Blue Zoo Animation Studio is a British

animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals ...

known for producing children's television series, commercials and, short films. Founded in 2000 by Oli Hyatt, Adam Shaw, and Tom Box from

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, the studio has gone on to win numerous

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and in 2021 won two

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. They have also previously won the Best Places to Work in TV survey by Broadcast and Best Companies Group. Some of the more well-known children's shows the studio has produced are ''

Alphablocks ''Alphablocks'' is a British animated television programme for preschoolers that debuted on CBeebies on 25 January 2010. ''Alphablocks'' is designed to teach preschoolers to spell with the use of four families of animated blocks known as Alp ...

'', ''

Numberblocks ''Numberblocks'' is a British animated television programme for preschoolers that debuted on CBeebies on 23 January 2017. The programme was created by Joe Elliot and produced by Alphablocks Ltd with Blue Zoo. It was commissioned by the Brit ...

'', ''

Digby Dragon ''Digby Dragon'' is a British preschool stop motion animated television series created by Sally Hunter, which aired from 4 July 2016 to 29 July 2019. It is produced in the UK by Blue Zoo Productions for Nick Jr. Premise Digby is an anthro ...

,'' ''

Miffy's Adventures Big and Small ''Miffy's Adventures Big and Small''; sv, Miffys äventyr stora och små is a CGI-animated television series based on the ''Miffy'' book series by Dutch artist Dick Bruna, and a continuation of ''Miffy and Friends'' (2003–07). The series firs ...

, The Adventures of Paddington, and

It's Pony ''It's Pony'' is a British animated television series created by Ant Blades that premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 18, 2020. The series is storyboarded, designed, produced, and animated by Blue-Zoo Animation. Premise ''I ...

.'' The company operates from a studio in

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, where they have a team of over 200 artists. It later expanded to a second studio, adjacent to its main studio, thats 'dedicated to episodic 2D animation.' In August 2021, it was announced that they would be opening a new hub in

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, initially partnering with Plug-In Media on a new 2D pre-school action comedy series. In 2021, the company became the first major

in the world to achieve

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certification.

List of long form productions

* ''

The Story Makers ''The Story Makers'' is an educational children's television programme that was broadcast on the BBC's pre-school digital television network, CBeebies as well as being one of the launch programmes for the channel. ''The Story Makers'' is set in ...

'' (2002–2004,

Blue Cow Blue Cow may refer to: * Blue Cow (cartoon), a cartoon cow who appears in both ''The Story Makers'' and ''Tikkabilla'' * Blue Cow, New South Wales, a village in NSW, Australia * The Blue Cow, one of the "blue" public houses and inns in Grantham * B ...

segments) * ''

Tikkabilla ''Tikkabilla'' is a UK children's television programme, shown on CBeebies. The programme aims to educate pre-school children in an entertaining manner. The title "Tikkabilla" comes from the Hindi word meaning " Hopscotch", a popular children's g ...

'' (2002–2007, Animation Segments/Sami's World) *''Those Scurvy Rascals'' (2005) * ''

Doodle Do ''Doodle Do'' is a British 2006 television programme targeted to and designed for pre-school children. It aired on the CBeebies channel between 2006 and 2010. The programme features three "Doodle Doers" — puppets called "Dib-Dab", "Scribble" an ...

'' (2006, Sandworms segments) * ''

Kerwhizz ''Kerwhizz'' (strapline: ''The Quiz with added Whizz'') is a live-action animated British children's television game show which originally aired on CBeebies between 2008 and 2011. The series uses a mix of CGI and Live action, and is targeted tow ...

'' (2008-2011) *''Stitch Up Showdown'' (2009) * ''

'' (2010–2022) * ''Olive the Ostrich'' (2011) * ''

Tree Fu Tom Tree Fu Tom is a British live-action/ CGI television series which has been shown on BBC and CBeebies in the UK and Universal Kids and NBC in the USA. It is set in a miniature magical countryside and village area (Treetopolis) on the top of a pa ...

