"An Evening With...." Studio AKA 12 May 2026

Philip Hunt and Studio AKA 12 May 2026  

All our currently enrolled students are invited to join us for our next "Evening With..." event on Tuesday 12th May at 5.30pm for an in-person meeting with animator, actor and director Philip Hunt, the creative director of the Emmy and BAFTA-winning Studio AKA.  

Studio AKA is one of London's most innovative and inventive studios, and one of our long-standing industry partners.   Philip Hunt will talk about the work of Studio AKA, the current state of UK animation and - as always - where the entry-level jobs and opportunities are for Escapees and recent graduates. 

Philip Hunt

Studio AKA

Philip Hunt is the creative director of the Emmy and BAFTA-winning Studio AKA. 

Philip Hunt is a graduate of St Martin's School of Art and also The Royal College of Art.  

Studio AKA

Studio AKA  is an innovative London animation studio producing television commercials, TV programmes and short films. The company was originally founded in 1989 as Pizzaz Pictures.  

Notable productions include the BAFTA and Emmy-award-winning Hey Duggee, a TV series aimed at 2 to 5 year olds produced for CBeebies,  and Lost and Found (2008), an animated short film based on the children’s picture book by Oliver Jeffers, which won a BAFTA in 2009.

Official Studio AKA Site

https://studioaka.co.uk/

Where and When 

"An Evening With..." Philip Hunt and Studio AKA 12 May

Our next "Evening With..." event with Philip Hunt takes place on Tuesday 12th May at 5.30pm at our Noth Greenwich Campus at 6 Mitre Passage.  

Free Sign Up

To sign up (the event is free, but open only to our currently enrolled students), follow this link. 

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