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Last week Jon attended the Tokyo Game Show as part of a new Creative Wales trade mission! Wales had a strong presence in the Indie hall and Planted! was front and centre on both the Cloth Cat Games stand and the Curveball Games stand!

#tokyogameshow #tgs2026 #gamedev #planted #welshgames #ClothCat
September 24, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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Just got back from a Toonboom Rigging Crash course in Cardiff!
Thanks to Clothcat Studios for hosting!
November 10, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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Lovely thing from Facebook...

#ClothCat #MarkBell #LFO #Leeds

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Really sorry, Facebook won't let me select the text on my phone to paste in .. Pictures of two people with music equipment
July 29, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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The Ghost of Midwinter is featured in Brad Colbow's latest YouTube video!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZT...

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#TheGhostOfMidwinter
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March 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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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
Free Animation Software: A Cloth Cat Guide
August 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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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!

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@inccymru.bsky.social #natureconservation #watervole #blender #clothcat
July 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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CAF26 Industry Day was such a success! ✨

Jon shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Ghost of Midwinter. It was fantastic to see such a vibrant mix of creators, studios, students, graduates, and industry voices come together in Chapter!

@cardiffanimfest.bsky.social #CAF26 #ClothCat
April 24, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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The August issue of the Cloth Cat Newsletter is now available to read online! Follow the link to read this month’s edition:

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If you haven’t yet signed up to our monthly newsletter, follow the link and click subscribe!

#newsletter #cardiffanimation #clothcat
Cloth Cat Newsletter - August 2025
September 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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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
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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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!

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January 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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We asked our Moho trainees to tell us about the Production Traineeship experience and to share with us the impact that it’s had on their animation careers:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDv1...

@daniabram.bsky.social @mohoanimation.bsky.social #TheGhostOfMidwinter #ClothCat #ClothCatAcademy
Production Traineeship | Cloth Cat Academy
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July 17, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Howie is a young hippo finding his way in his new city. He’s been adopted by Hilda and now he wants to share the happiness he’s found with all of his new friends!

Watch all episodes now on the Cloth Cat YouTube Channel!

bit.ly/howieshorts

#howie #hippo #preschool #animation #moho #ClothCat
April 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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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
Cloth Cat Academy Toon Boom: Animation Toolbox with Dani Abram
February 20, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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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
December 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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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
December 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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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
Cloth Cat Academy Moho: Mechanics of Motion with Dani Abram
February 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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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
Gwyliwch y trelar yn Gymraeg ar YouTube! Ysbryd yr Oerfel (2025) - Cloth Cat
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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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:

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#CreativeSkillsFund #CreativeWales #animation #moho #ClothCat #ClothCatAcademy
Cloth Cat Academy | Production Traineeship in Association with Creative Wales and S4C
October 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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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!

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Happy International Cat Day 2025!
August 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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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!

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@s4c.cymru #ClothCat
Annibendod: How We Brought Bochau to Life in Blender
October 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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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!

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#Animation #ClothCat #ClothCatAcademy
Cloth Cat Academy | Courses 2026
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October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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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 Academy: We'll be at Manchester Animation Festival 2025 9 - 13 November See you there! manchesteranimationfestival.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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We're delighted to announce that Ysbryd Yr Oerfel/The Ghost of Midwinter has received a BAFTA Cymru nomination this year! Huge thanks to Creative Wales and S4C for their support.

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#baftacymru #ClothCat
September 8, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Jon attended the Get Animated Conference last week and sat on the Studio Owners panel with Emlyn Davies, Tom Bryant, Kev McCrae and Drew Roper. They discussed how things are changing for production companies and the support that's currently available in Wales and Scotland.

#GetAnimatedUK #ClothCat
June 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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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
Cloth Cat Academy Storyboarding: A Professional Toolkit with Benedict Tomczyk-Bowen
March 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM