Vale Brent Chambers, founder and creative director of awarded NZ company Flux Animation
The New Zealand advertising and production industry will be saddened to hear of the passing of Brent Chambers from a heart attack over the weekend. Brent, who was only 56, was the founder and creative director of Flux Animation, one of the major animation and production companies in New Zealand.
Says Film Construction’s Perry Bradley: “We lost one of the industry’s really good guys on the weekend. There will be an army of people who have been helped along their animation careers by Brent.”
Stephen Douglas from Directors Think Tank in Singapore posted on Facebook: “This is really sad news news. Brent has been successfully waving the flag of NZ animation for many years now and was a top bloke. My thoughts are with his Family.“
Says New Zealand Film Commission CEO Dave Gibson: “Many of our staff have known Brent for a long time and had considerable interaction with him. He was a passionate advocate for the animation sector and his company has produced a wide range of commercial, television and short film animation. Last year Flux did the animation for Matthew Metcalfe and Leanne Pooley’s animated feature documentary, 25 April which was selected for the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2016 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
“He was building close ties with China, had been part of successful industry delegations with us to China and just over a week ago came down to Queenstown with us to meet with members of a senior delegation from Shanghai Media Group.
“Brent will be sorely missed and our thoughts are with his wife Sue, his children and his many work friends and colleagues at Flux and across the industry.”
Brent’s funeral will be this Friday at 2pm at Saint Mary’s, in Northcote.
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So sad to hear this terrible news. Brent was a huge talent and a true gentleman.
Brent was such a great guy: talented, passionate, humble and a real gentleman. I was very saddened to hear about his passing.