english press pack - 3 dimen

The Directors
Splash Animations is the creation of two people from very different backgrounds.
Soon after meeting on a course, Havi Ibrahim and Stuart Palmer became firm friends. With common interests in art
and animation, they decided to work together to create something unique and worthwhile that would be appreciated by
the Kurdish community and lead to a broader understanding of Kurdish culture.
They approached the Goodwin Development Trust in search of funding to see them through the yearlong animation
process, but the Goodwin Development Trust was so taken with the idea they decided to join them in developing the
project.
Havi and Stuart intend The Legend of Kawa the Blacksmith to be the first of many such animated Kurdish films, and
the foundation on which Splash Animations continues to build, and they are already making plans for their second film
together.
Havi Ibrahim
Havi Ibrahim is a Kurd. He finished his education in
Duhok, Kurdistan, and then studied Fine Art at the
Duhok Instute of Fine Art, where he graduated. Now he
studies at the University of Lincoln for Art and Design in
England.
In Kurdistan, Havi worked in many areas of the arts
and media. In art, with a group of four fellow students,
he constructed four large statues in Duhok and the
surrounding area, such as The Work and the Reward,
Mother Sherin, Duban’s Milkmaid and the two statues of
students in front of the University of Duhok.
He also used to design and illustrate for Dicle Magazine,
which nowadays is called Nubon.
In the media, he was a member of the Union of
Kurdish Writers in Duhok, and used to be arts editor for
Dicle Magazine, writing articles, reports, interviews and
selecting articles. He worked as a freelance journalist,
writing articles for a variety of publications in Kurdistan.
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Stuart Palmer
Stuart Palmer is British. He is a professional writer with
many short stories published in Britain, America,
Australia and Canada, as well as on the world wide web.
He writes a monthly column for Writing Magazine, a
magazine for and about writers. He is also a
professional animator and has done work for the BBC
(DVD division) as well as many amateur productions
that are distributed across the world.
He studied Theology at Hull University and, when he
graduated, he decided to stay in the city he had come to
love. Since that time he has been a singer and songwriter
with a rock band, a writing tutor, and a model, as
well as writing everything from humour to horror, from
romance to articles.
Splash Animations is a dream come true for Stuart, who
can now combine almost all of his passions into
creating one unique and memorable project... whilst
looking forward to many more to come.