UK ANIMATION 2018

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INTRODUCTION 4

SHORT ANIMATION 6

FEATURE-LENGTH ANIMATION 38

VIRTUAL REALITY / IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE ANIMATION 42

ABOUT BRITISH COUNCIL 46

BRITISH COUNCIL AND FESTIVALS 48

BRITISH COUNCIL FILM GLOBAL PROJECTS 50

BRITISH COUNCIL AND SHORTS 53

ANIMATION IN THE UK 2018 54

INDEX OF FILMS 62

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Welcome to the 2018 UK Animation Catalogue presented by the British Council. We’re proud to be championing new and upcoming UK films and filmmakers to programmers and audiences around the world.

The catalogue includes details of selected recent UK animated shorts, features and VR, and flags up some productions due for release in 2018. You can also find information about some of the work we do and the partners we work with.

The PDF version of this catalogue will be updated periodically throughout the year and you can download it at film.britishcouncil.org/british-films-directory/uk-filmcatalogues

Film credits and information in this catalogue are drawn from our British Films Directory. The Directory is an information resource which includes an extensive selection of UK titles currently in production, as well as details of recently completed UK shorts and feature-length films. You can explore the British Films Directory, as well as further directories listing both UK filmmakers and international film festivals, at britishcouncil.org/film

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Adelaide McCarthy and the Making of a LegendSynopsisWe join Adelaide McCarthy as he explains the wonders of how stop motion puppets are made.

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 4 mins Director: Dewi Evans Producer: Dewi EvansExecutive Producer: Dewi Evans Editor: Dewi Evans, luke Campion Screenwriter: Dewi EvansDirector of Photography: Dewi Evans Production Designer: Dewi EvansSound: Joseph Andrew Sewell, Sean Elias Music: George DolanPrincipal Cast: Neil James, Carys Carter Puppet Fabricator: Dewi Evans

Production CompanyA University of South Wales production

Dewi Evans [email protected] www.ev2193.wixsite.com/dewi-ev ansanimation

Attraction

SynopsisUrges in the undergrowth, erupting fungal fantasies, bursting botanicals; the dust and desires of a tiny alternative universe.

Imagining sensations of attraction and pleasure in insects, and the seduction methods of the plants and fungi that beckon.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 4 mins 32 secs Director: Emily Scaife Producer: Royal College of Art Editor: Emily ScaifeSound: Emily ScaifeMusic: Ben Bell (Horus Records) Animator: Emily Scaife Film Images: ©Emily Scaife

Production CompanyRoyal College of Art Jane Colling Kensington Gore LondonSW7 [email protected] www.rca.ac.uk

Sales AgentRoyal College of Art Jane Colling Kensington Gore LondonSW7 [email protected] www.rca.ac.uk

8 SHORT ANIMATION

Avoiding Green

SynopsisChanneling the medium of knitting through film, Avoiding Green explores this ancient craft as an early form of digital construction. Combining archive footage, interviews and ‘depth camera’ animation it explores the symbolic role that knitting took in the definition of gender stereotypes from the mid 20th Century onward.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 11 mins 50 secs Director: Phil CoyExecutive Producer: Invisible Dust

Production CompanyPhil Coy [email protected]

Sales AgentPhil Coy [email protected]

Barbeque

SynopsisBarbeque is the visceral journey about coping with post-traumatic stress disorder. The film visualises feelings and experiences that might be too difficult or painful to put into words, and illustrates the circular process of coping.

Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Graduation Films Competition

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 5 mins 44 secs Director: Jenny Jokela Producer: Royal College of Art Editor: Jenny JokelaSound: Jenny Jokela Music: Sarah PlayfordSoundmix: Adam Woodhams



SHORT ANIMATION 9

Battle of Blister

Synopsis“We are the body. We are under attack.” And so the body’s immune system is triggered into action. A raging battle has begun between pro and anti-inflammatory forces in the swirling interior of a blister. Battle of Blister was generated by human performers in an interactive film set.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 5 mins 52 secs Director: Genetic Moo Producer: Abigail Addison Editor: Genetic MooDirector of Photography: Opticalism Sound: Julia SchauermanMusic: Genetic MooPrincipal Cast: Marianne Grove, Jennifer Webster, Anna Woolhouse, Sidonie Carie-Green, Lucy Lungley, Annie Sutton, Gudrun Sigridur Haraldsdottir, Vicky Lee, Allyson Jones, Anna Arnsby, Harriet Parker-Beldeau, Katie Welsford, Chris Rutter, Evelyn Bennett, Jockel Liess, DaCollaborator: Dr Neil Dufton

Production CompanyAn Animate Projects commission, supported by the Wellcome Trust

Animate Projects Abigail Addison 45 Empress Road DerbyDE23 [email protected] www.animateprojects.org

Beetle Trouble

SynopsisDrawn in red wax pencil and charcoal, following the conflict between John and the bothersome beetles that show up everywhere. Eventually John decides he needs to get rid of the pests, but it isn’t easy with the medication he’s on.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 13 mins 29 secs Director: Gabriel Böhmer Producer: Samantha Monk Screenwriter: Gabriel Böhmer Music: Ber

Production CompanySamantha Monk [email protected]

10 SHORT ANIMATION

Bloomers

SynopsisBloomers captures the lively view of the sewing room environment at Headen & Quarmby, a family run, lingerie factory in Manchester. Created using a combination of audio interviews, an original score that incorporates sounds of the sewing room, and animation printed onto fabric, it shares a glimpse of working lives.

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 10 mins Director: Samantha Moore Producer: Abigail Addison Music: Malin BångCollaborators: The workers at the Headen & Quarmby lingerie factory.Commissioners: Klangforum Wien

Production CompanyAnimate Projects Abigail Addison 45 Empress Road DerbyDE23 [email protected] www.animateprojects.or

Sales AgentAnimate Projects Abigail Addison 45 Empress Road Derby DE23 [email protected] www.animateprojects.or

Body World

SynopsisA fully grown new born woman is birthed into a hazy summer’s garden. A rose daemon emerges from the bushes, and as it takes her hand we follow our anonymous heroine on her hapless adventure.

Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Cult Strand - World premiere


DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 7 mins Director: Kitty Faingold Producer:Editor: Kitty Faingold Screenwriter: Kitty FaingoldSound: Amadeo Faingold, Max Mannone Music: Amadeo FaingoldAnimation: Kitty Faingold



SHORT ANIMATION 11

Brexicuted

SynopsisThis satirical animation considers why Brexit is happening. A variety of British characters, interviewed the day after the UK voted to leave the EU, speak about what motivated their decision.

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 6 mins Director: Chris ShepherdProducer: Nicolas SchmerkinAssociate Producer: Abigail Addison Production Designer: Design: Simon SpilsburySound: Andy Humphreys Music: Carl DavisPrincipal Cast: Jean Boht, Steve Furst, Marie Lawrence, Tom Hillenbrand, Carolina ValdesAnimation: Chris Shepherd, Barry Evans, Lynne Pritchard, Martha Halliday, Hannah McNally, James Newport, Kate Anderson, Matt King, Charlie Nathan Neville, Alan Warburton

Production CompanyAutour de Minuit21, rue Henry Monnier 75009 ParisFrance [email protected] blog.autourdeminuit.com

Sales AgentAutour de Minuit21, rue Henry Monnier 75009 ParisFrance [email protected] blog.autourdeminuit.com

Chickens

SynopsisThe friend zone... We have all been there! Wondering if that glance from your crush meant something and if you will ever muster the courage to do something about it? Meet Adam and Emma with their cute, but unavoidable, problem. Brought to life through the illustrations of Meng-Chia Lai.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 4 mins 4 secs Director: George Wu Producer: Greet KallikormExecutive Producer: Chris O’Reilly, Charlotte Bavasso Editor: George WuScreenwriter: George Wu Production Designer: Meng-Chia Lai Sound: Brains and Hunch Music: Athos Tsiopani Principal Cast: Anne Harild2D Animators: Maki Yoshikuro, Andrew Clarke, Jamie Hobbs, Ivyy Chen, Krisi ZhupaliCompositing: Aled Matthews

Production CompanyNexus Studios 25 Chart Street LondonN1 6FA+44 (0)20 7749 [email protected] www.nexusstudios.com

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Children of the Holocaust

SynopsisAnimated accounts from six World War Two Holocaust Survivors. Documenting their extraordinary stories of escape as children from Nazi-occupied Europe, and the start of their new lives in Britain. Additional live-action camera interviews see survivors discussing the impact of these events on their lives, highlighting why it is important to still talk about the Holocaust today.

