Jack Bennett

Jack Bennett is a Bristol based creative specialising in animation. For Wildseed Studios, he created a new children’s coming of age animated series, DODO, based on his award-winning short film NOT THE END OF THE WORLD, which was commissioned as a Sky Original production. Jack worked as Series Director and has written many episodes, which aired on HBOMax and Cartoon Network in the US, and ABC in Australia. He recently finished writing and directing DODO Series 2 and is currently developing his latest original animated series, MATE, with Wildseed Studios.

Jack has previously worked as an animator on BALLYBRADDEN for Treehouse Republic and RTE, and has also worked in various animation and motion graphics design roles for Aardman Animations, Arthur Cox, Nutmeg Productions, Sponge, and The Like Minded.

Jack has Irish citizenship.

Website

Credits

TELEVISION
Production
Company
Notes
Production
UNTITLED (2024)
Company
Wildseed Studios
Notes
Engaged as director for a proposed series of animated programmes for CBBC.
Production
DODO 2 (2022-2024)
Company
Wildseed Studios / Sky
Notes
Creator, director and writer of animated series.
Production
MATE (2022-2024)
Company
Wildseed Studios
Notes
Original animated series idea optioned and script and bible commissioned
Production
DODO (2019-21)
Company
Wildseed Studios / Sky / HBOMax
Notes
Creator, director and writer of new animated series.
Production
BALLYBRADDEN (2018)
Company
Treehouse Republic / RTE
Notes
Flash Animator
SHORT FILM
Production
Company
Notes
Production
NOT THE END OF THE WORLD (2016)
Company
Notes
*Audience choice award - Plymouth Film Festival
*Best Script - Screentest: National Student Film Festival
*Best Animation - Cardiff Mini Film Festival
*Best Director of an animation - Southampton International Film Festival
*Best Animation - East Coast Film Festival.
*Best Animation - London Monthly Film Festival
*Honourble mention - London X4 short film festival
*Semifinalist - San Maoro Film Festival
*Selection at Anima Brussells
*Selection at Aesthetica Film Festival
TELEVISION
Production Company Notes
UNTITLED (2024) Wildseed Studios Engaged as director for a proposed series of animated programmes for CBBC.
DODO 2 (2022-2024) Wildseed Studios / Sky Creator, director and writer of animated series.
MATE (2022-2024) Wildseed Studios Original animated series idea optioned and script and bible commissioned
DODO (2019-21) Wildseed Studios / Sky / HBOMax Creator, director and writer of new animated series.
BALLYBRADDEN (2018) Treehouse Republic / RTE Flash Animator
SHORT FILM
Production Company Notes
NOT THE END OF THE WORLD (2016) *Audience choice award - Plymouth Film Festival
*Best Script - Screentest: National Student Film Festival
*Best Animation - Cardiff Mini Film Festival
*Best Director of an animation - Southampton International Film Festival
*Best Animation - East Coast Film Festival.
*Best Animation - London Monthly Film Festival
*Honourble mention - London X4 short film festival
*Semifinalist - San Maoro Film Festival
*Selection at Anima Brussells
*Selection at Aesthetica Film Festival