Pop Paper City's George Caton-Coult Visits Escape

George Caton-Coult

Escape Studios is delighted to welcome Love Love Films Studio Manager George Caton-Coult to visit our students on Thursday 21 March.

George Caton-Coult is the Studio Manager at Love Love Films, responsible for the TV hit "Pop Paper City"  developed in partnership with Aardman Animation.  

Many Escapees worked on and helped to contribute to the success of "Pop Paper City". 

Pop Paper City

Pop Paper City

Pop Paper City is a preschool craft TV show  distributed by Aardman Animations and produced by Lovelove films.  The series focuses on a group of paper friends as they find ways to have fun together by creating new parts of their paper world.  

George Caton-Coult

Studio Manager George Caton-Coult to visit our students on Thursday 21 March to discuss opportunities in the animation industry and offer portfolio tips. 

Award-Winning Series

"Pop Paper City" was nominated for "Best Pre-School Programme" at the 2024 Broadcast Awards, which took place on 8 February 2024.

Escapees at Pop Paper City

Pop Paper City team at the Royal TV Society Awards

Many Escapees contributed to the making of Pop Paper City, including animation tutor Kevin Richards who was a Lead Animator at Pop Paper City.

• Ben Swallow Joins Pop Paper City
• Alex Maynard Animator at Pop Paper City
• Molly McCabe animator at Pop Paper City
• Shauna Ludgate Animator at Pop Paper City
• Gary Roche Animator at Pop Paper City
• Louis Chevis Animator at Pop Paper City
• Dave Novis Animator & 3D Generalist at Pop Paper City
• Kevin Richards, Lead Animator at Pop Paper City
• Simone Costa, Animator at Pop Paper City
• Eilin Berrio Pena, Animator at Pop Paper City

Create Craft

Pop Paper City

Pop Paper City teaches children how to craft along with the characters, encouraging ‘doing as well as viewing’. Each episode features a craft sequence, in which a live-action human hand interacts with the 3D environment, assisting the characters with the crafting process and showing the audience how to follow along at home.

Aardman Animation & Lovelove Films
The official distribution partner for Pop Paper City is Aardman Animation, creators of Wallace and Gromit, and Shaun the Sheep. "Pop Paper City" is a new animated TV series being produced by Lovelove films.

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