Now on Instagram

I’ve finally joined instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emcooperanimation/

Music Video for I’m Only Sleeping by The Beatles

It has been a labour of love, and it is now out there in the world. I’m truly taken aback by all the generous comments and messages.

Stella Artois Christmas Ad starring Matt Damon

The Stella Artois/Water.org Christmas ad is out! I co-directed the advert with US photographer Mark Seliger. A bit of a divergence from my usual oil paint, for the animation on this, I used watercolour. 253 individual watercolour paintings on paper went into this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wJjrAIlOQA

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Emmy Nomination

It’s a great honour to find out that I have been nominated for an Emmy Award for my animation on the documentary DEEJ. http://emmyonline.com/newsemmy The whole team are looking forward to the ceremony in NYC on 1st Oct!

Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin premieres at Sheffield DocFest 10th June 2018

Looking forward to the first glimpse of Arwen Curry’s feature documentary about feminist author Ursula Le Guin, which I spent most of last year working on! https://sheffdocfest.com/films/6465

DEEJ wins Peabody award

Fantastic news: the documentary DEEJ has won a prestigious Peabody Award in the USA. The awards for excellence in broadcast storytelling, have been awarded annually since 1941, and I am delighted that DJ Savarese’s story has joined the winners of this distinguished accolade! http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/america-reframed-deej

Deej screens on PBS World

Deej screened as part of America ReFramed on PBS World in the USA this week. The film tells the inspiring story of DJ Savarese: a young American poet and playwright with severe autism, as he struggles to gain independence and a place at a mainstream university. The film includes sequences of my oil-painted animation bringing to life DJ’s poetry and his inner world. Whilst the film is not out in the UK yet, the DVD is available through the film’s website: https://www.deejmovie.com/

Kiss The Water screens again on BBC4 11pm tonight

If you missed Kiss The Water, there’s another chance to see it tonight at 11pm on BBC4 or on the BBC iplayer for a month following the broadcast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03fgs1r

The Tavistock screens Laid Down and Flown

The Projections Society at The Tavistock Centre presents Life and Death in Infancy: The Impact upon Parents, Wednesday 8th March 2017, 7-9:30pm. Psychotherapists Dilys Daws and Dr Dorothy Judd will respond to Laid Down and Flown. The screenings and discussion will be introduced by psychoanalyst Kannan Navaratnem.

Encounters Film Festival Screens Emergence and Laid Down

…as part of Animation on Prescription – I’m very much looking forward to attending the screening on Friday. http://encounters-festival.org.uk/events/animation-on-prescription-2/