Sky has announced that the Sky Original film Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, will premiere in UK cinemas on September 18th. The movie sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s treasured pumpkin patch. When Shaun turns mad scientist to fix […]
The Pokémon Company International has unveiled new about Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu, the upcoming stop-motion animation project from Pokémon and Aardman, as part of Aardman’s Lights, Camera, Aardman! panel at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France. Phil Rynda, Director of Original Animation at The Pokémon Company International, joined Aardman’s […]
Planet Rights, a newly launched rights and licensing business, has unveiled its debut portfolio of entertainment, publishing, toy, and lifestyle brands. Independently run, but supported by the infrastructure of Two Daughters Entertainment, Planet Rights is positioned as a business built on experience and creativity and strong networks in the global licensing landscape. The company is […]
The Lego Group and Aardman Animations, creators of the Wallace & Gromit franchise, have announced a new partnership to “help inspire young builders and encourage creative storytelling using stop motion inspired by the Lego brick”. Both brands say they are committed to inspiring kids through creativity and play and are teaming up to set young […]
Daniel Efergan, former Executive Creative Director of Interactive & Innovation at animation studio Aardman, has launched a consultancy that will advise production companies on navigating the challenges and maximising the opportunities of AI. Aardman will be Efergan’s first client. Working with production companies across the worlds of animation, filmmaking and games, the new consultancy will […]
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 […]