{"id":855557,"date":"2026-03-28T07:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T07:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/855557\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T07:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T07:18:19","slug":"africas-leading-animation-company-sets-up-in-bristol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/855557\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa’s leading animation company sets up in Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Establishing a base in Bristol was a natural choice”\"Triggerfish,<\/p>\n

Triggerfish, Africa’s leading animation company, is setting up a studio in Bristol. The still is from Aau\u2019s Song, created for Star Wars Visions 2 anthology(Image: LucasFilm)<\/p>\n

Bristol\u2019s status as the animation capital of the UK has been given another boost, after Africa\u2019s leading animation studio announced it would be setting up its first UK facility in the city.<\/p>\n

Award-winning animation studio Triggerfish, which was founded in South Africa and has created films and series for everyone from the BBC<\/a> to Netflix and Disney, said picking Bristol for their new studio was a \u2018natural choice\u2019.<\/p>\n

Bristol is known as the home of animation in the UK after decades with the likes of Aardman Animation, Sun & Moon Studios, Wonky Films, Rumpus Animation and Studio Giggle all based in the city.<\/p>\n

The arrival of Triggerfish will bring another big player in the world of animation globally to the city.<\/p>\n

The firm has now opened its studio in the Royal Talbot Building, near Bristol Bridge on Victoria Street, with a fully-serviced facility with a state-of-the-art screening room, meeting rooms and community space.<\/p>\n

\u201cEstablishing a base in Bristol was a natural choice given the city\u2019s rich storytelling heritage and longstanding reputation for animation excellence,\u201d said Natalie Adams, one of Triggerfish\u2019s big bosses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe move strengthens our operations in the UK and reflects our ambition to build a premium animation facility that harnesses the exceptional creative talent based in the city and surrounding areas,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The arrival has been welcomed by West of England metro mayor Helen Godwin. One of the metro mayor\u2019s responsibilities is on jobs and the economy, and she said it was a \u2018vote of confidence\u2019 in the city and the wider region.<\/p>\n

\"Triggerfish,<\/p>\n

Triggerfish, Africa’s leading animation company, is setting up a studio in Bristol, in the Royal Talbot Building near Bristol Bridge(Image: GoogleMaps)<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted to welcome Triggerfish to the West of England, the country\u2019s fastest growing regional economy,\u201d she said. \u201cThe creative industries are a key sector for our future, so an award-winning global studio choosing our part of the world for their UK base is a real vote of confidence in our Growth Strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBristol and the wider West are already world-renowned for animation and, with the support of Invest Bristol & Bath<\/a> and partners across our region, this is a natural fit for Triggerfish. Working together with the wider cultural sector and investing our \u00a325 million Creative Places Growth Fund, we will continue to create new jobs and opportunities for local people,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Triggerfish has animated seven of the award-winning specials, including Stick Man, Zog, The Snail and the Whale, Tiddler and, most recently, The Scarecrows\u2019 Wedding, which drew the highest Christmas Day audience on BBC One over Christmas 2025. Across the slate, the productions have won multiple honours, including two Children\u2019s BAFTAs and two British Animation Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Establishing a base in Bristol was a natural choice” Triggerfish, Africa’s leading animation company, is setting up a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":855558,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8818],"tags":[21720,192,381,799,748,1700,393,4884,9027,16,15],"class_list":["post-855557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bristol","tag-aardman","tag-bbc","tag-bristol","tag-bristol-city-centre","tag-britain","tag-economy","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-redcliffe","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116305586408217284","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}