We are excited to announce that HUE will be exhibiting at the Manchester Animation Festival in the MAF Marketplace. The show takes place on Wednesday 12th November 2025 in Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK. 

Running between the 9-13th November 2025, Manchester Animation Festival is the UK’s biggest celebration of the animated art form and it is also an Oscar®-qualifying, BAFTA-recognised film festival. 

Taking place at HOME in Manchester, the festival unites the nation’s animation communities and welcomes international guests to share in the joy of all things animation. Working with leading organisations including Netflix, Disney, Apple, Sky, Aardman, Cartoon Saloon, Blue Zoo, Nickelodeon, the BBC and many more, the festival offers something for everyone, including animated short film competitions, feature screenings, retrospectives, workshops, networking events, panel discussions, masterclasses and talks from some of the industry’s leading voices. 

Come and find HUE in the MAF Marketplace where we’ll be showing off our HUE Animation Studio and HUE Animation Studio Pro kits, together with HUE Clay, the colourful clay that’s perfect for bringing your stop motion creations to life. 

We’ll have free samples to give away (while they last!) plus chances to win stop motion goodies in festival giveaways such as our clay creation challenge. Get creative, make your own clay character and share it on social media with the hashtag #MAFHUE25 for the chance to bag a bundle of HUE prizes!   

This year, HUE is not only excited to be part of the MAF Marketplace, we are also the proud sponsors of the Stop Motion category of the Young Animator of the Year UK (YAY UK) Award!

The YAY UK Awards is the nation’s largest animation competition for aspiring creatives aged 11–22. Open to entrants from across the UK, the contest showcases short films under three minutes in length in 2D, 3D and stop motion.

Submissions closed on 1st September 2025, and the winners will be revealed at the Manchester Animation Festival on the 9th November 2025, with prizes including exclusive studio tours at world-renowned companies such as Aardman.

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We can’t wait to see you all at the festival! 

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