Triggerfish hooks Aardman’s Sheriff

South African studio Triggerfish Animation has appointed an Aardman Animations executive as an adviser.

Arthur Sheriff will step down as the Wallace & Gromit producer’s head of communications after 25 years to join Cape Town-based Triggerfish.

Sheriff acquired Aardman, now a four-time Oscar-winning studio, as a client when they were just a 12-man operation.