Friday 12 March 2021

Evgenia Golubeva Directs "Millie & Lou"

Blue Zoo's "Millie & Lou"
Many congratulations to Escapee Evgenia Golubeva who is slated to direct the new animated series "Millie & Lou" currently in production at Blue Zoo animation in London.

"Millie & Lou" is a Blue Zoo Original production for YouTube.  The show stemmed from a BZ "in-house initiative", creating in-house content by developing  ideas into full series productions. 

Concepted by King Shuen (Mandy) Wong & Rory Cooke, the show teaches children not to judge people at face value, through adventures meeting different cultures mythical folklore characters. The series is being directed by the supremely talented Evgenia Golubeva

Evgenia Golubeva
About Evgenia Golubeva
Evgenia Golubeva is an award-winning animator and director who studied with us on our animation short course, and has since forged a career as a writer and independent film-maker, entering her animated films in festivals around the world and winning international prizes for her work.

Evgenia starting working in January 2019 as a writer at Blue Zoo Animation, bringing her talent as an animator and storyteller to the commercial world of TV cartoons.

Festival Success
Since leaving Escape Studios, Evgenia has made a number of successful independent animated films, including the award-winning short "I am not a Mouse",  a story about a little girl who is nicknamed "Mouse" by her Mother, and is the basis for the new book.

I am not a Mouse at Amazon
Some books get turned into films; in this case Evgenia's film was turned into a book, published by Child's Play publishing. You can buy "I am not a Mouse" at Amazon here.

Official website
Artwork by Evgenia Golubeva
To see more of Evgenia's work, including a preview of her Annecy-selected film "I Want to Live in the Zoo", follow this link to her official site.

Evgenia Golubeva at IMDB
You can see Evgenia's impressive list of writing and directing credits at the IMDB here. You can also watch our webinar with Evgenia, where she talks about how animators can break into the industry

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To find out more about our new BA/MArt, now recruiting for September 2020, follow this link.  To apply, visit the official page here.


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