DetailsYear: 2014Running Time: 6 x 5 mins animated shorts and 6 x 2 mins live action interviews/ 53 mins featureDirector: Zane Whittingham Producer: Kath ShackletonExecutive Producer: Katy Jones, Liz Molyneux, Helen Brunsdon Editor: Phil BedwellProduction Designer: Zane Whittingham Sound: Dave AstonMusic: Paul HoneyPrincipal Cast: Suzanne Ripton, Heinz Skyte, Martin Kapel, Ruth Rogoff, Trude Silman, Arek HershAnimation: Ryan Jones, Oana NechiforAdditional Animation: Jade Hodgson, Gat Powell Backgrounds: Laura Tattersfield

Production CompanyA Fettle Animation production. Commissioned by BBC Learning and made in association with The Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association.

Fettle Animation 12A Victoria Street Marsden HuddersfieldHD7 6DF+44 (0)1484 [email protected] www.fettleanimation.com

Sales AgentSND Films Sydney Neter PO Box 157031001 Amsterdam Netherlands +31 2 04 04 07 [email protected] www.sndfilms.com

Construction Lines

SynopsisA short animated film about the interior of an ‘iceberg’ home (a home where the sub-ground levels are larger than the house above). The iceberg home in question was not developed due to hundreds of objections from surrounding neighbours in Knightsbridge, West London. Construction Lines shows this iceberg home rendered as a 3D model, using the original architectural plans and the software ‘Sketchup’. The narrative of the film, the model of the home, and the scenes played out within it, are informed by the objections filed against the planning application, as well as online articles speculating about the lives and lifestyles of the super-rich.

Official Selection Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2018 - International premiere

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 7 mins 41 secs Director: Max Colson Producer: Max ColsonEditor: Max Colson Screenwriter: Max ColsonDirector of Photography: Max Colson Production Designer: Max ColsonSound: Max Colson Music: AudionautixPrincipal Cast: Paul Bailey, Sandra Pearlmutter

Production CompanyColson Film and Video Max Colson [email protected]

Sales AgentMax Colson Film and Video Max Colson [email protected]

SHORT ANIMATION 13

A Daily Chat

SynopsisThis is a nonsense debate. When lovers build up a relationship, they fill in every moment with silence, whispers, laughter and screaming. This is a nonsense debate.


DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 5 mins 3 secs Director: Cheng-Hsu Chung Producer: Royal College of Art Editor: Cheng-Hsu Chung Screenwriter: Cheng-Hsu Chung Sound: Jarrah HewesPrincipal Cast: Voiceover: Aria Emory, Rebecca Henser



Deep Beneath the Earth

SynopsisThe only thing young Lucy likes is gaming on her iPad. But when she loses it in the woods, she’s determined to get it back. Her search leads her on a journey deep into the earth...

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 3 minsDirector: Kim Noce, Shaun Clark Producer: Kim Noce, Shaun Clark Co-Producer: Helena Thompson Editor: Michael HoScreenwriter: Helena ThompsonProduction Designer: Kim Noce, Shaun Clark Sound: Hutch DemouilpiedMusic: Hutch DemouilpiedPrincipal Cast: Hope Dundee, Ruby the dog; Narrator: Emily Arden

Production CompanyMewlab [email protected]

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Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) - SparksSynopsisSparks find themselves in 1930s Paris in pursuit of something just beyond their grasp.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 3 mins 45 secs Director: Joseph WallaceProducer: Carla Mooney, Delwyn Mooney Editor: Joseph WallaceDirector of Photography: Joseph WallaceProduction Designer: Joseph Wallace; Puppets: Roos Mattaar, Joseph Wallace; Sets: Aiden Whittam, Katrina Hood, Heather Colbert, Joseph Wallace, Roos Mattaar, Mary MurphyMusic: Sparks (Ron Mael, Russell Mael)Animation: Joseph Wallace, Roos Mattaar, Aiden WhittamFilm Image: ©BMG Rights Management Ltd (UK) 2017

Production CompanyCardel Carla Mooney [email protected] www.cardelentertainment.com

Sales AgentyCardel Carla Mooney [email protected] www.cardelentertainment.com

Elegy

SynopsisA film of stone and light – just stone and light.“Elegy is a form of poetry natural to the reflective mind. Sorrow and love became the principal themes of the elegy. Elegy presents everything as lost and gone or absent and future.” (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 6 mins Director: Paul BushProducer: Paul Bush, Gerd Gockell Editor: Paul BushDirector of Photography: Paul Bush, Adrian Flury Sound: Andy Cowton, Thomas Gass

Production CompanyUK, Switzerland coproduction

Ancient Mariner Productions Ltd (UK), Schattenkabinett GmbH (CH)

Ancient Mariner Productions Ltd www.paulbushfilms.com

SHORT ANIMATION 15

Facing It Films To Break Projectors

SynopsisAs Sean waits anxiously in the local pub, he is forced to explore his own unhappy memories and relationships in an evening that will leave him changed forever.


DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 8 mins 30 secs Director: Sam Gainsborough Producer: Jimmy Campbell - Smith Editor: Mdhamiri A Nkemi Screenwriter: Louisa WoodDirector of Photography: Bruno Grilo Production Designer: Fiona Guest Sound: Adam WoodhamsMusic: Jack NewtonPrincipal Cast: Daniele Bertolucci, Myra Ford, Basil Pruveneers, Edward Aczel, Cathy WalkerProduction Manager: Garry Frost

SynopsisFilms to Break Projectors glues, scrapes and splices 35mm, 16mm, and super 8 film to create defective and unprojectable celluloid sculptures. Hi-res scanning and digital stop motion reanimates the material and reveals its potential motion and colour music within, where traces of ambiguous narratives emerge from the complex loops.

Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Experimenta Strand

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 5 mins 7 secs Director: iloobiaProducer: Tim Grabham Editor: Tim GrabhamSound: iloobia, dissolving path Audio Mix: Paul PascoeFilm Images: © cinema iloobia 2016

Production CompanyNFTS (National Film and Television School)Beaconsfield Studios Station Road BeaconsfieldHP9 [email protected] www.nfts.co.uk

Sales AgentNFTS (National Film and Television School)Hemant Sharda Station Road Beaconsfield HP9 [email protected] www.nfts.co.uk

Production CompanyTim Grabham312 Portland Road HoveEast Sussex BN3 [email protected] www.iloobia.com

Sales Agentc/o cinema iloobia Tim Grabham312 Portland Road HoveEast Sussex BN3 [email protected] www.iloobia.com

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The Full StoryThe Flounder

SynopsisA loving, close-knit family falls apart as we hurtle through the Seventies into the divorce boom of the Eighties. Many years later, when the family home is sold, hindsight and fragments of childhood memory combine to reveal the full story.

Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Love Strand

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 8 mins Director: Daisy JacobsProducer: Geoff Morgan, Elliott Tagg Editor: Vera Simmonds Screenwriter: Daisy JacobsDirector of Photography: Max Williams Production Designer: Lucie Red, Elo Soode Sound: Jonas Andreas JensenMusic: Huw BunfordCo-Director: Chris Wilder

SynopsisThe Flounder is a forthcoming adaptation of The Fisherman and his Wife by the Brothers Grimm. This 18th century German fable is a beautifully structured morality tale about greed, which will be brought to life with painted animation by Elizabeth Hobbs and an original score by composer Carola Bauckholt.

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 5 mins Director: Elizabeth Hobbs Producer: Abigail Addison Music: Carola BauckholtCommissioners: Klangforum Wien Film Image: Work-in-progress image © Elizabeth Hobbs 2018

Production CompanyLife-Size Films Ltd Daisy [email protected]

Production CompanyAnimate Projects Abigail Addison45 Empress Road DerbyDE23 [email protected] www.animateprojects.org

Sales Agent Animate Projects Abigail Addison 45 Empress Road DerbyDE23 [email protected] www.animateprojects.org

SHORT ANIMATION 17

Happiness

SynopsisThe story of a rodent’s unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment. A brilliant analogy to ‘Life on Earth’.

Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Short Film Competition

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 5 mins Director: Steve Cutts Producer: Steve CuttsScreenwriter: Steve Cutts Music: Kevin MacLeod Animation: Steve Cutts

Production CompanySteve Cutts [email protected] www.stevecutts.com

Have Heart

SynopsisA looping GIF has an existential crisis.

Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Dare Strand

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 12 mins 10 secs Director: Will Anderson Producer: Will Anderson Screenwriter: Will Anderson Sound: Keith DuncanMusic: Atzi Muramatsu

Production CompanyWill Anderson www.wanderson.co.uk

18 SHORT ANIMATION

Homegrown

SynopsisFrancis raises his son like he cultivates his plants, shielded from harm, comfortable inside. However when the boy outgrows his father’s protective confines, Francis must face an uncomfortable truth.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 9 mins 20 secs Director: Quentin Haberham Producer: Caroline Bartleet Editor: Emil Gundersen Screenwriter: Tim Fraser, Quentin Haberham Director of Photography: Tom Doran Production Designer: Violet ElliotSound: Thomas Blazukas Music: Lindsay WrightPrincipal Cast: Philip Philmar, Sarah Ovens VFX: Bas Chatmaleerat, Jake FerrisColouring: Vlad Barin

Production CompanyA National Film and Television School (NFTS) production

Quentin Haberham [email protected] www.quentinhaberham.com


How Are You Today?

SynopsisIn a fucked up world, two opposite characters meet.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 7 min 19 secs Director: Sophie Markatatos Producer: Royal College of Art Sound: Joseph TateAnimation: Sophie Markatatos, Yannick Boireau


Sales AgentRoyal College of Art Jane Colling Festivals CoordinatorAnimation Department Royal College of Art Kensington Gore LondonSW7 2EU+44 (0)20 7590 4512 [email protected]

SHORT ANIMATION 19

I’m OK

SynopsisFollowing the end of a stormy love affair, Expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka enlists in the First World War. After suffering serious injuries in battle, he experiences a series of memories and visions as medics transport him through the forests of the Russian front. Playful and imaginative, I’m OK explores the wounds of heartbreak and trauma.


DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 6 mins Director: Elizabeth HobbsProducer: Abigail Addison (Animate Projects)Co-Producer: Jelena Popovic (National Film Board of Canada)Executive Producer: Gary Thomas (Animate Projects), Michael Fukushima (National Film Board of Canada)Sound: Sacha RatcliffeFilm Images: © Animate Projects / Elizabeth Hobbs / The National Film Board of Canada

Production CompanyUK, Canada coproduction

An Animate Projects (UK) , Elizabeth Hobbs (UK) and the National Film Board of Canada (CA) coproduction.


Sales AgentNational Film Board of CanadaP.O. Box 6100 Station Centre-ville MontrealQuebec, H3C 3H5 [email protected] www.nfb.ca

Immunecraft

SynopsisAdopting the form of a video game trailer, Immunecraft is an animation developed in collaboration with immunologist Dr Megan MacLeod and presents a fictional game which gives users agency over a real life cell culture to compete against opponent players, and explores the parallels between popular gameplay mechanics and some of the most important principles of the human immune system, including cell memory and autoimmunity. It understands itself as a piece of speculative design futures, commenting on the principles of multiplayer online gaming in the age of DNA building blocks, printable organic electronics and biohacking, thus raising questions about bioethics.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 3 mins 5 secsDirector: Eric Schockmel, in collaboration with Dr Megan MacLeod, University of GlasgowProducer: Abigail Addison Executive Producer: Gary Thomas Editor: Eric SchockmelScreenwriter: Eric Schockmel, Megan MacLeod Sound: Bram MeindersmaMusic: Bram Meindersma

Production CompanyAn Animate Projects commission, supported by the Wellcome Trust


Sales Agent Animate Projects Abigail Addison 45 Empress Road DerbyDE23 [email protected] www.animateprojects.org

20 SHORT ANIMATION

Inanimate

SynopsisKatrine leads an ordinary life, with a regular job and a happy relationship until one day she wakes up and begins to see her world for what it really is.

Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2018 - Cinéfondation - World premiere


DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 8 mins 30 secs Director: Lucia Bulgheroni Producer: Lennard Ortmann Editor: Raphael PereiraScreenwriter: Andrew Eu (script development), Jonty Dawson (script development), Lucia Bulgheroni (story)Director of Photography: Ronnie McQuillan Production Designer: Kristina Kovacs Sound: Louise Burton Music: Jose PavliPrincipal Cast: Erin Austen, Jay Taylor, Jassa Ahu-luwalia Animation: Lucia Bulgheroni

Production CompanyNFTS (National Film and Television School)Beaconsfield Studios Station Road BeaconsfieldHP9 [email protected] www.nfts.co.uk


Invisible Barriers

SynopsisAn animated film created to support and encourage girls to believe in themselves in difficult regions around the globe, where societal change and growth is needed and should be positively encouraged.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 2 mins 6 secs Director: Mustashrik Mahbub Producer: Alex HalleyCo-Producer: Valerie MessersiExecutive Producer: Partizan, Freuds, Girl Effect.org Editor: Mustashrik Mahbub, Kevin KonakScreenwriter: Mustashrik Mahbub, Seb Royce, Basset Ikpi, Girl Effect.org Director of Photography: Mustashrik MahbubProduction Designer: Mustashrik Mahbub Sound: Ed Downham, Wave Studios Music: Wave StudiosPrincipal Cast: Bassey Ikpi

Production CompanyMustashrik Mahbub [email protected] www.mustashrik.com

Partizan19 Kingsland Road LondonE2 8AA+44 (0)20 7851 0200www.partizan.com

Sales AgentCUT-UP GmbH (Festival Bookings) Moritz Schneider & Andrea SponrigHopfenstrasse 19 ZürichCH-8045Switzerland+41 44 201 08 [email protected]

SHORT ANIMATION 21

Konfessions of a Klabautermann

SynopsisA video collage comprising multiple threads loosely anchored around male maritime coming-of- age rites. Hardeep Pandhal raps to a score composed with Joe Howe as we are dragged through a cartoon world marked by male fears of floods, bordering between the homely and the gratuitous.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 12 mins 22 secs Director: Hardeep Pandhal Producer:Editor: Hardeep Pandhal Screenwriter: Hardeep Pandhal Sound: Hardeep Pandhal, Joe HowePrincipal Cast: Hardeep Pandhal, David Steans Animation: Hardeep PandhalFilm Image: © Hardeep Pandhal

Production CompanyCommissioned by Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival.Production supported by Arts Council England, National Theatre of Scotland

Hardeep Pandhal [email protected]

Johnno’s Dead

SynopsisServing twelve years behind bars for a crime you didn’t commit focuses the mind. Everything becomes crystal clear. All of the injustice poisons the soul and there’s nothing left but to settle old scores. This film is the animation/live action hybrid sequel to Chris Shepherd’s award winning ‘Dad’s Dead’.

Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2017 - World premiere

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 8 mins Director: Chris ShepherdProducer: Nicolas Schmerkin, Abigail Addison Editor: Miikka LeskinenScreenwriter: Chris ShepherdDirector of Photography: Peter Ellmore, Paul Teverini Sound: Andy HumphreysMusic: Oliver DavisPrincipal Cast: Ian Hart, Chris Freeney

Production CompanyFrance, UK coproduction

Autour De Minuit (FR), Polkadot (UK)

Polkadot Productions Limited 1 Chevening RoadUpper Norwood LondonSE19 3TE+44 (0)7919 [email protected] www.chrisshepherdfilms.com

Sales AgentAutour De Minuit21 Rue Henry Monnier 75009Paris France+33 (0)4281 [email protected] www.autourdeminuit.com

22 SHORT ANIMATION

Life Cycles

SynopsisAn observational exploration of routine, monotony, attention and distraction. Will we continue to let events pass us by uncontested, or will we decide to break the cycle?

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 4 mins 17 secs Director: Ross Hogg Producer: Ross HoggExecutive Producer: Noel Goodwin, Stephen May Sound: Keith DuncanMusic: Robbie GunnPrincipal Cast: Voices: Megan Taylor, Duncan Cowles, Ainslie Henderson, Will Anderson, Scott Willis, Cat Bruce, Keith Duncan

Production CompanyRoss Hogg+44 (0)7738 [email protected] www.rosshogg.com

Leave a Print

SynopsisA family of arctic foxes learns to cope with the fact that one of them is fading away. A story about losing and remembering.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 5 mins 14 secs Director: Christina S. Nerland Producer: Christina S. Nerland Screenwriter: Christina S. Nerland Music: Eduardo AndradeAnimation: Christina S. Nerland, Judit Boor, Shuaijun WangBackgrounds: Christina S. Nerland, Juliette Rogasik, Tyrone Cheung

Production CompanyChristina S. Nerland [email protected] www.leaveaprintmovie.com

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Love + Radio Animal Parts Love in Idleness

SynopsisDan recounts a mysterious visitation that had an unusual effect on him and his fellow travelers while touring the United States with his band. An animated extract from podcast Love + Radio.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 3 mins Director: Adam Wells Producer: Nick van der KolkExecutive Producer: Nick van der Kolk Sound: Steve McLaughlin, Philip Dmochowski Principal Cast: Dan Deacon

SynopsisAn animated film exploring the fleeting delusional love between Titania and Bottom. There is no story, no time and no roles: only raw emotions and sensations. The film is made with charcoal on paper, with a series of drawings constantly erased and retraced.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 5 mins Director: Kim Noce Producer: Shaun Clark Editor: Benjamin Gerstein Sound: Hutch Demouilpied Music: Hutch DemouilpiedPrincipal Cast: Sharon Gal, Hugo Degenhardt

Production CompanyAdam Wells [email protected] www.adamwells.co.uk

Production CompanyA Mewlab and Film London production

Mewlabc/o Kim Noce [email protected]

24 SHORT ANIMATION

Marfa

SynopsisA town on the borderlands of Texas. A place out of time. A desert where strange lights dance in the night sky. A mecca for lovers of minimalist art. A landscape of lost horses, freaks and food trucks. And then there’s the giant lemon.

Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - World premiere

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 8 mins 22 secs Director: The Brothers McLeod Producer: The Brothers McLeod Editor: Greg McLeodScreenwriter: The Brothers McLeod Sound: Tom AngellMusic: Tom Angell

Production CompanyThe Brothers McLeod 2nd Floor46 Rother Street Stratford-upon-Avon WarwickshireCV37 6LTwww.brothersmcleod.co.uk

Sales AgentThe Brothers McLeod 2nd Floor46 Rother Street Stratford-upon-Avon WarwickshireCV37 6LTwww.brothersmcleod.co.uk

Mamoon

SynopsisTold entirely using projected animation onto polystyrene film sets, the film follows the story of a mother and her infant child who are forced to leave their home when mysterious, dark shadows envelop the light in which they exist.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 6 mins 29 secs Director: Ben SteerProducer: Tom BoxMusic: Matthew Wilcock for Zelig SoundAnimation: Phil Brooks, Ben Steer, Ricky Honmong, Sarah Caisley, Simon Taylor, Steve Kimbrey

Production CompanyBlue Zoo Animation Tom [email protected] www.blue-zoo.co.uk

Sales AgentBlue Zoo Animation Tom [email protected] www.blue-zoo.co.uk

SHORT ANIMATION 25

Maybe It’s Me Microdistrict

SynopsisWith a voiceover that goes back in time, and digitally rendered images of a warm Greek summer, the director transports us to his childhood and remembers his relationship with his grandfather. In trying to recreate his childhood memories the filmmaker creates a moving film about the power of memories and the relationships that have touched us the most.

Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018 - International premiere

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 6 mins 8 secs Director: Dimitris Simou Producer: Dimitris Simou Editor: Dimitris Simou Screenwriter: Dimitris Simou Sound: Zhe WuAnimation: Dimitris Simou

SynopsisSnaps of everyday human interactions are assembled in a rhythmic montage that explores the relationship between men, architecture and nature in the context of Bulgarian post-socialist residential neighbourhoods.


DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 4 mins Director: Ivelina IvanovaProducer: University of Westminster Sound: trohiMusic: trohi

Production CompanyDimitris Simou [email protected] www.dimitrissimou.com

Sales Agent Dimitris Simou [email protected]

Production CompanyA University of Westminster production

University of Westminster BA AnimationStephen Ryley 309 Regent Street LondonW1B 2HW+44 (0)20 7911 [email protected]

Ivelina Ivanova [email protected]

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[O]

Synopsis[O] imitates nature in its manner of operation. The film depicts cycles in a world entirely based on sound frequency and vibration.

Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - Animation Spotlight Competition


DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 6 mins 34 secs Director: Mario Radev, Chiara Sgatti Producer: Mario RadevCo-Producer: Chiara Sgatti Executive Producer: Mario Radev Editor: Mario Radev, Chiara Sgatti Screenwriter: Mario RadevDirector of Photography: Mario Radev, Chiara Sgatti Production Designer: Mario Radev, Chiara SgattiSound: Antonio Quiroga Waldthaler; 5.1 Sound Mix: George Roberts Music: Antonio Quiroga WaldthalerPrincipal Cast: Mario Radev, Chiara SgattiColouring Assistance: Anna Smirnova, Dana-Mari Tarakchieva, Vincent HollywellFilm Images: © Mario Radev and Chiara Sgatti

Production CompanyLondon College of Communication Elephant and CastleLondon SE1 6SB+44 (0)20 7514 [email protected] www.arts.ac.uk/lcc

Sales AgentHewes Pictures LLCIvy Zhang - Acquisitions 515 Madison Avenue New YorkNY 10022 USA+1 212 726 [email protected] www.HewesPictures.com

Not the End of the World

SynopsisA boy meets girl story. With much less meeting. Joe Connoly’s life takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious note arrives on his desk in school.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 8 mins 20 seconds Director: Jack BennettProducer: Jack Bennett Editor: Jack Bennett Screenwriter: Jack BennettDirector of Photography: Jack Bennett Sound: Dave ScottPrincipal Cast: Mike Skinner, Pia Marie Pose, Tilly Buckhurst, Claire Mellor, Dale Hudson

Production CompanyBennett Films Jack [email protected] www.bennettfilms.co.uk

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The Pangolin and the Hedgehog Perfect World

SynopsisA young pangolin is brought up in a family of hedgehogs. Feeling as an outsider, his hedgehog mother confesses to him that he has been adopted. He leaves in search of answers. He begins a journey to find himself but he will end up finding his real family...

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 4 mins 42 secs Director: Paolo RussoProducer: University of West of England, Bristol Editor: Paolo RussoScreenwriter: Paolo RussoDirector of Photography: Paolo Russo Production Designer: Paolo Russo Sound: Thomas HoeyMusic: William Newsome

SynopsisA journey through a sugary wonderland, following a boy and his mother as they wander through a frozen forest, meeting a bear, wolves. Wandering through magical white landscapes there are moments of danger and wonder. All ending in a mothers hug and a sugar cube.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 4 mins 25 secs Director: Karni and Saul Producer: Karni and Saul Executive Producer: Ssulkybunny Editor: Karni and SaulDirector of Photography: Karni and Saul Music: Katie Melua

Production CompanyPaolo Russo Animation Paolo [email protected] www.paolorussoanimation.weebly. com

Production CompanySulkybunny [email protected] www.sulkybunny.com

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Poles Apart

SynopsisIn a harsh Arctic landscape, a hungry and solitary polar bear has to decide if a naïve Canadian grizzly bear is her food or her friend.

BAFTA Award for Best Short Animated Film 2018

DetailsRunning Time: 11 mins 52 secs Director: Paloma Baeza Producer: Ser En LowEditor: Zsófia Tálas Screenwriter: Paloma BaezaDirector of Photography: Jon Muschamp Production Designer: Paula Gimenez Sound: Morgan MuseMusic: Hollie BuhagiarPrincipal Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph MayAnimators: Alex Crowley, Nuria Bataller, Paloma Baeza, Joanna Brooks

Production CompanyNational Film and Television School (NFTS)Beaconsfield Studios Station Road BeaconsfieldHP9 [email protected] www.nfts.co.uk

Poles Apart Productions [email protected] www.poles-a-part.com

Sales AgentThe National Film and Television School (NFTS)Hemant Sharda Beaconsfield Studios Station Road BeaconsfieldHP9 1LG+44 (0)1494 [email protected] www.nfts.co.uk

Poles Apart Productions [email protected] www.poles-a-part.com

Plasticine

SynopsisA boy day-dreams his future in Plasticine, then shares his dream with his daughter.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 30 mins Director: Raj Yagnik, Tine Kluth Producer: Colette McWilliams Executive Producer: Tim Lacey Editor: Raj Yagnik Screenwriter: Raj YagnikDirector of Photography: Raj Yagnik, Jamie Kennerley Production Designer: Tine Kluth, Alex WardSound: Ruth Rainey Music: Roma YagnikPrincipal Cast: Rafi Lanham, Indi Rae Fugil, Stuart McMillan Animation: Tine Kluth

Production CompanyWired Video Raj Yagnik [email protected] www.wiredvideo.net

Pressure Drop Pictures www.pressuredroppictures.com

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Rabbit’s Blood Revolting Rhymes Part One

SynopsisA girl who lost something important meets a rabbit.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 4 mins 42 secs Director: Sarina Nihei Producer: Sarina NiheiProduction Executive: Fiona Lamptey Editor: Sarina NiheiSound: Horret KuusCommissioning Editor: Catherine Bray

