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We’re pleased to make our way to Annecy Festival next month! Reach out to Nick Harvey, who will be representing the Illuminated team. à bientôt! Our film A Bear Named Wojtek is screening in the festival in TV Films No. 3 on the following dates: 10/06 at 15h30 at cinema “Pathé 8” 10/06 at 19h00… Read more »
In commemoration of the Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on May 8th, BBC Alba is set to air the Gaelic Language version of ‘A BEAR NAMED WOJTEK’ with English subtitles. Also available on BBC iPlayer. For our gaelic speaking friends, the film is called MATHAN LEIS AN AINM WOJTEK.
To our friends in LA… A BEAR NAMED WOJTEK will be screening for a week from Friday 19th April at the Laemmle Theatre in Glendale. Screening at 15:00 each day, 19th – 25th of April! Tickets available here
Delighted to share that A BEAR NAMED WOJTEK has been selected to compete at Festival international du film d’animation d’Annecy. It has been selected in the TV Film Competition. Annecy is the home of animation festivals and it is an honour to be selected this year. Illuminated will be attending the festival and MIFA market…. Read more »
We are thrilled to share that A Bear Named Wojtek won best long form animation at last nights British Animation Awards. Congratulations to Iain Gardner and the whole team behind the production of this magical film. The response has been fantastic and we are delighted to be sharing the story of Wojtek to a whole… Read more »
A fantastic win for Dave Spud at the British Animation Awards last night! Well done to all the crew who have worked on 104 episodes of animated anarchy, and Ed Foster for creating and directing the series. A huge hurrah to the team for marshalling such a wonderful series to work on and having Cloth Cat… Read more »
Last night was truly special for The Illuminated Film Company as both “The Rubbish World of Dave Spud” and “A Bear Named Wojtek” brought home awards at the British Animation Awards ! We are incredibly proud of our talented teams and grateful for the recognition from the BAAs. Here’s to many more moments of creativity… Read more »
Illuminated Film Company’s founder and producer, Iain Harvey, will be speaking at Get Animated UK Conference 2024. Alongside Helen Brunsdon, Dr Steve Henderson and Iain Gardner, they will be discussing festival entries, nominations, strategies and knockbacks as part of the Awards Season Panel. Check out the full conference line up and get tickets here: www.GetAnimated.uk… Read more »
Illuminated Films shines bright with three nominations at the British Animation Awards! Best Children’s Series: The Rubbish World of Dave Spud Writer’s Award: The Rubbish World of Dave Spud Best Long Form Animation: A Bear Named Wojtek Congratulations to all our crew involved with our productions, in particular, for A Bear Named Wojtek, director Iain… Read more »
With 2023 drawing to a close, we would like to thank all the festivals that shared A Bear Named Wojtek with their audiences! These include Rhode Island International Film Festival, ANIMA Córdoba International Animation Festival, POFF Black Night Film Festival, Aesthetica Film Festival, Manchester Animation Festival, Forum des Images, Toronto Polish Film Festival. In 2024, we will be screening at Spokane International Film… Read more »