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{{Short description|British animator and film director (1953–2018)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Roger Mainwood
| birth_date = 31 July 1953
| birth_place = Canterbury, Kent
| death_date = 20 September 2018 (aged 65)
| occupation = Animator, animated film director
}}
 
'''Roger Mainwood''' (born 31 July 1953 in [[Canterbury]], [[Kent]]; died- 20 September 2018) was a British animator and film director. He is best known for his work on [[Heavy Metal (film)|''Heavy Metal'']] (1981), ''[[The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends]]'' (1994), ''[[Stressed Eric]]'' (2000), ''[[Meg and Mog]]'' (2003) and [[Ethel & Ernest (film)|''Ethel & Ernest'']] (2016). He''Ethel was& marriedEarnest'' towas musiciannominated Valeriefor Jones,'Best withAnimated whomFeature heFilm' hadin twothe daughters,2017 Naomi[[30th andEuropean Miriam.<refFilm name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Gilbey|first=Ryan|date=2018-10-05|title=Roger Mainwood obituary|url=http://wwwAwards]].theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/05/roger-mainwood-obituary|access-date=2020-12-17|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
 
== Biography ==
While studying at the [[London College of Communication|London College of Printing]] his short animated film ''Cage'', was shown at the 1977 [[BFI London Film Festival|London film festival]]. In 1979, he animated a film version of the song ''[[Autobahn (song)|Autobahn]]'' by German band [[Kraftwerk]].<ref name=":0" />
Mainwood's father, Richard, worked for the [[Inner London Education Authority]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Gilbey|first=Ryan|date=2018-10-05|title=Roger Mainwood obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/05/roger-mainwood-obituary|access-date=2020-12-17|website=the Guardian}}</ref>
 
Mainwood assisted the Queen Elizabeth's school in [[Faversham]], where he received an education in the arts. He later joined the [[London College of Communication|London College of Printing]] and the [[Royal College of Art]]. His short animated film ''Cage'' was shown at the 1977 [[BFI London Film Festival|London film festival]]. In 1979, he animated a film version of the song "[[Autobahn (song)|Autobahn]]" by the German band [[Kraftwerk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2016/05/24/fantastic-psychedelic-video-fo.html |last=Pescovitz |first=David |title=Fantastic psychedelic video for Kraftwerk's Autobahn (1979) |website=Boing Boing |date=24 May 2016 |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kraftwerkonline.pagesperso-orange.fr/autobahncartoon2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929034320/https://kraftwerkonline.pagesperso-orange.fr/autobahncartoon2.html |title=Autobahn, Roger Mainwood |publisher=Kraftwerk Online |date=5 October 2003 |archive-date=29 September 2023}}</ref> Mainwood later worked for [[Television Centre, London|TV Cartoons Ltd]] (TVC), and [[Halas and Batchelor]] studios.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=News - Remembering Roger Mainwood|url=https://www.directors.uk.com/news/remembering-roger-mainwood|access-date=2020-12-23|publisher=Directors UK}}</ref>
 
In 1994, Mainwood released his first TV feature as a director, ''The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends.'' Twenty-two years later he directed his first animation film, ''Ethel & Ernest'', based on the [[graphic novel]] by illustrator [[Raymond Briggs]].<ref name=":1" />''
 
Roger Mainwood died of cancer in September 2018. He was married to Valerie (née) Jones, with whom he had two daughters, Naomi and Miriam.<ref name=":0" />
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Lists of animated feature films]]
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [[imdbname:{{IMDb name|1137142|Roger Mainwood]] on [[IMDb]]}}▼
* {{Discogs artist|Roger Mainwood}}
 
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[[Category:1953 births]]
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[[Category:British animators]]
[[Category:People from Canterbury]]
[[Category:British animated film directors]]
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