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Well-read Kingston students book themselves a spot...

7th Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ A short film made by two Kingston University students to highlight the plight of public libraries has been shown on Channel 4. Illustration and animation students Joe Sparrow and Grethe Bentsen made the film ‘Ex Libris’ (Latin for ‘out of books’) as their final year...

Animators Dice Productions Celebrate Win at the Lo...

7th Feb 2012 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ Dice Productions are celebrating their latest award win for their short film All Consuming Love (Man in a Cat) after picking up the Best Comedy Short award at the 9th London Short Film Festival. The Birmingham-based animators and writers are also finalists...

Animators challenged to bring life back into Silen...

27th Jan 2012 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ Animators everywhere are being challenged to bring to life a unique collection of silent movie scores that have been recorded by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and form part of Birmingham’s world-class archive and special collections...

Knifedge designs virtual world on stage for UK rev...

3rd Jan 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Computer gaming meets live theatre in an imaginative new production of the hit Broadway musical Pippin, which has just opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. Directed and choreographed by Mitch Sebastian, this new production...

Art & Graft animations brings Vegas to life

13th Dec 2011 ⁄ London ⁄ Art & Graft, the creative animation and live-action studio, has brought the excitement and neon lights of a Las Vegas casino to life in two new ads for William Hill Casino, the online casino. The studio was commissioned by advertising agency Beattie McGuinness...

Milky Tea's Festive Fling: Studio Launches Fe...

13th Dec 2011 ⁄ North West ⁄ Milky Tea, the Liverpool-based 3D illustration and animation studio, has launched an impressively addictive festive-flash game to fire up the UK's yuletide spirit. The completely free in-house game replaces the company's traditional Christmas card while promoting friendly...

World’s Best Animation Programme is coming to Stok...

5th Dec 2011 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ Some of the globe's best animation films will be taking centre stage at the Stoke Your Fires Film Festival, 10 to 24 February 2012 in Stoke-on-Trent. Klik! Amsterdam’s Animation Festival will be bringing their World’s Best Animation programme to next year’s event...

New animated film on co-operation

24th Nov 2011 ⁄ North West ⁄ The past, present and future of co-operation have been colourfully brought to life in a new, short animated film. Accrington-based Huckleberry Films used a combination of animated characters and archive images to trace the story of co-operation...

Lowe and Partners announce winner of inaugural NOV...

24th Nov 2011 ⁄ London ⁄ Last night Lowe and Partners announced the winner of the inaugural Nova award at the Lethaby Gallery in the new Central Saint Martins building at King’s Cross. Chairman of Lowe and Partners, Tony Wright presented the award and a cheque for...

Knifedge Animates Snow Patrol Concert

23rd Nov 2011 ⁄ London ⁄ Animated graphics by creative agency Knifedge provided an atmospheric backing to Snow Patrol’s performance of “This Isn’t Everything You Are” at last week’s Children in Need Rocks concert at the MEN Arena, Manchester.

Knifedge’s animations were inspired by the Golden Eagle which features prominently on the...

MTV & 77 Creative celebrate music in live-acti...

18th Nov 2011 ⁄ London ⁄ Advertising and design agency 77 Creative (known for their work for clients such as Warner Bros., Sony, Nike, Unilever) teams up with production company Vitelloni, Silver Cloud Films directing and legendary London music producer Richard...

A child's eye view

10th Nov 2011 ⁄ London ⁄ A short film by a Kingston University student looks at the world from the point of view of a young child growing up HIV positive. My Dragon, by Ana Huffstot, is narrated by a 10-year-old girl, who talks about how she has a dragon in her tummy...