Four U.K. Animation Studios Win BFI Cash

May 1, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

The British Film Institute has awarded 20 production companies a share of $4.3 million (£2.8 million) handed out separately from a cash pool from 170 applicants. The BFI provided its Vision Award for up to $310,000 (£200,000) to each selected applicant over two years for film development and company growth. [...]

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Smith and Foulkes Set Up ‘Cog’ as a Feature at Nexus

March 8, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Commercials and short film makers Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes have set up their first feature, the animated movie Cog, at Nexus Productions in London, reports Variety. The duo, who directed the 2009 Oscar-nominated animated short film This Way Up, are currently prepping the feature, about a supermarket worker rat [...]

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