**H1: FLAMIN Turns Up the Heat with New Animation Stars for Its 2025-2026 Programme**
* FLAMIN Animations is a Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) commissioning programme that targets early-career Black and global majority artists who are passionate about animation.
* Now in its fifth successful year, the programme’s main focus is nurturing artists as they venture into careers involving the moving image by providing sufficient development support and funding opportunities.
* The latest artists who will be gracing the FLAMIN Animations Programme for 2025-2026 have just been announced.
**H2: Hot Take**
So, you thought animation was all about drawing talking sponges and offbeat teens with magical powers right? Well, FLAMIN Animations has a different perspective and they’re turning rookies into pros faster than you can say “Kerchow!” This one’s for the artists who use the moving image to express themselves. I mean, who needs reality when we have FLAMIN Animations to give us our own Peter Pans? This is more than just a pipeline for aspiring animators – it’s a catapult chucking fresh talent into the glitzy world of animation. And hey, with their newly announced line-up, it looks like the 2025-2026 program is going to be hotter than a jalapeno on a July afternoon. Exciting times are ahead, so take out those 3D glasses and keep your popcorn ready, the show is just about to start!
Stills via Film London
Under the Spotlight: FLAMIN Animations, hosted by Film London’s Moving Image Network, is entering its fifth year of providing commissioning opportunities for young artists hailing from diverse backgrounds. The program’s main goal is to assist these artists in understating the dynamics of the animation and film industry by offering them development support and funding for new projects.
Introducing the chosen Animated Artists for the 2025-26 season:
- David Adeyemi
- Jasmine Hewitt
- Brandon Saunders
- Lysander Wong
FLAMIN Animations is a brainchild project of Film London’s Moving Image Network with a vision to bring forward underrepresented artists in the realm of art, film, and animation, this initiative is a part of Film London’s broader endeavor to promote diversity and inclusion.
Clockwise from top left: Lysander Wong, David Adeyemi, Jasmine Hewitt Brandon Saunders (Images via Film London)
Blinkink, the decorated production studio winning accolades for creating engaging shortform video content, will be lending its support to the chosen animators. In collaboration with FLAMIN, the studio aims to assist them throughout their development and production journey and foster them with essential skills to excel in the industry.
FLAMIN Animations’ previous works have graced venues like BFI Southbank, South London Gallery, FORMA, Humber Street Gallery, and many more, along with festivals like London International Animation Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, etc. Not only this, but they have also garnered accolades like Margaret Tait Commission from LUX Scotland and had their work presented on public screens worldwide through the CIRCA Prize. These gamut of achievements couldn’t have been possible without the tireless help from The New Black Film Collective’s event, the TNB XPO, celebrating Black excellence in the screen industries.
Faye Craig, FLAMIN Animator from 2024, disclosed her experience:
FLAMIN Animations offered me an invaluable chance to enhance my skills. The helpful workshops led by industry experts and the consistent development meetings were immensely supportive. FLAMIN is the reason I now have a mentor, a wide network of professionals, and an enriched portfolio. The guidance I received is something I am extremely thankful for.
Yasmine Djedje-Fisher-Azoume, FLAMIN Animator from 2023, shared her journey:
FLAMIN Animations facilitated me with the extraordinary opportunity to create Dédé (Ancestor), my short experimental animated film that focuses on my Bété ancestry and diasporic female identity. This program not only facilitated this creation but also assured the importance of supporting underrepresented narratives in the animation industry. This program has significantly contributed to my growth as an artist and to represent my cultural narratives in contemporary animation.
Adrian Wootton OBE, Chief Executive of Film London, stated:
In the fifth year of FLAMIN Animations, we are thrilled to reveal the selected artists. With a track record of our alumni earning recognition and their work being screened at various festivals and events, we are excited to continue our collaboration with Blinkink. Our initiative aims to assist emerging Black and global majority artists in laying the groundwork for a career in the industry, and we look forward to witnessing this year’s commissions unfold.
For more details about FLAMIN Animations, please visit filmlondon.org.uk
Original article: https://www.skwigly.co.uk/flamin-animations-2025-2026-artists/