We are excited to announce that our invited speakers include;
David Sproxton
DAVID SPROXTON is the co-founder of Aardman, with co-founder Peter Lord. He has overseen the development of the company from a two-man partnership to one of the pre-eminent animation houses in the industry. Their first professional creation was the character ‘Morph’.
David co-produced many of Aardman’s feature films including “Chicken Run”, “Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”, “Flushed Away” all made in association with DreamWorks. “Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists “ and “Arthur Christmas”, produced in association with Sony Pictures. “Shaun the Sheep : The Movie”, “Early Man” and “Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon,” produced in association with STUDIOCANAL.
David Sproxton spent 3 years on the Board of the UK Film Council and many years on the boards of the National Film and Television School, Bristol Old Vic, We The Curious and Encounters Film Festival, is now a director of the Bristol Bike Project Cooperative.
In 2018 David oversaw the transition of Aardman into an Employee Owned company, stepping back from the role of MD in 2019. David is now a trustee of the Aardman Employee Ownership Trust