Blue Zoo’s ‘Peace of Mind’ Now Available on Oculus Quest & Rift
The immersive VR short film, made completely in Quill, takes the viewer on a zany voyage through the protagonist’s dream that ranges from absurd to surreal.
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Blue Zoo Creates ‘The Beast’ in Quill VR
New VR short, made in collaboration with Oculus and Facebook Reality Labs, uses a groundbreaking app; artists were able to create and hand-animate in three dimensions while immersed in the VR experience.
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‘The Great Malaise’ Named Best Short at the Manchester Animation Festival
Top winners at yesterday’s virtual awards ceremony also included ‘Pearl Diver’ for Best Student Short, and ‘Biplane Model Kit’ for Best Commissioned Film.
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Award-Winning Blue Zoo Animation Studio Turns 20
Founded in 2000 by Tom Box, Oli Hyatt, and Adam Shaw, the animation studio is now 300+ strong; Hyatt was instrumental in helping create Animation UK in 2008, a collective that incentivizes and bolsters the fast-growing UK animation industry.
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BAFTA and Annie Award-Winning Sergio Pablos to Present ‘Klaus’ at FMX 2020
Writer-director will present his Oscar-nominated film, Netflix’s first original animated feature; ‘Mulm,’ the first 2020 conference trailer, is released.
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WATCH: Blue Zoo Releases Quirky New Christmas Short ‘Let’s Not Go Away’
First-time director Katie Gascoyne’s 2D animated music video of the Scouting Girls’ new Christmas single is a funny, offbeat Gingerbread “Man” lament.
‘Need it Yesterday’ Halloween Animation Challenge: Hot as Hell!
In the first of a new ‘quick and dirty’ animation production spotlight series, Ritzy Animation’s Dan Edgley and Charlie Batho allow their team a mere 32 hours to produce something deliciously sinister.
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FIRST LOOK: Nickelodeon, STUDIOCANAL Announce New ‘Paddington’ Series
Ben Whishaw returns as beloved voice of Paddington in new CG-animated preschool series set to air in 2020.
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Blue Zoo Opens New 2D Animation Studio in London
Creating more than 60 new jobs, Blue Zoo announces new dedicated 2D animation studio across the road from its central London head office.
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Blue Zoo Unleashes Comedy Mayhem with New Holiday Short
Directed by Will Cook, ‘Christmas with The Moonies’ employs real-time rendering using Unreal Engine.
Manchester Animation Festival Announces Full 2018 Program
U.K.’S largest animation festival returns for fourth year at Manchester’s HOME.
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Blue Zoo Set for Second Season of ‘Digby Dragon’
Magical CG-animated preschool series is poised for take-off on Channel 5’s Milkshake! and Nick, Jr.
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Manchester Animation Festival Unveils Full 2017 Program
Festival to feature exclusive screenings, sneak previews, and master classes from key industry figures and directors
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U.K. Animation Studio Blue Zoo Secures $92M Chinese Investment
Multimillion pound investment from Chinese investor CU Animation Company to facilitate the launch of joint venture Lanzu, with six new projects slated for production over the next five years.
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Blue Zoo Delivers Redshift-Rendered Christmas Short in Record Time
BAFTA-winning studio turns around festive animation in just four weeks using GPU-accelerated renderer Redshift.
Manchester Animation Festival Announces Nominees for New Industry Excellence Awards
New Industry Excellence Awards designed by stop-motion puppetry specialists Mackinnon and Saunders will be awarded at the festival running November 15-17.
Aardman Rights Taking Blue-Zoo’s ‘Digby Dragon’ to MIPCOM 2016
Aardman Rights and Brand Development team seeking international broadcast partners for CG-animated preschool series produced by Fizzy Productions and airing on Nick Jr. in the U.K.
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Blue-Zoo Bringing ‘Digby Dragon’ to BLE
Preschool series produced by Fizzy Productions and airing on Nick Jr. in the U.K. to make its international licensing program debut at Brand Licensing Europe.
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Manchester Animation Festival Announces 2016 Program
Manchester Animation Festival has revealed its line-up of specials guests, masterclasses, workshops, screenings and panels for its return to Manchester on November 15-17, 2016.
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Redshift renders Blue Zoo’s Hilarious Christmas Short
Renderer delivers high-quality visuals in a short time for leading animation studio’s animated holiday short, ‘More Stuff.’
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Escape Studios Sets 2016 Dates for The VFX Festival
Now in its fourth year, The VFX Festival 2016 will be held February 23-25 at Cineworld at the O2 Centre in London.
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'Q Pootle 5' Christmas Special Set for Cbeebies
Snapper Productions agrees to a deal with CBeebies for 27-minute extended episode, ‘Pootle All the Way.’
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