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British Animation Awards (3-4)

Vol.3 (Running time: approx 92 mins)

1.Rien
Dir: Kunyi Chen | 2:45
Learning how to pronounce the French word ‘rien’.
Produced at Kingston University | 2000
www.kingston.ac.uk/design/

2.The Littlest Robo
Dir: Richard Kenworthy | 9:15
‘When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in 7 years.’ Mark Twain
Produced at the Royal College of Art | 1999
www. Animation.rca.ac.uk

3.Ferment
Dir: Tim Macmillan | 5:00
Time freezes as an old man’s life comes to an end and we are drawn inexplicably across the town, into buildings, rooms, glimpsing people and sounds from that instant in time until time begins again…
Produced by Time Slice Films for Channel4/Arts Council England/Arts Council England/Animate! | 2000
www.timeslicefilms.com

4.The Wolfman
Dir: Tim Hope | 6:00
A scientists becomes obsessed with the moon, turns into a werewolf and then destroys the universe.
Produced by Cloth Films | 1999
www.passion-pictures.com

5.6 Weeks in June
Dir: Stuart Hilton
11,000 miles across the USA and back in a transit van with a rock amd roll band, a pencil, a stack of A6 paper and 6 weeks in June to do it.
Produced by Picasso Pictures | 1998
www.picassopictures.com

6.Silence
Dir: Orly Yadin & Sylvie Bringas
A true story, narrated by the protagonist Tana Ross, about her experiences in World War II.
Produced by Halo Productions for Channel4 | 1998
www.animateonline.org

7.Love Is All
Dir: Oliver Harrison | 3:00
A snow queen sings the virtues of true love.
Produced for Animate! & Channel4 | 1999
www.animateonline.org

8.Deviant!
Dir: Eoin Clarke | 7:00
A group of subversives meet secretly to defy the city’s autocratic laws. Running up stairs marked ‘down’, they express themselves in an orgy of disobedience and acts of gross stupidity. However, their rules of disobedience have become as strict as the rules of obedience.
Produced by Creative Film Productions for Channel4 | 1999

9.Pleasures Of War
Dir: Ruth Lingford | 11:30
An ancient tale retold, of a city under siege and the terrible action taken by one woman to save it. Victim becomes tyrant, and the cycle of war rolls on.
Produced by Finetake Productions for C4 | 1998
www.finetake.co.uk

10.The Wife of Bath’s Tale
Dir: Joanna Quinn
The wife of Bath treats her fellow pilgrims to the benefits of all her five –husband wisdom. She launches into her tale – a story of an errant knight whose punishment is to discover ‘What women most desire’.
Produced by Beryl Productions for S4C’s The Canterbury Tales: Leaving London | 1998
www.s4ci.com

11.Vibrant: Colour Excites
Dir: Clive Walley | 0:40
Produced by Bermuda shorts for Grey Advertising | 1999
www.bermudashorts.com

12.Orange: Hills
Dir: Philip Hunt | 0:30
Orange: Reception

Dir: Marc Craste | 0:30
Orange: Megalomaniac

Dir: Philip Hunt | 0:30
Produced by StudioAKAfor WCRS | 1998
www.studioaka.co.uk

13.The Man With The Beautiful Eyes  
Dir: Jonathan Hodgson | 5:20
Produced by Sherbet for Channel4 | 2000
www.sherbet.co.uk

14.Jolly Roger
Dir: Mark Baker | 11:00
A tales of words and deeds on the high seas.
Produced by Silver Bird Productions Ltd for Channel4 | 1999
www.astleybakerdavies.com

Vol.4 (Running time: approx 92 mins)

1.BAA 2002
Title sequence  | 1:20
Produced by the Charactershop for BAA 2002
www.thecharactershop.com

2.Novelty
Dir: Leigh Hodginkson | 7:00
Jessica remembers a time when she spent her days in a colorful world with her two imaginary friends. Their friendship inevitably changes as her interest begins to drift elsewhere.
Produced at the National Film & Television School | 2001
www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

3.Metalstasis
Dir: Matthew Hood | 6:00
A mechanical man finds his life disturbed by illness from an unusual source.
Produced at the National Film & Television School | 2001
www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

4.The Lucky Dip
Dir: Emily Skinner | 3:00  
A little girl’s adventure in a seaside town. Magic and stormy weather help her on her way.
Produced by Slinky Pictures for Channel4 | 2001
www.slinkypics.com

5.Intolerance
Dir: Phil Mulloy | 10:00
If you think the zogs look ugly, you should see the way they live. Disgraceful!
Produced by Spectre Films Ltd for Channel4 | 2000
Phil Mulloy’s complete Intolerance Trilogy available from www.filmbilder.com

6.Rockin’ & Rollin’
Dir: Richard Jack & Daniel Greaves | 5:00
A candid look at the loser’s bench. Warning! It's got balls.
Produced by Tandem Films | 2001
www.tandemfilms.com

7.Daddy
Dir: Stephen Cavalier | 3:00
A story of a small-town corruption, adultery and aliens in 1960s USA, ‘Daddy’ creates a twisted gothic rendition of the American dream.
Produced by Sosijize/Blackwatch for Channel4/Mesh | 2001
www.blackwatchtv.com

8.Home Road Movies
Dir: Robert Bradbrook | 11:00
The real-life story of a shy and awkward father who desperately wanted the family car to make him a better parent.
Produced by Finetake Productions for Channel4 and UK Film Council | 2001
www.finetake.co.uk| www.bradfilms.co.uk

9.Plain Pleasures
Dir: Sarah Cox | 8:00
Set in a 1930s diner, an awkward date between a reserved widow and a city bachelor gets off to a bad start.
Produced by Picasso Pictures for Channel4 | 2001
www.worldofarthurcox.com

10.Q4. Music.com
Dir: Sam Morris | 0:40
Produced by Nexus Productions for Mother | 2000
www.nexuslondon.com

11.Tennents: Pintlings
Dir: Darren Walsh  
Produced by Aardman for Leith Agency | 2001
www.aardman.com

12.Aero: Kiosk
Dir: Alyson Hamilton
Produced by Passion Pictures for Lowe Lintas | 2001
www.passion-pictures.com

13.Hot Spot
Dir: Mark Brierley | 3:00
Produced by Aardman Animations and Passion Pictures | 2000
www.aardman.com | www.passion-pictures.com

14.Father and Daughter
Dir: Michael Dudok de Wit | 9:00
A father says goodbye to his young daughter andn leaves. She awaits his return for days, seasons, years…
Produced by Cloudrunner and Cinete Filmprodukties for UK Film Council, the Dutch Film Fund and VPRO Television 2001 | cinete@online.be
www.dudokdewit.com

15.Mr Grimby’s Video Diary  
Dir: Neil Jack  | 15:00
Two unemployed animation puppets are trying to work their way back into the limelight. The question is: does the industry need them?
Produced at Edinburgh College of Art | 2001

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