This Way Up: a Nexus animation retrospective + panel discussion (breaking into the animation industry, and the future of UK animation)

http://lsff.bside.com/2010/films/thiswayupanexusanimationretrospectivepaneldiscussion_lsff2010

Tuesday 12 January, 6.30pm: ICA Cinema 1

Nexus is an independent production company and animation studio based in East London with a worldwide reputation for creative storytelling across a range of media. Their work includes an Oscar nominated short, Grammy nominated and MTV Award winning music videos and award winning commercials. Following this selection of animated Nexus gems we welcome a panel of experts from the UK animation industry, from the highly commercial to the fiercely independent, to discuss the future of UK animation and how to break into this area of the industry. The panel will consist of:

Chris O’Reilly (Nexus Productions MD)

Smith & Foulkes (Nexus Productions Oscar nominated directors for THIS WAY UP)

Chris Shepherd (Slinky Pictures)

Chair: James Mullighan (Shooting People)

For more information and other events please go to: www.shortfilms.org.uk