SynopsisSnow White and Red Riding Hood become lifelong friends as Snow White takes on the might of the wicked Queen, whilst Red is called home to deal with a pair of hungry wolves – one who has eaten her grandma and then dressed in her clothes, and another who can’t stop himself from eating some unsuspecting pigs.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 29 minsDirector: Jan Lachauer, Jakob Schuh; Co-Director: Bin-Han To Producer: Martin Pope, Michael RoseCo-Producer: Mike BucklandExecutive Producer: Dominic Gregory, Elizabeth Kilgarriff Editor: Benjamin Quabeck, Jan LachauerScreenwriter: Jan Lachauer (adaptation), Jakob Schuh (adaptation), Roald Dahl (original book), Quentin Blakes (original book illustration) Production Designer: Nadya MiraSound: Sound Designer and Mixer: Adrian Rhodes Music: Ben Locket; Additional Music: Terry DaviesPrincipal Cast: Voice Cast: Tamsin Greig, Dominic West, Rob Brydon, Gemma Chan, Rose Leslie, David Walliams, Dolly Heavey, Eden Muckle, Dylan Issberner, Amelie Forester-Evans

Production CompanyA Little Dot Studios production commissioned by Channel 4/ Random Acts

Sarina Nihei [email protected]

Production CompanyMagic Light Pictures 21 Goodge Street LondonW1T 2PJ+44 (0)20 7631 [email protected] www.magiclightpictures.com

Sales AgentMagic Light Pictures 21 Goodge Street LondonW1T 2PJ+44 (0)20 7631 [email protected] www.magiclightpictures.com

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Ride

SynopsisHundreds of motorbikes are animated frame by frame in this homage to the iconic motorcycle design and culture of the 1950s and 60s. A rider prepares his bike and departs on an idealised journey into the countryside and into the future.

Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Short Film Competition - World premiere

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 5 mins 40 secsDirector: Direction and Animation: Paul Bush; Dragonframe Animation: Tânia DuarteProducer: Paul Bush, Abi Feijo Executive Producer: Phil Davies Editor: Paul BushScreenwriter: Paul BushDirector of Photography: Manuel Pinto Barros Production Designer: Nuno GuedesSound: Andy Cowton Music: Conjunto Típico do ValPrincipal Cast: Bernardo Santo Tirso, João Cardoso Photographed By: Ícaro Pintor, Paul Bush

Production CompanyUK, Portugal coproduction

Ancient Mariner Productions (UK), Ciclope Filmes (PT)

Ancient Mariner Productions Ltd www.paulbushfilms.com/ancient-mariner.html

Sales AgentAgência - Curtas Metragens / Portuguese Short Film Agency Auditório Municipal Pr Republica 4480-715 Vila do Conde Portugal+351 252 [email protected] www.curtas.pt

Revolting Rhymes Part Two

SynopsisJack grows up with his heart set on next-door neighbour Cindy. She has her eye turned by the eligible prince at the ball, and Jack gets distracted by a giant beanstalk at the bottom of his garden. Will they find true love?

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 29 minsDirector: Jan Lachauer, Jakob Schuh; Co-Director: Bin-Han To Producer: Martin Pope, Michael RoseCo-Producer: Mike BucklandExecutive Producer: Dominic Gregory, Elizabeth Kilgarriff Editor: Benjamin Quabeck, Jan LachauerScreenwriter: Jan Lachauer (adaptation), Jakob Schuh (adaptation), Roald Dahl (original book), Quentin Blakes (original book illustration) Production Designer: Nadya MiraSound: Sound Designer and Mixer: Adrian RhodesMusic: Ben Locket; Additional Music: Terry Davies, Pete Grogan Principal Cast: Voice Cast: Rose Leslie, Gemma Chan, Dominic West, Rob Brydon, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Bel Poweley, David Walliams, Bertie Carvel, Dylan Issberner, Amelie Forester-Evans

Production CompanyMagic Light Pictures 21 Goodge Street LondonW1T 2PJ+44 (0)20 7631 [email protected] www.magiclightpictures.com

Sales AgentMagic Light Pictures 21 Goodge Street LondonW1T 2PJ+44 (0)20 7631 [email protected] www.magiclightpictures.com

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Robot & Scarecrow Robot Memoir

SynopsisSet amidst the euphoric madness of a summer music festival, Robot & Scarecrow is a uniquely modern fairytale about love. When a robot pop princess flees her keeper she runs straight into the arms of a lonely scarecrow desperate for adventure. They spend an incredible night together, caught in a heady vortex of music and magic.

Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Create Strand - Short Film Competition

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 15 mins 23 secs Director: Kibwe TavaresProducer: Daniel EmmersonCo-Producer: Theo BarrowcloughExecutive Producer: Michael Fassbender, Conor McCaughan Editor: Jinx GodfreyScreenwriter: Ursula Rani Sarma, Kibwe Tavares Director of Photography: Luke JacobsSound: Matis ReiMusic: Gaika, Bøn, Nils Frahm, Fat White FamilyPrincipal Cast: Jack O’Connell, Holliday Grainger, Daniel Kaluuya

SynopsisRobot Memoir is the latest film in an ongoing collaborative project between animator Edwin Rostron and musician/writer Supreme Vagabond Craftsman.

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 7 mins 24 secs Director: Edwin Rostron Producer: Edwin RostronMusic: Supreme Vagabond Craftsman Animation: Edwin Rostron

Production CompanyDMC Film120 London Road LondonSE1 6LF+44 (0)20 3865 [email protected] https://twitter.com/DMCFilmOfficial

Production CompanySupported by Jerwood Charitable Foundation

Edwin Rostron [email protected] www.edwinrostron.net

Sales AgentEdwin Rostron [email protected] www.edwinrostron.net

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Roughhouse

SynopsisThree friends embark on a new adventure in a strange town, but when a manipulative new member joins their gang their loyalty is torn apart with terrifying consequences.

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 15 mins 30 secs Director: Jonathan HodgsonProducer: Jonathan Hodgson, Richard Van Den Boom Co-Producer: Richard Van Den BoomExecutive Producer: Richard Van Den Boom Editor: Zurine Ainz, Robert Bradbrook Screenwriter: Jonathan Hodgson Production Designer: Jonathan Hodgson Sound: Yan VolsyMusic: Stuart HiltonPrincipal Cast: Stuart Ash, Greg Haworth, Sam Malley, Jordan Taylor; Narration: Steven Camden

Production CompanyUK, France coproduction

Hodgson Films (UK), Papy3D Productions (FR)

Hodgson Films Ltd Jonathan Hodgson 79 Islip Street LondonNW5 [email protected] hodgsonfilms.tumblr.com

Sales AgentPapy3D Productions43 Boulevard Auguste Blanqui 75013 ParisFrance www.papy3d.com/html/en/

Roger Ballen’s Theatre of ApparitionsSynopsisImages created by photographer Roger Ballen plunge the audience deep into his mind: an animated theatre of dismembered people, beasts and ghosts, dance, tumble, make love and tear themselves apart. A nightmarish subconscious world in black and white.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 5 minsDirector: Emma Calder, Ged Haney Producer: Emma CalderExecutive Producer: Roger Ballen Editor: Emma CalderScreenwriter: Roger Ballen, Marguerite Rossouw, Emma Calder, Ged HaneySound: Emma Calder Music: John Webb Principal Cast: Roger Ballen

Production CompanyPearly Oyster Productions Ltd Emma Calder [email protected] www.pearlyoyster.com

Sales Agentc/o Pearly Oyster Productions Ltd Emma Calder [email protected] www.pearlyoyster.com

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Six God Alphabet Peter Snow White Cologne

SynopsisPlease wake up Peter. Please wake up. You need to learn your alphabet now Peter.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 6 mins 43 secs Director: Peter Millard Producer: Peter MillardCo-Producer: Peter Millard Executive Producer: Peter Millard Editor: Peter Millard Screenwriter: Peter MillardDirector of Photography: Peter Millard Production Designer: Peter Millard Sound: Peter MillardMusic: Skillbard

SynopsisSnow White Cologne is a visual poem, post-rationalising the struggle of a young girl’s drug addiction. There’s love and loss, good and bad. This film is an emotional journey based on a true, personal story.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 6 mins 20 secs Director: Amanda Eliasson Producer: Animation Staff RCA Editor: Amanda Eliasson Screenwriter: Amanda EliassonProduction Designer: Amanda Eliasson Sound: Amanda EliassonMusic: Kerstin Ljungstrom, Adam Renstrom, Clara Blom Christensen Principal Cast: Voiceover: Stina SvedlundAdditional Painting: Agne Jurkenaite, Diyala Muir, Kate Ducker, Anh Hoang, Sacha Beeley, Alice Finn, Julia Yogaratnam, Ashley Park, Marian Obando

Production CompanyPeter Millard [email protected]

Production CompanyRoyal College of Art Jane Colling Kensington GoreLondonSW7 [email protected] www.rca.ac.uk


34 SHORT ANIMATION

Strange Beasts

SynopsisStrange Beasts is an augmented reality game. It allows you to create and grow your own ‘pet’. How far can it go?


DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 5 mins 20 secs Director: Magali Barbe Producer: Magali BarbeCo-Producer: Peregrine McCaferty, Red Knuckles Executive Producer: Magali BarbeEditor: Magali Barbe Screenwriter: Magali BarbeDirector of Photography: Anthony GuiryProduction Designer: Amelie Guyot; Designer: Jonathan Djob Nkondo Sound: Pierre VedovatoMusic: Pierre VedovatoPrincipal Cast: Timothy Renouf, Poppy PolivnickVFX Artists: Maickel Pasta, Dean Frater, Joffrey Zeitouni, Philippe Moine.

Production CompanyPeanut VFX Amelie Guyot12 Ramsgate Street LondonE8 2NA+44 (0)20 7254 5779www.peanutfx.com

Red KnucklesMario Ucci and Rick Thiele 19-23 Kingsland Road LondonE2 8AA+44 (0)20 3889 6160www.redknuckles.co.uk

Song of the Nobird

SynopsisNobirds are the “no birds” that sing in Keats’s ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’. The poem is re-imagined as a computer game where the “knight at arms” and the “belle dame” might win one another if they make the right choices. Real birds as negative images haunt their quest.

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 3 mins 16 secs Director: Stuart Pound Editor: Stuart Pound Screenwriter: Rosemary Norman Principal Cast: Rosemary NormanText and Voice: Rosemary Norman

Production CompanyStuart Pound & Rosemary Norman [email protected] [email protected]

Sales AgentStuart Pound & Rosemary Norman [email protected] [email protected]

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Sun That Yorkshire Sound

SynopsisThe Sun has come out to play. Run for your lives!.

DetailsYear: 2013Running Time: 1 min 30 secs Director: Paul HillProducer: Mark Taylor Music: Joe Donohoe Animator: Phil Parker

SynopsisA hand drawn animated documentary, following the rhythms of a day in Yorkshire. It captures the sound of Yorkshire, from it’s multicultural and bustling cities like Bradford and Sheffield, to the delicate sounds of birds in the countryside and the hypnotic rhythm of the motorways and train tracks.


DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 2 mins 10 secs Director: Marcus Armitage Producer: L.J. StaceySound: Marian MentrupAnimation: Marcus Armitage, Diana Gradinaru

Production CompanyA Productions Ltd Paul Hill52 Old Market Street BristolBS2 0ER+44 (0)117 [email protected] www.aproductions.co.uk

Production CompanyMarcus Armitage [email protected]

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Trump Dreams

SynopsisAn animation based on images, words and ideas taken from dreams about Donald Trump from people around the world.

Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Short Films Perspectives Competition

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 3 mins 48 secs Director: Ruth Lingford Producer: Ruth Lingford Editor: Ruth LingfordSound: George LingfordPrincipal Cast: With the voices of: David Lobser, Catharine Thiemann, Demane Davies, Rachel Gila, Aurora Andrews, Guy Maddin, Ruth Lingford, Walter Berry, Bryan Papciak, Chris Land

Production CompanyRuth Lingford [email protected]

Sales AgentJane Colling [email protected]

Tough

SynopsisSome things can only be understood with maturity. New light is shed on childhood cultural misunderstandings when a Chinese mother and her British-born daughter speak as adults for the first time.

Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2017 - International Documentary Short Film Selection

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 5 mins Director: Jennifer Zheng Producer: Jennifer Zheng Editor: Jennifer Zheng Sound: Jennifer Zheng Music: K. Preston MerkleyPrincipal Cast: Jennifer Zheng, Lili Li

Production CompanyJennifer Zheng+44 (0)7828 [email protected] www.jenniferzheng.co.uk

Sales AgentJennifer Zheng+44 (0)7828 [email protected] www.jenniferzheng.co.uk

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Wednesday With Goddard Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)

SynopsisA personal quest for spiritual enlightenment leads to romance and despair.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 4 mins 30 secs Director: Nicolas MénardProducer: Claire Spencer Cook; Assistant Producer: Rebecca Archer Executive Producer: Chris O’Reilly, Charlotte BavassoEditor: Nicolas Ménard Screenwriter: Nicolas Ménard Sound: David KampMusic: David KampPrincipal Cast: Denis Foley, Aneta PietrowskaCommissioned By: Pegah Farahmand, Random Acts, Channel 4

SynopsisAn animated tribute to Joe Orton marking the 50th anniversary of his death inspired by the prank letters of complaint that Orton penned under the pseudonym ‘Edna Welthorpe’.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 5 mins Director: Chris Shepherd Producer: Abigail AddisonExecutive Producer: Emma Parker Editor: Miikka LeskineScreenwriter: Joe Orton, Chris ShepherdProduction Designer: Animators and Design: Martha Halliday, Jocie Juritz, Hannah McNally, Chris ShepherdSound: Andy Humphreys Music: Oliver DavisPrincipal Cast: Alison Steadman; Voiceover: Robin Sebastian

Production CompanyNexus StudiosSamia Ahmed 25 Chart StreetLondon N1 6FA+44 (0)20 7749 [email protected] www.nexusstudios.com

Production CompanyA Polkadot Productions and Chris Shepherd Films production.Funded by the University of Leicester and Arts Council England

Polkadot Productions Limited 1 Chevening RoadUpper Norwood LondonSE19 3TE+44 (0)7919 [email protected] www.chrisshepherdfilms.com

Sales AgentPolkadot Productions Limited 1 Chevening RoadUpper Norwood LondonSE19 3TE+44 (0)7919 [email protected] www.chrisshepherdfilms.com

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Chuck Steel: Night of the TrampiresSynopsisIt’s not 1985 anymore...it’s 1986, and Chuck Steel is “the best God damn cop on the force” according to his long suffering boss, Captain Jack Schitt. But even this maverick, renegade, loose cannon, lone wolf, cop on the edge, who doesn’t play by the rules has his work cut out when the Governor of LA decides to reduce the licensing hours for clubs and bars triggering a sudden, inexplicable spate of high profile disappearances in the city. The disappearances all have the same thing in common, a crime scene covered in blood but with no sign of the victim. The police are perplexed until they get a break in the case when one of the victims manages to escape. Chuck goes to interview the victim at the hospital but is confronted by a crazed old man who introduces himself as Abraham Van Rental. He warns a disbelieving Chuck that an evil scourge is about to descend on the city of Los Angeles - the scourge of the TRAMPIRES - a mutated hybrid of vampire and tramp.

Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - World premiere

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 90 mins Director: Michael MortProducer: Joseph D’Morais, Rupert Lywood, Michael Mort, Randhir SinghEditor: Stuart Bruce Screenwriter: Michael MortDirector of Photography: Laura Howie Production Designer: Alex WardMusic: Joris de ManPrincipal Cast: Voice Cast: Paul Whitehouse, Samatha Couglan, Lauren Harris, Mike Mort

Production CompanyAnimortal StudioBennett Street Industrial Estate Bennett StreetBridgend South Wales CF31 3SH+44 (0)1656 [email protected] www.animortalstudio.com

Early Man

SynopsisSet at the dawn of time, when dinosaurs and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of how one plucky caveman unites his tribe against a mighty enemy and saves the day (while also inadvertently inventing the game of football!).

Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Open-air Screenings

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 89 mins Director: Nick ParkProducer: Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Nick Park, Carla Shelley, Richard BeekExecutive Producer: Alicia Gold, Ron Halpern, Didier Lupfer, Danny Perkins, Ben Roberts, Natascha Wharton Co-Executive Producer: Sean Clarke, Paul Kewley, Kerry LockEditor: Sim Evan-JonesScreenwriter: Mark Burton, James Higginson, Nick ParkDirector of Photography: Charles Copping, Dave Alex Riddett, Paul Smith, Peter SorgProduction Designer: Matt PerryMusic: Harry Gregson-Williams, Tom HowePrincipal Cast: Voice cast: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Richard Ayoade

Production CompanyAn Aardman Animations production with the support of BFI and StudioCanal.

