Pre-school show with A Productions nominated for two major awards

Member News  |  09 December 2024

The studio provided the animation and is part of the team behind pre-school show The Makery, which has been nominated for two major awards.

The Makery Series 3.
Photo by Terrific Television.

Leading animation production studio A Productions is part of the team behind a popular children’s show nominated for two major industry awards – one national and one international. The Makery, the ultimate ‘make and do’ show, was commissioned by Sky Kids and is produced by Terrific Television. Animation and after effects for the show were provided by Bristol-based A Productions for Terrific Television.

The Makery is a live action production with animated segments and characters. This fast-paced series, presented by Nim Odedra with narration from Stephen Mangan, is packed with building quirky crafts, brilliant baking, and creative takeovers, helping to educate children through play. 

The third series of the show has been shortlisted in the Best Pre-school Programme category in the Broadcast Awards 2025 and in the Pre School Best Live-Action Series category in the 2025 Kidscreen Awards

The Broadcast Awards celebrates the best in British TV channels and content with the awards due to be held on the evening of February 5, 2025, in London.

The Kidscreen Awards program is an annual celebration of children’s content excellence paying tribute to outstanding TV and digital media work that keeps kids and families around the world entertained. The winners will be announced an awards ceremony taking place during Kidscreen Summit 2025 in San Diego, which runs from February 9 to 12. 

The Makery Series 3.
Photo by Terrific Television.

It’s wonderful to see The Makery Series 3 being recognised both nationally and internationally. Congratulations to everyone involved in this fantastic show which encourages children to get creative, have fun and learn through play.

Katherine McQueen, Joint Managing Director at A Productions

A Productions also worked on Series 1 and 2 of The Makery.  

Award-winning A Productions is a creative-led animation production studio that makes iconic children’s content for TV and film for audiences in the UK and around the world. The studio has worked on many notable shows including: JoJo and Gran Gran, produced by BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions in association with A Productions for CBeebies; Love Monster for CBeebies; Sesame Street animated specials, Furry Friends Forever: Elmo gets a Puppy and The Monster at the End of This Story, for Sesame Workshop, and segment animations for the iconic Sesame Street series; and Pip and Posy Let’s Learn, produced by Magic Light Pictures for Sky Kids with animation services provided by A Productions.

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