{"id":9641,"date":"2024-04-24T17:13:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/?page_id=9641"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:13:11","slug":"animation-producer-lab-2024-meet-the-participants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/making-films\/animation-producer-lab-2024-meet-the-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"Animation Producer Lab 2024: Meet the Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div id=\"example-bio-1\" class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 100%;\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"#example-bio-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9642\" class=\"wp-image-9642\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-4-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-4.png 1485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#example-bio-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9643\" class=\"wp-image-9643\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-3-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-3.png 1485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"#example-bio-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"929\" data-id=\"9644\" class=\"wp-image-9644\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CaraBamford_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#example-bio-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9645\" class=\"wp-image-9645\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1.png 1485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#example-bio-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9646\" class=\"wp-image-9646\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#example-bio-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9648\" class=\"wp-image-9648\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-5-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-5-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-5.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#example-bio-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9649\" class=\"wp-image-9649\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-6-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-6-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-6.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#example-bio-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9650\" class=\"wp-image-9650\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-7-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-7-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-7.png 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#example-bio-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"952\" data-id=\"9651\" class=\"wp-image-9651\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-23-at-12.48.55-1024x952.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-23-at-12.48.55-1024x952.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-23-at-12.48.55-1536x1428.png 1536w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-23-at-12.48.55.png 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#example-bio-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9652\" class=\"wp-image-9652\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-8-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-8-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-8-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-8.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>BFI NETWORK South West is excited to announce a new Animation Producer Lab in collaboration with ScreenSkills, supported by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenskills.com\/industry\/animation-skills-fund\/\">Animation Skills Fund<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0The Lab will support\u00a0animation producers with a focus on key areas of responsibility (generally shared across 2D, 3D and stop-motion) including story development, financing, budgeting, scheduling, pitching and project management.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"example-bio-1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-9642 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-4-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-4.png 1485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p><strong>Erin Hilsdon<\/strong> <strong>(she\/her)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;\">Erin is a puppet maker and aspiring producer living in Bristol. Erin has\u00a0been working for the start-up studio Spare Flesh for the past year and plans to produce and fabricate on their sixth film later this year. Erin enjoys making dark, twisted stop-motion films with elements of comedy and fantasy.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"example-bio-2\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p><strong>Jon Roberts<\/strong> <strong>(he\/him)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;\">Jon has been working in the education sector for 16 years focussing on media production and film. He currently works for a local radio station providing video and audio workshops to schools and community groups, combining his love of film and animation to enable young people the opportunity to create short moving-image pieces. He has a great love of animation, film and immersive technologies, and of seeing a project come together. He\u2019s keen to help others take their ideas from the page to the screen.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-9643 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-3-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-3.png 1485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"example-bio-3\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"929\" class=\"wp-image-9644 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CaraBamford_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p><strong>Cara Bamford (she\/her)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;\">Cara is an award-winning filmmaker and aspiring animation producer from Bristol. With a background in production management, she started her career in animation as a production assistant for Turner, before moving into coordinator and other management roles. Her credits include children\u2019s series with Cartoon Network, Disney and Marvel, as well as corporate shorts and ads. She loves working with artists to help bring their work to life through the production process.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"example-bio-4\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p><strong>Jemina Legaspi<\/strong> <strong>(she\/her)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;\">Jemina is a Bristol-based Filipino writer and producer who was raised in Qatar. She has led several award-winning shorts, and commercials for companies such as PUMA and Chevrolet. She has also worked on TV shows and feature films to be released on Disney+, BBC One, Sky TV and Netflix. After building her experience in live-action, Jemina relocated to the UK in 2022 with the hopes of steering her career towards animation. She\u2019s attended courses at the renowned National Film &amp; Television School\u00a0and obtained a Producing Certificate from London Film Academy. She currently works as a Production Manager at Jellyfish Pictures\u2019 original animated content division and uses her spare time to channel her passion for storytelling into writing and producing independent projects, three of which are currently in development.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-9645 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1.png 1485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"example-bio-5\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-9646 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1898-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p><strong>Xan Seymour (he\/him)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;\">Xan works as a project manager at a sustainable digital agency. He is passionate about animation (particularly stop frame) and started making animations as a childhood hobby, which eventually led to work experience at Spider Eye animation studio. Studying History with Innovation at University of Bristol, Xan took utilised his animation and graphic design skills within his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seymourxan.wixsite.com\/website\/projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">projects,<\/a> and worked as a freelancer upon graduation \u2013 kickstarted by making a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DwUx8aQcWdk&amp;t=2s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parody<\/a>\u00a0of Mike Nichols&#8217; <em>The Graduate, <\/em>set in 2020. Xan is eager to contribute to the film industry by bringing his blend of organisational and creative skills to problem solving in a production role.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"example-bio-6\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p><strong>Lily Bennett<\/strong> <strong>(she\/her)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;\">Lily\u00a0is a producer from a diverse background\u00a0who strives to tell unique stories that highlight underrepresented voices.\u00a0Her student film won \u2018Best Animation\u2019\u00a0at the Exeter College \u2018Oscars\u2019,\u00a0which\u00a0led to her participating in the\u00a0BFI Film Academy Animation Specialist Course\u00a0and receiving training from Aardman Academy. She\u00a0is experienced in both scripted and unscripted, working on projects\u00a0such as Eurovision 2023\u00a0and BFI Academy courses, and with organisations including BBC Studios, BBC\u00a0Natural History Unit\u00a0and the NFTS in a range of Production Coordination roles. At 19, Lily has demonstrated\u00a0an aptitude to achieve success early on in her career, as well as a strong determination to see more queer and neurodivergent representation within film\u00a0and TV.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/lilybennett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkTree<\/a>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lillianbennett2004.wixsite.com\/lilybennett\/portfolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portfolio<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-9648 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-5-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-5-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-5.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"example-bio-7\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-9649 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-6-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-6-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chris-insta-6.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p><strong>Anastasia Pillar <\/strong>(she\/her)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;\">Anastasia Pillar is a freelancer based in Bristol with a BA in Animation. Inspired by the infinite story possibilities that animation creates, she is delighted to embark on her journey in animation production.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"example-bio-8\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p><strong>Libby Cadman\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her)\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;\">Libby is an aspiring creative producer. She started her career as an assistant and coordinator for live action across shorts, HETV and independent features, and has spent the last 4+ years working in creative in-house teams to produce motion-graphic and 3D marketing videos and content. Most recently this included supporting the release of original IP (Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings) tabletop games. She is particularly passionate about storytelling, and recently completed the NFTS Script Reading course. 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Amy is particularly interested in learning more about story development, financing and budgeting, and her intention is to build positive, collaborative and fun working cultures in all of her projects.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"example-bio-10\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p><strong>Eloise Gardner<\/strong> (they\/them)\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500;\">Eloise grew up in Plymouth and quickly developed their love and enthusiasm for animation, TV and film. They studied Animation &amp; VFX at Falmouth University and produced two short films during their studies. 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