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After working for Granada TV in the graphics department since graduating from Manchester School of Art Stop Frame Films is the original company established by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall who would later go on to found Cosgrove Hall Productions, Cosgrove Hall Films and CHF Entertainment.
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Stop Frame Films
Winner -HUGO Award 1971 -
Stop Frame Films -
Stop Frame Films -
Stop Frame Films -
Successor to Stop Frame Films
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Cosgrove Hall Productions
1976 - 1980
3 seasons
39 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1976 - 1978
3 seasons
40 Episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Productions -
Cosgrove Hall Productions -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1980 - 1986
8 seasons
104 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
Winner BAFTA - Best Children's Category 1983 -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1981 - 1992
10 seasons
89 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
Winner BAFTA - Best Children's Film 1983 -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1984 - 1987
4 seasons
52 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1985 - 1989
1 season
13 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Productions -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1987 - 1989
1 season
52 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1988 - 1993
4 seasons
65 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Productions -
Cosgrove Hall Productions -
Cosgrove Hall Productions -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1990
1 season
13 episodes -
Created by Paul Berry, Colin Batty and Ian Mackinnon whilst working at Cosgrove Hall.
Oscar Nominated - Best Short Animated Film, 1993. -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1991 - 1992
2 seasons
30 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1992
4 Seasons
53 Episodes (52 + Christmas Special) -
Cosgrove Hall Productions
1992
1 season
13 episodes -
Established by Leo Casserly after leaving Cosgrove Hall. Post Production and editing services with some animated series work such as Dog Loves Books.
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Cosgrove Hall Productions
1993 - 1994
2 seasons
26 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films -
Mackinnon and Saunders for Tim Burton
Directed by Tim Burton
1995 -
Cosgrove Hall Films
1995 - 1997
2 seasons
26 episodes -
Formally established after Ian Mackinnon and Peter Saunders began working together since leaving Cosgrove Hall around 1993
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Cosgrove Hall Films
1995 - 1996
2 seasons
26 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films/HOT Animation
1996 - 2000
Season 1 Cosgrove Hall Films (1996)
6 episodes
Season 2 HOT Animation (1999)
4 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films
1997
2 seasons
14 episodes (incl pilot) -
Cosgrove Hall Films
1997 - 1998
2 season
26 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films
1997 - 1998
2 seasons
26 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films
1997
1 season
6 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films
1997 - 2000
4 seasons
52 episodes -
Established by Jackie Cockle, Joe Dembinski and Brian Little, ex-Cosgrove Hall employees
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Cosgrove Hall Films
1998 - 1999
2 seasons
26 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films
1998 - 2001
2 season
55 episodes -
HOT Animation
1999 - 2008
16 Seasons
210 episodes
7 Feature Length Specials
4 Music videos (including a Christmas Number one!)
Numerous other properties -
Cosgrove Hall Films
1999 - 2000
2 seasons
26 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films
2000 - 2001
2 seasons
26 episodes -
Established by Phil Chalk and Alan Smart, Factory is a BAFTA winning, Emmy and Annie nominated, multi-disciplinary animation studio based in Manchester. Factory has extensive experience in producing long-form animation for international broadcasters. Credits include: Raa Raa the Noisy Lion, Strange Hill High, Becca's Bunch,
Scream Street, Clangers, Newzoids, Norman Picklestripes
Mimi and the Mountain Dragon, Disney's Club Penguin -
Cosgrove Hall Films
2001 - 2002
2 seasons
52 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films
2002
2 seasons
52 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films
2002 - 2004
2 seasons
26 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films
2002 - 2004
4 seasons
52 episodes -
HOT Animation
2003 - 2006
2 seasons
52 Episodes
Original Swiss series moved production to HOT in 2003 for two series (5&6) -
Cosgrove Hall Films
2003 - 2005
5 seasons
65 episodes -
HOT Animation
2003-2005
4 series
52 Episodes -
Mackinnon and Saunders for Warner Bros
Directed by Tim Burton
2004 -
Mackinnon and Saunders
2004 -
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Cosgrove Hall Films
2004 - 2008
4 seasons (series 3 - series 6)
106 episodes -
Cosgrove Hall Films
2005 - 2006
1 season (season 1)
52 episodes -
FACTORY
2005
1 season
26 episodes -
