A child’s imaginary friend is a constant companion, until the day growing up causes the magic of childhood to slowly fade away.
Friend of Mine is an animated fable about imagination, growing older and holding on to the wonder of childhood.
About the Director
Matthew Lawes-Wickwar set up Suffolk based post-production company Other Brother Studios in 2016. He is a 2025 Royal Television Society Awards nominee, 2017-2019 BFI Network x BAFTA Crew alumni, 2022 - 2026 BAFTA Connect member, Screenskills mentee, Creative UK mentee, Norfolk / Suffolk County Council Innovation mentee, Creative Enterprise Foundations for Film and TV cohort 2022 and recipient of the DCMS Create Growth Fund 2022.
As a director Matthew is a SHOTS New Director of the Year nominee and 8x award winning director for a number of animated shorts including EMMA 2011 and THE SONG OF WANDERING AENGUS 2017.
In 2016 Matthew set up a film fund to support emerging filmmakers which in 2023 was registered as the charity EMERGING VOICES FILM FOUNDATION which supports people from under-represented groups in the UK film industry, providing grants, mentoring opportunities and kit hire credit.
Matthew lives and works in Suffolk.
Details
| Film Category: | East Anglian |
| Runtime: | 5 Mins |
| Director: | Matthew Lawes-Wickwar |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Writer: | Matthew Lawes-Wickwar |
| Producer: | Matthew Lawes-Wickwar |
| Language: | English |
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