Alex is the Creative Lead at the Academy. In his role he mentors students in the story development and creative aspects of the production. His international career spans two decades as a writer, director, animator and script consultant in senior roles across the animation and VFX industries, working at companies including Rising Sun Pictures, Animal Logic, Flying Bark and Script Central. Most recently Alex worked on ‘Peter Rabbit’, was co-director of the animated feature ‘Blinky Bill: The Movie’, animation supervisor on ‘Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole’ and lead animator on the Oscar-winning animation feature ‘Happy Feet’.