Magic Light Pictures has acquired the assets and production pipeline of Wild Child Animation, the Scottish studio that went into administration at the end of last month, unveiling Stirling Animation Studio (SAS).
Magic Light’s new wholly owned studio will complete production of the much-anticipated Zog series for the BBC. The move helps to safeguard roles following the collapse of the storied Scottish animation studio and maintains production continuity; Wild Child was at work on Zog for Magic Light when it announced it was entering administration. At the time, Magic Light stepped in to support Wild Child Animation, meeting employee costs and monthly obligations to contractors under the Zog contract, as Wbg Services, the administrator, embarked on a search for a new owner.
With this move, Stirling Animation Studio keeps the crew together and will complete production of all 52 episodes of Zog on schedule for delivery to the BBC and international partners.
Martin Pope and Michael Rose, co-founders of Magic Light Pictures, said: “We’ve acted quickly to protect something valuable—a brilliant team, a major production, and a key part of Scotland’s animation capability. It’s been important to provide stability and renewed confidence for the crew at a critical time. The formation of Stirling Animation Studio will ensure the completion of our Zog series, and we hope it can also be a platform for future productions. We are already exploring ideas about the future so we can support the next generation of world-class animation talent in Scotland.”
