2025 has been a whirlwind of festival trips, important conversations, and creating characters that help make the world a little brighter. We have loved every minute of telling stories that matter, from supporting families to highlighting mental health.

Here is a look at what we have been up to.

OUR BIGGEST CELEBRATION

This year, our very own short film, Of All The Things, took centre stage. It had its premiere during Hoarding Awareness Week, which was a very special moment for us.

The excitement did not stop there! The film is currently on it’s festival run, including stops at BAFTA and BIFA accredited festivals. We packed our bags and headed to Bolton, Aesthetica, Women Over 50’s Festival, and the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. It was a joy to see our work on the big screen and meet so many lovely people along the way. We also had our first international screening at SCAD Savannah Film Festival and have been nominated for the Royal Television Society Midlands Awards for Best Animation.

MAKING SOME NOISE (NEW SONGS!)

We are super excited as have created two brand new animated songs for children with music from the wonderful Snazzy Badgers. It is such a fun and catchy way to help little ones learn and we’ve absolutely loved it!

We have been creating a fun song to help families navigate moving house, and a toothbrush timer to help children understand the importance of brushing and dental health. These will be released early 2026 so keep an eye out for them on our socials.

This is exactly the type of work we want to do more of. If you need a catchy tune and some colourful characters to match, we are ready!

CHAMPIONING MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Health Awareness and support is something we’re super passionate about at Kino Bino. Earlier this year we worked locally with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to create 4 short films for The Neighbourhood Mental Health Cafés.

These films share the experiences of who had used the cafes. It was great to shine a light on these safe, welcoming spaces for people who need support.

We also partnered with BBC Ideas to share one womans story on how hoarding impacted her life - and her road to recovery. It was an honour to be part of helping to explain this complex condition to a much wider audience.

SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES

We have been busy continuing creating resources to support parents, carers, and children.

It has been a joy supporting families this year. We worked with Iliffe Ward and the NSPCC for on a short film for their perinatal education programme 'Baby Steps' and locally created a video for Leicester Mammas to use in healthcare settings to raise awareness of their free infant feeding support.

Watch the NSPCC ‘Baby Steps’ video

Watch our Infant Feeding Support Film

We are also super proud of the animated series we produced for the 'Health for Kids' Speech & Language Toolkit. We love creating educational content that supports digital learning for parents. Our films help make the expert advice simple and fun, covering everything from first words to school transitions.

COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL FRIENDS

We are proud of our Leicester roots and love working with our neighbours. We worked with an old Kino Bino friend, Mel’s British Voice, on a children’s song where she sourced and directed some wonderful voice talent for us. And we finished up on a project for Link with the lovely folks at Cite, a local agency, to create some really impactful work. It is always a pleasure to collaborate with other creative teams right here on our doorstep and we’re super proud of the infographics and animated films we created together.

AND ONE MORE THING…

We have launched our new Museum and Heritage service page.

We have so much lovely work in this sector and loved putting together our new reel. If you have any heritage projects you want bringing to life with animation then drop us a message.