Tag "Arts Council England"

Aardman Delivers Gothic New Short Starring Morph

December 11, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Everyone’s favorite Bristol-based studio, Aardman Animations, has unveiled a new gothic online film starring Morph, a classic character first introduced in 1977 in the show Take Hart. The online film can be seen on The Space www.thespace.org/items/s0000cvu, the new digital arts service developed by Arts Council England in partnership with [...]

Chris Newby Animates Dickens for BBC Radio

January 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

In celebration of the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens, Film London, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Drama have commissioned five films and five radio plays—Dickens In London—to be broadcast simultaneously Feb. 6-10 in the Woman’s Hour Drama strand on Radio 4 (10.45 a.m), online and via Red Button. The [...]

Animate OPEN Call for Entries

May 20, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Animate Projects, the U.K.-based promoter of experimental animation, has announced a call for submissions for its first ever online exhibition, Animate OPEN. Submissions will be accepted until June 20, 2011, with selected works available to view online starting in July. The exhibit is part of Digitalis, a series of activities [...]

Animate Projects Likely to Close Without Arts Council England Funding

January 27, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

England’s Animate Projects program has announced it likely will shut down at the end of March after the Arts Council England not to fund the program for 2011. With a history that goes back to 1990, when Animate was founded by Dick Arnall, the program has commissioned more than 140 [...]