Konami Cross Media inks new streaming/digital agreements with UK-based Sky Kids and Australian-based anime streaming platform, AnimeLab.
Online offerings running October 24-November 1 to include full shorts program; a session with Welsh animator, Simon Chong, currently a director on Fox’s ‘Bob’s Burgers;’ and a behind the scenes look at, ‘Heart of Darkness,’ the world’s first sand-animated feature film.
Based on the works of author Nahoko Uehashi, the show will be distributed on home video and select digital outlets.
Career development workshop series aimed at supporting women in UK’s VFX and animation industries continues June 5.
118 animated shorts to screen in competition; festival returns April 2-5.
Submissions are being accepted, now through November 30, 2019, for the 13th edition of the BAA.
Seven winners span five countries: Brazil, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands & The United Kingdom.
Women directed or co-directed 46 percent of films that will screen in the festival.
Short voiced by Hugh Laurie shows the impact of the world’s oldest and deadliest disease as part of global campaign demanding action on malaria
Charity was founded by a woman in Wales after her husband and son were killed in a car crash and their organs used to save multiple lives.
Events this week across the United Kingdom are part of the Anim18 celebration of British animation.
American duo’s short film ‘Negative Space’ is nominated for best animated short film at the 2018 Oscars.
British Academy also picks five VFX nominees and nominates three homegrown candidates for the British Short Animation category.
Culture Secretary establishes $82 million contestable fund to invest in homegrown programming for kids.
Sony-owned channel is the most-recent to air the hit preschool series from Annimaccord.
Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake return for all-new tale based on the hit DreamWorks Animation feature.
Marvel movie is a hit as it opens in 36 markets ahead of its North American release on Friday.
Awards for best in children’s media will be presented Nov. 26 in London.
Hoxton Square studio to provide on-the-ground boutique support from U.K. capital location.
Ex-Coolabi exec will head up Manchester-based studio’s efforts to develop and produce its own intellectual property.
New show aims for a broader audience while building on the worldwide success of Pukeko Pictures’ original series.
U.K.-South Africa co-production, created by Zambian writer Malenga Mulendema, is aimed at ages 6-11.
The new animated series, created by Steve Smith and Leigh Hodgkinson, with voice work by Stephen Mangan ('Episodes,' 'Postman Pat'), will launch on BBC television network CBeebies on Monday, July 17th, 2017 at 9:25 and 1:25 weekdays.
The new global identity unites U.K. brands Axis Animation, Flaunt Productions and axisVFX under one banner, accompanies company growth and is being celebrated with a limited-edition art book showing the behind-the-scenes work that goes into ‘delivering the unexpected.’
Free, monthly curated screening of animated short films and VR experiences from all around the world set for Wednesday, March 8.
