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Cartoon Network UK teams up with animation students
MUMBAI: For the second year in a row, Cartoon Network UK has teamed up with post-graduate animation students from the London Animation Studio at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design.
The students have produced four 15 second character idents which will go on air around Europe next month.
Cartoon Network has hired many top students from the college. Last year Cartoon Network had committed to supporting the course by giving postgraduate students a brief to work on while still at college as well as providing funds. These were used to buy studio equipment including Flash software and Adobe After Effects.
The college was keen to give its students a real industry brief to give them experience of the world that they will soon be entering and the first series of character idents appeared on Cartoon Network’s channels throughout Europe in November 2003.
This year, Cartoon Network selected four ideas from the 30 that were submitted. After that the students were divided into groups to work on each one.
They produced work with animation direction from the course tutors and presented Cartoon Network with a series of line tests for its approval. The students then animated and produced them and laid down the soundtracks. In this manner they were fully immersed in the entire production process. The project is part of the student’s course work and will count towards their final grade.
The broadcaster has stated that its channels Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network +, Boomerang and Toonami together make up the highest rated group of kids channels in the UK.
Kids
Mukta Arts and Green Gold ink MOU to animate iconic film IPs
Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan to spawn animated shows plus features.
MUMBAI: When classic hindi movie meets animation, the result is a fresh reel of nostalgia with a cartoon twist. Mukta Arts Ltd. and Green Gold Animation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on animated shows and feature films drawn from Mukta Arts’ four-decade treasure trove of iconic IPs. The partnership taps Mukta’s SGM Animation Studio launched in 2025 as its dedicated animation and games arm and Green Gold’s proven track record in building scalable, homegrown franchises. Creative teams from both sides have already kicked off discussions, with the first project currently in development.
The slate will draw inspiration from landmark Mukta films including Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak, Saudagar and Iqbal, plus character-led spin-offs from those universes. The aim is to reimagine these stories for today’s young, global audiences while preserving their emotional core.
Green Gold Animation (home of Chhota Bheem) founder and CEO Rajiv Chilaka said, “This partnership with SGM Studios allows us to apply our experience in building long-lasting animation IPs to a truly iconic film catalogue. Together, we aim to create animated worlds that are rooted in these legendary stories, yet designed to connect with today’s young, global audiences.”
Mukta Arts Ltd. filmmaker and founder Subhash Ghai added, “Mukta Arts has always believed in creating stories with lasting emotional value. Through animation, we are extending our IP into a new medium for the next generation.”
In an industry where timeless tales never go out of fashion, this collaboration promises to bring beloved characters back to life with a modern, animated glow proving that some stories are too good to stay in live-action. Stay tuned for the first animated frame to drop.
