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Manchester Animation Festival’s Animation Nation Forum (ANF) Comes to Town Key Points – The Manchester Animation Festival will once again host its influential Animation Nation Forum (ANF). – The ANF absorbs the ‘industry’ side of the festival, giving attendees a more comprehensive experience. – Attendees can look forward to masterclasses and impressive short films at […]

Top 5 Things to Do at Manchester Animation Fest 2025 – Wiggly Wiggle Your Way • The Mash-Up of the Year Manchester Animation Festival 2025 (MAF 2025) starts swinging on Sunday, November 9th. • More Than Just Animated Talks The fiesta, more than your average cartoon-crazed geek-out, has enough events to warrant a Top 5

Animation Buffs, Quiz Time! – The dynamic duo, Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell, of the Skwigly Animation Podcast are hosting an animation quiz at the Manchester Animation Festival 2025. – To participate, rev up your mobile phone and pour in all that useless (read: gold mine) animation trivia from your mind. – This fun Animation

Key Points: – Cloth Cat, the award-winning independent animation studio, has opened a Production Traineeship at their new central-Cardiff location. – The Cloth Cat Academy offers professional training for animation and games industry creators in Wales. – The Academy provides classroom space in a working studio, industry-standard software, and direct, in-person training. – The support

Cloth Cat Academy Launches A New Production Traineeship Key Points: – Cloth Cat Academy has rolled out its Production Traineeship at its new locale in central-Cardiff. – This program has gained robust backing from the Welsh Government via the initiative of Creative Wales. – Creative Skills Fund, which promotes a diverse and robust creative workforce,

# Mastered unveils Skills Bootcamp initiative: – Talent development agency for the screen sector introduces new program. – Aimed at helping professionals in VFX, animation, and post-production. – Greater London Authority commits £160k to support the initiative. Exciting times for 3D animation enthusiasts as Mastered introduces a fresh initiative to boost skills and stay ahead

– The Welsh-language animation series “Egin Bach” or “Tiny Buds” is set to give youngsters a peek into the enchanting world of nature. – Made by Cardiff-based animation studio Bumpybox, the series is aimed at pre-school audiences, stimulating their imaginations with the wonders of our world. – Egin Bach is all prepped to premiere on

From the Pen of ‘Iyanu’, Africa’s Top Kids’ Show, Arrives ‘Malika: Warrior Queen’ – Showrunner Roye Okupe, famed for ‘Iyanu’, the #1 kids show in Africa on Showmax, is back with a new animated feature film ‘Malika: Warrior Queen’. – This Afro-Anime universe expands with ‘Malika: Warrior Queen’, transposing much of its magic from a

A Showdown in Pilsen: Animated Projects take the Spotlight at CEE Animation Forum 2025 – 29 animated projects will compete in a Pitching Competition, with another 40 on the Market. – Almost 200 industry professionals are expected from various sectors including European broadcasters, festivals, leading distributors and production houses. – Pilsen will host the CEE

ANF: Animation Nation Forum Rocks Manchester Manchester Animation Festival (MAF): The one and only Oscar® and BAFTA®-qualifying animation festival in the UK is coming back with a boom. Animation Nation Forum (ANF): A one-day summit that shines the spotlight on the UK’s animation industry, bringing out the movers and shakers, and enough ‘toon talk to