Escapee Alfie Williams Layout Artist at Blue Zoo

Escapee Alfie Williams joins Blue Zoo 

Many congratulations to Escapee Alfie Williams who has started work as a Layout Artist at Blue Zoo, one of the UK's leading animation companies and one of our key industry partners at Escape Studios. 

Alfie Williams studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios, where he contributed to a number of award-winning short films including "Father's Blade" and "Infestation".  

Escapee Jack Anderson VFX Artist at Rebellion

Escapee Jack Anderson VFX Artist at Rebellion

Many congratulations to Escapee Jack Anderson who has started a new position working as VFX Artist at Rebellion. 

Rebellion is is a British video game company based in Oxford. Founded in December 1992, Rebellion is best known for Sniper Elite and multiple games in the Alien vs. Predator series.

Escapee Matt O'Reilly Joins ILM

Matt O'Reilly joins Industrial Light & Magic

Many congratulations to Escapee Matt O'Reilly who has joined Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) as a FaceSwap Artist.

Industrial Light & Magic' is arguably the world's leading VFX house, responsible for multiple hit movies and series. 

Escapee Allie Maraqan Joins ILM

Allie Maraqan joins ILM as a paint & roto artist

Many congratulations to Escapee Allie Maraqan who is joining Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) as a paint and roto artist.  

Allie Maraqan studied the Art of VFX at Escape Studios, specialising in 2D Compositing.   While at Escape Studios, Allie Maraqan worked on the award-winning short film "Protose" as a compositor. 

Sam Blackburn Live Graphics at Boomtown Festival

 Sam Blackburn - live graphics at Boomtown Festival

Many congratulations to Escapee Sam Blackburn whose live graphics formed part of this year's Boomtown Festival from August 11-15 in Hampshire.  

Sam Blackburn studied the Art of 3D Animation at Escape Studios. Sam creates live performances with real-time graphics at events, such as Boomtown and Miso Extra’s European tour in London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris.  While at Escape Studios, Sam also worked on the short film "Scars", which has won multiple festival awards. 

Escapee Maye Liu Animator at Blue Zoo

Maye Liu junior animator at Blue Zoo Animation 

Many congratulations to Escapee Maye Liu who is working as a junior animator at Blue Zoo Animation in London.

Maye Liu studied the Art of computer animation at Escape Studios, where she directed the short film Lumi - which has won many festival awards. 

Escapee Rich Jeffery Directs "The Bluey Movie"

Escapee Rich Jeffery 
co-directs the new Bluey Movie

Many congratulations to Escapee Rich Jeffery who
is co-directing the upcoming Bluey Movie, a co-production between Disney and the BBC, currently in production in Queensland, Australia.

Rich Jeffery took our 12 week course in 3D animation, and has since gone on to forge a successful career as an animation director. 

Rich Jeffery has been directing The Australian animated TV series "Bluey" for several years.  Since then "Bluey" has become a global success story, one of the most popular shows on Netflix.

Rich said "it’s been an epic ride for last few years and I’m over the moon to be co-directing on my first feature film".

The Bluey Movie is due for release in movie theatres in August 2027.

Tsveti Kumanova Animator at Fire Without Smoke

Tsvetelina Kumanova Animator at Fire Without Smoke

Many congratulations to Escapee Tsvetelina Kumanova who has been promoted from Junior Animator to Animator at Fire Without Smoke, one of the UK's leading games companies. Tsvetelina Kumanova is currently specialising in real time animated  cutscenes using Maya and Unreal Engine. 

Alfie Williams Animation Tutor with Simply Learning

Alfie Williams joins Simply Learning Tuition

Many congratulations to Escapee Alfie Williams who has joined Simply Learning Tuition, teaching animation to children and young adults in London. 
Alfie is currently teaching animation, scripting, storyboarding, and the fundamentals of digital film-making.

Escapee Grace Reid Technical Artist at ILM

Escapee Grace Reid TA at ILM

Many congratulations to Escapee Grace Reid who has started work as a Technical Assistant (TA) at Industrial Light & Magic. 

