Triggerfish Animation Studios

Triggerfish Animation Studios
Industry
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Headquarters
Cape Town, South Africa
Key people
  • Stuart Forrest (CEO)
  • Anthony Silverston (writer & director)
  • Tendayi Nyeke (development executive)
  • James Middleton (Producer)
  • Jean-Michel Koenig (CFO)
  • Mike Buckland (animation producer)
  • Vanessa Sinden (producer)
Websitetriggerfish.com

Triggerfish is a computer animation film studio based in Cape Town, South Africa and Galway, Ireland. The studio is best known for its animated feature films Adventures in Zambezia[1] (2012), Khumba (2013), and Seal Team (2021),[2] as well as the work they have done on television specials created for UK producers Magic Light Pictures. In 2016, Stick Man was awarded the Cristal for best TV production at the Annecy International Animation Festival.[3] In 2017, Revolting Rhymes again won the Cristal for best TV production at the Annecy Festival,[4] and was nominated for the Best Short Film (Animated) Oscar at the 2018 Academy Awards.[5] In 2019, Netflix[6] announced that Triggerfish would produce its first African animated TV series. In 2020, Zog won the International Emmy for Best Kids Animation.[7] In 2021, The Snail and The Whale won Best Special Production at The Annie Awards,[8] while Triggerfish received the Mifa Animation Industry Award at Annecy for "the pioneering role that the company has played in animation in South Africa, and Africa most widely.”[9] In 2022, their third film, Seal Team, made the Netflix Top 10 Films global list for its launch week.[2]

  1. ^ Teo Kermeliotis (April 22, 2012). "Zambezia 3D animation puts South Africa film in the picture". CNN. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "TV & Streaming Bytes: 'Star Trek' Universe Expands,' 'Dragon Riders' Ride Again, 'Smiling Friends' Rolls on & More". 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ "SA animation 'Stick Man' wins top TV prize at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival". Times Live. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Magic Light Pictures Celebrates Success at Annecy". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  5. ^ "2018". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  6. ^ Vourlias, Christopher (April 16, 2019). "Netflix Picks Up Its First Animated Series From Africa, 'Mama K's Team 4'". Variety. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Zog wins International Emmy for Best Kids Animation". www.iol.co.za. Archived from the original on 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  8. ^ "South African director wins top global animation prize". Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  9. ^ "Annecy: Triggerfish Wins MIFA Industry Award". 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.