Escape Studios Visits Time Based Arts in Shoreditch

Escape Studios Visits Time Based Arts

Our postgraduate VFX students at Escape Studios recently got the chance to have a behind-the-scenes tour of Time Based Arts' studio in Shoreditch. 

Time Based Arts is a world-leading visual effects house whose clients include Apple, the BBC, The Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, Adidas and Google Pixel. 

The Studio visit to Time Based Arts was led by our Head of Industry Engagement Will Hughes.

Time to Enter the 2026 VES Awards

The 25th Annual VES Awards are now open and taking student entries.  

Here at Escape Studios we encourage all our students to enter Category 25: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project. 

The VES awards are sponsored by Autodesk, who make Maya, the leading animation and VFX software.  

The VES Awards deadline is midnight on 31st October 2026.

Animation Jobs with Producer Anna Lord 16 Oct 2026

Animation Producer Anna Lord 

Veteran animation producer Anna Lord will join us on Friday 16 October at 11.30am for a talk with our 3rd Year 2D animation students about Animation Jobs and Careers, part of Professional Practice Module PS6003. 

Anna Lord has thirty years of experience working in the animation industry; her film credits include Quest For Camelot (1998), Spirit: Stallion of The Cimarron (2002).

An Evening With… Larian Studios Thurs 26th Nov 2026

We're delighted to announce our next "Evening With… " event at Escape Studios on Thursday 26 November 2026 at 5.30pm in the 10th Floor Breakout Space. 

We'll be joined by Greg Lidstone, Head of Animation at Larian Studios, as well as four other artists from Larian Studios. 

Martyn Niman & King Bee Animation Fri 30 Oct

Martyn Niman of King Bee Animation

Escape Studios is delighted to welcome King Bee Animation Founder Martyn Niman to talk to our third year animation students about jobs and careers in the animation industry on Friday October 30th at 10.30am.

Martyn Niman has been running King Bee Animation at Elstree Studios in North London for well over a decade, and  has offered a number of internships and jobs to Escape Studios students and Escapees over the years.

Escape Studios Visits Comic Con Fri 23 Oct 2026

Escape Studios visits MCM Comic Con 2026

Escape Studios is organising a study tour at MCM Comic Con 2026 on Friday 23 October from Noon onwards for our third year undergraduate students, for a specially discounted price. 

MCM Comic Con 2026 returns to the ExceL London in Newham from October 23-25 for another 3-day celebration of all things gaming, anime and pop culture. 

Our Year 3 graduating class of students are invited to join us at MCM Comic Con 2026 on Friday 23 October from Noon onwards. 

Escape Students Meet "Ray Gunn" Director Brad Bird

Brad Bird and "Ray Gunn"

Escape Studios' animation students had the chance to meet "Incredibles" Director Brad Bird at a pre-screening of his new movie "Ray Gunn" at Soho House last week. 

The event was organised by Netflix for AMPAS and BAFTA members, but Escape Studios was able to secure a few tickets for our animation students at this pre-premiere event. 

After the film, director Brad Bird took questions about the making of the film and then chatted with guests over drinks in the bar at Soho House.

International Student Webinar Wed 2 Dec 2026

Wed 2 Dec at 1pm GMT via Zoom

Our next International Student webinar takes place on Wednesday 2 December from 1pm to 2pm GMT via Zoom.

Join us for a chance to learn more about our creative degrees, discuss student visas and answer questions in a Q&A session. 

To sign up or learn more about the event, follow this link.

Grant Orchard Creator of "Hey Duggee" Visits Escape

Grant Orchard creator of "Hey Duggee"

On Wednesday night Grant Orchard, the Oscar-nominated creator of "Hey Duggee" was our guest at Escape Studios to talk about his work and career in animation. 

Grant showed us some of his early work, his 2011 Oscar-nominated short film A Morning Stroll, and the early pitches for the TV series that became Hey Duggee.  

The evening was a great opportunity for our students to meet one of Britain's leading animators.

BYOA in Covent GardenTuesday October 20 2026

Next BYOA is on Tuesday, October 20, 2026

The next Bring Your Own Animation (BYOA) event in London is taking place on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. 

The free event will run from 7:15 pm to 10:00 pm upstairs at the Nell of Old Drury, 29 Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5JS). Organized by London ACM SIGGRAPH, this monthly animation gathering is a chance for students, self-taught artists, and industry pros to bring their laptops, share their latest shots or showreels, and get feedback from professional animators.  To sign up, follow this link to Eventbrite.

Escape Studios Students Visit Cinesite

"Rainbow Spotlight" event at Cinesite in Soho

Escape Studios Students visited the London VFX and animation studio Cinesite recently for  a "Rainbow Spotlight" event - hosted by Cinesite at their Soho premises.  

