Tag: BAFTA
Carl England Assumes MD Role at Platinum
Nigel Stone, CEO of U.K.-based indie film and kids' TV production studio Platinum Films, has announced that Carl England has been appointed as the...
John Knoll Upped to ILM’s Chief Creative Officer
Oscar-winning vfx veteran John Knoll has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Industrial Light & Magic. Knoll, who joined ILM In 1986, has...
Nexus Partners with ‘Were-Rabbit’ Producer Jennings
London-based animation studio Nexus as announced an exclusive partnership with multi-award winning toon producers Claire Jennings, Christopher O’Reilly and Charlotte Bavasso to develop and...
Aardman, Sony & BinWeevils Launch Animation Contest
British BAFTA-winning social website BinWeevils.com has joined forces with Aardman Animations and Sony Music to find the best pop video animator in the U.K.
This...
‘Tree Fu Tom’ To Nest on Sprout
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment has announced that their animated preschool series Tree Fu Tom will continue to put down global roots as it...
Aardman’s ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Returns to CBBC
Aardman Animation’s preschool star, Shaun the Sheep will come back to the U.K. small screen this month with 20 brand-spanking new episodes. The hero...
Rhythm & Hues Declares Bankruptcy
We were sad to hear that legendary vfx and animation studio Rhythm & Hues has filed for bankruptcy after a deal for Indian-based Prime...
Three Stones Media Introduces Animation Fund
U.K.-based indie outfit Three Stones Media has launched an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund to promote production of animated kids’ projects including the twice...
Digibook Reveals Behind the Scenes of ‘ParaNorman’
Just in time for the Academy Awards ramp-up, the acclaimed team of Oregon’s LAIKA Studios is offering an interactive, all-digital look behind the scenes...
Get Ready for ‘The Muppets…Again!’
Disney’s crack team behind the 2011 Muppets movie are back in action as they kick off production for the upcoming sequel The Muppets...Again! in London....
Passion Signs ‘ParaNorman’s Sam Fell
Award-winning indie production house Passion Pictures has just signed animated feature film director Sam Fell for worldwide commercial representation. Fell has recently received both...
Three Animated Pics Get BAFTA Noms
Three animated features received BAFTA nominations today. The three titles up for the Best Animated Feature of 2012 are:
• Disney/Pixar’s Brave (directed by Mark...
‘Amazing World of Gumball’ Wins BAFTA Honors
Cartoon Network’s acclaimed series The Amazing World of Gumball took home the BAFTA Award for Best Animation on Sunday (Nov. 25). Created by Ben...
HBO Developing Animated Feature with Paul McCartney
Throughout his amazing career, superstar Paul McCartney has had several brushes with the animation world, including the acclaimed feature Yellow Submarine (1969), and the...
‘Almost Naked Animals’ Streak to CiTV for Season 3
Canada’s 9 Story Entertainment has announced that CiTV U.K. has renewed the hit animated kids comedy series Almost Naked Animals (52 x 22) for...
CN Renews ‘Regular Show,’ ‘Orange,’ ‘Gumball’
Cartoon Network has picked up a fifth season of its hot, Emmy-wining show Regular Show. The network also announced it will bring back The...
BAFTA Unveils 2012 Children’s Awards Nominees
The British Academy of Film & Television has announced its 2012 Children’s Awards nominees, which aim to recognize the best in the U.K.’s kids...
Animator Run Wrake Has Died
U.K.-based animator and illustrator Run Wrake, whose 2005 short film Rabbit won the Best Film Award at the British Animation Awards as well as...
‘Adventure Time’ Reveals Cool Season 5 News
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) and Donald Glover (Community) will be featured in a special episode of Cartoon Network’s hit animated...
Turner Greenlights ‘Gumball’ Season 3
Turner Broadcasting has commissioned a third season of critically acclaimed cartoon The Amazing World of Gumball, the debut series from its London-based Cartoon Network...
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