Jellyfish Pictures
CREATING A WHOLE WORLD
Archie Donato became part of Jellyfish Pictures last
September
Jellyfish Pictures has studios in London and Sheffield, and recently opened a studio in Mumbai
James Clarke speaks with the new creative director for animation at Jellyfish Pictures about the studio’s philosophy, leading a team, and the joy of creativity ounded back in 2001, Jellyfish Pictures is a BAFTA, Emmy F and Annie awardwinning animation and VFX studio that has been responsible for delivering a raft of critically acclaimed work for clients such as Disney, Netflix, DreamWorks, Apple TV+, HBO, the BBC and Amazon.
With a central studio based in Brixton, London, and a northern hub in Sheffield, the company has undergone rapid growth that includes an expansion into India in 2023. With a belief in using business as a force for good, it’s currently committed to working towards a B Corp certification for meeting high standards of performance, transparency and accountability in its work.
Jellyfish Pictures has created high-quality CG animation for DreamWorks’ SpiritUntamed and HowtoTrainYourDragon:Homecoming, plus top-rated children’s animated series like Dennis &Gnasher:Unleashed (The Beano/CBBC), Floogals (Nevision/Universal Kids), and Bitz &Bob (CBeebies).
Headed by Natalie Llewellyn, the studio’s 350-person strong animation division is currently in production on a series for Netflix and Lime Pictures titled Wereworld, based on a popular book series by Curtis Jobling, as well as an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s TheTwitsfor Netflix. It has also recently started work on a new feature animation for a Hollywood studio.
Meanwhile, the company’s original content division, named Jellyfish Originals, is currently in pre-production on the upper preschool series Stan &Granfor Milkshake!, with an adaptation of author and presenter Dermot O’Leary’s book series Totothe NinjaCatalso in development.