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British Animation Awards (5-6)

Vol.5 (Running time: approx 93 mins)

1.The Girl and The Horse
Dir: Rebecca Manley | 3:15
A simple tale of a small girl’s search for contentment.
Produced by Slinky Pictures Ltd for Air/Channel4 | 2003
www.slinkypics.com

2.Taps
Dir: Matthew Gravelle | 3:18
Two taps discover they can create a rhythmic sound from the water dripping from their spouts. However, a third tap constantly interrupts them.
Produced for S4C | 2003

3.How Mermaids Breed
Dir: Joan Ashworth | 9:41
Although mermaids are traditional symbols of fertility and sexuality so powerful as to be a danger of shipping, details of their reproductive processes have been scarce.
A Seedfold Films Production supported by UK Film Council with National Lottery Funds | 2002

4.Survey
Dir: Joe King | 4:36
A photographic tour of South Wales captures some unique architecture and landscapes creating a rhythmic study of the area, breathing life into buildings and structures. Made almost entirely from photographic stills.
Produced by Joe King for S4C | 2002

5.Gifted
Dir: Emily Mantell | 3:12
Trying to understand and communicate my childhood learning difficulties.
Produced at the Royal College of Art| 2002
www.animation.rca.ac.uk  

6.Takuskanskan
Dir: Selina Cobley | 5:48
A mythological story of creation. The three characters – the raven, the selkie (seal) and the antlered spirit – are responsible for creating the rain needed for growth on land.
Produced at Edinburgh College of Art | 2003

7.Extn. 21
Dir: Lizzie Oxby | 9:00
Orman is having a futile conversation on his mobile phone, running back to his office but getting nowhere. If he could just get through to Mr Langley ‘everything’ will be resolved but someone (or something) is intercepting his calls…
A Finetake Production for Channel4 | 2002
www.finetake.co.uk

8.Tennents: Body Armour
Dir: Darren Walsh | 0:40
Produced by Aardman Animations for Faulds Advertising | 2002
www.aardman.com

9.NSPCC: Cartoon
Dir: Frank Budgen (live action) & Russell Brooke (animation) | 1:00
Produced by Passion Pictures for Saatchi & Saatchi, London | 2002
www.passion-pictures.com

10.Terrence Higgins Trust: Cavern Club
Dir: Manu Roig | 1:00
The cavern club only allows members that are properly dressed… Will Dick get rejected or protected?
Produced by Hibbert Ralph Animation for Faulds Advertising | 2002
www.tht.org.uk | www.hra-online.com

11.Butterfly
Dir: Glenn Marshall | 10:00
A kaleidoscopic journey through life, death and transformation.
Produced by Dream Ireland Ltd in association with The Irish Film Board, RTE & The Arts Council (Ireland) 2002 | www.butterfly.ie

12.Killing Time at Home
Dir: Neil Coslett | 3:00
Isolated from the outside world, for some, the only way to make friends is to grow them.
Produced by Blackwatch for Mesh/C4 2003
www.blackwatchtv.com

13.Little Things
Dir: Daniel Greaves | 11:00
Can the repetition of mundanity endure under extreme circumstances?
Produced by Tandem Films Entertainment 2003 | www.tandemfilms.com

14.Dad’s Dead
Dir: Chris Shepherd | 6:36
A young man tries to piece together fragmented moments from the past. As the story unfolds, hero worship for best friend Johnno turns to revulsion as the web of violence is revealed. Manipulated live action mutates and combines with digital animation.
Produced by Slinky Pictures Ltd for Channel4/Arts Council England/Animate! 2003
www.slinkypics.com | www.dadsdead.com | www.animateonline.org
Distribution: www.onedotzero.com

15.To Have and To Hold
Dir: Emily Mantell | 3:52
An alternative world based on a companionship fantasy where women take the lead.
Produced at the Royal College of Arts | 2003
www.animation.rca.ac.uk

16.Fish Never Sleep
Dir: Gaelle Denis | 6:30
From a documentary about the fish industry in Japan to the story of Naoko, a complete insomniac; a lot of sushi, fear and suspense.
Produced at the Royal College of Arts | 2002
www.animation.rca.ac.uk

17.How to Cope With Death
Dir: Ignacio Ferreras | 3:10
A contemporary allegory offering a modern solution to the problem which has haunted humankind since time began.
Produced by Tandem Films Entertainment for Channel4 | 2002
www.tandemfilms.com

VOL.6 (Running time: approx 100 mins)

1. Play
Dir: Matthew Abbis | 2:41
A father and son pass the time.
Produced at the Royal College of Art | 2004
www.animation.rca.ac.uk

2. Kamiya's Correspondence
Dir: Sumito Sakakibara | 7:00
A girl writes to her mother about her family's activities.
Produced at the Royal College of Art
www.animation.rca.ac.uk

