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Animation Alliance UK is a broad, informal association of independent animation professionals – animators, artists, programmers, producers, researchers, critics, academics, studios, festivals – across a wide range of creative and professional practice and engagement.

Many of our more than 330 members, inevitably, work in both cultural and commercial contexts, and we work closely with our sector colleagues at Animation UK. However, AAUK’s focus is on independent practice and cultural film.

AAUK exists:

– to champion the work of the independent animation sector in the UK
– to act as a network and focus for sharing information and discussion
– to advocate for the support of independent animation in the UK and for investment in production, training and archive

If you are part of the UK independent animation sector, please join the Alliance. Only your name will be published on the website. We will send you emails from time to time but we will not pass your contact details on to any third parties. You can leave at any time.

To join please click here.


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The Alliance was established and is coordinated by Animate Projects.

Our Advocacy Board members are:
Alys Scott Hawkins animator and co-founder of AnimatedDocumentary.com
Abigail Addison producer, Animate Projects
Kieran Argo animation programmer, Encounters
Emma Calder, animator
Iain Gardner animator, programmer Edinburgh International Film Festival
Jonathan Hodgson, animator
Birgitta Hosea animator
Ben Mitchell animator, Managing Director Skwigly
Samantha Moore animator
Edwin Rostron animator, writer and curator Edge of Frame
Kath Shackleton producer Fettle Animation
Gary Thomas producer and curator Animate Projects
Joseph Wallace animator, film and theatre director