Sheep, rockets, tea and techno trousers – Aardman is loose in Melbourne

Beneath the whimsy is forty years of smart business and a crusade to create the best stop motion in the world. With love and plasticine. And cheese.
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Right now, ACMI has Wallace and Gromit and the rest of the Aardman gang in its basement, in all their loopy, mundane glory.

With Nick Park directing a film, fellow company owners David Sproxton and Peter Lord have been in Melbourne pottering around their creations, putting the finishing touches to an exhibition first curated by the Art Ludique-Le Musée in Paris. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.