Cardboard
TITLE
Cardboard
DIRECTOR
Jean-Philippe Vine
COUNTRY
UK
YEAR
2025
DURATION
10′
GENRE
Animation
Overview

Cardboard
When an overwhelmed, single dad pig moves his piglets into a rundown trailer park, he fears he’s failed his family. But soon his kids create a wildly imaginative game from a simple cardboard box, and Dad has a choice: dwell on the past, or join them on their intergalactic adventure.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Jean-Philippe Vine
J.P. Vine directed Locksmith Animation’s debut feature film Ron’s Gone Wrong. With a foundation as a theatre designer, J.P. started his animation career at Aardman Animations, where he directed episodes of the Emmy and BAFTA award-winning Shaun The Sheep. Whilst there, he was also Story Lead on the Oscar nominated feature Pirates! Band of Misfits. In 2012 he was recruited by Pixar, where his storyboard work was featured in the Oscar winning Inside Out, and The Good Dinosaur. Cardboard is his first short film.
Credits
- DirectorJean-Philippe Vine
- Screenplay Jean-Philippe Vine
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing Conor Wilson
- Producer/s Michaela Manas Malina
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleCardboard
- Project TypeAnimation
- Completion Date1 January 2025
- Country of originUK
- Country of filmingUK
- LanguageEnglish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo

Jean-Philippe Vine
J.P. Vine directed Locksmith Animation’s debut feature film Ron’s Gone Wrong. With a foundation as a theatre designer, J.P. started his animation career at Aardman Animations, where he directed episodes of the Emmy and BAFTA award-winning Shaun The Sheep. Whilst there, he was also Story Lead on the Oscar nominated feature Pirates! Band of Misfits. In 2012 he was recruited by Pixar, where his storyboard work was featured in the Oscar winning Inside Out, and The Good Dinosaur. Cardboard is his first short film.