Phil Davies

Phil Davies has been producing animation since the mid 80s, beginning in 1982 while running the animation unit at Middlesex Polytechnic. Films made in Phil's fledgling DIY animation department included the multi award winning film "Girls Night Out" and the groundbreaking film "Cloths", the department also made many bumpers and stings for the then new music TV station MTV. Since setting up his own production company in the 80s Phil has produced many animated films both short film and series for all the major UK TV companies. He's won 2 BAFTAs, been nominated a further 6 times and films and he's produced have received many honors from around the world. In the 90s Phil regularly produced films for Channel 4's 'Animator In Residence' (AIR) scheme and for many years organized and produced the Channel 4 Television student animation competition. Since 2002 he has been working with the multi-award winning Directors Mark Baker and Neville Astley. Their company is called Astley Baker Davies Ltd and is based in central London. Together they are producing a 52 * 11 minute series called Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom, and a third series of the hit children's animation series, Peppa Pig. At April 2009 Peppa Pig has been sold to over 150 territories around the world winning a BAFTA in 2005, the series also won Best Pre-School Animation prize at the British Animation awards in 2006, won the top TV Crystal award at Annecy, picked up 3 awards at Cartoons on the bay including 2 Pulcinella awards and has been nominated for a further 3 times for children's BAFTAs.