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14 October 2021

CBI & 41 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS ISSUE STATEMENT ON BUSINESS RATES, SAYING ACTION ON INVESTMENT NEEDED AT BUDGET

2 October 2021

Superstar Six to Join The VFX & Post Talent Agency

20 September 2021

Britain Has the Best Creative Talent

Government celebrates success of UK creative industries with new export help announcements.

26 August 2021

Foundry renews commitment to the ACCESS: VFX mentoring programme at 2-year milestone

Foundry, the leading developer of creative software for the media and entertainment industries, today celebrates supporting over 900 mentees to VFX industry mentors as part of its two-year collaboration with the ACCESS:VFX mentorship programme for young people in the creative industries.

29 June 2021

BFI SHORT FORM ANIMATION FUND 2021 OPENS APPLICATIONS

Awarding up to £120,000 each for bold and ambitious projects, the fund includes up to £50,000 each for two immersive projects, in partnership with StoryFutures Academy.

28 June 2021

BFI launches new screen industry skills review for UK pipelines

The UK-wide review in close collaboration with industry aims to tackle the barriers for future growth and competitiveness for emerging and current skills in production & virtual production of HETV and film.

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.

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

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

1 June 2021

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

14 May 2021

UK Screen Alliance responds to concerns about Covid and edit suite ventilation

Screen industry advocacy and trade body UK Screen Alliance has issued a response to concerns about COVID-19 and edit suite ventilation in post-production facilities.

12 May 2021

ELSTREE SCREEN ARTS ACADEMY UK CENTRE OF SCREEN EXCELLENCE LAUNCHES

The UK’s second Centre of Screen Excellence will be launched in Elstree & Borehamwood, focused on offering more opportunities and training to young people looking for careers in film and high-end TV.

28 April 2021

BAFTA Television Nominations Announced

The Virgin Media BAFTA ceremony takes place on Sunday 6 June on BBC One and BBC One HD, with the British Academy Television Craft Awards to be streamed online on 24th May.

26 April 2021

DNEG take home sixth Oscar win with ‘TENET’

On 26 April 2021, the 93rd Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles and saw a plethora of film industry talent awarded for their excellence in front of and behind the camera, including VFX company DNEG receiving their sixth Academy Award in the last seven years for visual effects leader.

23 April 2021

£7 million Global Screen Fund launched to provide grants for Film & TV

The Independent film-focused fund aims to support a range of screen content including animation, documentary, television and interactive narrative games.

20 April 2021

SFS ‘HERE FOR YOU’ initiative boosts SCOTTISH SCREEN INDUSTRY

A Scotland-based crew shot, edited, and released a film with an entirely donated creative and technical crew, for ‘HERE FOR YOU' initiative led by SFS, supported by Film Producer Iain Smith.

19 April 2021

48th Annual Annie Award Winners Revealed

Pixar’s Soul scored seven top honours during the virtual 48th Annie Awards™, with Magic Light Pictures and Blue-Zoo Animation among the list of celebrated winners.

12 April 2021

EE British Academy Film Awards: All winners announced

All the winners of the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards have been announced in full.

8 April 2021

VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR 19TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS

The Midnight Sky is Top Feature Film; Soul is Top Animated Feature Film, and The Mandalorian Gets Top Broadcast Honours.

30 March 2021

Annecy announce 2021 selection

The Annecy Festival announces the first portion of the Official Selection in competition for the 2021 edition and the juries, with four UK productions nominated in the 'Commissioned Films in Competition' category.