Locksmith Animation

An independent producer of high-quality animated features and series. #BadFairies coming Jul 23 2027🧚

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

🥳 Exciting News! Locksmith Animation and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation have announced that The Lunar Chronicles is set to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 3, 2028.

Directed by Noëlle Raffaele and Produced by Christina Steinberg.

https://t.co/kyoaKE1lmm

[BAFTA @BAFTA]

Our nominees for British Short Animation are… 👏

CARDBOARD
SOLSTICE
TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE

#EEBAFTAs

[DNEG @dneg]

Want to watch it again?

#Cardboard is now streaming on @LSAnimation's YouTube.

Don’t miss it
Watch here: https://t.co/jAE4vBACnw

[Manchester Animation Festival @mcranimation]

"Your insticts are your most valuable tool as an animator" - JP Vine

"Make friends with failure" - May Kindred-Boothby

"An idea can come at any time, walking your dog, on the loo, at an exhibition, log them all" - @Chris_Ullens

Sound advice from our short film directors.

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣

We are thrilled to announcement that Ncuti Gatwa is the latest voice actor to join the cast of Bad Fairies 🧚

Read the full article on Deadline 👇

#badfairies #locksmithanimation #mcutigatwa #cynthiaerivo #featurefilms #warnerbrothers

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

From Sketch to Screen: Designing the Look of Cardboard ✨

Director/Writer JP Vine and VFX Supervisor Andy Baggarley take you behind the scenes to reveal the creative process of developing the short film's unique visual style! #cardboard

https://t.co/8ajzNQGW6m

[Animation Magazine @animag]

***This article was written for the December '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 354)***

An overwhelmed single dad finds renewed hope in life through his kids’ imaginations in Cardboard, Locksmith Animation’s first original short, directed by J.P.
https://t.co/374DenLmVp

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL! We are absolutely thrilled to welcome the one-and-only Cynthia Erivo as our leading lady in Bad Fairies! Mark your calendars now: May 21, 2027! This is going to be big. 🧚 #cynthiaerivo #badfairies #warnerbrothers #featurefilms

https://t.co/lsJBcknolk

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

Beautiful key art by Thomas Lepine. 🎨

This work establishes the mood, time of day, and lighting quality, providing the foundation for the lighting team to build on. ✨

#keyart #lighting #featurefilms #cardboard

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

Mark your calendars! Cardboard is heading to @LightBoxExpo in LA this October! 🎉

#LBX2025 #lightboxexpo #locksmithanimation #cardboard

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

Fantastic news! 🎊

Cardboard is heading to Missouri to participate in the St. Louis International Film Festival.

Huge congrats to the team and thank you to the festival for selecting us! 🙏

#cardboard #filmfestival #locksmithanimation #familyfeatures

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

@HeijnenCeline Absolute classic! 🦁

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

What’s the first animated film you remember watching in the cinema as a child? 📽️

Comment below! ⬇️

#animatedfilms #animationindustry #cinema #locksmithanimation

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

Congrats team, Cardboard has been selected to screen at SPARK Animation! 🎉

The screening will be at the Vancouver Public Library on the 20th September at 2:45PM.

If you’re in Vancouver, please join us! 

#Cardboard #LocksmithAnimation #SPARKAnimation

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

We are delighted to announce that our short film, Cardboard, will have its UK premiere at the @BFI London Film Festival on Sunday 19th October, in the Animated Shorts for Younger Audiences category. 🙌

Read more below 👇

https://t.co/eNMglWAsY3

#Londonfilmfestival

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

@Piatos_Pete Oh this scene was so emotional 🥲

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

What’s the most emotional moment you’ve ever seen in an animated film? 🥲

#animationquestions #locksmithanimation #emotionalmoments #animatedfilms

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

Which animated villain do you secretly love? 👿

#animationquestions #locksmithanimation #animatedvillain #thelittlemermaid

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

We asked the team their all-time favourite films… what’s yours? 👀

#filmindustry #locksmithanimation #filmindustryinsights #FilmFanatics

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

What’s an underrated animated film you wish more people had seen? 📽️

#animatedfilms #locksmithanimation

[Locksmith Animation @LSAnimation]

Which animated series shaped your childhood the most? 🤔

Comment below! ⬇️

#locksmithanimation #questiontime #childhoodanimation