'' (2012–2016) * '' Q Pootle 5'' (2013–2014) * ''

'' (2015''–''2017) *''

Go Jetters ''Go Jetters'' is a British 3D animated television series, airing on CBeebies and is also available on BBC iPlayer. A geography-based programme, it was commissioned by CBeebies controller Kay Benbow and is a co-production of CBeebies In-house ...

'' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) *''Mac and Izzy'' (2016) *''

'' (2017–2021) * ''

'' (2020–2022) * '' The Adventures of Paddington'' (2020–present) *''Millie and Lou'' (2021) *''Pip and Posy'' (2021) *''Superworm'' (2021) *''Big Tree City'' (2022–present) *''Colourblocks'' (2022–present) *The Smeds and the Smoos (2022) *''Rainbow Cheerleaders (2023-present) *''Zara Shade'' (2023-present) *The Smartest Giant in Town (2023)

List of awards and accolades

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, Animation ,

Those Scurvy Rascals ''Those Scurvy Rascals'' is a children's animated series following the adventures of three underwear obsessed pirates. First aired by Nickelodeon UK in May 2005, it is now broadcast worldwide. The main characters Sissy Le Poop (called Jolly Roger ...

, , - ! scope="row" , 2008 , Children's BAFTA , Short Form , Stitch Up Showdown , , - ! scope="row" , 2009 , Children's BAFTA , Short Form , My Favourite Bedtime Story , , - ! scope="row" , 2009 , Children's BAFTA , Breakthrough Talent , Adam Shaw , , - ! scope="row" , 2010 , Children's BAFTA , Learning - Primary , Alphablocks , , - ! scope="row" , 2010 , Children's BAFTA , Short Form , My Favourite Bedtime Story , , - ! scope="row" , 2012 , Children's BAFTA , Pre-School Animation ,

, , - ! scope="row" , 2012 , Children's BAFTA , Independent Production Company , Blue Zoo Animation Studio , , - ! scope="row" , 2014 , Children's BAFTA , Short Form , Gumball Song , , - ! scope="row" , 2014 , Children's BAFTA , Independent Production Company , Blue Zoo Animation Studio , , - ! scope="row" , 2016 , Children's BAFTA , Independent Production Company , Blue Zoo Animation Studio , , - ! scope="row" , 2017 , Children's BAFTA , Learning ,

, , - ! scope="row" , 2017 , Children's BAFTA , Independent Production Company , Blue Zoo Animation Studio , , - ! scope="row" , 2018 , BAFTA Films , Short Film , Mamoon , , - ! scope="row" , 2019 , Children's BAFTA , Pre-School Animation ,

, , - ! scope="row" , 2019 , Children's BAFTA , Pre-School Animation , Numberblocks , , - ! scope="row" , 2020 ,

Annies Annie's or Annies may refer to: * Annie's Homegrown, a maker of organic foods (or Annie's Naturals, a condiments brand within the company) * Annie Award The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated ...

, Best TV/Media - Preschool , The Adventures of Paddington , , - ! scope="row" , 2020 , Annies , Best Voice Acting - TV/Media ,

, , - ! scope="row" , 2020 , Annies , Best Production Design - TV/Media , The Adventures of Paddington , , - ! scope="row" , 2016 , PromaxBDA UK , Best Direct Response Promo , Bitesize , , - ! scope="row" , 2015 , PromaxBDA UK , Best Channel Identity , Nick Jr Rebrand , , - ! scope="row" , 2015 , PromaxBDA UK , Best Sponsorship Package , LEGO Star Wars Rebels , , - ! scope="row" , 2021 ,

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

, Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Series , The Adventures of Paddington , , - ! scope="row" , 2021 , Emmy Award , Outstanding Writing for a Pre-School Animated Program , The Adventures of Paddington , , - ! scope="row" , 2021 , Emmy Award , Outstanding Directing for a Pre-School Animated Program , The Adventures of Paddington ,

References

External links

Blue-Zoo's website

Blue-Zoo's Vimeo page
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