Question: Karey Kirkpatrick (born December 14, 1964) is an American screenwriter and director, his films include which 2000 stop-motion animated comedy film, produced by the British studio Aardman Animations?

full_context: Document 1: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (released in North America, Australia and New Zealand as The Pirates! Band of Misfits) is a 2012 British-American 3D stop-motion animated swashbuckler comedy film produced by Aardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation as their second and final collaborative project. It was directed by Peter Lord.
Document 2: Chop Socky Chooks: Chop Socky Chooks is a computer-animated series that ran on Cartoon Network from March 7, 2008 until January 31, 2010. produced by Aardman Animations, Decode Entertainment, and Cartoon Network that debuted on 7 March 2008. It was created by animator Sergio Delfino, a prominent animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Reruns of the show currently air in Eastern Europe on Cartoon Network and on Teletoon, and previously aired in the USA on Cartoon Network. The name is from "chop socky," which is slang for the Asian martial arts film genre, and "chook", which is Australian and New Zealand slang for chicken.
Document 3: Jeff Kinney (author): Jeffrey Patrick "Jeff" Kinney (born February 19, 1971) is an American cartoonist, producer and author of children's books, including the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book series. He is also attributed as the creator of the child-oriented website Poptropica. He also appeared in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films as Holly Hills's father.
Document 4: Flushed Away: Flushed Away is a 2006 British-American computer-animated action-adventure comedy film directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell, produced by Cecil Kramer, David Sproxton, and Peter Lord, and written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keenan and William Davies. It is the third and final film to be co-produced by Aardman Animations and DreamWorks Animation following "Chicken Run" (2000) and "" (2005), and was Aardman's first completely computer-animated feature as opposed to their usual stop-motion standard. The film stars the voice talents of Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Ian McKellen, Shane Richie and Jean Reno.
Document 5: Edward Kay (writer): Edward Kay is a Toronto-based screenwriter, story editor and novelist with a background in both live-action and animated television comedy, as well as print journalism.
Document 6: James and the Giant Peach (film): James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 British-American musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. It was produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi, directed by Henry Selick, and starred Paul Terry as James. The film is a combination of live action and stop-motion animation. Co-stars Joanna Lumley and Miriam Margolyes played James's aunts in the live-action segments, and Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Jane Leeves, David Thewlis, and Margoyles voiced his insect friends in the animation sequences.
Document 7: Karey Kirkpatrick: Karey Kirkpatrick (born December 14, 1964) is an American screenwriter and director. His films include "James and the Giant Peach", "Chicken Run", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "Charlotte's Web" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" adaptation, along with contributions to the "Smurfs" films. He has also directed the films "Imagine That" starring Eddie Murphy as well as "Over the Hedge". Kirkpatrick wrote the English-language screenplay for U.S. release of "The Secret World of Arrietty", in 2012 and "From Up on Poppy Hill", in 2013. His brother is American songwriter and musician Wayne Kirkpatrick, with whom he wrote the 2015 musical "Something Rotten!".
Document 8: Farrelly brothers: Peter Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) and Bobby Farrelly (born June 17, 1958), collectively referred to as the Farrelly brothers, are American screenwriters and directors. They have made eleven films, including "Dumb and Dumber", "Kingpin", "Hall Pass", "Me, Myself & Irene", "Shallow Hal", "Stuck on You", "Osmosis Jones", "There's Something About Mary", "Fever Pitch" (also known as "The Perfect Catch" outside America), the 2007 remake of "The Heartbreak Kid", "The Three Stooges", and "Dumb and Dumber To".
Document 9: Free Birds: Free Birds is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated buddy comedy film about two turkeys traveling back in time to prevent Thanksgiving. It was produced by Reel FX Creative Studios as its first theatrical fully animated feature film. Jimmy Hayward directed the film, which he also co-wrote with Scott Mosier, the film's producer. The film stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler, with supporting roles done by George Takei, Colm Meaney, Keith David and Dan Fogler. Originally titled "Turkeys", and scheduled for 2014, the film was released on November 1, 2013, by Relativity Media. The film received negative reviews from critics and earned $110 million on a $55 million budget.
Document 10: Chicken Run: Chicken Run is a 2000 stop-motion animated comedy film produced by the British studio Aardman Animations. As the studio's first feature-length film, it was directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park. It was co-financed by DreamWorks Pictures and Pathé, with the former distributing the film worldwide except for Europe, where it was handled by Pathé. The plot centres on a band of chickens who see a smooth-talking Rhode Island Red named Rocky as their only hope to escape from certain death when the owners of their farm decide to move from selling eggs to selling chicken pot pies. The film features the voices of Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Timothy Spall, Phil Daniels, Tony Haygarth, and Miranda Richardson. "Chicken Run" received positive reviews from critics, and grossed over $224 million, becoming the highest-grossing stop motion animated film ever.
Document 11: History of British animation: The history of animation in the United Kingdom began at the very origins of the artform in the late 19th century. British animation has been strengthened by an influx of émigrés to the UK, renowned animators such as Lotte Reiniger (Germany), John Halas (Hungary), George Dunning and Richard Williams (Canada), Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton (USA) have all worked in the UK at various stages of their careers. Notable full-length animated features to be produced in the UK include Animal Farm (1954), Yellow Submarine (1968), Watership Down (1978), and (2005).
Document 12: Chris Weitz: Christopher John "Chris" Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film producer, screenwriter, author, occasional actor, and film director. He is the brother of filmmaker Paul Weitz. He is best known for his work with his brother on the comedy films "American Pie" and "About a Boy," the latter of which was Oscar-nominated for adapted screenplay. Weitz directed the film adaptation of the novel "The Golden Compass" and the of "New Moon" from the series of "Twilight" books, as well wrote the screenplay for Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation of "Cinderella" and co-wrote "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" alongside with Tony Gilroy.
Document 13: Christopher Sadler: Christopher Sadler (born 1970) is an award-winning British animator, director and writer. He is primarily known for his work on "Wallace and Gromit", "Chicken Run", "Rex the Runt", "Cracking Contraptions", "Creature Comforts" and "Shaun the Sheep".
Document 14: Wayne Kirkpatrick: Wayne Kirkpatrick (born c. 1961) is an American songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979. His brother is American screenwriter and director Karey Kirkpatrick.
Document 15: Aardman Animations: Aardman Animations, Ltd., also known as Aardman Studios, or simply as Aardman, is a British animation studio based in Bristol. Aardman is known for films made using stop-motion clay animation techniques, particularly those featuring Plasticine characters Wallace and Gromit. After some experimental computer animated short films during the late 1990s, beginning with "Owzat" (1997), it entered the computer animation market with "Flushed Away" (2006). Aardman films have made $973.2 million worldwide and average $163 million per film. All of their stop motion films are among the highest-grossing stop-motion films, with their debut, "Chicken Run" (2000), being their top-grossing film as well as the highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time.
ground_truth: Chicken Run