Find Work with the UK's 2,500 Animation Studios

The UK alone has around 2,500 animation studios.  Can't find work? It's easy for graduates to apply to the big names: Framestore, Blue Zoo, Aardman, DNEG. But it takes a little more imagination and hard work to apply to the smaller studios that are less well known and harder to find.  The wise animation graduate searches out opportunities that others have overlooked. Start by making lists of obscure studios, make sure your demo reel is fit for purpose, and then start applying. Somewhere out there, right now, is a studio in need of animation talent.

Happy Birthday Blue Zoo!

Blue Zoo 25th Anniversary Party

Last week the BAFTA-winning animation studio Blue Zoo celebrated their 25th birthday with a huge party that brought together past and present team members, collaborators, and friends of the studio.

The event celebrated a quarter-century of award-winning creativity, from groundbreaking children’s TV shows to acclaimed commercials.  

Which Country Has The Most Animation Studios?

UK Animation is thriving

Which Country has the most animation studios? The answer, of course, is the USA, with over 6,000 animation studios, of which around 1,100 have employees (ie not just a sole freelancer working alone).  

But who is number two? You might be surprised to learn that the number two spot is taken - not by India, Japan or China - but by...

UK Cartoons Boom - good news for British animators

Calamity Island. Shipwrecks... and penguins

According to an article in today's Guardian, the British cartooning industry is booming as never before, thanks in large part to the tax credits put in place by Chancellor George Osbourne in April 2013. CBeebies, the UK's most popular broadcaster of animated children's content, is apparently doubling its output, and it is largely local talent which will reap the rewards of this new boom in UK cartoon spending.