Aardman Animations Gas Ferry Road BristolBS1 6UN+44 (0)117 984 [email protected] www.aardman.com

Sales AgentStudioCanal1, Place du Spectacle 92130 Issy les Moulineaux France+33 1 71 35 35 [email protected] [email protected]

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Ethel & Ernest

SynopsisAn entertaining and heart-warming story about two people who fall in love against the background of immense social change in the mid 20th Century, experiencing the Depression, World War II, postwar austerity and cultural upheaval. Forty years of change, one enduring love. Based on Raymond Briggs’ award-winning graphic novel, a funny and touching tribute to his parents.

Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 94 mins Director: Roger MainwoodProducer: Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding Co-Producer: Stéphan RoelantsExecutive Producer: Raymond Briggs, Robbie Little, Adam Partridge, Jon Rennie, Ben Roberts, Natascha Wharton, Matthew ReadEditor: Richard OverallScreenwriter: Raymond Briggs (graphic novel), Roger Mainwood (screenplay)Director of Photography: Fraser Taggart Sound: Adrian RhodesMusic: Original Music by Carl Davis; Song ‘In The Blink of an Eye’ by Paul McCartney Principal Cast: Voice Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Luke TreadawayAnimation Director: Peter DoddArt Director: Robin Shaw Music Supervisor: Gary Welch

Production CompanyDeveloped with the support of BBC, BFI, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Film Fund Luxembourg, Welsh Government

Lupus FilmsEthel & Ernest Productions Ltd 339 Upper StreetLondon N1 0PB+44 (0)20 3227 [email protected] www.lupusfilms.com

Sales AgentThe Little Film Company3940 Laurel Canyon Boulevard #807Studio City CA 91604 USA+1 818 762 [email protected]

www.thelittlefilmcompany.com

Isle of Dogs

SynopsisAtari Kobayashi is 12 years old, and ward to Kobayashi, the corrupt mayor of Megasaki City. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage dump, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies to Trash Island in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.

Official Selection Berlinale 2018 - Competition - World premiere

DetailsYear: 2018Running Time: 101 mins Director: Wes AndersonProducer: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson; Co-Producer: Octavia Peissel; Animation Producer: Simon Quinn Executive Producer: Eli Bush, Christoph Fisser, Henning Molfenter, Charlie WoebckenEditor: Edward Bursch, Ralph FosterScreenwriter: Wes Anderson (screenplay, story), Roman Coppola (story), Kunichi Nomura (story), Jason Schwartzman (story)Director of Photography: Tristan OliverProduction Designer: Paul Harrod, Adam Stockhausen Music: Alexandre Desplat; Music Supervisor: Randall PosterPrincipal Cast: Voice Cast: Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Kunichi Nomura, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, Akira ItoAnimation: Mark WaringFilm Image: ©Twentieth Century Fox

Production CompanyUK, Germany, US coproduction

An Indian Paintbrush (US), American Empirical Pictures (US), Scott Rudin Productions (US) film, coproduced with Studio Babelsberg (DE) and in collaboration with 3 Mills Studios (UK)

Sales AgentFox Searchlight Pictures 10201 West Pico Blvd. Los AngelesCA 90035 USA+1 310 369 1570www.foxsearchlight.com


Paddington 2

SynopsisThe continuing comic misadventures of a young marmalade-loving Peruvian bear who travels to London, and the kindly Brown family who give him a home. Paddington is now happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, where he has become a popular member of the community. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 103 mins Director: Paul King Producer: David HeymanExecutive Producer: Rosie Alison, Alexandra Ferguson, Jeffrey Clifford, Ron Halpern, Didier LupferEditor: Jonathan Amos, Mark EversonScreenwriter: Michael Bond (story), Simon Farnaby (screenplay), Paul King (screenplay)Director of Photography: Erik Wilson Production Designer: Gary WilliamsonMusic: Dario Marianelli; Music Supervisor: Nick AngelPrincipal Cast: Ben Whishaw (voice cast), Imelda Staunton (voice cast), Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson

Production CompanyUK, France coproduction

A Heyday Films (UK), StudioCanal (UK) production with TF1 Films Production in association with Anton Capital Entertainment (UK) with the participation of Canal+ (FR), Ciné+ (FR), TF1 (FR), Marmalade Films Ltd (UK)

Heyday Films5 Denmark Street LondonWC2H 8LP+44 (0)20 7836 6333

StudioCanal50 Marshall Street LondonW1F 9BQ+44 (0)20 7534 [email protected] www.studiocanal.com

Sales AgentStudioCanal50 Marshall Street LondonW1F 9BQ+44 (0)20 7534 [email protected] www.studiocanal.com

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DICKGIRL 3D(X)

SynopsisDICKGIRL 3D(X) is the non-binary version of EVA v3.0, an avatar purchased online and appropriated by the artist. Through the experience of DICKGIRL 3D(X), the viewer becomes a post-human pleasure-seeker in an encounter with a submissive clay-like sculpture.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 3 mins loopDirector: Sidsel Meineche Hansen; Key Collaborator: James B Stringer Producer: Werkflow LtdProduction Designer: Werkflow Ltd Sound: NkisiMusic: NkisiFormat: Virtual Reality (VR) and CGI animation with sound

Production CompanyWerkflow Ltd [email protected] www.werkflow.co.uk

Sales Agent Rodeo Fine Arts Limited 125 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0EW +44 (0)20 7439 9777 [email protected] www.rodeo-gallery.com

The Little Things (Les Petites Choses)SynopsisLittle Louis is happy living with his grandparents in Northern Catalonia. When his grandmother dies, he and his grandfather struggle to rebuild their relationship. A room scale VR short movie focusing on perspectives and point of views. Through Louis’ eyes, you will see the world as you used to experience it when you were little. And from few others that only virtual reality can make it possible.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 5 mins Director: Bandits Collective Producer: Picnic StudioCo-Producer: Picnic Studio Executive Producer: Picnic Studio Editor: Bandits Collective Screenwriter: Bandits CollectiveDirector of Photography: Bandits Collective Production Designer: Bandits Collective Sound: Daniele CarmosinoMusic: Daniele CarmosinoPrincipal Cast: André, Jeanne, LouisAnimators: William Lorton, Paul Torris, Camille RabesRigger: David Jurine Format: Virtual Reality (VR)

Production CompanyBandits Collective www.banditscollective.com

Sales AgentBandits Collective www.banditscollective.com

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My Name Is Peter Stillman

SynopsisA telephone rings three times in the dead of the night. A man called Peter Stillman is looking to hire a private detective, Paul Auster of the Auster Detective Agency, someone Daniel Quinn is not.

Based on Paul Auster’s critically acclaimed novel, ‘City of Glass’ this VR experience puts the user directly into the deeply emotional and disorientating story of Daniel Quinn, a reclusive crime writer who unwittingly becomes the protagonist in a real-life thriller of his own. The gripping, 4 minute experience combines hand-drawn animation and cutting edge technology to distort the line between reality and action, placing audiences at the centre of this narrative as the strange and haunting story unfolds. In a story about identity, ‘My Name is Peter Stillman’ makes us question who we really are in this fragile world.

DetailsYear: 2017Running Time: 4 minsDirector: VR Director: Lysander Ashton; Performance Director: Leo Warner; Assistant Director: Raphael PimlottProducer: Rebecca Collis, Vicky Graham, Anna Jameson Screenwriter: Paul Auster (inspired by ‘City Of Glass’) Sound: Sound Design: Gareth FryPrincipal Cast: Voice Cast: Joshua James Animation: Joseph Pierce, Edd StocktonFormat: Virtual Reality (VR)

Production CompanyA 59 Productions Ltd production funded by The Space

59 ProductionsUnit 8/9 Benwell Studios 11-13 Benwell Road LondonN7 7BL+44 (0)845 [email protected] www.fiftynineproductions.co.uk

Rain or Shine

SynopsisThe sun is shining, the birds are singing, there’s a spring in everybody’s step. It’s a perfect day until Ella steps outside.

DetailsYear: 2016Running Time: 5 mins 29 secs Director: Felix MassieProducer: Mariano Melman; Development Producer: Claire Cook Executive Producer: Luke Youngman; Executive Creative Director: Chris O’ReillyEditor: Dave Slade Sound: Brains and Hunch Music: Tom HainesFormat: Interactive 360° mobile VR

Production CompanyNexus Studios Pooja Patel25 Chart StreetLondonN1 6FA [email protected] www.nexusstudios.com

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ABOUT BRITISH COUNCIL

The British Council’s Film programme links UK films and filmmakers with new international audiences. Together with our global network overseas we work to profile the innovation, diversity, creativity and excellence of British films around the world, and look for opportunities for creative exchange between UK filmmakers and international counterparts. British Council’s Film department is a part of Arts Group, which works across 110 countries to build trust and opportunity for the UK through the exchange of knowledge, experience and ideas worldwide.

