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Studio Liddell

Studio Liddell Ltd. is a British computer animation and imagery production studio based in Manchester, UK. It was founded in 1996 by Ian Liddell, Jon Liddell, and Andrew Jones. The company began by producing imagery for advertising and technical purposes and later successfully expanded into children's television creating shows such as Cloudbabies, Ranger Rob, and working on Roary the Racing Car, Let's Play, Raa Raa the Noisy Lion, and Fifi and the Flowertots. In recent years the company has also expanded into virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.

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Studio Liddell Ltd.
TypePrivate
IndustryAnimation, computer graphics, franchise licensing, children's entertainment, virtual reality, augmented reality
Founded1996 (1996) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
FounderIan Liddell
Jon Liddell
Andrew Jones
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Area served
Worldwide
Websitestudioliddell.com

Studio Liddell Ltd. is a British computer animation and imagery production studio based in Manchester, UK. It was founded in 1996 by Ian Liddell, Jon Liddell, and Andrew Jones. The company began by producing imagery for advertising and technical purposes and later successfully expanded into children's television creating shows such as Cloudbabies, Ranger Rob, and working on Roary the Racing Car, Let's Play, Raa Raa the Noisy Lion, and Fifi and the Flowertots. In recent years the company has also expanded into virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.

The company is based across two studios in Central Manchester and MediaCityUK.

TV shows

  • Cloudbabies

Part of co-production

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2010 Big Chip Awards International Award for Innovation1 Bugbears website Winner
2015 Museums + Heritage Awards Innovation Award2 Stonehenge Exhibition and Visitor Centre 'Standing in the Stones' Nominated
2017 YMA Awards Award of Excellence for Best Program, Animation, Ages 3–53 for Ranger Rob episodes "The Woolly Wiligo of Big Sky Park" / "A Big Sky Park Elephant Train" Nominated
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References

  1. "Big Chip International Award for Innovation | The Big Chip Awards". bigchipawards.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. "Museums + Heritage Awards | Hall of Fame". awards.museumsandheritage.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. "press release: Youth Media Alliance Announces Nominees for English Language Awards of Excellence | Canadian Animation Resources". www.canadiananimationresources.ca. Retrieved 10 April 2017.