This special animation and vfx event was hosted by Siggraph and "Bring Your Own Animation" (BYOA) and took place on 24 September 2026 at Cinesite in London from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. 

Among the guests were a number of our students as well as Escape Studios' animation tutor Kevin Richards - who reported on the event. 

Undergraduate Open Days on 24 & 28 Oct 2026

Undergraduate Open Days on 24 Oct and Wed 28 Oct 2026

Escape Studios is hosting two new Undergraduate Open Days on Saturday 24 October and Wednesday 28 October 2026.

These Open Day events take place at 6 Mitre Passage in our North Greenwich Campus and also online.  

Escape Studios' Open Days are a chance to find out about our undergraduate degrees - join us and find out more about what we do and how we teach. 

Careers in Immersive Media on 21 Oct at 6pm

Wednesday October 21st at 6pm

Join us on Wednesday October 21st at 6pm for a free webinar on careers in Immersive Media. Where can a career in Immersive Media take you? 

Learn from our in-house expert Dan Shutt about the variety of opportunities in this fast developing field, from gallery experiences to immersive theatre, music tours and festivals.  

Deans Town Hall Meetings October 7-8

Deans Town Hall Meetings 7-8 October

We'll be hosting a series of "Deans Town Hall" meetings from 7-8 October to welcome our students back to our Greenwich Campus, explain some of the new things happening this year, and take questions from our student body. 

Escape Studios Film Society Returns Tonight

Seven Samurai (1954) Wednesday 30 September 

Escape Studios Film Society is back tonight with a new line up for the first term of this year at Escape.  

Most screenings take place at 5pm on a Wednesday. Check dates below for details.  

The new season is titled "Masters of Cinema" and is a film season showcasing some of the all time greatest films, beginning with The Seven Samurai tonight at 5pm.  You can get involved through the Teams channel: Link.

Undergraduate Taster Day 17 October 2026

UG Taster Day Saturday 17 October 2026

Join us on on Saturday 17 October 2026 for our next Undergraduate (UG) Taster Day for an introduction to our undergraduate degrees in animation, games and vfx.  

Come along and find out what it's like to study at Escape Studios. 

Escape Studios' Taster Days are a chance to find out about our undergraduate degrees in Animation, Games & Visual Effects, and to get hands-on experience of how we teach.  

The next Undergraduate Taster Day takes place on on Saturday 16th May 2026 at 6 Mitre Passage, North Greenwich. 

To sign up, follow the link below:

https://bit.ly/43fTl8B.

Escapee Alfie Williams Reports from inMotion 2026

Alfie Williams and Glen Keane at inMotion

Escapee Alfie Williams was a volunteer at this year's inMotion event which took place in London last week - part of the We Are Playgrounds series of educational events. 

As always, we recommend that our animation students volunteer for events like this one; they offer huge opportunities to build industry connections and make the most of our prime London location.

"An Evening With..." Grant Orchard 7 October 2026

Grant Orchard introduces Hey Duggee on 7 October

We're delighted to welcome Grant Orchard, the Oscar-nominated creator of "Hey Duggee" to our next "Evening With..." event at Escape Studios on Wednesday 7 October at 5.30pm. 

Grant Orchard will talk about his career in animation and especially about how he created the award-winning TV Series "Hey Duggee", first broadcast in 2014.

This "Evening With..." event is open to all our currently enrolled students. 

"An Evening With..." Fabrizio Arzani on 15 Oct 2026

Calling all Escape Studios students - come and join us on a journey to Pandora on October 15th for "An Evening With..." Fabrizio Arzani, lead VAD (Virtual Art Development) artist on "Avatar Fire & Ash". 

Fabrizio Arzani is a visual effects artist who has worked on multiple VFX hits, including James Cameron's 2025 blockbuster movie Avatar Fire & Ash, which won the Oscar this year for Best VFX. 

This event with WETA Digital's Fabrizio Arzani takes place online via zoom, and is open to all our currently enrolled students at Escape Studios. 

Where and When 

Online via Zoom at 6pm on Thursday 15th October. 

Private View of Project Hail Mary & Framestore Q&A

Project Hail Mary 17 Sept 2026 at 4.15pm 

Calling our new and returning students at Escape Studios - please join us on Thursday 17th September at 4.15pm for a Private Screening and Behind-The-Scenes Talk of "Project Hail Mary", with Framestore Animation Supervisor Daniel Blacker. 

The screening will be at the Cineworld O2, just a short walk from our North Greenwich campus.  The event costs just £2.50 and is open only to currently enrolled students at Escape Studios.