Animated Argyll Education Day: Campbeltown
Screen Argyll is excited to announce the upcoming Young Education Day in Campbeltown, hosted in partnership with Campbeltown Picture House and supported by Screen Scotland.
This in-person event offers a unique opportunity for young people, schools, and teachers to engage with our education programme. Attendees will have the chance to watch films, try animation techniques, and learn about pathways into the film industry from leading professionals.
Schedule of Events at Campbeltown Picture House:
10:30am – 12:30pm: Kensuke’s Kingdom (PG)
A free Schools Screening for Primary and Secondary students of Kensuke’s Kingdom, with introduction & Q & A from directors Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
Please note: Schools are responsible for their own transport. To attend, please book through Brodie Sim: learning@screenargyll.co.uk, offered on first come first serve basis.
6.15pm – 7.15pm: Animation taster workshop for 12 – 15 years (meeting space)
A practical session introducing animation techniques, led by animators Jim Parkyn and Jack Lockhart.
6.30pm – 7.15pm: Teachers Session (café space)
A chance to hear more about our education programme, led by filmmaker Alasdair Satchel and Learning Coordinator Brodie Sim. Come along for coffee and cake and learn about the potential of using film in the classroom.
6.30pm – 7.30pm: Animation Academy Showreel in Screen 2
A chance to watch and celebrate some of the films made by young people we’ve worked with across Scotland, led by Jen Skinner and alumni Eoin Bruce.
7.30pm – 8.30pm Show case of shorts from Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry and Jim Parkyn (Screen 2)
An informal screening of shorts with the opportunity for questions and discussion with the filmmakers.
Get Involved:
For more information or to ask any questions, contact us at learning@screenargyll.co.uk
About the Film and Guests /
Kensuke’s Kingdom (PG):
Based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel, award-winning Kensuke’s Kingdom follows 11-year-old Michael’s journey after being stranded on a Pacific island.
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Neil Boyle: An accomplished animator with a career spanning Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Space Jam, and Kensuke’s Kingdom, Neil has worked on multiple award-winning projects and collaborated with animation legend Sylvain Chomet.
After leaving film school, Neil was hired by triple Oscar-winning director Richard Williams to work on the Disney/Spielberg production ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’. Between 1992 and 2000, Neil was a founding member of Premier Films Ltd. The company worked as a satellite studio for many Hollywood and European feature films and shorts, including the Oscar-nominated ‘Runaway Brain’ (Disney), ‘The Pebble and the Penguin’ (MGM), ‘Felidae’ (HahnFilm), and ‘Space Jam’ (Warner Bros), for which Neil was a Supervising Animator. Currently, Neil has completed directing the feature film ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ with co-director Kirk Hendry, for Sarah Radclyffe Productions and Lupus Films.
Kirk Hendry: An award-winning New Zealand-born, London-based filmmaker. He works in both live-action and animation, and in 2011 wrote and directed animated short film ‘Junk’, which screened at over 150 film festivals and gained multiple awards and nominations including BAFTA, BAA, BIFA, Soho Shorts and Creative Circle. Kirk has gone on to direct commercials for ITV, Ardbeg Whisky, The Guardian Newspaper, and the World Wildlife Fund, and was nominated for an MTV award for Music Video of the Year.Kirk has co-directed Kensuke’s Kingdom with Co-Director Neil Boyle.
Jim Parkyn: With nearly 25 years in the animation industry, Jim has been involved in many best loved animations for Aardman Animations, the BBC and many other clients.
As a sculptor, model maker and character designer Jim is the helping hand behind many classic characters including Wallace and Gromit, Shaun The Sheep, Creature Comforts and animated feature films and commercials. He now runs his own studio, based in Dunoon, where he creates small films and online films for brands and charities.