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Cloth Cat Academy's next series of courses starts this coming month! Our Moho: Mechanics of Motion course with Dani Abram is now fully booked. A limited number of spaces are still available on our other courses, but they’re running out fast! Apply now to guarantee your space and avoid disappointment!
Proudly based in South Wales, Cloth Cat Academy offers in-person training at a working, central-Cardiff studio. Alongside access to industry standard software, we also provide the knowledge and skills of industry experts and the networking opportunities required to kickstart your career.
Full information on all of our future courses is available on our website. If you are interested in attending an Academy course, you can register your interest here. Be sure to check the support section on our website in order to check your eligibility for any bursary funding. Applicants living in Wales are eligible for a 50% discount!
Screen Skills, Media Cymru, Ymddiried and ReAct+ also offer a selection of funding opportunities if you meet their criteria. Please ensure that you have left enough time when applying for any external funding in order for your applications to be processed prior to the start of your course!
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Ysbryd yr Oerfel on BBC iPlayer
Ysbryd yr Oerfel is currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer with English subtitles! You can find out more about our haunting winter special by visiting The Ghost of Midwinter project page on our website, or by checking out The Ghost of Midwinter Press Kit.
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Brollyman
The original soundtrack for The Ghost of Midwinter was composed and produced by the Emmy award-winning composer Brollyman. We couldn’t be any more delighted with the enchanting score that he created. You can hear the soundtrack in it's entirety by watching Ysbryd yr Oerfel on iPlayer!
“To tell the story of The Ghost of Midwinter, I knew I’d need themes for different characters and scenarios. I also knew I wanted to work with a few actual human beings to help bring the score to life. So I started by spending a few days coming up with themes for Nia, the Ghost, the journey and love. I brought in violin player Liz Mulcahy Prendegast and cello player Rachel Shakespeare, and I played mandolins.
“The process was as it always is; long days in my studio ‘The Crows Nest’ with my cat Millie at my side, exploring the best way to musically ‘light’ each scene and help bring the emotion out of the story. Sometimes the musicians had to play beautifully and sometimes they had to play full of spite, and despite the challenge it was actually fun to write and develop these ideas. The score took roughly three weeks to write and I’m very pleased with it.”
- Brollyman
“Cloth Cat has worked on a number of projects with Brolly over the years, but this one certainly was the most personal and meaningful for us. We were still working on the animation when the first cues started to come through, so the entire crew got to hear the musical layers building as they revised their shots and brought further life to the characters.
"The soundtrack added a whole new sense of energy and vitality to the final few weeks of production; there was a real sense of dynamic collaboration with every review, motivating everybody involved to go above and beyond. We couldn’t have done it without Brolly!”
- Jon Rennie |
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Pocket Gamer Connects 2026
Creative Producer Ben Cawthorne was at PGC 2026 in London this month; a standout event in the global games industry. Over two busy days, developers, publishers, investors, and service providers from mobile, PC, console, and emerging tech came together to share ideas and make connections.
The speaker line-up covered everything from game design and monetisation to live ops, AI, and cross-platform development. Networking was a major highlight, with lots of chances to meet potential partners on the expo floor and at social events. With its open, welcoming vibe, PGC London 2026 was a valuable and enjoyable conference with a truly global perspective on the future of the industry.
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Animators' Last Day
We’ve had such a wonderful time working with this super talented bunch on The Ghost of Midwinter and Howie over the past few months! Thank you Greg, Sintija, Marcia, Sehyun, Teifi and Dani for all of your hard work and creative efforts. It really has been an absolute pleasure. This is not goodbye, just farewell for now!
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Cardiff Animation Nights
Cardiff Animation Nights was back with a bang at The Underdog this month, delighting us with another amazing selection of indie animation films sourced from talented & creative filmmakers around the globe. Next month's event will take place online on Thursday 26th February. We look forward to another inspiring instalment of cutting edge animation from the comfort of our sofas!
If you can't wait until then, join Cardiff Animation Festival on Sunday 1st February and take a trip to a world of bears and mice, where Ernest, a bear, and Celestine, a mouse, strike up an unlikely friendship together in a beautifully illustrated tale that feels like it's leapt straight from the pages of a storybook!
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