The Greater Manchester puppet masters who created the stars of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio have said they are "thrilled" with the film's Oscars triumph.
Altrincham-based Mackinnon & Saunders collaborated with the Hollywood director to manufacture the miniature stars of the Netflix stop-motion animation. The film won the Oscar for best animated film at the 2023 ceremony last night. It had already emerged victorious at the BAFTAs and Golden Globes.
Pinocchio was the first puppet that has been made using 3D printed stainless steel. The innovation was made possible through the Made Smarter North West adoption programme, a government-funded initiative to help SME manufacturers digitalise, decarbonise and drive growth through new technologies and skills.
