Animal Farm: Screening + Q&A

Bill Lawrence was Head of Film at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford (formerly National Museum of Photography, Film & Television). He set up three of the city’s film festivals
Bradford International Film Festival, Bite the Mango Film Festival and Bradford Animation Festival. Bill was part of the team who set up the prestigious partnership board of Bradford: City of Film  and was involved in
achieving the UNESCO designation in 2009. Subsequently he became Creative Director at Showroom Cinema, Sheffield, one of the UK’s leading independent cinemas. Bill is the founder of Reel Solutions and was part of the research team who helped set up the original film offer for Square Chapel Arts Centre.Bill is now on the board of the Cultured Squared/Bradford Literature.

Jez Stewart is a British animation specialist and film archivist, serving as Curator of Animation at the BFI National Archive since 2001. In that role, he curates and preserves Britain’s rich animation heritage—ranging from early experimental shorts and commercial adverts to landmark feature work—helping ensure these treasures are accessible today and for future generations

Vivien Halas is a British graphic designer, animation archivist, filmmaker, and keeper of one of the most significant collections in British animation. Daughter of pioneers John Halas and Joy Batchelor—creators of the UK’s first animated feature Animal Farm—she passionately upholds her parents’ legacy.