Elizabeth Hobbs
The Emperor, Elizabeth Hobbs
Films
Biography
Elizabeth Hobbs is an artist based in East London. She trained at Edinburgh College of Art and on graduating began publishing small editions of her own artist's books and prints under the name Spellbound. She began making animated films in 1998 while undertaking a postgraduate degree at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee. She made The Emperor with Animate in 2001 and in 2002 The Witches was commissioned by Cineworks in Scotland. In 2004 she wrote and developed The True Story of Sawney Beane about the infamous Scottish cannibal. This film was a co-production between the National Film Board of Canada and Red Kite Productions in Edinburgh, and has won many awards. In 2007, Elizabeth made The Old, Old, Very Old Man, about Thomas Parr, who reached the grand age of 152 in the year 1635.
Filmography
The Old, Old, Very Old Man, 2007
The Emperor, 2001
The True Story of Sawney Beane, 2005
Little Skipper, 2005
The Witches, 2002
The Last Regret of The Grim Reaper, 1999
Prize
Second prize, Animation, International Film Festival of Fine Arts, Szolnok, Hungary, 2002.
