Hola Lola Animations

16/02/2026

Lovely surprise to see that the animated stop motion film MACROPOLIS, directed by Joel Simon in 2012 is finding new audience on Youtube
with over 650K views so far.. :)

Two disabled squeaky toys escape from the factory and find themselves lost and alone in urban world full of over-sized humans, moving speedily around them. I...

02/02/2026

Here is a lovely excerpt of an animation we created for the STRAND CINEMA 😄

09/09/2025

We are delighted to share this animated video which we've produced for the Southern & Western Trust
to promote physical activity guidance in GP surgeries all across Northern Ireland. 😁👌

Their work will be showcased at the Allied Health Professionals Research and Innovation Conference at Ulster University this week, and has already been seen by tens of thousands of viewers online!

11/06/2024

Our brand new 2D animated film tackles the hot topic of generative AI, and how to handle it ethically.
This animation, which is already making waves worldwide, was created in support of Technology guru Nell Watson 's new book 'Taming the Machine' which was released internationally last month.
Nell holds the position of Executive Consultant on philosophical matters for Apple, as well as the President of EURAIO, the European Responsible Artificial Intelligence Office.

More info on the book - www.tamingthemachine.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo4lkaFUPhY

The emergence of agentic AI systems marks a significant leap towards unprecedented levels of autonomy and capability within AI technology. These systems, cap...

14/11/2023

Check out this animated documentary we made about the incredible story of our beloved STRAND CINEMA in Belfast.
It's the longest standing cinema in Northern Ireland (opened 1935) and has welcomed millions of movie fans over the years.. we we able to access a lot of archive material about the cinema's rich history which we brought to life through animation.

Strand Arts Centre National Lottery Heritage Fund
Arts Council of Northern Ireland

This is "Strand Stories 27 Oct" by Giga Training on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

21/09/2023

Check out one of the animated skits we produced for the BBC's The Long & The Short Of It historical series..
The full episode (about Micahel Collins and the early Irish Republic) is available on the BBC Iplayer 👍😎😎
Tim McGarry BBC BBC Northern Ireland BBC iPlayer

11/09/2023

For those who didn't catch the debut of the brilliant new BBC NI series THE LONG & THE SHORT OF IT with Tim McGarry & David Hume - here's our animated title sequence for the show in full!
The series is available on THE IPLAYER
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0g7xzcd/the-long-and-the-short-of-it

with BBC Northern Ireland 😎

24/08/2023

We're delighted to team up with the mighty Hole In The Wall Gang to produce new animated sketches for their new TV program - "The Long and the Short Of It"!
A historical series which makes the big leap from radio to TV.

The 4 part series starts on 8th September on BBC1 NI. 😎

with Tim McGarry and BBC Northern Ireland BBC

14/06/2023

Once again we have had the pleasure to work with the Public Health Agency - this time it was to deliver a series of animated viral films which highlight useful garden safety measures for the general public 😎🌞🌻
Check them out here:

New animations highlighting the dangers around the garden and how we can prevent accidents have been launched by the Public Health Agency (PHA). On average, two people die every week in Northern Ireland because of an accident in the home, and in the drier and hotter weather, and as we approach the s...

08/03/2023

Amazing news! Our film 'The Cat The Mouse and The Sausage' was just selected by HOLLYWOOD INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL We won the Special Jury award!
via http://FilmFreeway.com! 😄 Congrats to the whole team involved in the making of our short 🙌
Northern Ireland Screen theSpaceUK University of Atypical for Arts and Disability

BBC Arts