MOTION NORTH

MOTION NORTH 48
JULY 10th 2024
@ Band on the Wall

A wonderful night from the Madrid studio NotReal and Art&Graft, memorably finished with the England v Holland match. A Motion North first (and probably last!).

MOTION NORTH 47
APRIL 10th 2024
@ Band on the Wall

After nearly a decade since their last visit, Cub came back to fill us in on what’s been happening since. And joining them were the German Motion Design studio, Sehsucht.

MOTION NORTH 46
JAN 17th 2024
@ Band on the Wall

Our first ever ‘none visual’ speaker came in the form of the amazing sound designers Zelig. Also joining us were Joel Lewis & Chris Mullany from the Universal Everything Collective.

MOTION NORTH 45
JULY 12th 2023
@ Band on the Wall

Flying in from Spain, Niceshit brought the team to let us into how and why they work how they do. Dada Projects also joined us; a female first motiondesign studio.

MOTION NORTH 44
JULY 12th 2023
@ Band on the Wall

A great combo of animation skills from Moth, as well as the superb Houdini inspired 3D motion skills of XK.

MOTION NORTH 43
SEPT 22nd 2022
@ Band on the Wall

A fascinating insite into the experimentation at Found, plus behind the scenes of the making of Paddington by Bue Zoo.

MOTION NORTH 42
JULY 6th 2022
@ Band on the Wall

Our first IRL event snce Covid, and our first at our amazing new home, Band On the Wall. Balasz from Blinkink took us through his BBC Winter Olympics journey, and we also heard the story behind animation studio The Line.

MOTION NORTH 41
APRIL 15th 2021
@ Online Event

Our final Youtube event brought together the amazing experimental Builders Club, alongside Stephen from Art&Graft.

MOTION NORTH 40
JAN 14th 2021
@ Online Event

A busy event, again streamed live, with two lovely animation studios, Lobster and Wednesday.

MOTION NORTH 39
OCT 15th 2020
@ Online Event

Two studios who are at the forefront of Live projected event graphics. A fascinating look into a real craft in our industry.

MOTION NORTH 38
SEP 17th 2020
@ Online Event

Famous for his titles design, Felipe Carvalho was joined by the original Motion North speaker, David from Territory Studio.

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AUG 13th 2020
@ Online Event

The beauty of the online Motion North’s was the ability to speak with two artists from the USA. GMUNK and Beeple Crap, just ahead of his famous NFTs sale.

MOTION NORTH 36
AUG 13th 2020
@ Online Event

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JAN 9th 2020
@ Federation House

Woodwork flew over to join us from their cool studio in Amsterdam + a fascinating look at movng brands from Dixon Baxi.

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Oct 16th 2019
@ Federation House

Behind the scenes of a tapestry animation, and a look at how Brown Bag run large scale animations.

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JULY 18th 2019
@ Federation House

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APRIL 18th 2019
@ Federation House

The cream of the animation crop, Aardman travelled to Manchester for this special.

MOTION NORTH 31
Jan 17t 2019
@ Federation House

Momoco are famed for their work on TV & Film titles. A+C took us into the world of stop motion, even bringing some characters for us to play with.

MOTION NORTH 30
Oct 18th 2018
@ Federation House

A visual feast, two studios at the top of their game.

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April 18th 2018
@ Federation House

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Jan 17th 2018
@ Federation House

Our first (and only) triple header. London, Manchester and the Helsinki studio Boutique.

MOTION NORTH 27
Oct 18th 2017
@ Federation House

James from ETC took us through the makng of their First Great Western commercial, alongside local boys Flipbook.

MOTION NORTH 26
July 12th 2017
@ Code Computerlove

Our final event in our amazing space at Code was a fittingly digital explorer in FIELD.

MOTION NORTH 25
April 19th 2017
@ Code Computerlove

Man v (as they’re known) shouldn’t need any introduction. This was a hot and steamy, and inspiring night in the attic at Code.

MOTION NORTH 24
Dec 7th 2016
@ Kosmonaut

MOTION NORTH 23
Oct 12th 2016
@ Code Computerlove

Mike Moloney joined us for the first of Art&Grafts trips, to tell us about the growth of his studio.

MOTION NORTH 22
July 13th 2016
@ Code Computerlove

MOTION NORTH 21
March 16th 2016
@ 2022NQ

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Jan 13th 2016
@ 2022NQ

The amazing Golden Wolf world of hand drawn animation.

MOTION NORTH 19
Nov 18th 2015
@ 2022NQ

Grant Gilbert joined us to tell us about his journey, from The Big Breakfast, to Bears on Stairs!

MOTION NORTH 18
April 19th 2017
@ 2022NQ

A look into the world of facial capture technology.

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May 13th 2015
@ 2022NQ

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Sept 17th 2014
@ 2022NQ

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July 16th 2014
@ 2022NQ

With a few events under our belts, we thought we’d asked someone in the industry to come and speak to the audience. Our first speaker was David Sheldon-Hicks of Territory Studio.

Dec 9th 2009
@ Common

The original meet up, an opportunity for Motion folk & animators to gather, drink, and discuss the highs and lows of our industry. This is where it all began.