About Leo Wright
Leo Wright is multi-award winning stop motion filmmaker best known for his short films 'The Dudley Bug' and 'The Big Bad Wolf.'
The Big Bad Wolf was shortlisted for the Animation category at the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards and screened at the 69th BFI London Film Festival.
Leo's student films won two Royal Television Society Awards for Best Writing and Best Production Design, along with an 'Honourable Mention' Certificate for Production Design at the Ray Harryhausen Awards.
Leo received his First Class BA Hons Degree in Stop Motion Animation, with an additional Certificate of Excellence in Animation in 2023. Leo then developed his film production skills at Aardman with the creation of 'The Big Bad Wolf.' This included support and industry-level training from animation leaders such as David Sproxton, Peter Lord, Suzie Templeton and Sam Morrison. This resulted in the creation of Leo's short film: The Big Bad Wolf.
Leo has worked in the art department at BBC Studios on the 13th season of 'Father Brown', covering set dressing and graphic design in a live action capacity.
Leo has received media coverage in Variety, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio WM, British Cinematographer, Black Country Bugle, Express and Star. Leo's work has been recognised by the Royal British Legion, British Red Cross and 10 Downing Street.
Leo continues to pursue his passion in animation and telling quality, heart-warming stories through the medium of stop motion whilst working on his next project - The Dudley Bug.
Film Credits:
The Dudley Bug (Director/ Animator) - 2026
The Big Bad Wolf (Director/ Animator) - 2024
- Sony Future Filmmaker Awards for Best Animation (Shortlisted) 2025
- 69th BFI London Film Festival 2025
- New York Children's Film Festival 2026
- Wolverhampton Film Festival (Won)
- Stafford Film Festival (Won)
Forward Film Festival (Won)
- Seven Issues Film Festival (Won)
- Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival 2025 (Won)
-Ealing Film Festival 2025 (Honourable Mention)
Vision Nuevas (Runner-up)
- Manchester Film Festival 2026
- Animex 2025
- TrikFilm 2025
- Nantucket Film Festival 2026
Icona Animation Festival 2026
- Los Angeles Animation Festival 2025
- Oska Bright Film Festival 2026
- Flatpack Festival 2026
- The Bay International Film Festival
- Docujam Youth Film Festival 2025
- BUESFF 2025
- Lynch Filmburg Festival 2025
- Star Film Fest 2025
- Melbourne International Animation Festival 2025
- Reel Brum 2025
- Innovart Film Festival 2025
- Fankeena Film Fest 2025
- Tromadance Film Festival
- Norwich Film Festival 2025
- II Itaicine Festival Internacional De Animacao de Itaiopolis 2025
- Cartoon Club 2025
- Melbourne International Animation Festival 2025
- Animation Nation 2025
- Sound and Vision Short Film Festival 2025
- Berlin TaxiFilmFest 2025
- Liftoff Global Film Network 2024
- Streetside Cinema 2025
- Cortoons Festival Gandia 2025
- Overlap Show and Tell 2024
Mrs Wilkins and Her Magic Handbag (Director/ Animator) - 2023
- Royal Television Society Midlands Student Award for best Writing (Won) 2024
-Royal Television Society Midlands Student Award for Best Animation (Nominee) 2024
- Cardiff Animation Festival 2024
- The Bay International Film Festival (finalist) 2024
-Lift-off Global Film Network 2023
- Overlap Show and Tell 2023
No Man's Land (Director/ Animator) - 2023
-Royal Television Society Midlands Student Award for Best Production Design (Won) 2024
-Royal Television Society Midlands Student Award for Best Production Design (Nominee) 2024
- Ray Harryhausen Awards for Best Student Film (Honorary Mention) 2024
-Liftoff Global Film Network 2023
- Overlap Show and Tell 2023
Boing Boing the Bouncing Sheep (Director/ Animator) - 2022
- BFI Eat Our Shorts 2022
- Overlap Animation Show and Tell 2022
-INDIs Film Festival 2023
-FilmOne Fest 2023
- Staffordshire Day Film Festival 2023