- Steve Box
Steve Box (born
23 january 1967 inBristol ) is an Oscar-winning English animator and director who works forAardman Animations .His early work in animation included the popular British
claymation television series "The Trap Door " for Bristol-based animation studio CMTB Animation.Box joined Aardman Animations in 1990. He directed the video for the
Spice Girls ' "Viva Forever " in 1998. He won a BAFTA Award in 1998 for his 11-minute animated film "Stage Fright" which he wrote, directed and produced. He also provided the voice for the character of Vince in the TV series "Rex the Runt ".He was the key animator for Aardman's film "
Chicken Run " and was an animator for theWallace and Gromit films "The Wrong Trousers " and "A Close Shave ", before co-writing and co-directing the much-anticipated Wallace and Gromit feature film, "" withNick Park . The film scooped his second BAFTA and his first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The film has also collected another 22 international awards and 12 other nominations for other awards.The film was a massive success at theAnnie Award s where it won 10 Annie awards out of its 16 nominations.External links and references
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/117098.stm Four become five in virtual spice] , "BBC News Online ",21 June 1998 .
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4767214.stm Animators prepare for the big day] , "BBC News Online ",4 March 2006 .
* [http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=cat&category1=People&article_no=1438 Aardman's Steve Box Talks] , "Animation World Magazine",25 July 2002 .
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