Derek Hayes

Derek Hayes is an award-winning director, specialising in animation, with sidelines in live-action and design. His company, Animation City, was one of London’s most successful for fourteen years, making commercials for companies like Lego and Carlsberg; TV graphics, including the BAFTA winning titles for ‘Jeeves and Wooster’, and pop videos for the likes of Madonna, Rod Stewart and Elton John. He also directed more than ten short films including award winners like ‘The Victor’ and Channel Four Christmas special ‘Prince Cinders’.

In 1993 Derek became a freelance director and has since directed two short films and two cinema features and is currently making a live action short. 

‘The Miracle Maker’ (2000), was an award winning animated feature film and featured the voices of Ralph Fiennes, William Hurt, Julie Christie and Miranda Richardson. ‘Otherworld’ (2003), with Ioan Gruffydd, Daniel Evans and Philip Madoc mixed animation and live-action to retell a series of ancient Celtic legends of love, magic and war. He has also worked with Aardman Animation developing a feature film project, as Head of Story on a series of children’s films and as a consultant and designer on various on-going projects. Derek joined Falmouth University in 2009 and is currently Course Coordinator for Animation VFX.