Magic Light Pictures Launches Stirling Animation Studio

Magic Light Pictures has launched Stirling Animation Studio to complete production of its preschool show Zog.

After Wild Child Animation entered administration, leading to the potential loss of all jobs and impacting the series’ completion, Magic Light moved to acquire the studio’s assets and production pipeline to safeguard crew roles and ensure continuity of production. Stirling Animation Studio keeps the crew together and will complete production of all 52 episodes of Zog.

“We’ve acted quickly to protect something valuable—a brilliant team, a major production and a key part of Scotland’s animation capability,” said Martin Pope and Michael Rose, co-founders of Magic Light Pictures. “It’s been important to provide stability and renewed confidence for the crew at a critical time. The formation of Stirling Animation Studio will ensure completion of our Zog series, and we hope ​it can also be a platform for future productions. We are already exploring ideas about the future so we can support the next generation of world-class animation talent in Scotland.”