Kirk Hendry is an award-winning New Zealand-born, London-based filmmaker. He works in both live-action and animation, and his style is as diverse as it is unique. In the early days of his career, having worked as the lighting director and lead compositor for BAFTA winning and Oscar nominated director Sylvain Chomet, his keen eye for design, clever techniques and mind for story became evident. 

Kirk’s debut feature film, Kensuke’s Kingdom, which he co-directed with Neil Boyle, is based on the classic book of the same name by acclaimed author Sir Michael Morpurgo, is currently in cinemas in UK and internationally, after its premiere at the prestigious Annecy Animation Film Festival.
Kirk has directed commercials for the likes of ITV, WWF, Ardbeg Whiskey, and the Guardian, in addition to his work in music videos, which gained him a MTV award nomination for Music Video of the Year. Kirk’s animated film ‘Junk’, which he wrote and directed, screened at over 150 film festivals and gained multiple awards and nominations including BAA, BIFA, Soho Shorts and Creative Circle. The film followed on from his short ‘Round’, produced alongside for the BBC Electric Proms and was screened at over 40 festivals.

Kensukes kingdom
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animation 
british film institute
BFI
ITV
dancing on ice
michael morpurgo
cillian murphy