As Lupus Films marks its 20th anniversary, founders Camilla Deakin and Ruth Fielding have been awarded the Manchester Animation Festival Fellowship 2022.<\/p>\n
Lupus Films has been operating since 2002, with productions such as The Snowman and the Snowdog<\/em> and Ethel & Ernest<\/em> in its catalog. Currently, the studio has in development an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo\u2019s Kensuke\u2019s Kingdom<\/em>, featuring the voices of Cillian Murphy and Sally Hawkins.<\/p>\n Also in development are a trio of films based on Benji Davies\u2019 Storm Whale<\/em> trilogy and Las Dos Fridas<\/em>, a feature film about the life of Frida Kahlo.<\/p>\n At the Manchester Animation Festival, Deakin and Fielding reflected on their 20 years of operation and celebrated the stories and people behind their best-loved films.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are incredibly excited to receive this prestigious honor from the Manchester Animation Festival in our 20th year,\u201d Deakin and Fielding said. \u201cThe Manchester Animation Festival is a huge supporter of the animation industry in this country, and this award is a testament to the incredible talent and dedication of the people who have worked alongside us on our productions over the last 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Steve Henderson, festival director, said, \u201cWhether it is building an original sequel to The Snowman<\/em> and bringing The Snowman and the Snowdog<\/em> to life or creating a feast for the eyes with The Tiger Who Came to Tea<\/em>\u00a0or finding the perfect way to translate We\u2019re Going on a Bear Hunt<\/em>, Lupus Films\u2019 TV specials have delighted for two decades.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As Lupus Films marks its 20th anniversary, founders Camilla Deakin and Ruth Fielding have been awarded the Manchester Animation Festival Fellowship 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":24185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[6824,6825,1210,6135,6826,6827,6828],"class_list":["post-24184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-camilla-deakin","tag-ethel-ernest","tag-lupus-films","tag-manchester-animation-festival","tag-ruth-fielding","tag-steve-henderson","tag-the-snowman-and-the-snowdog","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n