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NEXT Get Animated London 27
@ British Library - London - UK
19th Jan 27 ( 12:30pm to 5pm )
FIRST EVENT OF 2027
FOUR AFTERNOON TEAS PLANNED FOR 27
JAN, MAY, SEPT & NOV
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Tuesday 8th September 2026
( 1pm to 5pm - Afternoon Tea )
London Kings Cross England
Your ticket includes an afternoon tea with cakes at the British Library, our panels for this year are Retailers of kids animated IP, a look at editing & storyboarding, production for animated film, production for kids & family animation, a commissioners update, a look at distribution and the Get Animated Forum.
GET ANIMATED LONDON 2026
UPDATES, SEMINARS & THE GET ANIMATED FORUM @ THE BRITISH LIBRARY
The Business of Animation Conference
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GET ANIMATED LONDON 2026
Introducing Get Animated London 26 - sponsored by Liquid Violet Studios
We organised another afternoon tea conference at the British Library specifically designed for those that work in the animation business - open to all levels in animation, from interns right through to senior execs.
Get Animated London was on the 8th September 26 at the British Library consisting of informative speeches, and presentations from industry experts. The afternoon tea will be from 1pm to 5pm and you will even get some cake.
OUR SPEAKERS FOR GET ANIMATED LONDON 26
BEV MAGUIRE
ANIMATION
EDITOR
IMO ROLFE
STORYBOARD
ARTIST
RAHUL DASGUPTA
STORYBOARD
ARTIST
GET ANIMATED LONDON @ THE BRITISH LIBRARY - 8th SEPT 26 - 1pm to 5pm
13:00pm - 13:30pm - 30 MINS
PANEL DISCUSSION
What Retailers Look For In A Character IP Brand
( We hear from the retailers of animated IP... )
What does a retailer of animated IP products look for when they place an order. Let's find out from character.com one of the leading retailers for kids & family animated IP's.
MODERATOR
SPONSORED BY
Julia Redman
Consultant - Former kids
Buyer at Woolworths, M&Co, Arcadia - Buyers Eye
Adele Morgan
Director of Merch
Jo Walters
Marketing Director
Emma Wilkins
Brand & Licensing Manger
13:30pm - 14:00pm - 30 MINS
INFORMATION & TIPS
Get Pre-Produced - 30 Minutes
( Who maps it out, and who does the editing of our awesome animations... )
We never get to hear from the people at the beginning, and those at the end, and how they work together in storyboarding and when editors come in, and who will moderate this for us I hear you ask?, the Director of course.
Simone Giampaulo
MODERATOR
SPONSORED BY
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Beverly Maguire
British Film Editors
Governor
Imo Rolfe
Storyboard Artist
Rahul Dasgupta
Storyboard Artist
14:00pm - 14:30pm - 30 MINS
PANEL DISCUSSION
Get Some Popcorn - Production For Animated Films, Shorts & TV Specials - 30 Minutes
( A lovely look at the production behind Animated films )
Animated Film is huge business, get the distribution right, and have a film that wins awards then you have a timeless income generator. We go across the categories, from animated shorts, TV Spec to long feature films.
MODERATOR
CREATOR
STUDIO
TV SPECIALS
SPONSORED BY
Helen Brunsdon
Producer
Ruth Fielding
Joint MD
Neeraja Raj
Creator
Jeroen Jaspaert
Director
14:30pm - 15:00pm - 30 MINS
PANEL DISCUSSION
Get The Family Together - Production for kids & family animations - 30 Minutes
The world is changing, but kids and family programming has to be information, educational and entertaining... quite a remit for any producer from the network... lets's hear how they pull it together.
( How does a kids and family IP get put together )
SPONSORED BY
MODERATOR
Cyrine Amor
Senior Research Manager
DISTRIBUTOR
Jiella Esmat
CEO
PRODUCER
Natalie Adams
SVP Biz Dev
STUDIO
Jamie Badminton
Creative Director
FINANCE
Nick Cavander
Senior Porfolio
Manager
AFTERNOON TEA AND CAKES SPONSORED BY LIQUID VIOLET STUDIOS
15:00pm to 15:45pm
15:45pm - 16:00pm - 15 MINS
SPEECH / KEYNOTE
Special - Our Keynote
( A special presentation from the Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade )
A presentation and speech, from Tendai Chetse, head of creative of the new government department BIST, and details on the new creative trade forum and how it will help UK IP expand internationally.
SPONSORED BY
Tendai Chetse
Head of Creative Industries
16:00pm - 17:00pm - 60 MINS
PANEL DISCUSSION
The Get Animated Forum - Your chance to speak - 60 Minutes
( THe UK animation Industry Question Time... )
Our Forum's are designed to create dialogue for the animation industry. We have brought in a special fringe / support services forum, companies that cover publishing, toys, research and everything that is on the fringe of our industry.
SPONSORED BY
Stephen Kelly
Director of Productions & Partnerships
(moderator)
RESEARCH
Moto Ara
Anime Research
COMMERCIAL SPEAKER
Henry Purington
Managing Director
FINANCE SPEAKER
Jon Tharmasingham
Media Relations
STUDIO
Alexi Wheeler
Owner / Founder
PUBLISHING
Ruth Knowles
Fiction Publisher
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