‘Wallace & Gromit,’ ‘That Christmas’ Directors Join View Conference Lineup
variety.comCarolyn Giardina Merlin Crossingham, who shared directing duties with Nick Park on “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” and Simon Otto, who helmed “That Christmas,” are among the newest speakers to join the lineup for View Conference, the annual VFX and animation conference slated to be held Oct.
14-19 in Turin, Italy. Otto, the “How To Train Your Dragon” trilogy animation supervisor, makes his directorial debut with the upcoming Richard Curtis-penned holiday film for Netflix.
Crossingham’s time at “Wallace & Gromit” studio Aardman Animation included the Emmy-nominated “Creature Comforts America.” “Vengeance Most Fowl,” which features the return of Wallace and Gromit’s “Wrong Trousers” nemesis, villainous penguin Features McGraw, comes to Netflix this winter.
View will also host a session on Marvel hit “Deadpool & Wolverine,” featuring VFX supervisor Sven Gilberg, who was previously VFX Oscar nominated for “Fall Guy” and “Real Steel.” Newly announced View speakers also include filmmaker and animator Amanda Strong, who will discuss her experiences of directing a TV series, independent animation and building a stop motion studio centered on collective Indigenous storytelling.
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