Christopher Sadler (born 1970) is a

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animator, director and writer. He is primarily known for his work on ''

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'', '' Cracking Contraptions'', ''

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'' and ''

Shaun the Sheep ''Shaun the Sheep'' is a British stop-motion television series and a spin-off of the '' Wallace and Gromit'' franchise. The title character is Shaun (previously featured as the sheep named "Shaun" in the 1995 short film '' A Close Shave'' and ...

''. He completed his secondary education at

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, Staffordshire, leaving in 1989 having passed four

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. He then joined a one-year art and design foundation course at

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before moving to

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and embarking on a Graphic Design degree at

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. Although he originally focused on illustration, Sadler later turned his hand to

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. He graduated in 1993. He began his professional career as a freelance model/set builder before returning to animation. During the 1990s he worked for various film production companies including Bolex Brothers and Elm Road Studios in Bristol, Aaagh Animations in

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and Gnome Productions in

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. He first worked for Aardman Animations in 1994 as a freelance animator and model maker, working on several commercials and the pilot episode for

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's ''Rex the Runt'' series. This led to him being given his first chance to direct when the second series went into production in 2001. In 1999 he was a member of the animation team on ''Robbie the Reindeer'' for the

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, his last independent production before joining Aardman. He became a full-time Aardman staff member in November 2000 and enjoyed several roles during his time there, including key/character animator on the stop frame feature film projects, "Chicken Run", "Curse of the WereRabbit" and "The Pirates! In an adventure with Scientists!" He joined the ''Shaun the Sheep'' team in late 2005, helping to develop the look and animation style of the series and was director of ten episodes. He was made series director for the second series of forty episodes, which completed production in March 2010. After the filming of "The Pirates! In an adventure with Scientists!" completed in December 2011, he returned to direct five more episodes of "Shaun the Sheep" series 3. He left Aardman Animations in August 2012.

Awards and nominations

* 2010 -

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- Winner of Children and Young People category for 'Shaun The Sheep' * 2010 - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain - Winner Best Children's Television Drama/Comedy * 2010 - BAFTA Children's Awards - Winner for Animation - Director: Richard Webber, Series Director: Chris Sadler; Producer: Gareth Owen * 2010 - British Animation Awards - Winner for Best Children's Series for "Ewe've Been Framed" Director: Richard Webber, Series Director: Chris Sadler; Producer: Gareth Owen * 2008 -

- Winner of Children and Young People category for 'Shaun The Sheep' (Director with Richard Goleszowski and JP Vine) * 2007 - Annecy Awards - Winner of Best TV Production - 'Still Life' from the 'Shaun the Sheep' (Director) * 2007 - BAFTA Children's Award - Nominated for 'Shaun the Sheep' (Director, along with Julie Lockhart & Richard Goleszowski) * 2007 - Rushes Soho Short Film Festival - Winner of The Era Animation Award - ‘Shaun the Sheep – Off the Baa’ (Director) * 2005 -

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- Nomination for Best character animation ' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit' (with Jay Grace)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadler, Christopher 1970 births Living people English animators Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol Stop motion animators English film directors British animated film directors English screenwriters English male screenwriters People from Codsall