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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.

Framestore use deep fake technology in campaign for Kiyan Prince Foundation

Visual effects powerhouse Framestore has collaborated with marketing agency ENGINE Creative to help raise awareness of knife crime in a campaign using VR.

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.

13 May 2021

Spotlight on… Blue Zoo Animation Studio: A menagerie of creativity, excellence, and integrity

This month we catch up with Tom Box, Managing Director and one of the co-founders of Blue Zoo, the multi-award-winning studio and animators of beloved shows Numberblocks and The Adventures of Paddington, and one of the founding member-companies of Animation UK.

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.

11 May 2021

Riverdance family film animated by Cinesite to premiere on Sky

Animated family film Riverdance: The Animated Adventure, based on the stage phenomenon featuring Bill Whelan’s Grammy award-winning music, debut on Sky Cinema on 28 May.

7 May 2021

CAKE AND BUREAU OF MAGIC’S PARTNERSHIP TAKES FLIGHT WITH ‘DOG BIRD & ME’

The independent entertainment company is partnering with the studio to develop the picture books created by Abram Makowka into a preschool series.