Grace Reid first joined ILM's Jedi Academy as a VFX "Padawan".  Industrial Light & Magic's Jedi Academy is a six month paid internship.  ILM is arguably the world's leading VFX house, responsible for multiple hit movies and series.

Dozens of Escapees have joined ILM after graduating from Escape Studios. 

Escapees Akash Modi, Grace Reid, Allie Maraqan & Matt O'Reilly Join ILM's Jedi Academy

Akash Modi, Grace Reid, Matt O'Reilly & Allie Maraqan

Many congratulations to Escapees Akash Modi, Grace Reid, Matt O'Reilly and Allie Maraqan who are all joining ILM's Jedi Academy as VFX "Padawans". 

Industrial Light & Magic's Jedi Academy is a six month paid internship at ILM, arguably the world's leading VFX house, responsible for multiple hit movies and series. 

Laura Lambert Joins "Futurefolk" Internship

Escapee Laura Lambert joins "Futurefolk" Internship, at Freefolk

Many congratulations to Escapee Laura Lambert who has joined "Futurefolk", the summer internship programme from Freefolk, one of London's leading VFX houses. 

Belle Leuschke Scheduler at Time Based Arts

Belle Leuschke joins Time Based Arts.

Many congratulations to Escapee Belle Leuschke who has joined the VFX house Time Based Arts in Shoreditch, London.

Belle Leuschke studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios, winning many awards for her work on a number of short films, including "When Life Gives You Lemons", Breakdown", and "The Descent". 

Caelan Galloway Intern at King Bee Animation

Caelan Galloway joins King Bee

Many congratulations to Escapee Caelan Galloway who has started an internship at King Bee Animation in London.  

Caelan Galloway studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios.  

While at Escape Studios Caelan worked on a number of award-winning short films, including "Crab Companion" and "The Port".

Escapee Vincenzo Meola Joins FreeFolk VFX

Escapee Vincenzo Meola joins FreeFolk VFX

Many congratulations to Escapee Vincenzo Meola who has joined FreeFolk VFX.

Vincenzo Meola studied the Art of Visual Effects at Escape Studios, specialising in 2D Compositing. 

Escapee Leon Lau joins Rekindled Studios

Leon Lau joins Rekindled Studios

Many congratulations to Escapee Leon Lau who has started work as an animator at Rekindled Studios,  a UK-based video games company.  

Leon Lau studied the Art of 3D Animation at Escape Studios, and worked on a number of award-winning short films, including Mob Boss Barkino (2025) (which he directed), Countdown (2024) and Checkmate (2024). Leon Lau has won many festival awards. 

Escapee Samuel Baker Joins Sports Interactive

Escapee Samuel Baker has joined Sports Interactive

Many congratulations to Escapee Samuel Baker has joined Sports Interactive as a digital artist.  Samuel Baker took our MA in 3D Animation, learning the art and craft of animation with tutor Lee Caller.

Sports Interactive is a games studio founded in 1994, creating immersive gaming worlds "that let players live and breathe their passions". 

Escapee James Marland Joins Epic Games

James Marland joins Epic Games

Many congratulations to Escapee James Marland who has joined Epic Games as a Tech Art Intern.  

James Marland will graduate this summer with a BSc (Hons) in Technical Art for Games and VFX.  The course focuses on collaboration with other students in large-scale projects and developing industry standard practices and skills. 

Escapee Jason Cole Joins King Bee Animation

Congratulations to Escapee Jason Cole who has started an animation internship at King Bee Animation. 

Jason Cole studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios.  While at Escape Studios, Jason wrote and directed the award-winning short film "Life's Gifts".  Jason also worked on the award-winning short "Bloom". 

Escapee Elissa Heath Joins King Bee Animation

Elissa Heath animation intern at King Bee Animation

Congratulations to Escapee Elissa Heath who has started an animation internship at King Bee Animation. 

Elissa Heath studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios.   She also contributed to a number of award-winning animated short films, including "Dusty Memories" and "Bloom", on which she served as lead animator.