Directing
Place of Birth: Rufford
Jeff Tudor is an award-winning director, producer and writer. His first feature, Coppelia, mixes live action dance and animation, in a collaboration with Steven De Beul and Ben Tesseur of Beast Animation. Coppelia is a modern fairytale for a family audience, told without words, combining live action dance and animation. The film features a diverse international cast of dance stars and a positive message in the age of social media - Be yourself! Coppelia premiered at Annecy International Animation Festival 2021 before theatrical release in 2022 (Modern Films / Square One Entertainment / Periscoop / Jeugdfilm / Shout). Awards include the Golden Punt for Best Fiction Feature at the 40th Cambridge Film Festival, and IFMCA Best Film Score 2021. Before Coppelia, Jeff was known for capturing and adapting outstanding dance, music and theatre productions for the screen. He has directed many multi-camera, feature-length performance films for television and event cinema. Awards include the Golden Punt for Best Fiction Feature at the 40th Cambridge Film Festival (Coppelia), Rose d'Or (Category: Arts) and Golden Prague International Television Festival Czech Crystal (Category: Performing Arts). Jeff is co-founder of Dutch-British production company 3 minutes West.
