http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2007/aardman-animation-and-dreamworks-split/ The Best In Sci-Fi & Fantasy, News, Reviews, Graphic Novels, comics and more! Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2007/aardman-animation-and-dreamworks-split/comment-page-1/#comment-18992 The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log » Shaun the Sheep is bahhhh-ck Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:37:19 +0000 http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/?p=2635#comment-18992 [...] Good chum of Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep (seen here with creator, the Oscar-winning Nick Park) from the Close Shave short film is returning to our screens later this year. Bristol-based Aardman Animation has a 40-episode animated series due to start on the BBC later on this year and from this report on the BBC site it looks like the recent parting of the ways from DreamWorks has not dented international desires for more Aardman work as some 72 countries are reported to have bought the series as well. Great news for traditional animation; isn’t it nice to be able to read about a positive story of British animation success? [...] [...] Good chum of Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep (seen here with creator, the Oscar-winning Nick Park) from the Close Shave short film is returning to our screens later this year. Bristol-based Aardman Animation has a 40-episode animated series due to start on the BBC later on this year and from this report on the BBC site it looks like the recent parting of the ways from DreamWorks has not dented international desires for more Aardman work as some 72 countries are reported to have bought the series as well. Great news for traditional animation; isn’t it nice to be able to read about a positive story of British animation success? [...]

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