THE ILLUMINATED FILM COMPANY SIGNS DEAL WITH LICENSING MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL FOR THE LICENSING AND MERCHANDISING RIGHTS TO ITV’S ANIMATED SERIES THE RUBBISH WORLD OF DAVE SPUD Illuminated Films are pleased to announce LMI as their licensing partner for CITV comedy adventure series The Rubbish World of Dave Spud. The Spud’s are one family that will… Read more »

We are so excited to share that The Rubbish World of Dave Spud WON the Royal Television Society Award for Best Children’s Programme. Thank you to the RTS Awards and the fantastic team behind the series. Congratulations to creator and direct Ed Foster, all the writers, cast and crew who we couldn’t do this without, plus ITV, Beta Film, Cloth Cat, Fonic Post Production, Platform… Read more »

Congratulations to our fabulous Production Coordinator Hodan Abdi, who won last night’s British Animation Awards Lamb Award! So well deserved and we’re very proud of her. Statement from the BAA’s: This year’s Lamb award goes to someone whose production expertise is previous and not often specifically celebrated. Their progression from being a graduate to a key role in… Read more »

Happy International Women’s Day. Meet the Illuminated Films core production team. We support the talented women in the animation industry, from entry-level to senior roles, and creative to production roles, not just today but EVERY DAY.

Today the nominations were announced for the prestigious British Animation Awards 2022. Rewarding the best in British animation across a diverse group of categories. Illuminated is very happy to announce not one but three BAA nominations, two for the latest series of Ed Foster’s The Rubbish World of Dave Spud for ITV and a very exciting nomination for one of… Read more »

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud has been nominated in the Best Children’s Programme category of the 2022 Broadcast Awards. The ceremony will be held in London on 10th February 2022. Perfect news for the end of series 2 production. Thank you to all the cast, crew and production team who have worked so hard.

An official 2022 annual for The Rubbish World of Dave Spud is coming this Summer. Based on CITV’s kids favourite animated series, the 2022 annual is released on 26th August. You can pre-order your copy now here or from Waterstones, WHSmith, Foyles or BookShop.org. Join Dave Spud and his amazing and somewhat unusual adventures –… Read more »

It is with great sadness that we hear of Eric Carle’s passing. Eric was a wonderful gentle man with an inspiring imagination. Eric Carle’s books have been enjoyed by millions of children and will continue to shine magic into their lives for many future generations. Illuminated Films had the honour of working with Eric Carle… Read more »

The Illuminated Film Company has agreed a deal with ABC Commercial, the commercial arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (‘ABC’), for the distribution of the first two series of animated comedy adventure The Rubbish World of Dave Spud in Australia and New Zealand. ABC has been the home of The Rubbish World of Dave Spud… Read more »

The BFI has today announced the latest projects awarded through the Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF). The DCMS-funded YACF has had a hugely positive impact in supporting a diverse community of independent production companies across the UK and exceeded targets for the proportion of projects involving new voices, regional representation and indigenous languages. The Fund… Read more »