The BBC is celebrating Shaun the Sheep’s 30th anniversary year with the launch of a new season. Produced by celebrated independent studio Aardman, the family favourite launches with a double episode Shirleyverse on CBBC and BBC One on May 24th, a heartwarming tale about learning to value a friend. Everything Shaun knows and loves comes […]
Sky has announced a partnership with celebrated studio Aardman to release Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom as a Sky Original feature film. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! […]
independent animation studio Aardman has announced the appointment of Kenny England in the newly created role of Director of Digital, Social, and Communities, and Amy Pearson as Director of Marketing. Both will report to Executive Commercial and Brand Director, Emma Hardie. England will lead a new integrated digital strategy across Aardman’s social, YouTube and FAST […]
Mattel, the toy and family entertainment company, and Aardman, the celebrated animation studio behind the likes of Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep and Wallace & Gromit, are partering to co-develop a new stop-motion 3D animated TV series featuring Pingu The new series will be inspired by Mattel’s mischievous young penguin who lives at the South […]
A new consortium plans to create an Artificial Intelligence (AI) prototype and publish research into how AI could support under-represented content creators and established producers to enhance storytelling in film and television. The Charismatic consortium – which has received £1.04 million (€1.24m) from the government’s Innovate UK programme – will research the opportunities for the […]
The BBC is set to broadcast six short films as part of its Things We Love campaign, which provide an insight into some of the UK’s favourite BBC content. In the series of animated films, genuine BBC audience member’s voices and unscripted conversations are matched with stop-motion clay characters, created by celebrated studio, Aardman. The […]
The Film and TV Charity is launching the UK’s first ever Behind the Scenes Week from November 28th to December 2nd, celebrating all of the people working behind the scenes in film, TV, and cinema who make a valuable contribution to the UK’s creative sector. During Behind The Scenes Week, the Charity, which works behind […]
The BBC has announced a host of top stars to voice landmark animated series Quentin Blake’s Box Of Treasures produced by Eagle Eye Drama for CBBC and BBC iPlayer. Commissioned by the BBC for December 2023, the animated box set of hand-picked specials is based on six iconic best-selling books (Zagazoo, Loveykins, Jack And Nancy, […]
The BBC has announced a brand-new Wallace & Gromit adventure. From the creative mind of Nick Park, and the first Wallace & Gromit film since the 2008 BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated A Matter of Loaf and Death, the as-yet-untitled new film focuses on Gromit’s concern that Wallace has become over-dependant on his inventions which proves justified […]
Aardman has created three new exclusive idents for BBC One this Christmas. The BBC has a long-standing relationship with Aardman and they have created three, special festive scenes that will be seen on screens across the festive period. Unveiled to the nation on December 4th and produced in collaboration with BBC Creative, the beautifully-crafted scenes […]