Animation has the power to create meaningful change.
We believe in using that power for good.
We create compelling visual stories that help people understand the world better. Stories that inform, inspire and entertain. We produce tangible results for our clients whether they are looking to educate the next generation, raise brand awareness or communicate complex ideas. We are an award winning animation studio developing original IP and providing animation production services from concept through to delivery.
LATEST NEWS
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WIN AT BIG SYN FILM AWARDS AND PICCADILLY LIGHTS
Our 'What are Eating Disorders?' animation won 'Best Charity Film (Health and Wellbeing)' at the Big Syn International Film Festival. As a result it was showcased on London's iconic Piccadilly Lights alongside the other winning films.
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BIG SYN FILM AWARDS
The film about eating disorders that we created with BB Productions for CW+ is a finalist for the Big Syn Film Awards! Please vote for it by 'liking' this post on Instagram. A selection of winning films will be screened on Picadilly Lights in November.
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LEARNING ON SCREEN AWARDS NOMINATION
We are excited to announce that our ‘What is Organ Donation?’ animation has been nominated for another award! We have been shortlisted in the 'Education Film (general)' category at the 2024 Learning on Screen Awards.
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SMILEY CHARITY FILM AWARDS SILVER WINNER 2024
We are very proud that our ‘What is Organ Donation?’ animation, produced for We Are Donors, scooped a Silver Judges' Award in the Under £100,000 category at the Smiley Charity Film Awards.
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CFA FINALIST 2024
We are delighted to have been selected as a finalist in the Smiley Charity Film Awards! Thank you to everyone who voted for ‘What is Organ Donation?’. While the judges are deliberating, the second round of voting is open and offers the chance for our animation to win the People’s Choice Award.
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CHARITY FILM AWARDS 2024
The animation about eating disorders that we created with BB Productions for CW+ is up for a Smiley Charity Film Award. We’re really proud of this film and would be delighted if you would click here and vote for us.
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WHAT IS ORGAN DONATION?
Our organ donation film is up for an award! Please help us get it shortlisted. We Are Donors have entered the animation into the Smiley Charity Film Awards. You can vote by clicking here. Every vote counts so we'd really appreciate your support.
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ANIMATION UK
We are proud to have joined Animation UK, part of the UK Screen Alliance. Animation UK is a trade association that does fantastic work supporting and advocating for the UK animation industry.
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15 YEARS OF PLASTIC MILK
Happy Birthday to Plastic Milk! 15 years in the animation business and going from strength to strength. Looking forward to discovering what the next 15 years will bring.
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DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
Very pleased to announce we have been awarded some Young Audience Content Funding to further develop our animated TV series ‘Out of Control’. Exciting times - watch this space!
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MULTIPLICATION BOY ON BBC HOME LEARNING
It was great to see A World Without Maths feature on BBC Bitesize's daily lockdown learning programme this week. While home schooling continues we're glad that our mathematical superheroes are doing their bit!
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OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Due to COVID-19 we have seamlessly transitioned to remote working. Our studio in Kingston is temporarily closed, but we are busier than ever. Please get in touch if you have a project you’d like to discuss.
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CHILDREN'S MEDIA CONFERENCE
This week we are heading up to Sheffield for the Children's Media Conference 2019. We were thrilled to be asked to create the animated interstitials for this years event and can't wait to see them in action!
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CHARITY FILM AWARDS
Exciting news! Our recent film for the Princess Alice Hospice has been shortlisted for the 2019 Charity Film Awards. You can view the other shortlisted films here.
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DIGITAL ARTS FEATURE
Digital Arts have just run a feature on our latest project. Duncan discussed how the project came about, the challenges of working with such a sensitive true story and much more. Read the article here.
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FAMILIES TOGETHER
Our new film for the Princess Alice Hospice has just been released. It tells the true story of the Pearcey family. It’s been an honour to work with such a moving story and to be able to bring together such range of great talents in the process.
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LEARNING ON SCREEN NOMINATION
We’re delighted that our first in-house production A World Without Maths has been nominated for a Learning on Screen award. Winners announced on April 27th, watch our entry here.
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BBC WORLD WITHOUT MATHS
We have just written, directed and produced a series of 7 short films for BBC Learning. Set in a world where everyone has forgotten how to do maths, the character led stories introduce primary school children to multiplication and division.
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CANNES SILVER DOLPHIN
The BP Energy Outlook film we designed, directed and animated with the highly respected moving image team at Radley Yeldar, has been awarded a prestigious 'Silver Dolphin’ at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards.
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BP FILM IN THE BFI ARCHIVE
The film we designed, directed and animated with Radley Yeldar for BP's 2014 Statistical Review has been entered into the BFI National Archive. It is part of the 'Shooting the Message' record of corporate film making. Read about the rise of RY's influence in this sector here.
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NEW WEBSITE!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our shiny new website. Designed to put the work centre stage with simple clean design and high resolution videos. It is fully responsive and operates across a multitude of devices. Get in touch and let us know what you think.
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LEARNING ON SCREEN AWARD
Grammar & Punctuation has been nominated for a 'Learning on Screen Award', one of just four projects to be shortlisted for the ‘Educational Multimedia Award’. Fingers crossed for the 24th April.
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BETT AWARDS 2014
The Grammar and Punctuation Series we created with Espresso Education has been shortlisted for a BETT award, hooray (not that we care about awards, honest). Winners will be announced on 22nd January. Fingers crossed!
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BAFTA CHILDREN'S AWARDS
Congratulations to Evans Woolfe Media for winning two BAFTA Children's Awards this year, for Children of World War II, and Just A Few Drinks. Graphics for both series by Plastic Milk.
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PARKINSON'S UK
Online now - a two minute animation, written, produced and directed by Plastic Milk for the lovely people over at Parkinson's UK, to tell everyone about the sterling work they have been doing to find a cure for Parkinson's. Watch the film on Youtube.
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GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION
Phew! Just completed 33 x 5 mins for the fantastic Espresso Education. Broadcast in schools, the series is a fun and engaging introduction to key aspects of the new curriculum. Visit the Espresso preview page.
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NEW STUDIO!
Just moved in to a lovely new studio overlooking the river, not that we've got much time for staring out of the window at the moment.
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ANTI-CANCER DRUG
We just completed another video for award-winning medcomms agency Synergy Vision. The video depicts the mode of action of Clavis Pharma's new anti-leukaemia drug, demonstrating how it achieves improved efficacy compared with existing therapies.