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Sean Clarke, the managing director of Aardman, discussed the studio’s commitment to innovation and nurturing talent and opportunities for growth at the TV Kids Summer Festival this morning.

The Bristol-based animation studio has appointed Mark Simon Hewis to head up its Aardman Academy training facility in a new role designed to support and develop upcoming talent, and provide opportunities for students to connect with the animation industry. Hewis will oversee a 12-week online training program that launched in November 2020 with a course in stop motion. He initially joined Aardman in August as producer, and was instrumental in setting up the program. Hewis was promoted to head of Aardman Academy in March. Prior to joining the company, Hewis worked on multiple film projects f...

Faber & Faber: Stephen Page Names Mary Cannam to Managing Director The promotion of Mary Cannam to the operational leadership of Faber sees Stephen Page continuing to work with her, now as executive chair. Mary Cannam. Image: Faber Mary Cannam: ‘Creative and Committed People’ Today (March 31), we’ve seen another move in women’s leadership of a pivotal publishing house in the United Kingdom. The 92-year-old Faber & Faber, one of the most honored of the UK market’s independents, has announced that Mary Cannam will become managing director of the company on Thursday (April 1) as longti...