Blue-Zoo Productions

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Blue Zoo Animation Studio
IndustryAnimation and TV Production
Founded2000
Headquarters
Website http://www.blue-zoo.co.uk/

Blue Zoo Animation Studio is a British animation studio known for producing children's television series, advertising commercials and short films. Founded in 2000 by three classmates from Bournemouth University, the studio has gone on to win numerous BAFTAs and in 2021 won two Daytime Emmy awards. They have also previously won the Best Places to Work in TV survey by Broadcast and Best Companies Group.

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Some of the more well-known children's shows the studio has produced are Alphablocks , Numberblocks , Digby Dragon, Miffy's Adventures Big and Small, The Adventures of Paddington, and It's Pony.

The company operates from a studio in Fitzrovia, London, where they have a team of over 200 artists. It later expanded to a second studio, adjacent to its main studio, dedicated to episodic 2D animation. [1] In August 2021, it was announced that they would be opening a new hub in Brighton, initially partnering with Plug-In Media on a new 2D pre-school action comedy series. [2]

In 2021, the company became the first major animation studio in the world to achieve B Corp certification. [3]

List of longform productions

List of awards and accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2006BAFTA Children's AwardAnimationThose Scurvy RascalsNominated
2008BAFTA Children's AwardShort FormStitch Up ShowdownNominated
2009BAFTA Children's AwardShort FormMy Favourite Bedtime StoryNominated
2009BAFTA Children's AwardBreakthrough TalentAdam ShawWon
2010BAFTA Children's AwardShort FormMy Favourite Bedtime StoryWon
2012BAFTA Children's AwardPre-School AnimationTree Fu TomNominated
2012BAFTA Children's AwardIndependent Production CompanyBlue Zoo ProductionsWon
2014BAFTA Children's AwardShort FormGumball SongNominated
2014BAFTA Children's AwardIndependent Production CompanyBlue Zoo AnimationNominated
2016BAFTA Children's AwardIndependent Production CompanyBlue-ZooNominated
2017BAFTA Children's AwardLearningNumberblocksNominated
2017BAFTA Children's AwardIndependent Production CompanyBlue Zoo Animation StudioWon
2018BAFTA Film AwardsShort FilmMamoonNominated
2019BAFTA Children's AwardPre-School AnimationDigby DragonNominated
2019BAFTA Children's AwardPre-School AnimationNumberblocksWon
2019BroadcastBest Places to Work in TVBlue-ZooWon
2020BroadcastBest Places to Work in TVBlue Zoo ProductionsWon

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References

  1. Wolfe, Jennifer (2018-12-19). "'Blue Zoo Opens New 2D Animation Studio in London". Animation World Network . Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  2. "Blue Zoo and Plug-In Media partner on new studio" . Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  3. televisual.com (2021-09-29). "Blue Zoo gets B Corp status". Televisual. Retrieved 2021-09-30.