Four-Mations

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Four-Mations was a regular animation strand broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in the 1990s.{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/media/documents/corporate/foi-docs/4_at_20.pdf|title=A press pack published in November 2002 to mark Channel 4's 20 year anniversary|last=Thompson|first=Mark|date=November 2002|publisher=Channel Four|accessdate=16 April 2013|pages=4–5|quote=autumn 1992 highlights ... Four-Mations, Channel 4’s animation strand, continued in this period.}} The series featured short animated films, tributes, and sometimes a documentary on animation.{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.06/4.06pages/kotlarzch4/kotlarzch44.php3|title=The History of Channel 4 and The Future of British Animation|last=Kotlarz|first=Irene|date=September 1999|work=ISSUE 4.6|publisher=ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE|accessdate=16 April 2013|quote=umbrella packaging ... called Fourmations. ... showcasing commissioned and bought-in shorts, and sometimes even documentaries about animation, ... tributes to international animation artists like Yuri Norstein and Norman McLaren}} The series was notable for co-financing some films and broadcasting animated films from around the world. The series was first broadcast in 1990 and finished in 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1296872/|title=Channel 4 at 25|last=Duguid|first=Mark|publisher=Screenonline|accessdate=16 April 2013|quote=regular Four-Mations (1990-98)}}

In 2008 a website made for people to upload, view and share animated films and games 4mations, borrowing the 4 Mation title.