Renaming our branch to the Animation and Visual Effects Union!

The Bectu VFX union has a new name, the Animation and Visual Effects Union! While still 100% Bectu, we have now merged forces with Bectu's Animation Branch to form the Animation & VFX Union (AVU).

The number of fully animated projects in the UK is rising, including a number of VFX studios starting to produce fully animated content, and with UK animation possibly being the biggest it has ever been, we feel it is high time animation workers had a union.

While major VFX studios are now diving in with fully animated projects (MPC's recent Lion King remake, DNEG/Locksmith and Jellyfish working on feature animated films for Disney, Warner Bros and Dreamworks), there are also already a multitude of UK facilities solely producing fully animated content; animation powerhouses like Aardman, Blue Zoo, Passion Pictures, Studio AKA and Axis Animation.

In lieu of our new name and website, we feel it is also time we initiated more regular monthly communication with our membership and prospective members, and we would love to hear from you all (animvfxunion@gmail.com) on anything you would like to hear more about from your union. This next month we'll also be diving in with some history of animation in the UK. Please keep an eye out for future monthly updates here and on the following social media channels:

facebook.com/animvfxunion
twitter.com/animvfxunion
instagram.com/animvfxunion