Cartoonist Brian West (aka Brian Luff) left ITV in 1982 to set up a cartoon studio in Islington. He is now known for writing pantomimes, lecturing on comedy writing, and directing short animated films.
Often using the pen name “Mollusc”, cartoonist Brian West ran a cartoon gallery and studio called The Cartoon Factory from 1983 to 1990. He then went back into television as an on-air promotions producer and director for the BBC, before becoming a full time comedy writer and indie producer for Channel 4. West has since worked as a promo director for Red Bee Media and Channel 5, and as Head of Digital Content for two global television networks. He is now an award-winning digital content producer with a small 2D animation studio in North London called Studio Senseless
Brian’s cartoon films have been selected for screening at film festivals all over the world including Rome, Milan, Stockholm, Liverpool and Bahrain. 5 awards in 2023 including Best Animated Short and Best Editing.