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Tobias Fouracre

Tobias Fouracre is an Oscar-nominated stop-motion director and animator based in London, known for tactile, character-driven storytelling with offbeat humor.

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Partizan
Production company · US, UK, FR · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
Isle of Dogs - Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 2018 · award
Frankenweenie - Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 2012 · award
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 2009 · award
Selected clients
BBCDisneyVanMoof

Bio & background

Tobias Fouracre is an Oscar-nominated stop-motion director and animator based in London, known for tactile, character-driven storytelling with offbeat humor. He served as lead character animator on Tim Burton's *Corpse Bride* (2005) and *Frankenweenie* (2012), and Wes Anderson's *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), and as animation supervisor on Anderson's *Isle of Dogs* (2018)—all four films received Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Feature. In commercials, Fouracre brings meticulous puppetry and performance-based animation to campaigns for VanMoof, Dr. Oetker, Telstra, Specsavers, Marmite, Sony, Kellogg's, ITV, and Lidl. His 2022 VanMoof e-bike mockumentary *Hard Times for Super Thieves* showcased 14-inch plasticine puppets animated at four seconds per day over five days, with hand-sculpted lip sync. His 2025 Dr. Oetker Christmas spot featured Ginger the gingerbread character in a handcrafted world with 'a sting in its tail,' exemplifying his signature blend of whimsy and darkish wit. Fouracre has also directed children's television for Disney (*Club Penguin*) and BBC (*Koala Brothers*), and served as animator/animation director on the Humane Society's high-profile *SaveRalph* advocacy campaign (2021). He records himself acting scenes as reference before animating, ensuring authentic puppet performance.

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Awards
  • Isle of Dogs - Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 2018
  • Frankenweenie - Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 2012
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox - Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 2009
Corpse Bride - Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 2005
Press
  • Tobias Fouracre & 1920 Serve Up a Christmas Twist for Dr. Oetker
    Stash · 2025
  • Dr. Oetker brings Christmas magic to life in Tobias Fouracre's stop motion film
    adobo · 2025
  • Tobias Fouracre Wrangle a Vast Cast for Telstra
    Stash · 2024
  • Director Tobias Fouracre Brings Stop-Motion Whimsy To VanMoof's 'Hard Times For Super Thieves' Spot
    SHOOT · 2022
  • Isle of Dogs animator Tobias Fouracre creates stop motion thieves for VanMoof campaign
    It's Nice That · 2022
  • VanMoof 'Hard Times for Super Thieves' by Tobias Fouracre
    Stash · 2022
  • VanMoof 'Hard Times for Super Thieves' featured in Stash 152
    Stash · 2022
  • Childline 'Nobody is Normal' by Catherine Prowse
    Stash · 2020
  • Daniel Greaves & Tobias Fouracre Animate for Kelloggs
    LBB · 2015