Aardman has signed Finnish 2D director, illustrator and animator Åsa Lucander for work in the UK.
With 10 years of industry experience working in illustration, animation and graphic design both in the U.K. and Scandinavia, Lucander has a passion for hand rendered drawings and exploring textures and mediums. She has directed commercials for TV and online, with recent clients including British Gas, Channel 4, Virgin Media and Radio 4. She has also worked with BBC’s popular Science Club, as well as directed multiple short films. Her latest short, Lost Property, is currently on the festival circuit.
“Åsa’s animations are lively and playful, with humor that is sometimes dark, yet offbeat and liberating,” said Heather Wright, EP of Aardman Animations. “She nimbly blends music, authentic dialogue, film segments, hand drawn characters and stop-framed pupped in innovative ways.”