Animated Insights

Join the Aardman Academy as we host a series of online (via Zoom) guest speaker events designed to demystify and give insight into key areas of production within the Animation Industry. 

Through a programme of themed events held throughout the year, gain understanding of how industry professionals tackle a range of creative, technical, and aesthetic challenges to develop and create animated content across a range of practices, including:

CHARACTER & PERFORMANCE

ANIMATION DIRECTION & PRODUCTION

STORY

THE ART OF ANIMATION

_{Previous guest speakers have included:}

_{NIKI LINDROTH VON BAHR – Animation Director –‘The House’}

_{BENEDICT TOMCZYK-BOWEN – Head of Story: ‘Lloyd of the Flies’}

_{JOANNA QUINN & LES MILLS – Animation Director, writer & Producer – Beryl Productions International}

_{JENNIFER LEE – CCO of Walt Disney Animation Studio, Writer & Director of ‘Frozen’ & ‘Frozen II’}

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_{SARAH GOMES HARRIS - Co-Creator, Creative Director, writer & series designer of BAFTA winning  'SARAH & DUCK'}

_{SAM GAINSBOROUGH - Annie Award nominated Animation Director}

_{IAN MACKINNON - Creative Director, Executive Producer & co-founder of Mackinnon & Saunders}

_{SIQI SONG - Academy Award & Annie Award nominated Animation Director of short film 'SISTER'} 

_{JANE DAVIES -Aardman Series Director}

_{SARAH PERRY - Movement Director and Character & Performance Coach}

_{CAROLINE LEAF - Pioneering Independent Filmmaker}

_{BRET IWAN - The Official Voice of Mickey Mouse}

Event details and how to register are below.