Animated Answers: Kick Start Your Animation Career

Monday 10 Nov 2025 - 10:30
Anthony Burgess Foundation
Runtime: 75 mins (approx.)

Are you looking to get your foot in the door in the world of animation? At a time where the animation landscape is hard to navigate and breaking in feels tougher than ever, join our panel of early-career professionals as they share how they made their own way into the industry, the hurdles they faced, and the tricks and tips that helped them along the way. This Animated Answers session offers honest insights, inspiration, and practical advice to help kick start your own animation career.

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Guests

Amy Adcock

Since graduating from Nottingham Trent University in 2023 with a love for 3D Modelling and Surfacing, Amy completed an internship at Blue Zoo, joined the team at Ritzy Animation working on J.P. Vine's Cardboard (MAF2025's British Animated Short Films programme), and now works at a Character Modeller at DNEG Animation.

Shelley Page

Shelley has worked in many areas of feature animation development and production, having previously worked with legendary animation director Richard Williams, Steven Spielberg's Amblimation Studio and helping to establish DreamWorks Animation. In 2019 Shelley joined Locksmith Animation in London to seek out amazing artists for the studio's slate of feature animation projects. Locksmith Animation is currently in production on 'Bad Fairies'. Shelley also regularly gives presentations and masterclasses at leading animation schools and festivals and conferences worldwide. One of the very best parts of her job is finding wonderful new talent on her travels!

Tito Olawole

Tito Olawole is an award-winning Nigerian-British animator and recently completed an artist residency at Filmværksted Viborg. Her short film Black Girl Joy won the RTS Southern Craft Award (2021), and her first anime-inspired series was selected for co-development with the BBC through the Ignite Scheme. A graduate of Bournemouth University with a BA (Hons) in Computer Animation Arts (2019), Tito has worked as a 2D animator, CG generalist, and character designer. She is passionate about creating Black female heroes in anime, aspiring to develop and direct ethnically diverse shows that embody authentic, culturally rich stories.