Sarah Cox is the judge of the Film & Animation category.
Sarah studied Animation at the Royal College of Art graduating in 1992. She has since worked as a director of short films and commercials. This includes most notably 3 Ways to Go in 1997, Plain Pleasures commissioned by Channel 4 and completed in 2001 and Heavy Pockets a 6 minute commission from S4C; which was nominated for the Short Animation BAFTA 2005.
She joined Picasso Pictures in 1994 and her directing credits include campaigns for Boots No7 and Avaya Communications as well as individual commercials for Sanatogen, Benadryl and Virgin Megastores.
A year was spent as Head of 2D Animation at Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia (1999 – 2000). Further teaching followed at The National School of Film and TV (2001- 2003). Currently she is external examiner for the NFTS Animation course.
She has acted as a juror at the Welsh Baftas in 2005 and on the Pre Selection Committee for Annecy 2005.
Sarah left Picasso Pictures to set up ArthurCox with Sally Arthur in 2002. Using a combination of Live Action and Animation they have directed commercials for the French market and film and broadcast projects in the UK.
Sarah has also produced a number of projects including the short film ‘John and Karen’ directed by Matthew Walker, winner of best animation for adults at Ottawa 2007.
At ArthurCox she has worked with Aardman Animation on a number of projects including directing a short film for the ‘Live Earth’ concerts ‘Don’t Let It all Unravel’ where endangered knitted species unravel before our eyes.
Sarah’s latest film, ‘A Time and a Time’ made entirely from archive footage was screened in competition at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, this has led to the development of a major multi platform archive project ‘A Time Traveller’s Guide to Bristol’ which will result in a website and iPhone application using urban archived footage and photography.
In the coming year she will be directing the ‘Tate Movie’, a collaboration between Aardman, Fallon and the Tate to create a 20 minute film with 1000’s of children across the UK.
Awards
3 WAYS TO GO – Best Film Under 10 Minutes British Animation Awards 1997
PLAIN PLEASURES won a Sliver Dove DOK LEIPZIG 2001
Heavy Pockets – Short Animation BAFTA Nomination 2005
Best Animation - Savannah International Film Festival 2006
Don’t Let It All Unravel – Grand Prize Tricky Women 2008
HSBC Environmental Film Award - 2009 New York Children’s Film Festival.
Winner Grand Prix – Regard Au Court Metrages Sagueny 2008
Best Animated Film – ECU – 2009
Best Woman Director - Sedicicorto Forli International Film Festival
‘The Peculiar Adventures of Hector’ (With Sally Arthur) – British Animation Awards 2008
John and Karen (as producer) – Best Short Film Aspen Shorts Fest 2008.
Cartoon D’Or Nomination 2008
Best Animation – Melbourne Short Film Festival 2008
Best Short Film - Cartoons on the Bay: 2008
