Will Ashurst started as a traditional animator and story artist in 2000. He co-created King Arthur’s Disasters in the UK, which earned him a BAFTA nomination. He has contributed to many children’s film productions and as director he also helped reimagine the Elias universe for an international audience in Elias’ New Adventures. He made his debut as a feature director on the award-winning Anchors Up, also from the Elias universe. He currently works at Qvisten Animation and has had success with the Cattle Hill film series, his fourth feature, The Brothers Gruff go to Splashworld is in the Nordic-Baltic Feature Film Compeitition.