Director Aardman’s ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ Will Attend VIEW Conference In Person
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CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET – (L to R): Fetcher (Daniel Mays), Nick (Romesh Ranganathan), Mac (Lynn Ferguson), Bunty (Imelda Staunton), Ginger (Thandiwe Newton), Babs (Jane Horrocks) and Fowler (David Bradley). The world’s greatest hens-emble are back and hatching a plan in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget – the eagerly anticipated sequel to Aardman’s hit film Chicken Run. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget will make its debut later this year, only on Netflix.
CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET will make its debut only on Netflix in 2023. Cr: Aardman/NETFLIX © 2023
VIEW Conference is proud to announce that Sam Fell, the Oscar and BAFTA Award-nominated director of “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” the latest animated feature from Netflix and Aardman, will appear in person at VIEW Conference 2023. Fell’s presentation is an exclusive Italian premiere in which he shares insightful and inspiring stories about the making of the film. An English-speaking event, VIEW Conference takes place 15-20 October, 2023, in the beautiful baroque city of Turin, Italy. Tickets are now available from the official VIEW Conference website:
Register for VIEW Conference 2023: https://www.viewconference.it/pages/registration
“Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” is the latest stop-motion animated feature from the multi Academy and BAFTA award-winning Aardman (“Creature Comforts,” “Wallace & Gromit,” and “Shaun the Sheep”), and Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated director Sam Fell (“ParaNorman” and “Flushed Away,” respectively). A highly anticipated sequel to “Chicken Run,” the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time, the film catches up with chicken freedom fighters Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) and Rocky (Zachary Levi) as they raise their daughter Molly (Bella Ramsey) on their peaceful island sanctuary. However, back on the mainland, the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. This time, Ginger and her team putting their hard-won freedom at risk not by breaking out — but by breaking in. “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” will be released on Netflix 15 December, 2023.
Sam Fell started his career as writer/director of the short film “The Big Cheese” for 3 Peach Animation/Channel4. He then joined Aardman as a director and animator on commercials and short projects like “Pop,” “Chump,” Peter Lords’ Oscar-nominated short film “Wat’s Pig,” and the BBC series “Rex the Runt.” During that time he also developed a children’s TV series called “Rabbits!” and several feature animation projects including “Flushed Away.” When “Flushed Away” was greenlit to become Aardman’s first CG project, he moved to Los Angeles to direct the movie (with David Bowers) at Dreamworks Animation studios. The film was nominated for a BAFTA in 2007.
From 2008 to 2009 Fell directed (with Rob Stevenhagen) “The Tale of Despereaux” for Universal Studios in London at Framestore. From there he moved to Portland, Oregon to direct Laika’s second feature film “ParaNorman” (with writer/director Chris Butler), which was released in August 2012 and nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA in 2013.
“For many years, Aardman has shared its unique vision of the world through the wonderful medium of stop-motion animation,” says Conference Director Dr. Maria Elena Gutierrez. “It is a privilege to welcome Sam Fell, director of Aardman’s latest movie ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,’ to speak in person at VIEW Conference 2023. I know his unique blend of wit and wisdom will inspire our international audience, as he recounts the story of the making of this new animated spectacle.”