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Hugh Welchman
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Hugh Welchman

British filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer

Hugh Stewart Jasper Welchman (born February 1975) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Hugh Welchman (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1975.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedKeble College3

Career

Occupation: screenwriter, film producer, animator, film director, actor.5

Welchman comes from Bracknell in Berkshire and attended the Dolphin School in nearby Hurst until moving on to Keble College, Oxford during the 1990s and graduated with a degree from Oxford University in politics, philosophy and economics (PPE).

In 2002, Welchman founded the film company BreakThru Films. This led to him becoming the joint winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2007. This was for the 2006 film Peter and the Wolf. The other winner was the film's director Suzie Templeton.

Welchman edited the graphic novel Hound (2014-2018) by Paul J. Bolger and Barry Devlin.

Welchman co-directed the first fully painted animated feature film Loving Vincent (2017) with Dorota Kobiela. In 2023, he co-directed another fully painted animated feature film, The Peasants, with Dorota Kobiela.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hugh Welchman (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • Born1975, Bracknell6
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom7

Awards

  • 2017European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film for Loving Vincent8 10
  • 2008Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Peter and the Wolf8 9

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