We’ve been back on set this week, supervising the filming of Annibendod Season 2​! If you’d like to see Bochau the hamster perform, be sure to head over to the Cyw YouTube Channel where you’ll find a playlist of all his favourite songs! bit.ly/bochau @s4c.cymru #twtproductions #annibendod #bochau

This week, Jonathan Edwards hosted his Animation Production Skills course, teaching our trainees how to establish a strong creative workflow, matched with a resourceful production structure to anticipate and build a process that syncs project, crew and client. #production #2Danimation #cardiff

Here’s a striking snapshot of the dramatic wolf chase in our animated short film, The Ghost of Midwinter. The frosty winter background was created by our Head of Animation Development, Tom Lucas and the wolves were skilfully animated by Senior Animator Gregg Willis. #TheGhostOfMidwinter #wolfchase

The Ghost of Midwinter is featured in Brad Colbow's latest YouTube video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZT... @bradsartschool.com @daniabram.bsky.social @mohoanimation.bsky.social #TheGhostOfMidwinter #ClothCat

This week our talented trainees have been getting to grips with Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, learning about the tools and responsibilities involved in creating fantastic, industry standard storyboards for production! @bowendesign.bsky.social #storyboarding #StoryboardPro #ClothCat #ClothCatAcademy

Released in 2018, Shane the Chef is a CG animated preschool series, which Cloth Cat co-produced with Hoho Entertainment. The series follows the foody adventures of an energetic chef, Shane, who is voiced by British actor Russell Tovey! #ShaneTheChef #Hoho #CG #RussellTovey #Maya #Redshift #ClothCat

This week, Dani Abram has been hosting her Moho: Mechanics of Motion course, teaching our terrific Academy trainees how to squeeze the maximum juice out of production rigs, creating high-calibre, approvable character animations using Moho Animation Software! @daniabram.bsky.social #moho #ClothCat

Here’s a closer look at some of the vivid backgrounds that set the stage for our haunting winter special, The Ghost of Midwinter. Nia’s fantasy world was built one brushstroke at a time by Cloth Cat’s Head of Animation Development, Tom Lucas. #TheGhostOfMidwinter #background #farmhouse #forest

It’s been a brilliant week here at Cloth Cat Academy! Dani Abram has been hosting her Toon Boom course, teaching our fantastic Academy trainees how to utilise the drawing tools, deformers and node based compositing features in Toon Boom Harmony! @daniabram.bsky.social #toonboom #animation #ClothCat

We have some great news! Serious Kids are now the official global distributor of The Ghost of Midwinter! The film has had such a great response so far and we look forward to sharing it with the world! tinyurl.com/ghostofmidwi... @animationmagazine.bsky.social @s4c.cymru #TheGhostOfMidwinter

Cloth Cat Academy’s new series of courses began this week, kicking off with Sean Francis’ Toon Boom: Rigging for Production course! Our Academy trainees have had a wonderful week, creating controllers and applying deformers to craft high-quality rigs in Toon Boom Harmony! @drawnsean.bsky.social

In 2021, Cloth Cat Games teamed up with Transport for Wales to create The Magnificent Train Journey Game: Route Wrangler. Customise your train and complete the track to get it to the next station! tfw.games.clothcat.com @transportforwales.bsky.social #RouteWrangler #TfW #Unity #ClothCatGames

Beat the dreary, wet winter blues with a generous, hurly helping of The Rubbish World of Dave Spud! All episodes are available to watch on ITVX. www.itv.com/watch/the-ru... @illuminatedfilms.bsky.social @itvx.com #DaveSpud #ITVX #ClothCat

Annibendod is currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer! The series was produced by Twt Productions in collaboration with Boom Cymru for S4C’s Cyw channel. Follow the link below to find out more about our creative process! clothcat.com/articles/ann... @s4c.cymru #ClothCat

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 all so much for your hard work and creative efforts. It's been an absolute pleasure. This is not goodbye, just farewell for now! #MissYouAlready

The original soundtrack for The Ghost of Midwinter was composed and produced by the Emmy award-winning composer Brollyman: @brollyman.bsky.social Ysbryd yr Oerfel is currently available to watch with English subtitles on BBC iPlayer, where you can hear the soundtrack in its entirety! #ClothCat

This is how the marvellous Dani Abram used Moho to animate the magical transformation of ‘The Ghost’ in our latest 2D animated short film, The Ghost of Midwinter. Music by Emmy winning composer Brollyman. @daniabram.bsky.social @brollyman.bsky.social #Moho #TheGhostOfMidwinter

