Blue Zoo Animation Studio

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Blue Zoo Animation Studio
Industry Animation
Television production
Advertising
Founded2000 [1]
FounderOli Hyatt
Adam Shaw
Tom Box
Headquarters
London, England
Website www.blue-zoo.co.uk

Blue Zoo Animation Studio is a British animation studio known for producing children's television series, commercials and short films. Founded in 2000 by Oli Hyatt, Adam Shaw, and Tom Box from Bournemouth University, [1] 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, Tree Fu Tom, 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, that's 'dedicated to episodic 2D animation.' [2] 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. [3]

In 2021, the company became the first major animation studio in the world to achieve B Corp certification. [4]

List of long form productions

List of awards and accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2006 Children's BAFTA Animation Those Scurvy Rascals Nominated
2008Children's BAFTAShort FormStitch Up ShowdownNominated
2009Children's BAFTAShort FormMy Favourite Bedtime StoryNominated
2009Children's BAFTABreakthrough TalentAdam ShawWon
2010Children's BAFTALearning - PrimaryAlphablocksNominated
2010Children's BAFTAShort FormMy Favourite Bedtime StoryWon
2012Children's BAFTAPre-School Animation Tree Fu Tom Nominated
2012Children's BAFTAIndependent Production CompanyBlue Zoo Animation StudioWon
2014Children's BAFTAShort FormGumball SongNominated
2014Children's BAFTAIndependent Production CompanyBlue Zoo Animation StudioNominated
2016Children's BAFTAIndependent Production CompanyBlue Zoo Animation StudioNominated
2017Children's BAFTALearning Numberblocks Nominated
2017Children's BAFTAIndependent Production CompanyBlue Zoo Animation StudioWon
2018 BAFTA Films Short FilmMamoonNominated
2019Children's BAFTAPre-School Animation Digby Dragon Nominated
2019Children's BAFTAPre-School AnimationNumberblocksWon
2020 Annies Best TV/Media - Preschool The Adventures of Paddington Won
2020AnniesBest Voice Acting - TV/Media It's Pony Nominated
2020AnniesBest Production Design - TV/MediaThe Adventures of PaddingtonNominated
2016 PromaxBDA UK Best Direct Response PromoBitesizeWon
2015PromaxBDA UKBest Channel IdentityNick Jr RebrandWon
2015PromaxBDA UKBest Sponsorship PackageLEGO Star Wars RebelsWon
2021 Emmy Award Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Series The Adventures of PaddingtonWon
2021Emmy AwardOutstanding Writing for a Pre-School Animated ProgramThe Adventures of PaddingtonWon
2021Emmy AwardOutstanding Directing for a Pre-School Animated ProgramThe Adventures of PaddingtonNominated
2024British Animation AwardsChildren's ChoiceLego City: No Limits [7] Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Growth capital: Blue Zoo are a trio who got animated about a venture into cartoons". Evening Standard . 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (2018-12-19). "'Blue Zoo Opens New 2D Animation Studio in London". Animation World Network . Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  3. ↑ "Blue Zoo and Plug-In Media partner on new studio" . Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. ↑ televisual.com (2021-09-29). "Blue Zoo gets B Corp status". Televisual. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  5. ↑ "CBeebies Grown-Ups 🎉 (@CBeebiesHQ) on X". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  6. ↑ "LEGO City Animation | Longform & IP | Blue Zoo".
  7. ↑ "Children's Choice".
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