Aardman in Educational Partnership for Animation Course

Into Film and Aardman have aligned in an educational partnership that sees the launch of a new animation course, Animate! with Aardman, aimed at primary school teachers and students.

Animate! with Aardman, delivered in partnership with Into Film and supported by Netflix, brings the craft of stop-motion filmmaking to the classroom, with experts from the studio behind animation classics such as Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep providing a video-led step-by-step guide to creating simple, stop-motion works with young people.

Launching September 19, the course has been designed to help young people produce achievable animated projects using everyday equipment and free motion apps. Each video is complemented with educational resources and guidance to support teachers through the process. There’s also an opportunity to attend a live webinar with an Aardman director.

Sean Clarke, managing director at Aardman, said: “Aardman has a rich history of world class talent working seamlessly together to create award-winning productions that entertain millions of people across the globe. It is only fitting that as we approach the release of the studio’s most anticipated films, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, that we partner with Netflix and Into Film to engage and encourage the next generation of creatives into our industry.”

Paul Reeve, CEO of Into Film, said: “We’re thrilled to be building further on our long-standing relationship with Aardman, having made many of their films, and educational resources linked to them, available to schools for a number of years. This new partnership initiative will enable teachers and their pupils to become creators themselves and help to inspire a new generation of animators.”