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Molesworth Molesworth
Distribution

GFM Animation Has Acquired Global Rights To Uli Meyer’s Debut Feature ‘Molesworth’

Adapted from the popular books of the same name, Meyer was hand-picked by illustrator Ronald Searle to bring the franchise to the big screen.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Pinocchio Avatar Pinocchio Avatar
Awards

‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Score Animation, VFX BAFTA Award Wins

Apple TV’s ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ was selected as the best British animated short over the weekend.

By Jamie Lang | 4 weeks ago

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Business

Aardman Boss Warns U.K. Animation Will ‘Go Off The Edge Of A Cliff’ Without Government Aid

Aardman managing director Sean Clarke also lamented poor animation education standards in the U.K. and said graduates who enter the workforce are not “production-ready.”

By Jamie Lang | 1 month ago

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Box Office Report

‘Puss In Boots’ Debut Tops U.K. Box Office As Dreamworks’ Latest Approaches $400M Globally

U.K. export ‘The Amazing Maurice’ failed to make much of an impact with its North American debut.

By Jamie Lang | 1 month ago

Jonathan Gales
RIP

Jonathan Gales, BAFTA-Winning Factory Fifteen Co-Founder, Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In L.A.

Gales was a principal in Factory Fifteen, which has done work for Formula 1, Samsung, Tokyo Olympics, and The British Film Institute.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Raymond Briggs
RIP

Raymond Briggs, ‘The Snowman,’ ‘When The Wind Blows’ Creator, Dies at 88

“He liked ‘The Guardian’ editorial describing himself as an ‘iconoclastic national treasure,’” Briggs’s family remembers.

By Jamie Lang | 7 months ago

Mickey Go Local
Business

108 Media Secures Majority Stake In Singapore’s Robot Playground Media

Robot Playground Media has made series like Mickey Go Local and the Singaporean adult series Downstairs.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Intolerance by Phil Mulloy
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Phil Mulloy

Learn about British filmmaker Phil Mulloy whose bold, grotesque, and minimalist works explore the dark and savage side of human nature.

By Chris Robinson | 9 months ago

Helen Bullough
Business

As CBBC Shifts To ‘Digital-First’ Strategy, BBC Studios’ Kids Boss Helen Bullough To Depart

The BBC sees another high-level departure as it shakes things up to become a digital-first broadcaster.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

Ozi, The Inventor, Greetings From The Apocalypse
Feature Film

European Projects That Impressed At Annecy: ‘Ozi,’ ‘The Inventor,’ ‘Greetings From The Apocalypse’

We’ve picked out three… well four, of the most exciting European projects to catch our eye at this year’s Annecy festival.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

Ice Merchants
Awards

‘Ice Merchants’ Awarded Cannes’ Critics’ Week Prize For Short Film

João Gonzalez’s Ice Merchants was the first-ever Portuguese animated film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival.

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

The Amazing Maurice
Feature Film

Sky Drops First Trailer For Terry Pratchett’s ‘The Amazing Maurice’

Shrek and Aladdin writer Terry Rossio adapted the book for screen.

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

The Amazing Maurice
RIP

Jan Rogowski, Red Star Co-Founder, Dies At 41

Rogowski’s studio was producing animation for the upcoming adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s The Amazing Maurice.

By Jamie Lang | 11 months ago

Will
Artist Rights

Report Calls For Action To Improve Accessibility In Animation Industry

A new report confirms that working in the animation industry is more difficult than it needs to be for disabled talent.

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

"Iwájú"
Artist Rights

Cinesite Staff Can Now Work Permanently From Home

“Things will never be the same again for our teams,” says the company.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

2022 Oscar nominations
Awards

Who Could Win, Who Was Snubbed: Looking At The Oscar Animation Nominees

This year’s animated feature nominees were predictable. The short ones certainly weren’t.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

BAFTA nominations 2022
Awards

2022 BAFTA Nominees: ‘Raya’ Snubbed, ‘Flee’ Gets Animation And Documentary Noms

“Flee” is up against “Encanto,” “Luca,” and “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” in the animated feature category.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Business

Explainer: Why The UK Government Axed The Young Audiences Content Fund

The government spent USD$60 million on kids’ programming over three years. That funding stream will now disappear.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

A Winter's Journey
Distribution

‘A Winter’s Journey’: The Hybrid Feature That Combines Schubert, Painted Animation, And A Playstation Game

The film follows a lovelorn poet in Bavaria in 1812 as he undertakes a dangerous journey across mountains, ice, and snow.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Feature Film

Netflix And Aardman Announce ‘Chicken Run’ Sequel Details, New ‘Wallace & Gromit’ Feature

The “Wallace & Gromit” film will be co-directed by creator Nick Park.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

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