A comprehensive screening of the very best recently released British animation, including several world premieres. Check the pulse of the British animation scene, meet many of the filmmakers and see the films that will take British animation to the world. This is an exceptional opportunity to see what British animators are doing, how they’re doing it and how the art form is travelling. Several filmmakers will be present at the screening to introduce their work.
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Art For Lawyers (Rory Waudby-Tolley)
Corporate art is a strange concept and definitely when seen through the eyes of RWT.
9min, 2017
The Supermarket (Sam Moore)
The everyday monotony of the supermarket celebrated in a rhythmic sound loop.
2min, 2017
Cobalt (JJ(Je eun) Shim)
A mole works in a mine digging for cobalt. One day a tragedy occurs.
4min, 2017
Looper: Farfisa Song (Iain Gardner)
Mustard & Ketchup, two gay badgers “who love each other very much” and their first outing to the world.
3min, 2017
So I Danced Again…. (Lottie Kingslake)
The act of listening. A dance through our chaotic world of meaningful/meaningless sounds.
5min, 2017
Pipe Dreams (Christabel Jarrold)
Helen’s got a hot date. It’s all part of her plan to be a better woman. But will a plumbing problem put a spanner in the works?
9min, 2017
The Uses of Envy (Lara Lee & Hannah Jacobs)
How to be more productive when you’re envious of others.
2min, 2016
Spinning Record (Emily Downe)
Balance and order, sound and motion, turning and looping like a spinning record.
2min, 2017
Life Cycles (Ross Hogg)
Woke up, got out of bed…an observational exploration of routine, monotony, attention and distraction.
4min, 2016
Below (Olga Makarchuk)
Below the sea level the past seems to be a happier place. Though how far can you escape on your chair underwater?
8min, 2017
Don’t Think of a Pink Elephant (Suraya Raja)
A girl fights against compulsions brought on by anxiety.
7min, 2017
Freedom (Kathrin Steinbacher, UK/Austria)
The struggle to find your place in the world as seen through the eyes of a skier.
3min, 2017
A Self-Compassion Exercise (Joe Bichard)
The daily life of a down-trodden character and their plight to will a little self-compassion.
4min, 2016
Not The Same River. Not The Same Man. (Michelle Brand)
The passing of time, an ever-flowing cycle of change and evolution.
4min, 2017
The Full Story (Daisy Jacobs)
A loving, close-knit family falls apart as the 70s’ tumbles into the divorce boom of the 80s’.
7min, 2017
The Race (Jodie Haslam)
A group of people run down a race track, morphing and growing into more distinctive personalities. But the race soon becomes deadly competitive.
3min, 2016
Big Finds A Trumpet (Dan Castro)
When Big finds a new toy to play with, Tiny isn’t very happy about it. Trumpets are annoying and so are some people.
4min, 2017
