Tag: Ethel & Ernest
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‘Ethel & Ernest’ director Roger Mainwood dies at 65
Producer Camilla Deakin remembers ”considerate, collaborative and respectful” animator.Roger Mainwood, the UK filmmaker and animator, has died after an illness at the age of 65.His credits included the feature animation Ethel & Ernest, which chronicles the lives of the parents of The Snowman illustrator Raymond Briggs. It was nominated for mutiple awards including best animated…
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Michael Morpurgo animation ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ headed to Cannes (exclusive)
Bankside Films boards feature animation from Ethel & Ernest producers.Kensuke’s Kingdom, the feature animation based on a Michael Morpurgo’s 1999 children’s novel from the team behind Ethel & Ernest, has secured a sales deal ahead of Cannes with UK outfit Bankside Films.The Railway Man screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce has adapted Morpurgo’s novel for the screen. Producers…