Best of British Animation Awards Vol 7 (2008)
www.britishanimationawards.com
A selection of the best of British Animation Awards nominees and award-winners in the categories for short and student films, animated commercials, TV graphics, new technologies, sound and music, many of which have also won numerous international festival prizes. Plus extras. A unique overview of recent British animation, featuring a range of different techniques and diversity of styles.
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Time: 17:00 - 19:30, Saturday, 20 March 2010
Venue: 2/F Auditorium hall, Minsheng Art Museum (Bldg.F No.570 Huaihai(W) Rd, Shanghai)
Notice: Limited number of seats available (only 100). First come first served.
British Animation Awards (1-2)
British Animation Awards (3-4)
British Animation Awards (5-6)
The British Animation Awards (BAA) covers all aspects of the UK animation scene, from student work to commercials, children's entertainment, short and experimental art films, music videos, new technologies, script-writing and craftsmanship. BAA is held every two years; next edition is 2010.
1. The Old, Old, Very Old Man
2. Fun Facts 1
Steve Smith, 2007, 2:40
3. Adjustment
Ian Mackinnon, 2006, 6:30
4. Milk Teeth
Tibor Banoczki, 2007, 11:005. Protect the Human: Measles
Sandra Ensby/Sweetworld/Lisle Turner, 2006, 2:32
6. Badgered Sharon Coleman
Sharon Coleman, 2005, 7:00
The music is by Peter Gosling. Badgered features the voice talent of Rupert Degas, and gained a nomination to the 2006 Academy Awards as Best Animated Short Film.
National Film & Television School
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7. Life Size Zoetrope
Mark Simon Hewis, 2007, 6:30We are taken through the cyclical journey the man has taken as it is presented to us through animated loops on pages and body parts of 36 riders on the wheel. Mixtures of emotions fill the film, from the celebration of creativity to its eventual loneliness, regret and repetition.
Mark Simon Hewis / www.animateonline.org
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8. t.o.m.
Tom Brown & Daniel Gray, 2006, 2:57
9.Yours Truly
Osbert Parker, 2007, 8:00
In love with each other? In love with themselves? They see only one way out. But what will they sacrifice in order to save what they love the most in a world of forgotten people and abandoned morality, as characters break through yesterday's emulsion, forcing the two worlds to collide.
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10. Cat Man Do
Simon Tofield, 2006, 1:30
A hungry cat tries to wake up his owner.
Simon Tofield
www.tandmfilms.com
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11.Tidy Monster
Tim Marchant, 2007, 5:00
Tim directed a team consisting of a voice actor (Ben Williams) who narrates the film, collaborated again with Tom Player for audio, and called upon a playwrite (Pete Marchant) for the film’s dialogue. ‘Tidy Monster’ received the University of Hertfordshire’s highest ‘Film Day’ award presented by The Mill. It has also been included on 3Dtotal.com ‘Shorts Drawer 2007’ DVD.
It's unusual to see CGI movies with such a minimal set as this one: one usually expect detailed textures, complex characters, impossible camera movements...But Tidy Monster will make Dogville looks like The Matrix. The camera, standing still, shows a few objects inside a room: a chair, a lamp, a heater. While the narrator tells his story, we can feel his mind cracking and breaking into pieces. And we see the reality, thru his eyes, facing the same fate. The beautiful short movie has been realized by Tim Marchant at the University of Hertfordshire.
Produced at the University of Hertfordshire
Tim Marchant
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12.Olay: Lines
Suzanne Deakin, 2007, 1:00
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13. Winterthur: A Town Called Tomorrow
Sylvain Chomet, 2006, 1:30
15. Dreams and Desires: Family Ties
Joanna Quinn, 2006, 10:00
Produced by Beryl Productions International Ltd.
