Paul Cardwell
Encyclopedia
Paul Cardwell is Chairman and Creative Director of Doner Cardwell Hawkins.
The Creature Comforts
advertising campaign that he created with Nick Park
and Phil Rylance won a BAFTA
award and went on to win almost every major advertising award in the world.
These commercials were voted fourth in the alltime 100 Greatest TV Ads by viewers of Channel 4
.
His travel photography has been published in European magazines, including Paris Match
, and in Conde Naste titles worldwide.
Since 1995 he has been a Director of the Mariinsky Theatre Trust, managing the visits of the Mariinsky Opera and Mariinsky Ballet
, formerly the Kirov.
In 2004 he designed the stage sets for a performance by the Artistic Director, Valery Gergiev
, to commemorate the Beslan school hostage crisis
. The performance was broadcast worldwide by the BBC
.
In 2005 he was invited to become a Trustee of the Jerwood Foundation
.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
.
The Creature Comforts
Creature Comforts
Creature Comforts was originally a 1989 British humorous animated short film about how animals feel about living in a zoo, featuring the voices of the British public "spoken" by the animals. It was created by Nick Park and Aardman Animations...
advertising campaign that he created with Nick Park
Nick Park
Nicholas Wulstan "Nick" Park, CBE is an English filmmaker of stop motion animation best known as the creator of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep....
and Phil Rylance won a BAFTA
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:...
award and went on to win almost every major advertising award in the world.
These commercials were voted fourth in the alltime 100 Greatest TV Ads by viewers of Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
.
His travel photography has been published in European magazines, including Paris Match
Paris Match
Paris Match is a French weekly magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. It was founded in 1949 by the industrialist Jean Prouvost....
, and in Conde Naste titles worldwide.
Since 1995 he has been a Director of the Mariinsky Theatre Trust, managing the visits of the Mariinsky Opera and Mariinsky Ballet
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies...
, formerly the Kirov.
In 2004 he designed the stage sets for a performance by the Artistic Director, Valery Gergiev
Valery Gergiev
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev is a Russian conductor and opera company director. He is general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, and artistic director of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg.- Early life :Gergiev,...
, to commemorate the Beslan school hostage crisis
Beslan school hostage crisis
The Beslan school hostage crisis of early September 2004 was a three-day hostage-taking of over 1,100 people which ended in the deaths of over 380...
. The performance was broadcast worldwide by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
In 2005 he was invited to become a Trustee of the Jerwood Foundation
Jerwood Foundation
The Jerwood Foundation is a major United Kingdom funder of arts, education, and science.The foundation is particularly noted in the arts for establishing the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and associated projects such as the Jerwood Space for dance and exhibitions, the Jerwood Painting Prize, the...
.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
.
External links
- Doner Cardwell Hawkins (dch.co.uk)
- Aardman Animations (aardman.com)
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts (bafta.org)
- Mariinsky Theatre Trust (mariinskytrust.org.uk)
- Mariinsky Theatre Official Website (mariinsky.ru)
- Gallery of the Mariinsky Theatre (mariinsky.rt.com)
- Jerwood Charitable Foundation (jerwoodcharitablefoundation.org)
- RSA (thersa.org)