Tag: Axel Scheffler
Annecy: Triggerfish Wins MIFA Industry Award
The Annecy International Animation Festival (kicking off Monday, June 14) has announced studio Triggerfish as the recipient of the 2021 Mifa Industry Award. The...
Showrunner Jeroen Jaspaert Unveils the Charming Animated Show ‘Pip and Posy’
***This article originally appeared in the May '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)***
The charming friendship between a mouse and a rabbit is at...
UK’s Secret Story Draw Unlocks Animation Opportunities for Underrepresented Groups
A brand new and unique initiative, The Secret Story Draw, has launched to find new talent in the animation industry. The scheme is dedicated...
Olivia Colman & Matt Smith Star in Magic Light’s ‘Superworm’ Special for BBC
Building on the success of Zog and the Flying Doctors, Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar nominated company, is bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s...
Magic Light Brings Beloved ‘Gruffalo’ & ‘Zog’ Characters Back in BBC Idents
Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar-nominated production company, has been providing festive family treats to BBC audiences for more than a decade. This year, the...
ViacomCBS & Sky Pick Magic Light’s Debut Pre-K Series ‘Pip and Posy’
ViacomCBS and Sky announced their first co-production partnership on Wednesday, teaming up for preschool CG animated series Pip and Posy (52 x 7'). The...
NYICFF: Triple Win for ‘My Life in Versailles’, ‘Grab My Hand’ Takes Animation Prize
Despite moving online for its final weekend, the New York International Children's Film Festival still celebrated an inspiring lineup of shorts and features for...
Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins & Diana Rigg Set Sail with ‘The Snail and the Whale’
Multi-Oscar-nominated production company Magic Light Pictures (The Gruffalo, The Highway Rat, Revolting Rhymes) is continuing its tradition of providing animated holiday specials for the...
Key Territories Turn on Magic Light’s ‘Snail and the Whale’
U.K.’s Oscar-nominated animation outfit Magic Light Pictures has announced pre-sales for its new half-hour animated special The Snail and the Whale to major broadcasters across Europe...
Oscar Winner Aron Warner, Director Peter Ramsey Head to Cape Town Animation Fest
The Cape Town International Animation Festival has announced that Academy Award-winning producer Aron Warner and Academy Award-nominated director Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)...
Magic Light’s Christmas Hit ‘Zog’ Takes Flight with International Sales
Oscar-nominated studio Magic Light Pictures (The Highway Rat, Revolting Rhymes, The Gruffalo) announces a raft of sales for its 2018 half-hour Christmas special Zog...
Magic Light Pictures Flies High with ‘Zog’ Special
Over the past decade, we’ve come to expect great things from the discerning animation production team of Michael Rose and Martin Pope of Magic...
MIP Junior: Eight New Shows to Keep an Eye On!
The MIP Junior market in Cannes (Oct 13-14) is considered one of the world’s top showcases for kids programming. This 2018 edition will offer...
Lenny Henry Stars in Magic Light’s ‘Zog’ Special for BBC One
Multi-Oscar-nominated production company Magic Light Pictures has revealed that Sir Lenny Henry (Broadchurch, Pirates! Band of Misfits) will lead the voice cast for it’s...
Triggerfish Nets Double Annecy Selection, Begins Third Movie ‘Seal Team’
Award-winning African animation studio Triggerfish will have two films screening at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival (June 11-16) in France, with the short...
Cape Town Animation Fest Lines Up Local & International Speakers
Celebrated creative minds and experienced executives from the global industry will be assembling in South Africa next month, when Animation SA presents the seventh...
The Highway Rat: He Just Loves to Steal Cake!
The new animated special The Highway Rat has all the ingredients of a classic animated special.
After producing The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Room on...
David Tennant Leads Cast of Magic Light’s ‘Highway Rat’ for BBC
Oscar-nominated Magic Light Pictures is bringing another magical tale from top UK picture book duo Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler to screens, with The...
Magic Light Producing ‘The Highway Rat’ for BBC One
Magic Light Pictures -- the Oscar nominated and BAFTA award-winning production company behind The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child and Stick Man -- has announced...
Magic Light Adapting ‘Stick Man’ for BBC Special
Magic Light Pictures has announced its next project will be animating the modern classic picture book Stick Man for a Christmas season special on...
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