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Studio AKA

Studio AKA is a British animation studio producing television commercials, TV programmes and short films. The company was founded in 1989. Notable productions include Hey Duggee, a TV series aimed at 2 to 5 year olds produced for CBeebies, which was recommissioned for a second and third series and which was awarded an International Emmy in 2017 and a BAFTA, and Lost and Found, an animated short film based on the children’s picture book by Oliver Jeffers, which won a BAFTA in 2009.

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Studio AKA
Formerly
  • Pizzaz! Pictures (1989-2000)
  • AKA Pizazz (2000-2001)
IndustryEntertainment
GenreAnimation
Founded20 January 1989 (20 January 1989)
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Key people
  • Marc Craste (Partner & Director)
  • Philip Hunt (Partner & Creative Director)
  • Sue Goffe (Partner & Head of Production)
  • Grant Orchard (Director)
ProductsHey Duggee
Production output
Television Production
Websitewww.studioaka.co.uk

Studio AKA is a British animation studio producing television commercials, TV programmes and short films. The company was founded in 19891 (as Pizzaz Pictures). Notable productions include Hey Duggee, a TV series aimed at 2 to 5 year olds produced for CBeebies, which was recommissioned for a second and third series2 and which was awarded an International Emmy in 20173 and a BAFTA,4 and Lost and Found, an animated short film based on the children’s picture book by Oliver Jeffers, which won a BAFTA in 2009.5

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