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Jeff Newitt

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  • Director
  • Art Department
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Jeff Newitt was born on 23 June 1962 in Oldham, Manchester, England, UK. He is a director, known for Trainspotter (1997), The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) and Flushed Away (2006).
BornJune 23, 1962
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Trainspotter
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1997
    The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
    The Pirates! Band of Misfits
    6.7
    • Animation Department
    • 2012
    Flushed Away (2006)
    Flushed Away
    6.6
    • Animation Department
    • 2006
    Mel Gibson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Imelda Staunton, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Tony Haygarth, Lisa Kay, Julia Sawalha, Benjamin Whitrow, Wyatt Shears, and Jo Allen in Chicken Run (2000)
    Chicken Run
    7.1
    • Animation Department
    • 2000

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    Animation Department

    • Sainsbury's: The Greatest Gift (2016)
      Sainsbury's: The Greatest Gift
      6.1
      Video
      • animator
      • 2016
    • The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
      The Pirates! Band of Misfits
      6.7
      • additional character designer
      • 2012
    • Flushed Away (2006)
      Flushed Away
      6.6
      • animation supervisor
      • head of character animation
      • 2006
    • Bridget Fonda, Brendan Fraser, Rose McGowan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Frat Fuller, Frit Fuller, Joseph S. Griffo, Chris Kattan, Jody St. Michael, and Brian Steele in Monkeybone (2001)
      Monkeybone
      4.8
      • animator
      • 2001
    • Mel Gibson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Imelda Staunton, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Tony Haygarth, Lisa Kay, Julia Sawalha, Benjamin Whitrow, Wyatt Shears, and Jo Allen in Chicken Run (2000)
      Chicken Run
      7.1
      • additional key animator
      • 2000
    • Loves Me... Loves Me Not (1993)
      Loves Me... Loves Me Not
      6.5
      Short
      • animator
      • 1993
    • The Borrowers
      TV Movie
      • animator
      • 1989
    • Spitting Image (1984)
      Spitting Image
      7.4
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1989
    • Edward and Friends (1987)
      Edward and Friends
      7.6
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1987
    • Paddington Bear (1976)
      Paddington Bear
      7.1
      TV Series
      • assistant model animator
      • 1984

    Director

    • Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, David Bradley, Lynn Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, and Bella Ramsey in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
      Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
      6.3
      • co-director (as Jeffrey Newitt)
      • 2023
    • The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
      The Pirates! Band of Misfits
      6.7
      • co-director
      • 2012
    • Trainspotter
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Loves Me... Loves Me Not (1993)
      Loves Me... Loves Me Not
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Edward and Friends (1987)
      Edward and Friends
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987

    Art Department

    • Going Equipped (1990)
      Going Equipped
      6.0
      Short
      • models
      • sets
      • 1990

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Jeffrey Newitt
    • Born
      • June 23, 1962
      • Oldham, Manchester, England, UK

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