Lecturer in Animation
Josh Saunders leads Drawing for Animation on the (BA) Animation course at Farnham. He studied Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins for his BA before attending the Royal College of Art where he was awarded his MA in Animation.
Bio
His debut film 'The Grey Hound' won the Royal Television Society Award 2017 for postgraduate animation. It was screened at a variety of international film festivals, was nominated for the British Animation Awards People's Choice Award 2018 and was picked for the BFI's Best of Post Room 2018.
He works as a freelance illustrator and independent animation director. Selected clients include Aljazeera, Cartoon Network, Harper Collins and the Royal Society of Literature.
Website: joshphilipsaunders.co.uk
Professional Membership, Affiliation and Consultancy
- Winner of The Royal Television Society Student Awards 2017 postgraduate animation
- Nominated for the 2018 British Animation Awards People’s Choice Award
- Best of Post Room BFI Selection Spring 2018
- Awarded the 2015 Quentin Blake Drawing Prize
- Awarded BFI Travel Grant 2018
- Arts Council England Grant 2021