Zog children’s series to press ahead as 30 jobs saved with rescue of Scottish animation studio
“The formation of Stirling Animation Studio will ensure completion of our Zog series” – Martin Pope and Michael Rose
Some 30 jobs have been saved after a rescue deal for a Scottish animation studio that has created content for the likes of Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros and the BBC.
Stirling-based Wild Child Animation has been sold by Wbg business turnaround specialists Gordon McIntyre and Donald McKinnon to Magic Light Pictures’ 100 per cent owned Stirling Animation Studio via a pre-pack administration process.
Since 2020, Wild Child Animation has created hours of content for partners including Cartoon Network and Sky.
Magic Light Pictures is an Oscar nominated and Bafta-winning creator of family entertainment and producer behind Zog, a series based on the bestselling books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
McIntyre said: “We’re delighted to secure this pre-pack administration, which has seen Magic Light’s Stirling Animation Studio purchase the business and assets of Wild Child Animation, and in doing so, 30 jobs have been saved.”
Martin Pope and Michael Rose, joint chief executives at Magic Light Pictures, said: “We’ve acted quickly to protect something valuable - a brilliant team, a major production, and a key part of Scotland’s animation capability.
“It’s been important to provide stability and renewed confidence for the crew at a critical time. The formation of Stirling Animation Studio will ensure completion of our Zog series, and we hope it can also be a platform for future productions.”
They added: “We are already exploring ideas about the future so we can support the next generation of world-class animation talent in Scotland.”
Wbg is an accountancy and business advisory firm with offices across the UK.
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