteen South, Wild Child Animation and Film London discuss resilience, landscape, and new funding opportunities for UK animation at the virtual edition of the international film festival Annecy.

Freefolk Film & Episodic provide Skillful VFX for ‘Pennyworth’ Season 2

The visual effects team provided over 300 shots for the second series of crime drama Pennyworth, lead by Steve Murgatroyd, Freefolk VFX Supervisor and Meg Guidon, VFX Executive Producer.

14 June 2021

LOCKSMITH ANIMATION’S FEATURE FILM ‘THAT CHRISTMAS’ TO BE SIMON OTTO’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

Renowned Head of Character Animation on How to Train Your Dragon Film Series To Direct Feature Based on Christmas Children’s Book Series by Writer/Director Richard Curtis.

9 June 2021

CINESITE NAMES ANTONY BLUFF EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT LONDON STUDIO

Anthony Bluff will be based in Cinesite London, working across the service studio’s US and international film, TV and SVOD production clients.

BFI ‘See Yourself Onscreen Challenge’ back for 2nd year in a row

Pan-industry initiative led by the BFI’s Young Audiences Content Fund unveils the second year of ‘See Yourself on Screen Challenge’, calling on 4-18-year-olds to create TV shows for the future

4 June 2021

Fitzrovia post announces a senior promotion within its creative department

Fitzrovia Post Production, the sound design & audio facility based in London, has announced Cécile Janet's promotion to Audio Lead in their creative department.

3 June 2021

Spotlight On… Bait Studio: Flexible, Buoyant, Boutique Visual Artists who have Clients hooked

This month we interviewed Peter Rogers, Managing Director of the Cardiff-based visual effects company Bait Studio - discussing views on the current state of the UK VFX industry, the challenges of the past year, as well as their impressive credits and award-winning work.

1 June 2021

A Productions clinches Broadcast Awards win for ground-breaking ‘JoJo and Gran Gran’

The first UK pre-school animation that centres around a black British family, based on creator Laura Henry-Allain MBE's children's books and animated by A Productions, won big at the British television awards.

AMAZON PRIME VIDEO UK HELPS FUND POST PRODUCTION APPRENTICESHIPS

Apprentice post-production operators start training as part of a UK Screen Alliance programme with the support of Amazon Prime Video UK

AARDMAN GIVES NEW PRE-SCHOOL SERIES ‘THE VERY SMALL CREATURES’ THE GREEN LIGHT

Bristol-based British animation powerhouse Aardman has announced it has greenlit a brand-new pre-school series The Very Small Creatures.

CAKE SIGNS NEW SEASON OF KIRI AND LOU WITH CBEEBIES

Following the series’ strong premiere on CBeebies last year, the children's TV channel has pre-bought the latest season of the popular stop-motion animated show.

29 May 2021

Fitzrovia post bolster team with new hire Adrian Walter

London-based sound design & audio post-production facility Fitzrovia Post have made a new addition to their team, appointing Adrian Walter as new Senior Dubbing Mixer and Supervisor of Animation Productions.

26 May 2021

New animation awards scheme launched to develop young UK animation talent

ACCESS: VFX has launched the Young Animator of the Year UK (YAY UK) club and awards to help discover, nurture and celebrate all the amazing young animators across the UK.

25 May 2021

BlueBolt strengthen team with promotion of Lucy Tait to Finance Director

The award-winning visual effects studio BlueBolt has announced the internal promotion of Lucy Tait, to the position of Finance Director.

24 May 2021

Elstree Studios Expansion gets underway

Hertsmere has taken one step closer towards cementing its reputation as the ‘British Hollywood’ as construction work on the expansion of Elstree Studios got underway this week.

20 May 2021

FREEFOLK STRENGTHEN LONGFORM OFFERING WITH CREATION OF ‘FREEFOLK FILM & EPISODIC’

The Soho-based visual effects studio Freefolk is expanding its reach with a plethora of promotions, new hires, and the launch of a new structure.

19 May 2021

Erika Burton joins DNEG as EVP, VFX – Global Head of Studios

Visual effects and animation company DNEG has announced the appointment of Erika Burton as Executive Vice President, VFX - Global Head of Studios.

One of Us opens new Paris VFX Studio

Visual effects studio One of Us set for expansion with a new office based in Paris.

18 May 2021

Union Build Guantanamo for The Mauritanian

Union VFX transforms South African set builds into Guantánamo base, for The Mauritanian, the true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi's fight for freedom after imprisonment by the U.S. Government.