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Kirk Hendry is an award-winning filmmaker whose feature debut is the animated film of Michael Morpurgo's classic story Kensuke's Kingdom with co-director Neil Boyle (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Thief and The Cobbler) and producers Sarah Radclyffe (My Beautiful Launderette, Wish You Were Here) and Camilla Deakin (Ethel & Ernest).

Kirk's short film Junk has won numerous awards and been selected at over 150 film festivals worldwide.

He has directed commercial work for the World Wildlife Fund, Ardbeg Whisky, The Guardian newspaper among others and his popular Dancing On Ice 'Polar Bears' promos for ITV have both won gold at Promax Europe.

Kirk works regularly with acclaimed French director Sylvain Chomet (Les Triplettes de Belleville) in lighting and compositing including work on his Simpsons Couch Gag, music video for Belgian pop star Stromae and his current film on the life of Marcel Pagnol.

Kirk was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and lives in London, England.