Driving Inspiration - call UK aniamtors

Sorry for the lack of posts - been totally busy on losts of exciting projects - and none more exciting than this - an international co-production education programme for the Paralypics. 10 countries are partnering with UK schools to produce a spcial aniamted film for the cultural Olympiad for London 2012 and I've been asked to direct it.



Driving Inspiration is about telling the stories of the Paralympic Games and Paralympians through dance, theatre, visual arts, creative writing, music and film, and the personal journeys of the disabled artists. It is about inspiring young disabled and non-disabled people to identify and fulfil their own dreams, and to celebrate diversity.



We have truly inspirationsal artist working on this - but none more inspirational than Acadamy nominated animator Gary Schwartz, who's going to be kick of the project and work video link with all the international schools for some very specail masterclasses!



Gary calls it 'great big Animated International Exquisite Corpse Anijam'!



I’m urgently looking for good animators with some experience facilitating workshops with young people – who also have a disability, a hidden disabiltiy (such as dyslexia like me) or a learning difficulty to get in touch and help  lead UK workshops.

I’m looking for animators with a disability who are comfortable working with a group of children and young people to facilitate the creation of a piece of animation working to a brief, and comfortable talking about their disability to groups of young people.

I’m ideally looking for people with experience of working with young people in community or schools settings, but professional experience is equally – if not more important.

iving Inspiration partners disabled artists with paralympians, to share their inspiring success. Driving Inspiration is a project led by Creative Bucks a partnership between the District and County councils of Buckinghamshire. This project has been funded by Art Council England, and the South East's Legacy Trust project, Accentuate, to encourage young people to explore the inspiration behind the achievements of Paralympics Athletes.