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Sarah Smith
Born
England
Occupation(s)director, producer, writer, co-founder and co-CEO of Locksmith Animation

Sarah Smith is an English film director, producer, and writer.[1] She is also the co-founder and co-CEO of Locksmith Animation.[2][3][4] Smith co-founded Locksmith in 2014 with Aardman executive Julie Lockhart, and with the financial backing of Elisabeth Murdoch.[3]

Smith directed the film Arthur Christmas, which starred James McAvoy and was released in 2011, it was her feature directorial debut.[5]

She also produced the BBC series The League of Gentlemen.[6][7]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Director Sarah Smith Delivers a Very Merry Arthur Christmas". Huffingtonpost. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ^ "THE TEAM". Locksmith Animation. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Amidi, Amid (20 September 2017). "UK's Locksmith Animation Announces Production Agreement with 20th Century Fox". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Paramount and Locksmith Animation Enter Exclusive Multi-Pic Deal". Animation Magazine. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Smith Talks Arthur Christmas". Movieweb. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  6. ^ "7 Things to Know About Aardman's ARTHUR CHRISTMAS; Plus an Interview with Director Sarah Smith". Collider. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Interview". thedivareview. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  8. ^ Ritman, Alex (12 October 2017). "Fox, Locksmith Animation Unveil 'Ron's Gone Wrong'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 February 2018.