Ten projects received awards of up to £120,000 for production, and five projects took £10,000 to support development.
The British Film Institute (BFI) is investing £1.1m in 15 new animation projects, as part of the second iteration of the BFI Short Form Animation Fund.
For the latest iteration of the fund, the BFI has partnered with StoryFutures Academy, the National Centre for Immersive Storytelling, to support two immersive virtual or augmented reality projects out of the slate of 15.
The fund backs narrative short form projects, of up to 15 minutes in length.
Ten projects received awards of up to £120,000 for production, and an additional...
The British Film Institute (BFI) is investing £1.1m in 15 new animation projects, as part of the second iteration of the BFI Short Form Animation Fund.
For the latest iteration of the fund, the BFI has partnered with StoryFutures Academy, the National Centre for Immersive Storytelling, to support two immersive virtual or augmented reality projects out of the slate of 15.
The fund backs narrative short form projects, of up to 15 minutes in length.
Ten projects received awards of up to £120,000 for production, and an additional...
- 6/15/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Locksmith Animation’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong” has won the award for best long form at the British Animation Awards 2022.
Locksmith, which was founded by by Aardman Animations veterans Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart alongside Elisabeth Murdoch, picked up the award at a ceremony in London on Thursday evening.
The awards took place at London’s BFI Southbank and were presented by comedian Miles Jupp.
Other winners on the night included Magic Light Pictures, for their adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s “Zog and the Flying Doctors” and Scheffler’s “Pip and Posy,” while production co-ordinator Hodan Abdi picked up the Lamb award, which “bridges the gap between current categories which recognise student achievements and general best-in-class awards, and is open to any young professionals working in the animation and VFX industry.”
And 86-year-old Menna Trussler beat out Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervais and Ben Wishaw to take home the award for best voice performance,...
Locksmith, which was founded by by Aardman Animations veterans Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart alongside Elisabeth Murdoch, picked up the award at a ceremony in London on Thursday evening.
The awards took place at London’s BFI Southbank and were presented by comedian Miles Jupp.
Other winners on the night included Magic Light Pictures, for their adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s “Zog and the Flying Doctors” and Scheffler’s “Pip and Posy,” while production co-ordinator Hodan Abdi picked up the Lamb award, which “bridges the gap between current categories which recognise student achievements and general best-in-class awards, and is open to any young professionals working in the animation and VFX industry.”
And 86-year-old Menna Trussler beat out Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervais and Ben Wishaw to take home the award for best voice performance,...
- 3/10/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The fund expects to back six to 10 projects per year from animators ‘with a track record’.
The BFI has launched a new fund for short form animation, offering between £30,000 and £120,000 to six to 10 projects per year from ‘animators with a track record’ to support them to take the next step in their career.
It is specifically aimed at UK animators who have already gained industry recognition, for higher-budgeted animated works of up to 15 minutes in length. It will consider narrative short form projects across all platforms, including cinema, digital platforms and Vr.
Projects supported through the fund will receive guidance...
The BFI has launched a new fund for short form animation, offering between £30,000 and £120,000 to six to 10 projects per year from ‘animators with a track record’ to support them to take the next step in their career.
It is specifically aimed at UK animators who have already gained industry recognition, for higher-budgeted animated works of up to 15 minutes in length. It will consider narrative short form projects across all platforms, including cinema, digital platforms and Vr.
Projects supported through the fund will receive guidance...
- 8/6/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Animation and facilities organisations to join as umbrella membership association called UK Screen Alliance.
After nearly a decade as a voluntary group, Animation UK has announced it will become a membership organisation in partnership with the UK Screen Association, the trade body for visual FX houses, post-production facilities and film studios.
The organisations will join under one umbrella organisation to be called the UK Screen Alliance.
The announcement came at the Manimation 2016 conference in Manchester.
By joining into one larger association, the two lobbying organisations will facilitate further interaction between the government and parts of the screen industries and the alliance will develop joint working groups between the facilities and animations sectors to advance key policies.
Neil Hatton, current chief executive of the UK Screen Association, will become CEO of the overall UK Screen Alliance and will continue to lead the existing facilities remit.
Chair and founder of Animation UK, Oli Hyatt MBE, will...
After nearly a decade as a voluntary group, Animation UK has announced it will become a membership organisation in partnership with the UK Screen Association, the trade body for visual FX houses, post-production facilities and film studios.
The organisations will join under one umbrella organisation to be called the UK Screen Alliance.
The announcement came at the Manimation 2016 conference in Manchester.
By joining into one larger association, the two lobbying organisations will facilitate further interaction between the government and parts of the screen industries and the alliance will develop joint working groups between the facilities and animations sectors to advance key policies.
Neil Hatton, current chief executive of the UK Screen Association, will become CEO of the overall UK Screen Alliance and will continue to lead the existing facilities remit.
Chair and founder of Animation UK, Oli Hyatt MBE, will...
- 11/17/2016
- ScreenDaily
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