Hammer and Tongs In 1993, Garth Jennings co-founded the production company
Hammer & Tongs alongside Dominic Leung and
Nick Goldsmith. The production company was primarily responsible for directing and writing music videos. Their music video for
Radiohead's song "
Lotus Flower" earned Jennings a nomination at the
54th Annual Grammy Awards.
''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' Garth Jennings directed a number of films including the 2005 science fiction comedy film ''
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, It was later shown at the Newport Beach Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival. The film was also shown at the 51st BFI London Film Festival. Son of Rambow'' was released in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2008 and opened in
limited release in the United States on 2 May 2008.
Sing In January 2014, it was announced that Garth Jennings would write and direct an animated comedy film for
Universal Pictures and
Illumination Entertainment. The resulting film,
Sing, was released in December 2016. He also provided the voice for Miss Crawly, an elderly iguana employed as an administrative assistant to Buster Moon. A sequel, titled
Sing 2, was released on 22 December 2021.
Madame Garth Jennings directed, wrote and co-produced a short film titled
Madame that was released in 2019. This film takes place inside a grand Parisian apartment where lives an elegant elderly lady. And inside this lady lives a monster. == Filmography ==