Slurpy Studios Animation

24/09/2024

Manchester Animation Festival is 10! And what a line up to celebrate! I've been busy working with the team on the new website build, live now! 🥳 🥳 🥳

https://www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk/

Excited for Nick Park, another chance to see Memoirs of a Snail 🐌, and of course, welcoming the talented Ukrainian directors over for their project pitches & panel discussion 🙌 💙💛

See you at the Skwigly Quiz and Northwestivus?!

04/09/2024

I have just had a sneak peak at Simone Giampaolo's talk today on how to set up an Animation Production Pipeline with in a TV series or short film - you're in for a treat!

If you have an hour from 4pm (UK time), come tune in for this fantastic free talk!

Within the UK/UA Animation Lab, we'll walk through the production process of a series and a short. Talk about the steps prior to pre-production, such as sett...

04/12/2023

Happy to now announce that a new and much needed website I have been building the past few months for Rob Doherty / festivus - is now live! fstvs.net aims to help studios find crew and crew find careers - and to become the destination for the industry’s animation recruitment needs and the online presence of the festivus event and community.

Get it bookmarked! https://fstvs.net/

20/09/2023

If you’re a student, new to Bristol or just want to have a one-on-one with one of our industry experts, be sure to come along to the next edition of BAM ( ) at King Street Brew House September 28th from 6:30pm!

The third of our industry professionals available for one-to-one slots is Skwigly Editor in Chief Ben Mitchell.

Ben is a multi-disciplinary animation freelancer, independent filmmaker and industry writer.

Alongside 15+ years of freelance experience in character animation, motion graphics and post-production (for CBeebies, Channel 4, WildBrain, A Productions, Rumpus Animation, Shy Guys Studios, Slurpy Studios, Plymptoons, Animortal and Wonky Films among others), as an independent director he has made six multi-award-winning short animated films that have been screened at 200+ festivals and touring programmes across the world.

As an animation industry writer and researcher Ben is the Editor in Chief of the UK’s largest animation industry resource Skwigly Online Animation Magazine and author of the book Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films (Taylor & Francis/CRC Press) whose Second Edition was published this year.

Ben has also worked with and alongside many international industry events (including the British Animation Awards, Encounters, Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), Animafest Zagreb, Manchester Animation Festival, Cardiff Animation Festival, Cardiff Animation Nights, Festival Anima and Fredrikstad Animation Festival) in a variety of capacities spanning preselection, jury participation, panel hosting and programming.

Key discussion areas:

-Skwigly are always on the lookout for both established and aspiring writers to contribute content; if you’re interested in getting involved Ben is available to discuss the workings of the magazine and opportunities that are available.

-Being self-employed in the animation industry

-Independent film production and distribution

-Navigating the contemporary animation festival landscape

The sessions are 10 minutes long and span from 7pm - 8:30pm. These are on a first-come, first-serve basis, so if you’d like to book a slot email [email protected]

28/02/2022

Dear friends and colleagues, help us spread the news about what's going on in Ukraine.

You can make short animation videos to convey your support, your attitude towards war, and how sick leaders who drive their people to death and threaten to use nuclear weapon should be dealt with.

Videos can be up to 10 seconds, 1920x1080 mp4. You can send them to [email protected]

And please share them on your social media accounts

Dear friends and colleagues, help us spread the news about what's going on in Ukraine. You can make short animation videos to convey your support, your attitude towards war, and how sick leaders who drive their people to death and threaten to use nuclear weapon should be dealt with.

Videos can be up to 10 seconds, 1920x1080 mp4. You can send them to [email protected]

And please share them on your social media accounts



Друзі, давайте поширювати інформацію про все, що відбувається в Україні. Ви можете створювати короткі анімаційні відео з вашим ставленням до подій в країні та що треба робити з хворими лідерами, які ведуть власних людей на смерть та погрожують використанням ядерної зброї.

Відео мають бути до 10 секунд, формат 1920x1080 mp4. Надсилати на пошту [email protected]



art by Stas Santimov

02/12/2020

As part of Converge 2020, Slurpy joined Kay Media Africa for a preview and behind the scenes panel of 'The Idea Bridge', a collaborative Immersive VR animation short film produced by Zimbabwean and UK digital artists

Preview and get a behind the scenes look of The Idea Bridge, a collaborative Immersive VR animation short film produced by Zimbabwean and UK digital Artists....

22/10/2020

Have you ever wondered what it takes to produce an animated film? Producer Aaron Wood of Slurpy Studios will take Bolton Film Festival audiences through the process that makes animated films come to life. Today (22nd Oct) @ 2pm - Free registration:

Have you ever wondered what it takes to produce an animated film? Producer Aaron Wood of Slurpy Animation Studio will take us through the process that makes animated films come to life. Looking at the same questions experienced by producers when setting up a new project: How to cast for a great team...

27/07/2020

Happy 80th Birthday, Bugs Bunny! We can't beleive it has been 5 whole years since Katie made her TV appearance to discuss his 75th birthday!

Monday 27th July 2015 marked the 75th anniversary of Bugs Bunny, who made his first “official” appearance on the big screen in Merrie Melodies’ A Wild Hare (...

20/04/2020

Blast from the past! Great to see these little guys pop up on BBC Bitesize today, as they push their daily lessons

14/02/2020

We’re super pleased to have been selected as finalists for the 2020 British Animation Awards for Best Social Good category! Congrats to all other finalists! https://bit.ly/2tWeTwi

07/01/2020

Animation history is often viewed as the stories of colourful creators and their lovable characters. The business of animation and all the twists and

08/11/2019

Congratulations to all nominees of the Manchester Animation Festival Industry Excellence Awards! And a big shout out to Fern Bailey, nominated for Character Design award for the fantastic characters created for our "Ratings Riot" film - we have a fingers crossed next Thursday! https://bit.ly/2NuR5H1