Chris Grace
Christopher John Grace (born 1946 in Bury St. Edmunds , Suffolk ) is a British producer. He is considered the founding father of the animation industry in Wales and the "Welsh cartoon king".
Life
Grace moved from HTV to the newly formed Welsh broadcaster S4C in 1981 , which went on air on November 1, 1982. He belonged to the small circle of those responsible for the broadcaster and was initially entrusted with selecting programs. He became Director of Animation at S4C and enlivened the Welsh animation landscape : The most successful shows that Grace commissioned for S4C included the animation series SuperTed (from 1992), which was sold in over 80 countries, the children's series Fireman Sam (Welsh Sam Tân , from 1987), the Oscar-nominated series The Canterbury Tales and the Oscar-nominated short animation film Famous Fred . After 1989, Grace often worked with animators from Eastern European countries, including on series such as Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (from 1992) or Operavox (1995). Grace gradually withdrew from the program business at S4C from 2003 onwards.
In 2000 he initiated the Shakespeare Schools Festival, which has become the largest theater festival for children and young people in Great Britain and takes place every autumn. In 2011, Grace published the book We Shall Never Surrender with Penelope Middelboe and Donald Fry, with diaries of nine Britons from World War II .
Filmography
As executive producer:
- 1991: Joshua Jones
- 1992: Under Milk Wood
- 1992: Funnybones (TV series)
- 1992–1995: Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV series)
- 1993: The Legend of Lochnagar (TV)
- 1995: Operavox (TV series)
- 2000: The Man of a Thousand Wonders (The Miracle Maker)
- 2000: Animated Tales of the World (TV series)
- 2000: The Tree with the Golden Apples (TV)
- 2000: The Canterbury Tales (TV series)
- 2003: Y Mabinogi (TV series)
Awards (selection)
- 1983: Member of the Gorsedd
- 1998: MBE for services to the UK animation industry
- 1999: Oscar nomination , Best Animated Short , for The Canterbury Tales
- 2003: BAFTA Special Award
Web links
- Chris Grace in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sarah Baisley: S4C Pioneer Chris Grace To Step Down , awn.com, September 9, 2003.
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to England and Wales births 1837-2006
- ↑ Eryl Crump: Hail to the Welsh King of Cartoons . Daily Post (Liverpool, England) December 1, 2003.
- ↑ Biography on penfrobookfestival.info
- ↑ See Art legends take a bow in the spotlight.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grace, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grace, Christopher John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bury St. Edmunds , Suffolk |