HELEN BRUNSDON​

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With over thirty years experience, Helen has worked extensively in the animation industry, firstly joining the BBC as a production co-ordinator and then as an assistant for the Cardiff International Animation Festival.  Joining Aardman in 1993, she established herself within production and was approached by S4C to produce two ‘World Faith’ animated films. She then worked as a production co-ordinator on ‘Wife of Bath’ directed by Joanna Quinn and produced by Les Mills, Beryl Productions, which received an Academy Award nomination.

 

In 1999 Helen returned to Aardman Animations where she played an important part in developing new projects for Aardman’s Broadcast production slate and heading up the short film content, executive producing the Bafta winning THE PEARCE SISTERS. Since December 2008 she has worked as a freelance animation producer and consultant for clients including ArthurCox, Brothers McLeod, Kindle, The Foundation, Sesame Street, Wonky, Snapper-Films, South West Screen, North West Vision, Children's Media Conference, Creative Skillset and CBBC.

 

In Dec 2016 Helen became the Director of Animation UK and left in March 2018 to become the Director of the British Animation Awards (BAA). Since 2019 Helen has worked as production consultant for the BFI on the Short Film Animation Fund.

 

In addition to her busy work schedule she finds time to programme animation and moderate sessions for festivals.