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| Industry | Animation, Film & Television |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | James Stevenson Bretton |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | James Studholme Michelle Jaffe Bart Yates Rick Waterlow |
| Website | blinkindustries.tv |
Blink Industries is an Emmy,[1] BAFTA[2] and Annie[3] award winning production company and animation studio based in London. Founded in 2012 by James Stevenson Bretton, Blink Industries is home to the distinctive and the authored; Specialising in bringing an inventive approach to their slate of both broadcast and digital projects that look and feel like no other.
The studio is best known for producing the puppet comedy horror viral web series 'Don't Hug Me I'm Scared' and the subsequent television show of the same name for Channel 4.[4] Blink Industries has a 120-seat animation studio, as well as a recording studio, and develops and produces projects across kids & family, live action scripted comedy, adult animation and feature films.
Overview[edit]
Blink Industries was founded as a partner company to commercial production company, Blink Productions and Blink Ink, as well as the music supervision company Major Tom and Blink Games.[5] The company was created to focus on long form development for Film & TV.
Since amassing over 350 million views and more than 3 million subscribers on Youtube for the viral web series ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’,[6] Blink Industries has produced many notable projects such as; ‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’,[7] an animated series for Netflix developed from the ‘Deadendia’ graphic novels by Hamish Steele (who also served as Creator and Showrunner of the series), ‘All Through the House’,[8] an episode of animated anthology series ‘Love, Death + Robots’ for Netflix, 'Enkai',[9] an episode of the afro-futuristic animation anthology 'Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire' for Disney+ and ‘Peter & The Wolf’,[10] a half-hour special made in collaboration with BMG for HBO Max, with international distribution through BBC Studios.
Blink Industries is currently in production on 'The Sunnyridge 3', a 20 x 22-minute original series for Disney+. Created by Stevie Gee & Essy May.[11]
Productions[edit]
| Title | Format | Release Date | Broadcaster | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Hug Me I'm Scared - Web Series | Series | 29th July 2011 | N/A | |
| The Grumpy King | Series | 20th August 2012 | Cartoon Network | |
| Marilyn Myller | Short | July 2013 | N/A | A co-production with Parabella Animation Studio |
| Werebeast | Short | 3rd February 2016 | Nickelodeon | Produced for the Nickelodeon International Animated Shorts Program |
| The Tall Tales of Urchin | Short | 12th February 2016 | Nickelodeon | Produced for the Nickelodeon International Animated Shorts Program |
| Waiting for Gumball | Series | 8th October 2017 | Cartoon Network | |
| Regular | Short | 2017 | Channel 4 | A co-production with Little Dot Studios |
| Angry Birds On The Run | Series | 17th November 2018 | N/A | A co-production with Popcorn Digital and Rovio Entertainment |
| Three Cool Days | Short | 25th October 2018 | N/A | |
| Jarressey | Short | 29th October 2018 | N/A | |
| Hamsbury | Short | 28th March 2019 | N/A | |
| Teddles | Series | 1st June 2019 | N/A | |
| Stong Theory | Short | 10th October 2019 | N/A | |
| Get Real Dude | Short | 13th December 2019 | Channel 4 | |
| Remote Comedy From The Paddock | Series | 26th May 2020 | Channel 4 (E4) | |
| Off The Air | Short | 4th January 2021 | Adult Swim | |
| Headspace Guide to Meditation | Series | 2nd May 2021 | Netflix | Produced animation for 2 episodes of the series |
| Love, Death + Robots | Series | 14th May 2021 | Netflix | Produced Series 2 Episode 6, "All Through The House". |
| Blind Love on First Dates Island | Series | 23rd June 2021 | Channel 4 (E4) | |
| This Time With Alan Partridge | 2021 | Example | BBC | Produced animation for Series 2 Episode 4 |
| Dead End: Paranormal Park | Series | 16th June 2022 | Netflix | |
| The Future Of | Series | 2022 | Netflix | Produced in collaboration with Territory Studios |
