Aardman Animations to help train new animators

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The team behind Wallace and Gromit will help train a new generation of animators as part of a multimillion-pound boost for the film industry. The British Film Institute said it was investing almost £500 million over the next five years as part of its Film Forever scheme. The money, which includes lottery funding and the BFI's own income, will be spent on putting cinema equipment into "community venues", investing in film schools and digitising thousand of British films. BFI chairman Greg Dyke said: "With film industry growth currently outstripping the economy as a whole, we want to invest to ensure continued success.