*SOLD OUT* Our upcoming Moho course is now fully booked! Spaces are still available on our other courses, but they’re running out fast. Apply now to guarantee your space and avoid disappointment! Visit our website for full information: clothcat.com/academy #moho #toonboom #animationtraining

Here’s our incredible Animation Director and Moho expert Dani Abram animating the creepy long fingers of ‘The Ghost’ in our latest 2D animated short film, The Ghost of Midwinter. Music by Emmy winning composer Brollyman. @daniabram.bsky.social @brollyman.bsky.social #Moho #TheGhostOfMidwinter

Ysbryd yr Oerfel (The Ghost of Midwinter) is now available to watch throughout the UK on BBC iPlayer with English subtitles. Hope you enjoy! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #GhostOfMidwinter #YsbrydYrOerfel #ChristmasFilms #ClothCat

We’d like to say a big thank you to everybody who attended the screening today! Thank you to the cast and crew for all of your hard work and dedication and thank you Cardiff Animation Festival for arranging the screening! @cardiffanimfest.bsky.social #TheGhostOfMidwinter #ChapterArts #ClothCat

The official Ghost of Midwinter / Ysbryd yr Oerfel trailer is available to watch in Welsh on YouTube! Follow the link and select the Welsh audio track in the video settings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XwD... @s4c.cymru @cardiffanimfest.bsky.social #GhostOfMidwinter #YsbrydYrOerfel #ClothCat

Cloth Cat’s haunting, festive animated short film is set in medieval Wales and tells the chilling story of a brave little girl determined to save her father against all odds. Cloth Cat presents in association with Creative Wales and S4C, The Ghost of Midwinter. © 2025 Cloth Cat #GhostOfMidwinter

Here are some of talented Welsh actors that star in our new short film, ‘The Ghost of Midwinter’. Nia Roberts as ‘The Ghost’ © 42 Management & Production Agnes Evans as ‘Nia’ © Sian Trenberth Photography Eiry Thomas as ‘Mam-gu’ © Photo by Ruth Crafer Matthew Gravelle as ‘Tada’ © Matthew Gravelle

Get cosy in the cinema this weekend with two animated Christmas stories on the big screen at Chapter cinema including The Ghost of Midwinter - a brand new animated story of a courageous little girl’s determination to save her father against all the odds. ❄️ 🎟 bit.ly/Chapter-Chri...

We’re delighted to announce the official broadcast of Cloth Cat’s 2D animated short film ‘The Ghost of Midwinter’. Commissioned by S4C and supported by the Creative Wales Skills Fund, ‘Ysbryd yr Oerfel’ will be screened live on S4C at 17:35 on Christmas Day! 🎄 #TheGhostOfMidwinter #YsbrydYrOerfel

The Cloth Cat Academy Production Traineeship has now officially come to an end! We’d like to say a huge thank you to our trainees for all of their hard work and dedication. We can't wait to share the fantastic results of their efforts with you throughout this month! #moho #animation #clothcat

We'd like to say a big thank you to Manchester Animation Festival for providing us with the opportunity to spread the word about Cloth Cat Academy! Full information on all of our future courses is available on our website: clothcat.com/academy @mcranimation.bsky.social #AnimationTraining #MAF2025

Proudly based in South Wales, Cloth Cat Academy offers in-person training at a working, central-Cardiff studio. Our next series of courses starts in February, so if you’re interested in joining us, make sure to book your place! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igfr... #Animation #ClothCat #ClothCatAcademy

Cloth Cat Academy will be at Manchester Animation Festival next month! You’ll find us at the MAF Marketplace in Bridgewater Hall on 12th November, where you can chat to us about the professional training that we provide for animation industry creators. We hope to see you there! #MAF2025 #ClothCat

Cloth Cat is delighted to announce that the Cloth Cat Academy Production Traineeship is now underway at our new central-Cardiff location! Follow the link below to find out more: clothcat.com/articles/pro... #CreativeSkillsFund #CreativeWales #animation #moho #ClothCat #ClothCatAcademy

Get ready for a deep dive into the creative world of the award-winning, Cardiff-based collaborative duo, Joanna Quinn and Les Mills! Pictured here with their fabulous new book is Marci Rojas, Senior Animator at Cloth Cat. Order your copy today from Graffeg Books: graffeg.com/products/beryl #Beryl

Storyboarding wizard Benedict Tomczyk-Bowen has been mentoring our awesome Academy trainees this week. Storytelling is right at the heart of what we do here at Cloth Cat. It’s been such a pleasure for us to encourage and inspire a new generation of talented animators! #ClothCatAcademy

