Acmi Podcasts

Spend a grand night out with the award-winning founders of Aardman Animations, Peter Lord and David Sproxton! In this exclusive talk the creators of beloved animations like Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep discussed their extraordinary careers, including the animations that have inspired and influenced their work. Australian director Darcy Prendergast hosted the event. Evolving from origins in clay animation as lead sculptor on the 2009 film Mary & Max, Prendergast is an internationally renowned director. Darcy is known for his work directing clips for Gotye, Neil Young, Aloe Blacc, Greenday and many more, as well as creating the Nickelodeon cartoon series Supa Phresh. His work has played at SXSW, Annecy International Animation Festival, Sydney Film Festival and the Guggenheim Museum, and he's the founder-director of production company Oh Yeah Wow.