Member Profile | Lisa Graydon
In this member profile, we asked Lisa Graydon, a voice-over artist and vocalist to share her story and discover that, in her case, voiceover work is→
Life in Lockdown 3.0 | VFX Chair | Lou Hussey
Life in Lockdown 3.0
As I write this, it is the 2nd weekend of 2021, and we are Lockdown again. The news is unremittingly tough in terms→
Animated Women UK launches Mentorship Programme
AWUK reveals a new mentorship programme for its members in the VFX and animation industries, pairing seasoned professionals with emerging female talent.
AWUK’s F*CK UP NIGHT | Inglorious WTF moments shared
You’re not alone: inglorious WTF moments shared
December started with a bang and an irreverent look at life, work, and everything in→
Lizzie Hicks | Achieve Alumni in Lockdown
Lizzie Hicks is a Creative Producer at Blue-Zoo and attended the Helen North Achieve Programme in 2018. Continuing our series of blogs on different→
AWUK Board in Lockdown | Beth Parker
Continuing from our post a few months ago, we caught up with AWUK Animation Chair, Beth Parker to see how her life had changed during 2020.
I→
Mentoring | All your questions answered
We’ve had lots of questions about becoming an AWUK mentor, so have pulled them together in one blog post. If you still have questions, please→
Pitch Yourself Perfect | Top Tips
Animated Women UK Board member Georgina Hurcombe took part in the Children’s Media Conference’s ‘Pitch Yourself Perfect’ skill→
Isolation Animation Nominated at Indie Short Fest
In our May Newsletter we put out a call for animators to ‘Beat the Isolation Blues’ by producing up to 60 secs of animation as part of a collaborative→
AWUK Connect and AGM
On August 4 2020 we hosted our AGM followed by our first ever AWUK Connect online Networking event.
In case you missed it, in the AGM we→
The AWUK Board in Lockdown
We recently reached out to some of our Board members to see how they were coping since lockdown began in March. How has COVID affected them specifically?→
Achieve Online | Connecting Members
Thanks to support from ScreenSkills, Marianne and I were able to conduct our first ever Achieve Online workshops over the last few weeks.
The→
Producing Patience | Sarah Kileen
As we enter week 10 of the ‘new normal’ I decided to sit at my (eldest child’s Ikea) desk, knees brushing my chin, and write about my experience→
Achieve Online 2020
We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be running four online workshops this June exclusively for AWUK members, thanks to the support of ScreenSkills Animation Skills Fund, with contributions from UK animations productions→
Beat the Isolation Blues | Join an Animated Virus
Join an animated virus to beat the isolation blues.
Produce 15 seconds (or more if you want – up to 60 seconds) of animation.
Your→
Covid 19 – Helpful Resources for Employers, Employees and Freelancers
The recent unprecedented Covid 19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown has presented many unique challenges to everyone.
As a board member of AWUK→
Support for Students during COVID-19
As a result of COVID-19 many students, who were looking forward to finishing their studies and celebrating graduation this year, are now faced with→
British Animation Awards 2020
London Southbank, 12 March 2020: the British Animation Awards draws the best of the industry from across these isles for its biennial event and this→
5 Things We’ve Accomplished Since Attending The Helen North Achieve Programme
The Helen North Achieve Programme is back for its fourth year. Applications are now open, so we sat down with five alumni to find out what they’ve→
AWUK members feature in work/life balance article in 3D World
Our members spoke about some of the difficulties in trying to find more time and energy for yourself in the latest issue of the magazine.
You→
Member Profile | Daisy Summerfield | Animator
Can you give an overview of your career to date; including what inspired you to go into the field you’re in now?
Obsessed with Wallace and→