| Inside No.9 | Series | 2022 | BBC | Produced animation for Series 7 Episode 6 |
| Jazz Emu | Short | 2022 | N/A | |
| Freelancer | Short | 27th February 2023 | N/A | |
| Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire | Series | 5th July 2023 | Disney+ | Produced Series 1 Episode 10, 'Enaki' |
| We Used To Be | Short | 2nd August 2023 | N/A | |
| Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | Series | 23rd September 2023 | Channel 4 | |
| Peter & The Wolf | Short | 19th October 2023 | HBO Max | Produced in collaboration with BMG |
| Such Brave Girls | Series | 22nd November 2023 | BBC | Produced the animated title card for the series |
| Alan The Infinite | Short | 13th February 2024 | N/A | |
| Caller Number Nine | Short | 9th March 2024 | N/A |
Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Project | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Children's BAFTA | The Grumpy King | Short Form | Nominated |
| 2012 | SXSW | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | Midnight Shorts Award | Won |
| 2018 | Sundance | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | Indie Episodic Program | Selected |
| 2019 | LOCO Film Festival | Jarressey | Best Script Award | Won |
| 2019 | Writer's Guild Award | Three Cool Days | Best Online Comedy | Nominated |
| 2020 | Broadcast Digital Awards | Get Real Dude | Best Short Form Scripted | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy Awards | Love, Death + Robots - All Through The House | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Dan Gill | Won |
| 2022 | 1.4 Awards | Love, Death + Robots - All Through The House | Filmmaking | Won |
| 2022 | D&AD Graphic Pencil | Love, Death + Robots - All Through The House | Scripted Long Form | Won |
| 2023 | Comedy.co.uk Awards | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | Best New TV Sitcom | Won |
| 2023 | Comedy.co.uk Awards | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | Comedy of the Year | Nominated |
| 2023 | Broadcast Awards | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | Best Original Programme | Nominated |
| 2023 | Channel 4 Comedy Awards | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | Best Scripted Comedy | Nominated |
| 2023 | 50th Daytime Emmy | The Future Of | Education and Information | Nominated |
| 2023 | BAFTA Craft Awards | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | Production Design | Won |
| 2023 | BAFTA Craft Awards | Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | Costume Design | Nominated |
| 2024 | Annie Awards | Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire - Enkai | Best TV/Media - Limited Series | Won |
| 2024 | British Animation Awards | Peter & The Wolf | Best Longform | Nominated |
| 2024 | British Animation Awards | Dead End: Paranormal Park | Children's Choice | Won |
| 2024 | British Animation Awards | Dead End: Paranormal Park | Writer's Award | Nominated |
| 2024 | Cleveland International Film Festival | Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire - Enkai | Short Film | Selected |
See Also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Daniel Gill".
- ^ "2023 Television Craft Production Design | BAFTA Awards".
- ^ https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/entertainment/kizazi-moto-generation-fire-wins-prestigious-annie-award-46d999ef-85d9-4aa9-af33-9f8e0587dbb3#:~:text=The%20ground%2Dbreaking%20Disney%2B%20Original,Angeles%20on%20Saturday%2C%20February%2017.
- ^ "The creators of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared offer us a glimpse behind the puppets".
- ^ "Blink: The production and talent powerhouse set in a converted tram…".
- ^ "Don't Hug Me .I'm Scared - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Blink Industries on animating horror-comedy in Dead End: Paranormal Park". 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Elliot Dear – Netflix – Love, Death + Robots, All Through the House | 1.4".
- ^ "Blinkink signs new director: Ng'endo Mukii". 22 February 2024.
- ^ https://www.bmg.com/us/news/BMGs-newest-film-Peter-and-the-Wolf-premieres-on-MAX.html
- ^ "Disney Unveils Animated Series at Annecy, Teases 'Magicampers' and 'The Sunnyridge 3' (EXCLUSIVE)". 13 June 2023.