BBC Ignite Program Is Looking For New Animation Talent
The goal of Ignite is to “find the U.K.’s next animation hit.”
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Animation Is Key To The BBC’s Efforts To Preserve An Endangered Language
Only around 11,000 people habitually speak Gaelic. The BBC wants to change that — and animation is at the heart of its strategy.
BBC To Increase Children’s Spending By $44 Million Through 2020
Facing intense pressure from online video services, the BBC is boosting its spending on children’s content and services.
BBC and Netflix Team Up For CGI ‘Watership Down’ Remake
The four-part series will offer a new take on Richard Adams’ novel.
A Feature Adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ ‘Ethel and Ernest’ Is In the Works
Details on a new animated feature from the beloved creator of “The Snowman” and “When the Wind Blows.”
BBC Plans To Improve ‘Watership Down’ With CGI
Bloody bunnies plus realistic CGI: what could possibly go wrong?
‘Danger Mouse’ Reboot Set for 2015
Television execs seems to be stuck in a neverending nostalgia loop. In just the past week, reboots or spinoffs have been announced for “The Lion King,” “The Magic School Bus,” “The Powerpuff Girls”…and now, “Danger Mouse.” The iconic U.K. cartoon series, which was produced by British studio Cosgrove Hall from 1981 to 1992, is returning to the small screen next year with 52 eleven-minute episodes.
“A Morning Stroll” Director Grant Orchard Gets Ready to “Chop Chop!”
Grant Orchard, the Oscar-nominated director of A Morning Stroll and a longtime Brew favorite, has created the children’s series Chop …
Studio AKA Ignites Olympic Torch Relay For BBC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc59QAKR20I LONDON — Studio AKA completed a dazzling trailer sequence for the BBC as part of their …
