Studio AKA

Studio AKA
FormerlyPizzaz Pictures (1989-2014)
IndustryEntertainment
GenreAnimation
Founded20 January 1989; 35 years ago (20 January 1989)
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Key people
  • Marc Craste (Partner & Director)
  • Philip Hunt (Partner & Creative Director)
  • Sue Goffe (Partner & Head of Production)
  • Grant Orchard (Director)
ProductsHey Duggee
Production output
Television Production
Websitewww.studioaka.co.uk

Studio AKA is a British animation studio producing television commercials, TV programmes and short films. The company was founded in 1989[1] (as Pizzaz Pictures). Notable productions include Hey Duggee, a TV series aimed at 2 to 5 year olds produced for CBeebies, which was recommissioned for a second and third series[2] and which was awarded an International Emmy in 2017[3] and a BAFTA,[4] and Lost and Found, an animated short film based on the children’s picture book by Oliver Jeffers, which won a BAFTA in 2009.[5]

  1. ^ Studio A.K.A. Ltd on Companies House
  2. ^ Global Children's Hit 'Hey Duggee' to return to CBeebies for a Second Series
  3. ^ 2016 International Emmy® Kids Awards @MIPTV Nominees
  4. ^ BAFTA – Children's Pre-School Animation in 2016
  5. ^ BAFTA – Children's Animation in 2009