Animation news

The animated film features characters voiced by Academy Award®- winning actors

Fans of Aardman’s 2018 film Early Man will be able to explore the making of the movie in a new ‘behind the scenes’ exhibition at Bristol’s M Shed.

Aardman’s International Sales and Acquisitions arm has been appointed as distribution partner for LoveLove Films' new preschool series, Pop Paper City.

Stop motion armature specialist Animation Toolkit has partnered with Aardman to design and create a bespoke armature kit.

Aardman is proud to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of LGBT equality charity, Stonewall with creative agency, Mr. President. Original Stonewall founder Sir Ian McKellen lends his infamous baritone voice to the animated film from BAFTA-nominated Lucy Izzard.

Aardman's first piece of original content for a theme park environment is launched in collaboration with Efteling

Tesco has brought back more iconic characters from across the decades, as second ad to celebrate its 100th anniversary airs on TV and appears on billboards, bus stops and in newspapers across Britain.

Stephen Fry voices new Aardman animation on the shocking state of mental health worldwide

Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas has been awarded an International Emmy® Award for Best Animation at a ceremony in Cannes last night.

Aardman and British Council extend ‘Learning Time with Timmy' brand with educational series for early years English language learners.

Aardman and BBC Radio 4 release pulp-fiction style animation narrated by William Shatner to kick off season of Mars programmes.

Aardman announce the signing of animation director Daniel Hope.

Shaun and the flock return for a brand new series causing more mayhem on Mossy Bottom Farm this Autumn

Aardman has created a new animation for UK children's charity NSPCC to help parents keep children safe from abuse.

Aardman create dynamic CG animated campaign for Vimto's brand new re-mix product range

Braun have teamed up with Aardman to create a novel animated film to showcase their latest precision styling range

Creative agency Caroline partners with Aardman to boost new charity campaign for the Macular Society

Aardman's Morph to launch new series episodes on Sky's new Sky Kids app

Aardman produce short film to accompany Professor Stephen Hawking's Reith Lecture

Aardman and StudioCanal today announce 2018 release dates for Aardman's hilarious new adventure, 'Early Man' directed by Nick Park.

Aardman and Google ATAP debut their first original Spotlight Story short 'Special delivery' to YouTube

12 graduates celebrate their Aardman Academy and NFTS Certificate in Character Animation at industry graduation screening event in Bristol.

The special documentary “A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman” will premiere on Boxing Day, 26th December at 2:25pm.

Studio demonstrates ongoing commitment to develop homegrown industry talent with Aardman Academy

Produced by Aardman and directed by Arthur Cox the animated short is part of a campaign that hopes to teach nearly 500 million children how to build a sustainable future for all.

Aardman's offbeat adult series makes a comeback with hilarious new shorts.

Aardman announced today that it is in production with Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas, the first ever Shaun the Sheep thirty-minute special which is due to air on BBC One later this year.

This Summer Aardman Co-founder and Executive Chairman David Sproxton and Cinematographer Dave Alex Riddett will be taking part in a number of special events hosted by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles.

Aardman and STUDIOCANAL are announcing the new Aardman Studios film 'Early Man' by four time Academy Award winner Nick Park.

Aardman have animated 13-year-old Hannah Mason's short film storyboard following a national storyboarding competition hosted by the film and education charity Into Film, the IPO and the Industry Trust for IP Awareness.

BFI Aardman Animation Development Lab to offer support and professional, hands-on experience to emerging talent with a passion for creating animated family films

Dylan Thomas poem brought to life in new animated film to be premiered on national poetry day

UK powerhouses join forces to develop homegrown industry talent

Aardman and Bristol Charity ‘Deki’ have released a special 70 second film entitled ‘Brigitte, Bruno and Ben’. The film demonstrates through animation how a loan of just £10 can change the lives of an entire family in the developing world.

Shaun the Sheep has been voted the nation’s favourite BBC children’s TV character of all time in a poll conducted by Radio Times, the UK’s biggest selling quality magazine. Shaun, the sheep who doesn’t like to follow the flock, beat Postman Pat and Sooty & Sweep to second and third place respectively.

To mark the opening of new First World War Galleries at IWM London on 19 July and the wider centenary commemorations, Aardman has created a special short film Flight of the Stories, which will be screened online and in cinemas from today, 7 July.

It’s over thirty years since Peter Lord and David Sproxton at Aardman Animations first crafted a little character out of terracotta clay called Morph. But three decades on, the little guy is back, with his side-kick Chas of course!

A new three month Certificate in Character Animation will be taught at Aardman by industry professionals to meet rising demand for skills in the UK.

This week saw the worldwide release of The Lonely Dodo, a four-minute Aardman short created for international conservation charity, Durrell, to highlight the worldwide plight of endangered species.