Readers said 8 Lions had the best week in the biz

The UK studio that built new bridges with China gets this week’s Gold Star!
February 9, 2026

It’s not every day that you get to be an ambassador for your whole industry. Out of almost 60 companies that went to China with UK PM Keir Starmer to kickstart business partnerships between the two countries, only one represented the TV & film sector: 8 Lions Entertainment. The young studio returned victorious with a template-setting deal in place to do business in this hard-to-break-into country—and for that, Kidscreen’s readers gave it this week’s Gold Star!

You can read what we wrote about 8 Lions—as well as runners-up Josh D’Amaro & Dana Walden, The LEGO Group, Mediawan and Jordan & Salish Matterright here.

Want to pitch us a Gold Star nomination? Email us at submissions@kidscreen.com by noon on Thursdays. And check back every Friday for our next batch of nominees. Hope to see you on the list!

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