April 2019: This is the third prize for the 'Joy of...' franchise at AFO: in 2015 'The Joy of Logic' also picked up Best International Film and in 2017 'The Joy of Data' received an honourable mention in the same category.

December 2018:  Jonny Eveson's unforgettable film 'Meteorlight' - part of Wingspan, the BBC and the BFI's Animation 2018 initiative - won two prizes at the London International Short Film Festival.  The epic sci-fi animation triumphed in both the Best UK Animated Short category and the overall prize of Best UK Short.

January 2019:  Wingspan's Creative Director will serve a third term as a director of the UK's trade association for independent content producers in film and TV.

On Monday 19th November, thirteen short animated films, executive produced by Wingspan Productions, received their premiere at NFT1 at BFI Southbank, ahead of their forthcoming transmission on BBC Four on 2nd December. 

July 2018: Following on from last year's 'Listen to Britain 2017', devised and produced by Wingspan, we're again joining up with BBC / BFI, this year to support new and emerging animators. The successful teams use a wide range of animation styles to entertaining and powerful effect and will be managed throughout by Wingspan. 

February 27th 2018: Maia Krall Fry ('Silent Roars') emerged with the Best Director award at the inaugural Edinburgh TV Festival Debbie Awards, established to recognise new talent who made their broadcast debut in 2017. She beat tough competition including fellow Listen to Britain 2017 filmmaker, Ruth Grinberg.

February 14th 2018: Following the success of Listen to Britain 2017, Wingpsan, BBC and BFI call out for Britain's best new animation talent.

February 13th 2018: Maria Krall Fry ('Silent Roars') and Ruth Grimberg ('Learning to Swim') are announced as among the six shortlisted debut directors nominated for the Edinburgh TV Festival Debbie Awards celebrating emerging directors who made their broadcast debut in 2017.

On Tuesday 19th September 12 short documentaries executive produced by Wingspan Productions premiered in NFT1 at BFI Southbank, ahead of transmission on BBC Four on 24th Sept in a special evening of programming introduced by Oscar winning director, Kevin Macdonald.

June 20th 2017. The BBC announced today that, following a competitive pitch process, Wingspan is one of three companies selected to make bundles of films for the next two series of Horizon. Tom McDonald, Head of Commissioning, Natural History and Specialist Factual at the BBC said “BBC Studios, Wingspan Productions and Windfall Films are three of the best Science suppliers currently operating in the UK. Their ideas are original, exciting and bold.”

Wingspan’s project for BBC and BFI takes shape at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017 

Olomouc in the Czech Republic is home to Europe’s oldest, most prestigious Science Film Festival