‘Amazing World of Gumball’ Wins BAFTA Honors

November 25, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Cartoon Network’s acclaimed series The Amazing World of Gumball took home the BAFTA Award for Best Animation on Sunday (Nov. 25). Created by Ben Bocquelet, the hit series is exec produced by Bocquelet, Michael Carrington and Daniel Lennard and has won numerous honors since it first aired in May of [...]

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Best British Animated Character Race Is On

February 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Wallace & Gromit, Paddington Bear and The Snowman are some of the popular animated characters competing against each other in a national poll to discover Britain’s Favorite Ever Animated Character as part of this year’s British Animation Awards (BAAs). Compiled by members of the UK Animation Industry, the all-Brit shortlist [...]

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Cosgrove Hall founder Mark Hall Dies at 74

November 18, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Mark Hall, one of the original founders of award-winning Manchester-based animation house Cosgrove Hall; has passed away after a short illness. Hall, who founded Cosgrove Hall in 1969 with Brian Cosgrove, was responsible for classic British toons such as DangerMouse, Count Duckula, Jamie and his Magic Torch, Wind in the [...]

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