Tim Harper
Tim’s career in animation started as a director of photography for Cosgrove Hall working on the animated series Lavender Castle for Gerry Anderson (BBC television).
His directorial debut came in 2000, on the series Rotten Ralph for the BBC and Fox US, netting 2 BAFTA nominations. Further series included Andy Pandy, Little Robots, Fifi and the Flowertots, Roary the Racing Car, Raa Raa the Noisy Lion, Cloudbabies, Lily’s Driftwood Bay, Claude and Yukee. Broadcasters have included Disney, Nickelodeon, CBBC, Cbeebies, Channel 5, Fox US, PBS, ABC, and Kika to name a few.
Tim was also approached to direct the highly acclaimed Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band for the BBC Children in Need appeal, which reached number one in the official singles chart for two weeks and raised in excess of £500,000 for the charity.
Tim recently completed the feature film Ozi: Voice of the Forest for Appian Way and GCI Film, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Mike Medavoy and Keith Chapman. The film was released in UK cinemas in 2024, with a global release in 2025.
Awards and nominations include 4 BAFTA nominations, an International Emmy nomination, an Irish Film and Television Academy Award, 2 Royal Television Awards and multiple Royal Television Society Award nominations, a Silver Hugo, an Irish Animation Award, an IFTA nomination, Broadcast Award nominations, British Animation Award nominations, Annecy nominations, and Pulcinella nominations.
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