INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2023 NOMINEES
26 October 2023
We’re delighted to announce this year’s Industry Excellence Award Nominees. The award sit alongside the festivals’ film awards and are designed to shine a spotlight on the animation heroes working day in and day out within the animation industry, filling our lives with amazing animated work.
Leading the nominations for 2023’s Industry Excellence Awards are Cartoon Saloon receiving 6 nominations for My Father’s Dragon (Netflix), Lupus Films receiving 3 nominations for Kensuke’s Kingdom (BFI), Hanna-Barbera receiving 2 nominations for The Heroic Adventures of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe (Cartoon Network) and Magic Light Pictures receiving 2 nominations for Pip and Posy (Sky) and The Smeds and the Smoos (BBC). The yearly Industry Excellence Awards, which recognise individuals working in industry in the fields of writing, storyboarding, character design and character animation, will take place during the MAF 2023 Awards Ceremony.
The full list of nominees follow.
Scriptwriting
Sam Morrison, Studio AKA for Hey Duggee: The Action Hero Badge (Cbeebies & BBC Studios)
Frank Cottrell-Boyce for Kensuke’s Kingdom (BFI, FILM FUND LUXEMBOURG, LUPUS FILMS, KENSUKE’S KINGDOM, JIGSAW FILMS, MELUSINE PRODUCTIONS, LE PACTE, BUMPYBOX, FFILM CYMRU WALES, CREATIVE WALES)
Alex Collier for Lloyd of the Flies – Flyweight (Aardman)
Meg LeFauve for My Father’s Dragon (Netflix)
Ishai Ravid for ODO (Sixteen South/Letko)
Neeraja Raj for She Creates Change (Room to Read)
Storyboarding
Richard Fawdry for Kensuke’s Kingdom (BFI, FILM FUND LUXEMBOURG, LUPUS FILMS, KENSUKE’S KINGDOM, JIGSAW FILMS, MELUSINE PRODUCTIONS, LE PACTE, BUMPYBOX, FFILM CYMRU WALES, CREATIVE WALES)
Eleonora Trapani for My Father’s Dragon (Netflix)
Kayvon Darabi-Fard for My Father’s Dragon (Netflix)
Lizzie Houldsworth for Star Trek Playmobil Bird-of-Prey (Playmobil)
Character Design
Kristian Andrews for Be the Early Bird (Scottish Government; Leith creative agency)
Rosa Ballester-Cabo for My Father’s Dragon (Netflix)
Diego Glez Malato for The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe (Hanna Barbera Studios Europe)
Tom Angell for The Sound Collector (ITV)
Character Animation
Peter Dodd for Kensuke’s Kingdom (BFI, FILM FUND LUXEMBOURG, LUPUS FILMS, KENSUKE’S KINGDOM, JIGSAW FILMS, MELUSINE PRODUCTIONS, LE PACTE, BUMPYBOX, FFILM CYMRU WALES, CREATIVE WALES)
Rohit Kelkar for My Father’s Dragon (Netflix)
Geoff King for My Father’s Dragon (Netflix)
Gianluca Tieghi for Pip and Posy (A MAGIC LIGHT PICTURES PRODUCTION, SKY TELEVISION, CHANNEL FIVE, ZDF)
Freddie Elsom for The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe (Hanna Barbera Studios Europe)
Kristine Larsen for The Smeds and The Smoos (Magic Light Pictures)