Brian Cosgrove
| Brian Cosgrove | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Brian Joseph Cosgrove 1934 (age 81-82) Manchester, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Manchester College of Art and Design |
| Occupation | Animator, director, producer, designer, sculptor |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Notable work | |
Brian Joseph Cosgrove[1] (born 1934)[2] is an English BAFTA Award winning[3] director, producer, animator, designer and sculptor best known as the creator of the animated children shows Danger Mouse and Count Duckula.
Early life
Born in North Manchester,[4] Cosgrove studied at Manchester College of Art and Design, there he met his future work partner Mark Hall.[5]
Career
Cosgrove started career by producing television graphics at Granada Television.[5] He later on joined Stop Frame Productions, which Mark Hall founded, there he worked on many public service films, commercials for companies like TVTimes and directing and produced animated shows such as The Magic Ball and Sally And Jake.[5]
After Stop Frame Productions was shut down both Cosgrove and Hall founded Cosgrove Hall Films there they produced some of the most well known animated children's shows and films in Britain such as Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, The Wind in the Willows, which would later become a 52-episode TV series, Noddy's Toyland Adventures, Bill and Ben and Fifi and the Flowertots until 2009.
In 1989, Cosgrove directed and produced the animated feature film The BFG, based on the Roald Dahl novel of the same name. According to Cosgrove, this is one of the only adaptations, based on one of Roald Dahl's novels, that Dahl himself actually liked.
When we finished, we ran a screening in Soho, and Dahl and his family came along. They were sitting at the back, and when the film finished they stood up and applauded. He could be quite vocal, Dahl, if he didn't like something. He didn't like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at all, the 1971 Gene Wilder one. So it was a real relief that he liked our film.'[6]
Since 2011, Cosgrove has been the creator and executive producer of Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Entertainment.[7]
Personal life
Cosgrove is good friends with actor and comedian Sir David Jason, who has been a loyal collaborator with most of his projects.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Animation/Art Department | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The BFG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Key animator, designer and background artist; Television movie |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Animation/Art Department | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Picture Box | Yes | Episodes: "A Calm Country River in Holland" "The Seaside Holiday" | ||
| 1971-1972 | The Magic Ball | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1972 | Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo | Yes | Yes | TV movie | |
| Rainbow | Yes | Episodes: "Shapes" "Farm Animals" | |||
| 1975 | Noddy | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1976-1979 | Chorlton and the Wheelies | Yes | |||
| Jamie and the Magic Torch | Yes | ||||
| 1978 | Captain Kremmen | Yes | |||
| The Talking Parcel | Yes | Yes | TV movie | ||
| 1979 | Cinderella | Yes | TV movie | ||
| 1980-1986 | Cockleshell Bay | Yes | |||
| 1981-1992 | Danger Mouse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Animator |
| 1981 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Yes | TV short | ||
| 1983 | The Wind in the Willows | Yes | Yes | TV movie Model character/sculpture designer | |
| 1984-1990 | The Wind in the Willows | Yes | Yes | Model character/sculpture designer | |
| 1988-1993 | Count Duckula | Yes | |||
| 1989-1990 | Oh, Mr. Toad | Yes | Yes | Model character/sculpture designer | |
| 1991-1992 | Victor and Hugo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1992 | Noddy's Toyland Adventures | Yes | Executive producer | ||
| On Christmas Eve | Yes | Yes | TV movie | ||
| Truckers | Yes | Executive producer | |||
| 1995 | Fantomcat | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1995 | Oakie Doke | Yes | |||
| 1996 | Sooty's Amazing Adventures | Yes | Yes | Executive producer Designer | |
| 1997 | Captain Star | Yes | Animation producer | ||
| 1999 | Lavender Castle | Yes | Executive producer | ||
| 2014-2015 | Pip Ahoy! | Yes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | BAFTA Award | Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama) | Danger Mouse | Nominated |
| 1984 | Nominated | |||
| Best Animated Film | The Wind in the Willows | Nominated | ||
| Danger Mouse | Nominated | |||
| Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama) | The Wind in the Willows | Won | ||
| 1985 | The Wind in the Willows | Nominated | ||
| Best Animated Film | Nominated | |||
| Danger Mouse | Nominated | |||
| CableACE Award | Children's Programming Series | Danger Mouse | Nominated | |
| 1986 | BAFTA Award | Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama) | The Wind in the Willows | Nominated |
| Danger Mouse | Nominated | |||
| Best Short Animated Film | Alias the Jester | Won | ||
| The Wind in the Willows | Nominated | |||
| Danger Mouse | Nominated | |||
| 1987 | Best Animated Film | The Wind in the Willows | Nominated | |
| Danger Mouse | Nominated | |||
| 1988 | Best Short Animated Film | The Wind in the Willows | Nominated | |
| CableACE Award | Children's Entertainment Special or Series - 8 and Younger | Nominated | ||
| 1989 | Nominated | |||
| 1990 | BAFTA Award | Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama) | The BFG | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "COSGROVE, Brian Joseph (born 1934), artist and sculptor; Executive Producer and Co-Founder, Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick, since 2011:Who's Who - oi". Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Brian Cosgrove - BFI". Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Brian Cosgrove - Special Award Recipient in 2012 - BAFTA". Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=brian%20j&lastname=cosgrove&eventyear=1934&eventyear_offset=0
- 1 2 3 Hayward, Anthony (18 November 2011). "Mark Hall obituary, Animator whose TV cartoon series created with his friend Brian Cosgrove included Danger Mouse and The Wind in the Willows". The Guardian. London. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ "How we made The BFG by director Brian Cosgrove and Ben Turner - Film - The Guardian". Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Team Profiles - CHF Entertainment". Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Sir David Jason - tells the colourful story of Cosgrove Hall - BBC". Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Brian Cosgrove - Awards - IMDb". Retrieved December 19, 2015.