Laurie Hill

gb 1970

Born in Norfolk, UK. Lives in London. Studied English MA at Kings College London; Art BA at Chelsea College of Art and Design, London. Worked as an information designer for a computer firm. Studied MA in animation at the Royal College of Art, London. Selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2007. Finalist in Jerwood Moving Image Awards 2008. Winner of Best Animated Short Film at Seattle International Film Festival and Tampere Film Festival in 2009. Winner of McLaren Award for Best New British Animation at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009. Nominated for Best Short Film at British Independent Film Awards 2010. Work has been screened internationally in many festivals and galleries.