Tag: BFI
Exclusive: Annecy’s Eclectic VR Program Delivers the World of Tomorrow, Today
***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)***
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival has long strived...
Exclusive: The Brief & Beautiful Visions of Annecy’s Short Film Directors
***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321).
Each year, Annecy Festival attendees are treated to a...
TV & Streaming: ‘Tarsilinha’ Goes Prime in LatAm, Rare Toons from Toho & OVID, Plus Global Series Sales
Leading Latin American animation company Pinguim Content ( Fishtronaut, Earth to Luna!) announced that its award-winning children’s animated film Tarsilinha has been sold to...
Paper Owl Films Launches ‘Pablo Academy’ for Autistic Animators
Paper Owl Films — creators of CBeebies animated hit series Pablo, uplifting TV movie Sol and RTS Ireland Television Award-nominated Ladybird & Bee —...
Cast Announced for ‘Pop Paper City’, Coming to Milkshake! in 2022
Channel 5's Milkshake! and the series producers have announced the voice cast for upcoming CGI/live-action preschool series Pop Paper City (52 x 11'), set...
Manchester Animation Fest Unveils Hybrid Program, New Feature Competition
Manchester Animation Festival (MAF), the U.K.'s largest animation festival, has today revealed its program for 2021. Returning for its seventh year as a hybrid...
Maisie Williams Prodco Rapt Boards Delaval’s ‘Salvation Has No Name’
Emmy-nominated actress Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones, gen:LOCK) is boarding her first animation project as a producer with her shingle Rapt and partner Lowri...
Julie Walters, Hugh Dancy, David Harewood Star in ‘Abominable Snow Baby’ Special
Channel 4 has announced a trio of top stars to head up their high-profile Christmas 2021 animated special Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snow Baby...
UK Animation Opportunities: BBC Ignite, BFI Shorts, YACF & Wildseed Talent Fund
Things are heating up for up and coming animators across the pond, with a flurry of funds, initiatives and talent drives being announced from...
Aardman, CITV Set Buzzworthy Voice Cast for ‘Lloyd of the Flies’
Aardman and CITV announce the voice cast for the animation studio's upcoming CGI comedy series, Lloyd of the Flies, in production at Aardman and...
Annecy: UK Animation Panel Offers Perspective, New Initiatives
An online panel of leading figures from the U.K. animation industry shined a light on insights, trends and opportunities in the sector in the...
9 Story Distribution Gets Hip with McLeod Bros’ ‘Circle Square’
9 Story Distribution International has secured worldwide distribution rights to the new animated series Circle Square (40 x 7'). The series was created by...
BFI Announces Latest Array of Young Audiences Content Fund Projects
The BFI has unveiled the latest slate from the government backed Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF), revealing 12 brand-new and distinctive commissions, a recommission...
Mark Simon Hewis Appointed Head of Aardman Academy
Aardman, the multi-award-winning independent animation studio, has announced that its training facility the Aardman Academy has appointed Mark Simon Hewis as Head of Department,...
Channel 4 Adopts Terry Pratchett Xmas Special ‘Abominable Snow Baby’ from Eagle Eye
Channel 4 has commissioned Terry Pratchett’s The Abominable Snow Baby for a new animated Christmas special, debuting December 2021. Produced by Eagle Eye Drama,...
Fresh Market Fare: New Toons Ready to Make a Virtual Splash at MIPTV
***This article originally appeared in the May '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)***
MIPTV may be online this year (April 12-16), but that hasn't...
Aardman Greenlights New CGI Series ‘Lloyd of the Flies’ for CITV
The multi-award-winning independent animation studio, Aardman, has greenlit a brand-new comedy series for 7- to 11-year olds titled Lloyd of the Flies. CITV (U.K.)...
BFI’s Young Audiences Content Fund Greenlights More Shows as First Batch Premiere
The BFI has today announced the latest projects awarded through the Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF), including animated projects Quentin Blake’s Clown and A...
BFI Invests £900k+ in 15 New Animation Projects
The BFI is investing £922,406 in new, bold and ambitious animation projects as it announced 15 recipients of the Short Form Animation Fund, which...
Shipwreck Adventure ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Enters Production with New Partners
Kensuke's Kingdom is kicking off production at last, with new finance and animation studio partners along for the journey. Originally announced in 2017, the...
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