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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 »
Congratulations to all the nominees! We are thrilled to share that The Rubbish World of Dave Spud has been shortlisted for Best Children’s Programme at the Broadcast (MBI) Awards 2024. A very special thank you to the fantastic writers, storyboarders, voices, designers, animators, production team and of course director Ed Foster, ITV, Cloth Cat, Fonic… Read more »
Very sad to hear of the news of Sir Michael Gambon passing away. He was a fantastic actor and we had the privilege of working with him over the years. Thank you for giving us so many amazing characters. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. Michael was a lovely gentle man and… Read more »
We are pleased to release the trailer for the high anticipated A Bear Named Wojtek. Click here to view. Huge thanks to the incredible crew who worked on the film – Produced by The Illuminated Film Company – Filmograf – Animation Garden Ltd. For updates on Festival Selections, please follow @abearnamedwojtek on Instagram. Confirmed screenings Aesthetica Short Film Festival /… Read more »
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud returns with new episodes on CITV. Six new episodes will broadcast from the 17th July on CITV at 4.30pm. The new episodes brings the cast of Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks, Gina Yashere, Lisa Hammond, Arthur Smith and Philip Glenister back together as the Spuds. The series will also be… Read more »