Jack McGrath is a stop-motion animator, academic, lecturer, filmmaker and an approved drone (UAV) operator. He is a PhD candidate with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and he completed the Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons I) and Master of Fine Arts at Sydney College of the Arts. Jack has lectured in film and animation for over 15 years at the University of Sydney, Australian Film Television and Radio School, and The University of Technology Sydney.

Jack specialises in stop-motion animation, narrative storytelling and the language of film. He is a regular panellist at international animation conferences, and exhibits artwork locally and internationally. Jack’s background in fine arts has led to a unique experimental style of animation, working and collaborating with other artists in different disciplines has given birth to a different perspective and aesthetic in animation.

He has written and directed a wide range of short films that have been screened around Australia and internationally, and has founded the company Conceptavision; a Sydney based production company that creates animation and video content for academic institutions, non for profit organisations and businesses. Jack works as a full-time lecturer at The University of Newcastle in Australia.