Escapee Gary Roche Animator at Pop Paper City

Gary Roche

Many congratulations to Escapee Gary Roche who has recently joined Aardman Animation's "Pop Paper City" as an animator.

"Pop Paper City" is a new animated TV series being distributed by Aardman Animations and produced by Lovelove films.

Gary Roche studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios.  He also contributed to many award-winning projects, including "Threaded Together", "Burger Royale" (which he wrote and directed), "Russell" (which he produced)  and "The Beauty of Nature".  Gary Roche has won over twenty festival awards for his work. 

"Russell" Wins Best VFX in Athens Fest

Russell Best VFX in Athens

Congratulations to the makers of Russell, the short VFX film created by students at Escape Studios, which has won Best VFX at the Athens International Film Festival.

Russell was written by Scott Middleton and Liam Martin, directed by Scott Middleton and produced by Gary Roche.  

Russell tells the story of a curious hedgehog who dreams of flight.

Russell  was created as part of the VFX Project at Escape Studios; it has won many festival awards. 

"Russell" Wins Best VFX at Europe Fest

"Russell" Wins Best VFX at EEFF

Congratulations to the makers of Russell, the short VFX film created by students at Escape Studios, which has won Best VFX at the Eastern Europe Film Festival. 

Russell was written by Scott Middleton and Liam Martin, directed by Scott Middleton and produced by Gary Roche.  

Russell tells the story of a curious hedgehog who dreams of flight; it has won many festival awards. 

Burger Royale Best Editing at Halicarnassus

Burger Royale wins Best Editing at Halicarnassus

Congratulations to the makers of "Burger Royale" which has won "Best Editing" in the Short Film category at the Halicarnassus Film Festival.  

Burger Royale is a short animated teaser/trailer written, directed and produced by Escape Studios' animation student Gary Roche.  

Burger Royale tells the story of a hungry customer who walks into a burger joint only to find that he is on the menu. It has won over a dozen festival awards.

"Russell" Wins Best Student Film at DSFF

"Russell" wins Best Student Film at the DSFF

Congratulations to the makers of Russell, the short VFX film created by students at Escape Studios, which has won Best Student Film at the Dreamer's Short Film Festival. 

Russell was written by Scott Middleton and Liam Martin, directed by Scott Middleton and produced by Gary Roche.  

Russell was created as part of PR6001, a Studio Module in which animation and VFX students join forces to create a VFX project over 12 weeks.  

Russell tells the story of a curious hedgehog who dreams of flight. This is its fourth festival award. 

Burger Royale Wins Best Editor at HEI Fest

Burger Royale wins Best Editor at the HEI Fest

Congratulations to the makers of "Burger Royale" which has won Best Editing at the HEO Film Festival.

Burger Royale is a short animated teaser/trailer written, directed and produced by Escape Studios' animation student Gary Roche.  

Burger Royale tells the story of a hungry customer who walks into a burger joint one night - only to find that he is on the menu. It has won over a dozen festival awards.

"Russell" Wins Best VFX at LIMFF

"Russell" wins Best VFX at the LIMFF

Congratulations to the makers of Russell, the short VFX film created by students at Escape Studios, which has won Best VFX at the London International Monthly Film Festival.  

Russell was written by Scott Middleton and Liam Martin, directed by Scott Middleton and produced by Gary Roche.  

Russell was created as part of PR6001, a Studio Module in which animation and VFX students join forces to create a VFX project over 12 weeks.  

Russell tells the story of a curious hedgehog who dreams of flight.

Russell Wins Best Super Short at UK Film Fest

Russell "Best Super Short" at UK Film Fest

Congratulations to the makers of Russell, the short VFX film created by students at Escape Studios, which has won "Best Super Short" at the UK Monthly Film Festival.  

Russell was written by Scott Middleton and Liam Martin, directed by Scott Middleton and produced by Gary Roche.  Russell tells the story of a curious hedgehog who dreams of flying.

"Russell" Wins "Best VFX" at Art Film Awards

Russell wins Best VFX at Art Film Awards

Congratulations to the makers of Russell, the short VFX film created by students at Escape Studios, which has won Best VFX at the Art Film Awards. 

Russell was written by Scott Middleton and Liam Martin, directed by Scott Middleton and produced by Gary Roche.  Russell tells the story of a curious hedgehog who dreams of flying.

Meet "Russell"

Russell | Student Short Film - Escape Studios from Russell - Short Film on Vimeo.

Meet Russell, a new short VFX film created by students at Escape Studios.  Russell was written by Scott Middleton and Liam Martin, directed by Scott Middleton and produced by Gary Roche.  Russell tells the story of a curious hedgehog who dreams of taking to the skies. Russell is currently being entered into film festivals. 

"Burger Royale" Wins 15 Festival Awards

Meet "Burger Royale" - a short animated teaser/trailer written, directed and produced by Escape Studios' animation student Gary Roche.  Above is the festival cut, with original music by composer Stuart Bramwell.  "Burger Royale" has already won fifteen festival awards, as well as many festival nominations and selections.  Burger Royale tells the story of a hungry drunk who walks into a burger joint one night only to find, to his horror, that he is on the menu.