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Bob Last

Biography 

Bob produced Oscar nominee Sylvain Chomet's ‘The Illusionist’ released to critical acclaim in the UK by Pathe and by Sony Pictures Classics in the US in December 2010. The lllusionist was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award, Best Animated Feature, 2011 and won the New York Film Critics Circle Best Animated Feature, the National Board of Review's Spotlight Award, the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature and a Cesar.

He has a slate of projects in development including both live action and animation – including contemporary noir Bullet Trick, an adaptation of a Louise Welsh novel by Bille Eltringham, co-produced with Studio Babelsberg in Berlin; Out Of The Woods, a stop motion feature being sold by K5 Film Sales; and a Terence Davies adaptation of Sunset Song, being produced with Hurricane films and sold by Fortissim.

Bob has been an occasional tutor and consultant for the National Film and Television School, London and the International Film School, Cologne and is Chair of the CMI, responsible for the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Edinburgh's Filmhouse cinema.

Expertise

  • Advice on animation production
  • How to develop your project
  • How to source finance within the screen industries
  • Finding sales and distribution for your project
  • Advice on co-productions and legal or rights issues

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