British actor and voice talent was the voice of Wallace in ‘Wallace and Gromit,’ the eccentric cheese-loving inventor in the stop-motion animated films from Aardman and Oscar-winning director Nick Park.
Seven winners from four countries: Australia, Denmark, The Netherlands & the United Kingdom.
Alongside the previously announced Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams, British comedy talents Timothy Spall, Richard Ayoade, Selina Griffiths, Johnny Vegas, Mark Williams, Gina Yashere, Simon Greenall and Richard Webber join the voice cast of director Nick Park’s new prehistoric comedy adventure.
Newly-formed entertainment company led by former Rovio CEO Mikael Hed buys Rovio's book publishing business, Vancouver TV animation studio, and a selection of non-Angry Birds properties.
Bristol-based animation studio produces a bold pulp-fiction style animated short narrated by William Shatner to kick off BBC Radio 4’s season of Mars programs.
New hire of industry veteran comes as leading U.K. animation studio seeks to develop new slate.
The animation director with a passion for visual comedy, character exploration, and nugget-sized storytelling, joins Aardman after working with big brands including Nike and Playstation.
Win a four-disc DVD set featuring the adorable and intrepid sheep who first appeared in director Nick Park’s Oscar-winning 1995 short film ‘A Close Shave.’
‘Son of Jaguar’ 360-degree virtual reality short produced in cooperation with Dallas-based animation studio Reel FX is set in Mexico City on the Day of the Dead.
CIFF seeks International Animated Shorts, Welsh Animated Shorts, and Animated Student Film submissions.
Aardman artists craft puppets depicting real-world employees for new stop-motion animated campaign for U.K. sofa manufacturer and retailer DFS.
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.
Aardman and Sunrise to debut new CG-animated preschool series at MIPCOM Junior.
Sharable campaign includes a charming series of short films encouraging people to talk about life and death in a positive way.
Former Aardman Animations exec with more than 20 years in the industry will focus on bringing in new content from Europe as well as greenlighting projects with European broadcasters.
Iconic animation studio teams with Augmented Reality studio Mardles to release stickers for kids featuring the popular characters that “come alive” when using a smartphone or tablet.
Everyone’s favorite Aardman characters are back for the ‘baaa-lidays’ in a new seven-episode holiday special from the creators of the 2015 Academy Award-nominated film, ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie.’
Twenty-second edition of the Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival to be held in Bristol September 20-25.
British Queen to honor Emmy Award-winning producer and creative driver behind U.K. Expo Pavilion and London 2012 British Business Embassy.
Animation Grill’s first weekend event to be held on Saturday, September 3rd at KIN+ILK Coffee House in Cardiff’s Capital Quarter with presentations from stop-motion animator & director Ben Halliwell, DNeg’s Stephen Enticott, Animator & Director Jane E. Davies, and animator, filmmaker and author Ben Mitchell.
Anniversary events to include a commemorative Isle of Man Post Office stamp collection, ‘The Art of Aardman’ book from Simon & Schuster U.K. and an exhibition at The Illustration Cupboard gallery in London.
Musical 2D-animated short aimed at helping children protect themselves from sexual abuse to be screened in cinemas across the U.K.
New online game allows players to use real objects from the Museum’s biomedical collections to care for a lovable digital creature known as ‘Gen.’
Co-developed with the digital team at Aardman, Acamar Films launches its first-ever mobile app based on the award-winning preschool television series ‘Bing.’
List of 50 best animated features of the 21st century include Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Spirited Away,’ Sylvain Chomet’s ‘The Illusionist,’ Isao Takahata’s ‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya,’ and Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava’s ‘Ratatouille.’