S4C / www.berylproductions.co.uk
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16. Fun Facts 2
Steve Smith, 2007, 2:20
More facts: the Moon, Ostrich Brain; Kangaroo Rat; Adult-hood bones; Meteor Dust; Speed of Sunlight; Elephants
17.The Imperfectionist
Asa Lucander & Victoria Kitchingman, 2006, 2:50
18. Tongue of the Hidden
David Anderson, 2007, 5:30
'Tongue of the Hidden' is a film directed by David Anderson based on a handprinted Artist's book by Jila Peacock that contains ten love poems from the collected works, or Divan of Hafez, the fourteenth-century Persian metaphysical poet from Shiraz, whose work is accepted as expressing some of the central ideas of Sufism, the spiritual aspect of Islam. The whole Persian text of each poem has been designed in the shape of an animal mentioned by Hafez in the text, and set alongside a modern English translation by the artist herself. A conventional transcription in Persian script, appears at the end of the book.
The poet Hafez, also known as the ‘Teller of Secrets’, used the language of human love and the metaphors of wine and drunkenness to describe his desire for the Divine and intoxication with the mysteries of the Universe. The media usually presents a narrow view of Iran. The film gives some insight into the depth and sophistication of Iranian [Persian] culture. The landscapes and characters in the film are entirely constructed of Persian calligraphy.
David Anderson / www.animateonline.org
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19. Chemical Brothers: Salmon Dance
Dom & Nic, 2007, 4:09
20. The Pearce Sisters
Luis Cook, 2007, 9:00
Aardman Animations / www.aardman.com
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Bonus features:
1. Royal Bank of Scotland commercials
2. Orbital: Oi (Paul Donnellon, 2002, 5:00)
Extracts:
1. Shaun the Sheep: Still Life
Richard Goleszowski, 2007
Clip courtesy of and Aardman Animations
2. Peter & the Wolf
Suzie Templeton, 2006, 00:30
Break-thru Films Limited
The film and a making-of documentary is available on DVD, for details see: www.breakthrufilms.co.uk
3. Pocoyo
David Cantolla and Guillermo Garcia
Clip courtesy of , and Granada International
BAA'S UNIQUE AWARDS
The awards themselves are unique artworks created specially for the occasion by a range of leading international and UK animation artists. The award-winners receive something they will really cherish: a drawing (or painting, collage, sculpture...) by an inspirational fellow artist/animator. We're proud and honoured at the previous participation of such artist/animators as Frederic Back, Tim Burton, Gabor Csupo, Chuck Jones, Igor Koayalyov, Caroline Leaf, Michel Ocelot, Jan Pinkava, Wendy Tilby, and in the UK, Nick Park, Michael Dudok de Wit, Daniel Greaves, Joanna Quinn, Mark Baker, Peter Lord, Richard Williams. The "baas" are exhibited for a month at the Animation Art Gallery in central London.
And since "baa" is the sound that sheep make (at least in the English language!) the official "baa artist" spec asks that the "baa" should have one or more sheep in it, with the option for a visual reference to the UK and/or animation.
The 'baas" feature in the centerfold of the official BAA night programme, are projected on screen at the Awards night as the winner goes up to receive the original. They have also been exhibited at the Animation Art Gallery in central London, and often feature in media coverage.
Previous events:
In the winter of 2008, the British Council in Beijing proudly presented the best of the British Animation Awards Vol 7 as part of the Aniwow!2008 Animation Festival and the UK Day in Changchun.
1. City Design School, Central Academy of Fine Arts
Time: 7:00-9:00PM Tuesday 23 December 2008
Venue: 3F Big Auditorium Hall, City Design School, Central Academy of Fine Arts
Address: No.1 Yu Min Street, Hou Shayu, Shunyi District, Beijing
2. Jinlin College of the Arts (UK Day in Changchun)
Time: 13:30-15:30, 20 November 2008
Venue: Multifunction Room, Cartoon Art College
Address: No.3663 Jianshe Street, Changchun, China
Tel: 0431 85614001, 85614000
3. Jinlin College of the Arts (UK Day in Changchun)
Time: 9:00-12:00, 21 November 2008
Venue: 4E18 Multifunction Room, Animation College
Address: No.168 Boshi Road, Guigu Street, Gaoxin District, Changchun, China
Tel: 0431 85614001, 85614000
4. Communication University of China (as part of the Aniwow!2008 Animation Festival)
Time: 8:30 - 12:30AM, Friday, 24 October 2008
Venue: 400-people Auditorium Hall, Communication University of China
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