Jackie Cockle
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Born1950 (age 75–76)
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
OccupationAnimation specialist
Yearsactive1970s–present
KnownforCo-founder of HOT Animation
Jackie Cockle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Animation specialist |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Known for | Co-founder of HOT Animation |
Jackie Cockle (born 1950) is a British animator, producer, and director, best known as the co-founder of the stop motion animation studio HOT Animation. She is the creator and creative producer of the pre-school animation Timmy Time, creative producer of Bob the Builder and Brambly Hedge, director of The Wind in the Willows and more.[1] Cockle, a graduate of the Manchester College of Art and Design, has won 3 BAFTA awards: one in the best animation category for Bob the Builder 30 minute special (2002), and two in the pre-school animation for Timmy Time (2010, 2013) - a production of the Bristol-based Aardman Animations.[2]
