# animate! › Funding › 2001 › home

Canonical: https://animate.org.uk/funding/2001/early-home

Discovery terms: animate! archive

The following is the archived page text; discovery terms above are separately sourced metadata.

Archive status: restored in 2026; historical calls, deadlines and services are closed.

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2026 restoration: capture restoration. Sources: [Wayback capture](https://web.archive.org/web/20010406124301id_/http://www.animateonline.org:80/home.html).

### the animate! scheme

animate! commissions innovative animation for television.

During its first decade the scheme has funded [49 projects](https://animate.org.uk/funding/2001/early-filmography) and acquired an international reputation for supporting innovation, experimentation and diversity in animation.

### animate! update

The animate! Call for Entries 2001 closed on 28 February.

Successful applicants and their projects will be announced on this site on **Friday 6 April**.

Subscribe to our [mailing list](https://animate.org.uk/contact/) for further updates.

Archive: The newswire and mailing list are historical services.

the animate! scheme is produced by Finetake Productions on behalf of the Arts Council of England and Channel 4 Television

### Documents

- [2001: Guidelines and application form](https://animate.org.uk/download/2001/animate_application.pdf) (PDF, 77,827 bytes)

- [2001: Guidelines and application form](https://animate.org.uk/download/2001/animate_application.rtf) (RTF, 42,175 bytes)

- [2001: Guidelines and application form (earlier version)](https://animate.org.uk/download/2001/animate_applicationold.pdf) (PDF, 82,620 bytes)