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22 April 2021

Tinmouse shines a light on ‘Preventing Plastic Pollution’ in animation campaign for The Rivers Trust

Animation studio partners with organisations from across France and England, to raise awareness on reducing the impacts of plastic pollution in the marine environment.

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.

ARTEM’S SPACE SIMULATOR CAPSULE TAKES FLIGHT FOR RAMADAN VIEWERS

The SFX and special-makes company deliver fast-turnaround large scale ‘Hop Drop’ prop and on-set effects for a popular celebrity prank show.

19 April 2021

Digital Orchard Celebrate 10 years with sustainability pledge

Digital Orchard is celebrating 10 Years by creating a new environmentally and socially responsible home for film & digital production, training and talent support in a beautiful countryside setting.

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.

14 April 2021

Moonraker resurrect the ‘Valley of the Kings’ with drone visuals for new Discovery+ doc

The Bristol-based VFX studio brought to life a new level of detail in drone footage for the Discovery Plus documentary on Egyptian History.

12 April 2021

DNEG WINS ‘SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS’ BAFTA FOR WORK ON ‘TENET’

Over the weekend, the DNEG team were awarded the BAFTA for Special Visual Effects, for their work on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’.

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.

7 April 2021

CHEAT enhance colourist team with promotion of Karol Cybulski

Karol Cybulski has been promoted from Junior Colourist to Colourist at the acclaimed studio, with a growing portfolio of grading high profile commercials as well as long-form narrative.

6 April 2021

BlueBolt Promote Tracy McCreary to Managing Director

BlueBolt announces the internal promotion of Tracy McCreary from Executive Producer to Managing Director.

5 April 2021

Freefolk’s playful VFX For Aldi’s Easter Campaign

Freefolk put their award-winning VFX and post-production expertise to playful use for Aldi’s latest Easter campaign ‘I Like it Like That’, for McCann Manchester, directed by music video directing legend Vaughan Arnell, through Merman.

1 April 2021

Electric Theatre Collective Appoints Jon Purton as Managing Director

Electric Theatre Collective has announced that Jon Purton has been promoted to managing director.

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.

Cinelab London and On Set Tech Join Forces

The two companies have been collaborating closely for a number of years and in addition to sharing secure premises at Cinelab London’s Slough laboratory.

DNEG appoints Roy C. Anthony as Global Head of Research

Visual effects and animation company DNEG has appointed digital technology innovator and real-time workflow expert Roy C. Anthony as Global Head of Research.

23 March 2021

Salamandra.uk founder wins Best Business Women Award

The UK Best Business Women Awards have announced their winners for 2020, delayed due to Covid19, at an online gala final.

Freefolk equip Toolstation with impeccable VFX for latest Ad spot

Award-winning post production and visual effects studio Freefolk VFX show that nothing is ‘unexpected’ at Toolstation.

16 March 2021

93RD OSCARS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

The nominations in all 23 Oscar categories for the 93rd Academy Awards were announced today in a two-part live presentation online, hosted by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas

10 March 2021

Spotlight On… Factory Animation: At the Forefront of the Animation Revival

This month, UK Screen Alliance catches up with Alan Smart, Chief Operating Officer, of animation studio Factory. The interview delves into Factory's 10 years of impressive award-winning work, views on the impact of the pandemic on the landscape of 2D and 3D animation, and what they have lined up in future.