Roger Mainwood (born 31 July 1953 - 20 September 2018) was a British animator and film director. He is best known for his work on ''Heavy Metal'' (1981), '' The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends'' (1994), '' Stressed Eric'' (2000), '' Meg and Mog'' (2003) and ''Ethel & Ernest'' (2016). ''Ethel & Earnest'' was nominated for 'Best Animated Feature Film' in the 2017 30th European Film Awards.

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Mainwood's father, Richard, worked for the

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. Mainwood assisted the Queen Elizabeth's school in

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, where he received an education in the arts. He later joined the

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and the

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. His short animated film ''Cage'' was shown at the 1977

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. In 1979, he animated a film version of the song "

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" by the German band

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. Mainwood later worked for TV Cartoons Ltd (TVC), and

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studios. In 1994, Mainwood released his first TV feature as a director, ''The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends.'' Twenty-two years later he directed his first animation film, ''Ethel & Ernest'', based on the

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by illustrator

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. Roger Mainwood died of cancer in September 2018. He was married to Valerie (née) Jones, with whom he had two daughters, Naomi and Miriam.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mainwood, Roger 1953 births 2018 deaths British animators People from Canterbury British animated film directors

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