Blue Zoo Animation Studio

Blue Zoo Animation Studio is a British animation studio known for producing children's television series, commercials and short films. Founded in 2000 by Oli Hyatt, Adam Shaw, and Tom Box from Bournemouth University,[1] the studio has gone on to win numerous BAFTAs and in 2021 won two Daytime Emmy awards. 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, Numberblocks, Digby Dragon, Miffy's Adventures Big and Small, The Adventures of Paddington, and It's Pony.
The company operates from a studio in Fitzrovia, London, where they have a team of over 200 artists. It later expanded to a second studio, adjacent to its main studio, that's 'dedicated to episodic 2D animation.'[2] In August 2021, it was announced that they would be opening a new hub in Brighton, initially partnering with Plug-In Media on a new 2D pre-school action comedy series.[3]
In 2021, the company became the first major animation studio in the world to achieve B Corp certification.[4]
== List of long form productions[edit] ==
* The Story Makers (2002–2004, Blue Cow segments)
* Tikkabilla (2002–2007, Animation Segments/Sami's World)
* Those Scurvy Rascals (2005)
* Doodle Do (2006, Sandworms segments)
* Kerwhizz (2008-2011)
* Stitch Up Showdown (2009)
* Alphablocks (2010–2022)
* Olive the Ostrich (2011)
* Tree Fu Tom (2012–2016)
* Q Pootle 5 (2013–2014)
* Miffy's Adventures Big and Small (2015–2017)
* Go Jetters (2015)
* Digby Dragon (2016)
* Mac and Izzy (2016)
* Numberblocks (2017–present[5])
* It's Pony (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)
== List of awards and accolades[edit] ==
Year	Award 	Category 	Nominee(s) 	Result 	Ref.
2006	Children's BAFTA	Animation 	Those Scurvy Rascals 	Nominated	
2008	Children's BAFTA	Short Form 	Stitch Up Showdown 	Nominated	
2009	Children's BAFTA	Short Form 	My Favourite Bedtime Story 	Nominated	
2009	Children's BAFTA	Breakthrough Talent 	Adam Shaw 	Won 	
2010	Children's BAFTA	Learning - Primary 	Alphablocks 	Nominated	
2010	Children's BAFTA	Short Form 	My Favourite Bedtime Story 	Won 	
2012	Children's BAFTA	Pre-School Animation 	Tree Fu Tom 	Nominated	
2012	Children's BAFTA	Independent Production Company 	Blue Zoo Animation Studio 	Won 	
2014	Children's BAFTA	Short Form 	Gumball Song 	Nominated	
2014	Children's BAFTA	Independent Production Company 	Blue Zoo Animation Studio 	Nominated	
2016	Children's BAFTA	Independent Production Company 	Blue Zoo Animation Studio 	Nominated	
2017	Children's BAFTA	Learning 	Numberblocks 	Nominated	
2017	Children's BAFTA	Independent Production Company 	Blue Zoo Animation Studio 	Won 	
2018	BAFTA Films 	Short Film 	Mamoon 	Nominated	
2019	Children's BAFTA	Pre-School Animation 	Digby Dragon 	Nominated	
2019	Children's BAFTA	Pre-School Animation 	Numberblocks 	Won 	
2020	Annies 	Best TV/Media - Preschool 	The Adventures of Paddington	Won 	
2020	Annies 	Best Voice Acting - TV/Media 	It's Pony 	Nominated	
2020	Annies 	Best Production Design - TV/Media 	The Adventures of Paddington	Nominated	
2016	PromaxBDA UK 	Best Direct Response Promo 	Bitesize 	Won 	
2015	PromaxBDA UK 	Best Channel Identity 	Nick Jr Rebrand 	Won 	
2015	PromaxBDA UK 	Best Sponsorship Package 	LEGO Star Wars Rebels 	Won 	
2021	Emmy Award 	Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Series 	The Adventures of Paddington	Won 	
2021	Emmy Award 	Outstanding Writing for a Pre-School Animated Program 	The Adventures of Paddington	Won 	
2021	Emmy Award 	Outstanding Directing for a Pre-School Animated Program	The Adventures of Paddington	Nominated	
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Category:British animation studios