3. Minema Cinema: Revenge is Cold
Dir: Tim Hope | 7:00
Woody the box of matches dreams of becoming a lighter. In the Mexican desert he encounters Antus, an untrustworthy cactus, who claims he can help him fufil his ambitions. Together they journey to ‘The Land of the Freeze’ – the North Pole – where a surprise is in store for both of them.
Produced by Passion Pictures for Channel 4/Arts Council England/Animate!
www.animateonline.com

4. Bus Stop
Dir: Matthew Abbis | 4:00
A father and son wait for a bus.
Produced at the Royal College of Art
www.animation.rca.ac.uk

5. Careful
Dir: Damian Gascoigne | 6:00
A 7-year-old girl is sent on a mission to post a letter by her over–controlling moter.
Produced by Picasso Pictures for Channel 4/Arts Council
England/Animate! | 2005
www.animateonline.com | www.picassopictures.com

6. Minema Cinema: Love then First Fight
Dir:Tim Hope | 7:00
Bob Brakinlot the crowbar is a reformed criminal, determined to give himself a second chance. Into his world bursts Blossom Shritz, a shirt whose life has been torn apart. Desperate for acceptance and affection, they seem to offer each other “a chance to be average in a nasty world“. But can they both put the past behind them?
Produced by Passion Pictures for Channel 4/Arts Council England/Animate! | 2004
www.animateonline.com | www.passionpictures.com

7. Guy 101
Dir: lan Gouldstone | 8:00
A man hears a story about a hitchhiker from the other side of the lnternet.
Produced at the Royal College of Art | 2005
www.animation.rca.ac.uk

8. Care
Dir: Mario Cavalli | 1:00
Colony@Th1ing for BBDO Campaign Berlin | 2005

9. Observer Magazine: From Abba to Zappa
Dir: Smith & Foulkes | 1:00
Produced by Nexus Productions for Mother, London 2004
www.motherlondon.com
info@nexusproductions.com | www.nexusproductions.com

10. Honda: Grrrr
Director: Smith & Foulkes | 1:00
Produced by Nexus for Wieden + Kennedy London | 2004
Music: Be Nice To The Pigeons | Sound Design: Wave,London
www.wk.com | info@nexusproductions.com
www.nexusproductions.com

11. Motorola: Grand Classics
Dir: Smith & Foulkes | 1:13
Art Direction: The Fish Can Sing, Art Director Andy Whitlock
Produced by Nexus commissioned by The Fish Can Sing | 2005 | Music: Brains and Hunch
www.thefishcansing.com|info@nexusproductions.com
www.nexusproductions.com

12. Sleep with the Fishes
Dir: Belle Mellor | 4:30
An absurd tragedy, to accompany the Tigers Lillies' melancholic song.
Produced at the Royal Collegeof Art | 2005 | By Kind permission of the Tiger Lillies
www.tigerlillies.com

13. Minema Cinema: Keep Going
Dir: Tim Hope | 7:00
A young egg, Stuart, escapes from his fridge in Scotland on a mission to meet his hero, Michael Jackson. On the streets of Aberfeldy he bumps into Andrew, a lonely gorilla, who is searching for his family. Together they begin an epic quest, which will lead them to both joyful and tragic ends (via Inverness).
Produced by Passion Pictures for Animate/Channel 4/Arts Council England | 2004

14. Perpetual Motion in the Land of Milk and Honey
AL+AL | 6:00
A man strives to create a perpetual motion device to provide free energy, but during a phone call with the Lamd of God, Britney Spears sabotages the project.
Produced by Acme Studios for Animate!/Channel 4/Arts Council England | 2004

15. Astronauts
Matthew Walker | 8:30
Two astronauts in space. One discovers a big red button marked Do Not Press, so he presses it. The result is probably death.
University of Wales, Newport | 2005
www.worldofarthurcox.com | www.newport.ac.uk
www.animationnewport.co.uk

16. Rabbit
Run Wrake | 8:00
A story of lost innocence and the random justice of nature.
Produced by Sclah Films for Channel 4/Arts CouncilEngland/Animate! | 2005
www.runwrake.com | www.animateonline.com

17. Sony PSP: A Day in the Life...
Dir: Alex Rutterford(RSA Films) | 1:00
Produced by The Mill for TBWA | 2005

18. Vodafone: Mayfly
Animation  Dir: Darren Walsh | 1:00
Produced by Passion Pictures for BBH | 2005

19. City Paradise
Dir: Gaelle Denis | 6:00
Tomoko, in London to learn English, accidentally discovers a mysterious secret city underground...
Produced by Passion Pictures | 2004
www.passionpictures.com

20. BAA title sequence
Dir: Bob Cosford
Produced by the CharacterShop | 1:20
www.charactershop.com

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