Stoke Your Fires has been animating Stoke-on-Trent for the past three years, but it’s changing. Stoke Your Fires the Festival of Moving Image is expanding and will be bringing an array of exciting film, animation and digital media events to the Midlands in 2011.
Events will include a four day convention with amazing international speakers, 3 major exhibitions, premieres from local new talent and established artists, a 48-hour film challenge, exciting activities for all ages and the prestigious Stoke Your Fires Awards.
The Awards
For more information on how to submit to the Stoke Your Fires Film and Animation Awards download the guidelines and application form from
Inspired by the Winans family history, the series reimagines one of gospel music’s most celebrated legacies through the eyes of 11-year-old boys Asher and Isaiah Winans.
The ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ star joins the live-action project, from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios and directed by LAIKA CEO Travis Knight, as the iconic mechanical warrior; hits theaters June 5, 2026.
Directed and animated by the artist and produced by Stink, the short takes viewers on a surreal descent into a stylized, CGI cyber-world where identity, ancestry, and alternate futures collide.
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond shares a pictorial overview of a new installation in Tokyo – soon heading to Paris – honoring the feted helmer of ‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya’ and ‘Grave of the Fireflies.’
Working from the earliest pre-production to final delivery, the VFX studio delivered over 2,000 shots on the historical drama about the true story of lawyer and statesman Chettur Sankaran Nair’s pursuit of justice in the wake of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.