Founded by Jon Turner and Claire Gray. Key work includes The Dumping Ground animated inserts, Woman's Hour TV ad, Veganuary cinema ad, Dr Martens/Betty Boop ad, NYT animations, De Beers Christmas piece, Hideout Youthzone promotional video, M-Shed museum installation, University of Manchester promotional film, South West Museums info film, DHL Stills
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Cosgrove Hall Films
2005 - 2010
3 seasons
121 episodes -
Mackinnon and Saunders for Cinemagination
Directed by Fred & Sam Guillaume
2006 -
Cosgrove Hall Films
2006 - 2008
4 seasons
52 episodes -
Mackinnon and Saunders
2007
1 season
30 episodes -
Mackinnon and Saunders for Fox Searchlight
Directed by Wes Anderson
2007 -
Kilogramme with Firestep
2007 -
Cosgrove Hall Films
2007 - 2010
2 seasons
108 episodes -
Mackinnon and Saunders for Laika Studios
Directed by Henry Selick
2008 -
Cosgrove Hall Films
2008
1 season
26 episodes
NB: This series was later continued by Mackinnon and Saunders -
FACTORY
2009
One off production for Children in Need, featuring an array of animated celebrities, raising over £170,000 for the charity. -
FACTORY
2010
1 season
26 episodes -
Founded by Andrew Lord. Key work includes, Black Slide - Animated shortfilm (Our own IP), The Worst Witch Series 3 & 4 - BBC/Netflix, Inside No 9 series - BBC, JD Sports Christmas Commercials, Aldi Kevin The Carrot Christmas Adverts, Bleeding Edge Trailers - Xbox/Ninja Theory, Sackboy A Big Adventure - Sumo Digital / Sony Playstation, Fall Guys Cinematic Trailers - Mediatonic / Devolver Digital, New Balance Furon Advertising campaign
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FACTORY / Mackinnon and Saunders
2011 - 2018
3 seasons
78 episodes -
Mackinnon and Saunders for Laika Studios
Directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell
2012 -
Mackinnon and Saunders for Disney
Directed by Tim Burton
2012 -
Key work includes Smyths "If I was a toy", Aldi "Kevin the Carrot", World Cup 2014 opening titles, "Slow Lo" short film, "Tanked" short film, "Gods and Monsters" Documentary series
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Mackinnon and Saunders
2013 - 2016
2 seasons
52 episodes -
Mackinnon and Saunders
2013
1 season
52 episodes -
FACTORY
2013 - 2014
2 seasons
26 episodes -
Mackinnon and Saunders
2014 -
Founded by Helen Brown, Danny Brown and Andy Chambers after the closure of CFH. Key work includes Daisy and Ollie.
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FACTORY
2015 - Ongoing
3 seasons + specials
104 episodes -
FACTORY
2015 - Ongoing
2 seasons
77 episodes -
FACTORY
2015
2 seasons
12 episodes -
Mackinnon and Saunders
2015 - 2017
4 seasons
100 episdoes -
Kilogramme
2015 -
The UK arm of Irish studio Brown Bag Films. Created to produce 2D animated series.
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The UK's largest animation event, taking place at HOME in Manchester every year
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Kilogramme
2016
BAFTA Award Winner -
Founded by Karl Doran. Key work includes BBC Children in Need TV and cinema commercial, Mental Health Awareness Week for the Mental Health Foundation, Syria Relief campaign film, CBBC TV trails.
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Brown Bag Films UK
2017-2021
2 seasons
78 episodes -
The Cosgrove Hall Films Archive established at The Waterside in Sale. Housing materials from Cosgrove Hall
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FACTORY
2018
1 season
24 episodes -
Founded by Steve Boot and Hayden Secker. Key work includes Dr. Oetker adverts, Cbeebies ident, ASDA Christmas advert, BFI short film, SkyArts short film
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Founded by Baz Sells and Ben Jackson. Key work includes Squib: When All of This is Over, Wawwa 1+1, Macmillan Cancer Support
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FACTORY
2019 - Ongoing
1 season
26 episodes -
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Founded by Sean Jones, Cheryl Parker, Ben Young and Larisa Covaciu. Key work includes XL Community Cup, Rora dairy, KTN Robotics and AI, KTN Women in Innovation, KTN Rail, Omnia (NW), The Bread and Butter Thing, KiddieRail, BOCA Toothpaste, KTN GRIPS 2021, Bankifi, Incom£ing, Salford Children's Rights Service, SARN Associates Character Showreel, Deedbees
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The BFI YACF operates from offices in the city. Responsible for 144 development projects, 55 brand new television programmes, 212 hours of new, UK content that would not otherwise have been financed and delivered.
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Hoopla
2020 - Ongoing
5 seasons
130 episodes -
Flix Facilities
2020 - 2021
1 season
52 episodes -
Brown Bag Films UK
2020
1 season
40 episodes -
Founded by Adam Frith, James Lawson and Paul Reynolds. Key work includes music videos for Bez and MF Doom
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Founded by Billy Mpetha. Key Work includes Comedy Central - Stomach Short Film, Seven Bro7hers - Social Media Campaign, Here-O Donuts - Social Media Campaign, Zappify - Web Adverta
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Kilogramme
2021 -
Kilogramme
2021
Screened in Cinemas -
Manchester Animation festival establish Animate North-West, a consortium of animation businesses with the aim of advocating for the regions output.
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Mackinnon and Saunders
2022 -
Flipbook Studios
2022
10 minutes
Directed by Uri Lotan