Thursday, September 29, 2016
Daily News Bytes
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman to Step Down in Settlement with National Amusements
Following the investor’s renewed demands for shake-ups in the troubled media giant’s leadership, an ... Continue Reading →
BAFTA Young Game Designers Winners Announced
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the winners of the 2016 BAFTA Young Game Designers competition, in association with Nominet Trust, at an awards ceremony held ... Continue Reading →
Sixteen South Opens £1M Belfast Studio
BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated children’s television producer Sixteen South has opened a brand new, four-story animation studio in the heart of Belfast to accommodate its growing ... Continue Reading →
‘Rumour Mill’ Assembles Award-Winning Team
BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated producer Chris Hees (The Bigger Picture) is teaming up with another award winner, director Bexie Bush (Mend and Make Do) for her next animated short ... Continue Reading →
Michael Eames Named Global Director of Animation for Framestore
Framestore has appointed internationally renowned animator Michael Eames as Global Director of Animation (Film). Eames will be based in London and will oversee Framestore’s diverse ... Continue Reading →
Eddie Redmayne Starring in Aardman’s ‘Early Man’
Aardman Animations and production partner StudioCanal announce that Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning actor Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl) has come on ... Continue Reading →
Milk Sops Up Third BAFTA in Three Years for ‘Jonathan Strange’
Academy Award-winning independent VFX studio Milk has added another accolade to its shelves after winning its third consecutive British Academy Television Craft Award at Sunday night’s ... Continue Reading →
Animation Supe Spencer Cook Joins Framestore
VFX house Framestore announces that animation veteran Spencer Cook has joined the studio as Animation Supervisor on Disney’s upcoming live-action reimagining of Beauty and the ... Continue Reading →
CBeebies Orders Second Helping of ‘Hey Duggee’
BBC Worldwide has commissioned a second season of popular animated children’s series Hey Duggee from London-based production house Studio AKA. The 52-episode order is placed on ... Continue Reading →
Filmlance Developing New ‘Moomin’ Series
Filmlance International, the production house behind the acclaimed Scandinavian thriller Bron (The Bridge), has entered a licensing agreement with Moomin Characters and Bulls Licensing ... Continue Reading →