Bochau is the name of the cheeky little animated hamster in Siwan Jobbins and Twt Productions’ live action Welsh series ​Annibendod​. The series was produced in collaboration with Boom Cymru for S4C’s Cyw service. Follow the link to find out more! clothcat.com/articles/ann... @s4c.cymru #ClothCat

We had a wonderful time at ​Kotatsu​ Japanese Animation Festival this weekend, which was hosted at ​Chapter Arts Centre​ in Cardiff. Cloth Cat are proud sponsors of the festival and we'd like to congratulate Eiko on another brilliantly successful year for Kotatsu! #kotatsu #cardiff #ClothCat

Our animation trainees have been absolute stars this week! They’ve been testing their skills, pushing their limits, and leveling up faster than you can say “keyframe!” We’d like to say a big thank you to Dani Abram for making Cloth Cat Academy’s Moho: Mechanics of Motion course such a huge success!

Dani Abram has been teaching our Toon Boom: Animation Toolbox course this week! The studio has been alive with curiosity, collaboration, and creative breakthroughs. There was a real sense of momentum as our trainees dove into learning, challenged themselves, and grew in confidence. Thank you Dani!

It’s been a lively week at the Cloth Cat studio! The Cloth Cat Team has been hard at work on two exciting new animation projects! We’ve also come to the final day of our Toon Boom Rigging course. In addition, Cloth Cat Games are busy producing our first ever console game! Have a great weekend!

The August issue of the Cloth Cat Newsletter is now available to read online! Follow the link to read this month’s edition: cloth-cat.kit.com/posts/cloth-... If you haven’t yet signed up to our monthly newsletter, follow the link and click subscribe! #newsletter #cardiffanimation #clothcat

Crybaby is an eleven-minute, 2D animated short film about autism and the overwhelm that can be caused by negative internal voices. Follow the link to find out more about Eleri’s inspiring journey: clothcat.com/articles/cry... @eleriedwards.bsky.social @ffilmcymruwales.bsky.social #AutismAwareness

We’ve compiled a list of our favourite free animation software, which you can download and start using today! Follow the link to read the full article: clothcat.com/articles/fre... @blender.org #krita #godot #freesoftware #animation #gamedesign #cardiffanimation #clothcat #clothcatacademy

It’s International Cat Day! Between all of us here at the Cloth Cat Team, we have enough cats to stage our own production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical. Here are some photos of our cherished feline friends. Happy International Cat Day 2025! #CelebrateCats #internationalcatday #clothcat

Ethel & Ernest is currently available to watch on iPlayer! We’re proud to have worked on such a high-profile project here at Cloth Cat. Our talented team did an amazing job bringing Raymond’s iconic look to life. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @bbciplayer.bsky.social @ffilmcymruwales.bsky.social

Production Traineeship in association with Creative Wales and S4C Follow the link in our bio to read the full job description and to find out more about the candidate requirements. The deadline for applications is 5th September. clothcat.com/academy/prod... @s4c.cymru #moho #clothcatacademy

The July issue of the Cloth Cat Newsletter is now available to read online! Follow the link to read this month’s edition: cloth-cat.kit.com/posts/cloth-... If you haven’t yet signed up to our monthly newsletter, follow the link and click subscribe! #watervoleproject #cardiffanimation #clothcat

We’re thrilled to share that our recent project, 'Help Save Our Upland Water Voles' has been featured by the Welsh online news service, @nation.cymru! Follow the link below to read the full article: @inccymru.bsky.social #watervole #natureconservation #cardiffanimation #clothcatacademy

Our second collaboration with the INCC is a wonderfully evocative story highlighting the protection of endangered water voles in Wales. Find out more about the project by visiting our website! clothcat.com/projects/hel... @inccymru.bsky.social #natureconservation #watervole #blender #clothcat

Our MD Jon Rennie was very proud to have been selected as a juror in the judging process of the International Emmy Awards 2025! The semi-final round of judging took place yesterday in Cardiff Castle, hosted by Gwenllian Gravelle from S4C International. @s4c.cymru @cymrugreadigol.bsky.social

We attended the Arts & Business Cymru Awards last week with Lauren Orme, director of Cardiff Animation Festival. It was great to meet and celebrate some of the many innovative creators that are reshaping the landscape of arts and culture in Wales! @cardiffanimfest.bsky.social #ABCAwards #artswales

If you're Welsh or you live in Wales, Ymddiried: Media Grants Cymru may be able to provide funding towards your next course here at Cloth Cat Academy! If you're looking to upskill, be sure to utilise this great opportunity and submit your funding application before 1st July! www.ymddiried.cymru