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Animation

A large, soft Pikachu - a cut yellow character with rosey red cheeks - is surrounded by young adults holding oversized Pokémon cards.

'Pay for your tattoo with Pokémon cards'

The tattoo artist said people were taking up his offer of trading Pokémon cards for tattoos.

Three men stand on the 2026 BAFTA red carpet in black tuxedos. Each of the three hold a BAFTA award in the shape of a gold theatrical mask.

Manchester-produced queer film wins BAFTA award

The nine-minute-long animation follows the story of Eden and Dula, two black men who fall in love.

Dean Atta in a dark blue shirt, holding his Bafta award and smiling

University celebrates Bafta Film Awards successes

AUB tutor Dean Atta and graduate Lars Thomas Skare celebrated wins at the Bafta Film Awards.

Animation screengrab of a full moon in the night sky above the Beetham Tower and surrounding skyscrapers and cranes in Manchester city centre. Pink flumes are seen between the buildings as the characters take a magical ride on a bed.

'If you're a Mancunian, you'll love new CBeebies cartoon'

Manchester landmarks such as Beetham Tower and the Aquatics Centre appear in Rafi the Wishing Wizard.

James is smiling at the camera. He is wearing a grey t-shirt and hoodie and has an orange lanyard around his neck.

You too can be 'golden', Belfast-born creative tells KPop fans

The Belfast born creative is now hoping to inspire the next generation of animators to go "up, up, up" in the industry.

Sheila Graber smiling into the camera while working on an animation. She has silver, rectangular glasses and is wearing a black jacket. On her tablet in front of her there is cartoon of an orange cat holding a paintbrush, which is also shown on a larger screen on the desk. Behind her is a white and ginger cat lying down.

Paddington animator opposes art shop closure

Sheila Graber says the shop in South Shields stocks the work of around 55 local artists.

A still from the animated film shows two boys sitting in calm water under a pink and purple sky.

'We show queer, black love through a lens of joy'

The Manchester team behind Two Black Boys in Paradise say their stop-motion film is a labour of love.

Cartoon strip shows two depictions of Danger Mouse - a cartoon white mouse with a blindfold over his left eye. Both versions have their hands stretched out in front of them as they look towards each other.

The animation factory behind children's TV heroes

Some of Cosgrove Hall's "iconic and legendary" animations are now on display at Sale library.

Plasticene figure of a flowerpot man with hat and terracotta pot top next to a painted version in a display case at the exhibit.

'Whatever age, you'll recognise cartoons from your era'

Fans of animations like Danger Mouse and Rory the Racing Car can indulge in nostalgia at a new display.

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