Alongside colleagues working in other artforms we work in five areas:

Sharing UK Film With the WorldBritish Council’s Film team works with UK partners and our overseas colleagues to curate and tour exciting and diverse film activities, through both long-term programmes and one-off events.

Fostering CollaborationWe support UK film to raise its international ambition; enable creative filmmakers to collaborate, share knowledge and practice.

Film for Social ChangeWe extend safe spaces for culture, creative explorations and exchange; enabling dialogue, presenting marginalised voices and expressing cultural identities through film.

Capacity BuildingFilm is a collaborative art form with a value chain of different skills and professional roles, from screenwriting to editing, VFX to music, festival management to conservation. We support bespoke professional development opportunities across disciplines.

Policy and ResearchWe shape cultural policy, sharing research.

www.britishcouncil.org/film

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European Film Promotion

The British Council represents the UK within European Film Promotion (EFP). Our EFP projects include Shooting Stars at the Berlinale; Producers on the Move in Cannes; emerging talent in Busan and women filmmakers in Sydney; Foreign Language Oscar screenings in New York; and enable UK sales companies to access EFP Film Sales Support.

UK Films Directory

Our UK Films Directory is an incredible tool for increasing exposure for new and existing film work to programmers and audiences around the world and includes information about short and feature films across fiction, documentary, animation and increasingly VR.

Find the directory online at film.britishcouncil.org/british-films-directory

We also produce a range of UK film catalogues throughout the year showcasing selected UK features, documentaries and shorts.

Find our recent documentary and shorts catalogues herefilm.britishcouncil.org/british-films-directory/uk-film-catalogues

Festival Selector PreviewScreenings

The British Council provides a preview service for selectors from the world’s major film festivals whose teams join us in London to view new British feature films to consider for their upcoming festivals.

We currently welcome teams from festivals including Sundance, Rotterdam, Berlin, Tribeca, Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Locarno, Venice, Toronto, San Sebastian and Zurich.

UK Film at International Festivals

As a partner in UK Film, an umbrella organisation which brings together the UK’s film commissions, national and regional agencies, producers and sales companies, we take an active role in hosting UK stands at key film markets (including Berlin, Cannes and Toronto).

BRITISH COUNCIL & FESTIVALS

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India, Indonesia, Korea

As part of UK / India, the launch of an online archive programme, and a tour of the BFI-remastered epic silent film Shiraz across India, with live performances of a new score by Anoushka Shankar. During UK / KR in Korea we supported: a Michael Winterbottom retrospective at Jeonju Film Festival; premiered our Flare Films touring programme at Seoul Pride Film Festival; and presented Silent Signal – animation made in collaboration with scientists – as part of Artience, an art and science festival and workshop. Our UK / ID season in Indonesia focused on collaborative residencies and exchange, with UK partners including AND Festival and curator George Clark.

Games & Interactive

We have recently added games and interactive media

into our portfolio, with new programmes exploring the cultural role of games and the intersection between games as commerce and art.

Festivals and Seasons

Our Festivals and Seasons team works with cultural institutes in the UK and overseas - and a range of corporate sponsors, foundations, trusts and patrons – to respond to international cultural opportunities. Through high-profile international festivals and seasons in different countries we introduce millions of people around the world to the best of UK culture and innovation, creating new opportunities for artists and organisations to work internationally.

Film is always an important part of seasons and recent activities include:

BRITISH COUNCIL FILM GLOBAL PROJECTS

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#FiveFilms4Freedom

Each year we partner with BFI Flare, London’s LGBTQ+ film festival, to stage the world’s biggest global, digital LGBTQ+ film programme. In 2018 our #FiveFilms4Freedom selection of five short

films received over 6.3 million views in 11 days from people in 152 countries, many in which LGBTQ+ rights do not exist.

Cámara Chica

In partnership with film education organisa-tion Into Film, we’ve hosted filmmaking workshops in Cuba and Venezuela, training trainers in the skills needed to help young people to use film to tell their own stories.

Stories

A partnership with the Scottish Documentary Institute has resulted in a major programme of creative documentary workshops helping filmmakers in challenging areas to give authentic voices to their work. Workshops have been held in Libya, Bangladesh, Morocco, Palestine and Pakistan, with the most recent programme working with displaced Syrians across Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. The resulting short docs uncovering unseen global ‘Stories’ have been screened at prestigious festivals including Sheffield DocFest and Locarno.

BAFTA Breakthrough Brits

During a long-term partnership with BAFTA under the initial banner Brits to Watch, we have presented selected UK filmmakers to exclusive audiences of opinion formers during bespoke visits to the US with Amma Asante

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FILM TOURING PROGRAMMES

Through partnerships with UK film organisations, we offer a range of exciting film programmes for international screenings organised by British Council colleagues together with cultural partners. Current programmes include:

BAFTA 2018: this year’s Short and Short Animation winners and nominees;

G-AAAH!: animation for young audiences. in partnership with Into Film, the UK charity that puts film at the heart of children and young people’s education;

Flare Films: shorts from the UK selected from BFI Flare, London’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival;

Grierson Documentaries: UK documentaries, all nominated for Grierson Awards;

A History of British Animation: an animated portrait of Britain; see page 54 for more information.

screenings and meetings taking place in New York and LA. Brits to Watch alumni include Amma Asante, Clio Barnard, Carol Morley and William Oldroyd. Subsequently our programme has expanded to take BAFTA’s Breakthrough Brits – the next generation of British creative talent in film, television and games – to make new contacts in China and Hong Kong.

FILM + MUSIC

Working with our Music team, we aim to support performers, composers and producers working in, or aspiring to work in, the artistic space where these two worlds converge.

In 2016, in partnership with BFI Southbank and HOME Manchester, we ran FAMLAB (Film, Archive, Music), bringing together musicians, filmmakers and producers from the UK and East Asia to share best practice and learn from industry experts about their experiences working with music, archive material and film. Other activities include presenting a performance of Mica Levi’s score for Under The Skin, Jonathan Glazer’s sci-fi thriller, in Kazakhstan, and supporting British composer Michael Price to undertake workshops with emerging composers in Vietnam and Ukraine. music.britishcouncil.org/projects/film-and-music

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Travel Grant Fund

In partnership with the BFI, we operate a Travel Grant Fund for short filmmakers whose work has been selected to screen at key international festivals. The list includes dedicated animation festivals – Annecy, Animafest Zagreb, Ottawa, Cinanima (Portugal), Anima Mundi (Brazil), Hiroshima – and many other festivals that regularly select British animation, including Sundance, Rotterdam, Oberhausen and Clermont-Ferrand. We recently expanded the remit of the fund to include Virtual Reality projects. Discover more at film.britishcouncil.org/on-going-projects/shorts

Short Support Scheme

Once a filmmaker has received a Travel Grant they become part of the Short Support Scheme. The scheme provides a platform to promote new UK work to extensive programming contacts from key international short film festivals. Filmmakers also gain access to an annual calendar of events where they can watch new work, hear from industry experts and meet with other filmmaking teams across the UK.

Animation

We support the McLaren Award for Best British Animation at Edinburgh International Film Festival. As part of Anim18, we’re supporting a series of panels exploring the impact of British animation internationally, in partnership with EIFF, Cardiff Animation Festival, Encounters and Manchester Animation.

UK Shorts Portal

Our digital platform brings together the best new short film work from partners across the UK and makes it available on a secure basis for buyers, distributors and festival programmers around the world. Discover more at UKShortsportal.picturepipe.net

Short Sighted

The British Council partners with BAFTA and Shooting People on an annual conference designed to demystify exhibition, distribution and promotion for short filmmakers, with editions in London and across the UK.

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ANIMATION IN THE UK 2018

BFI ANIMATION 2018

In 2018 the British Film Institute celebrates animation in all its guises, from puppetry and stop-motion to anime and CGI, online and in screenings at BFI Southbank in London and across the UK.

Animated BritainA new online collection of over 300 films, surveying a stunningly rich century-long history of British animation, available free via BFI Player, and drawn from both the BFI National Archive and Regional and National Film Archive Partners across the UK. From the earliest pioneers and the birth of British animation with Latest News’ animated titles in 1904, to some of the best known, award-winning names in commercial and independent animation. Including works by Halas & Batchelor, Bob Godfrey, George Dunning, Cosgrove Hall and Larkins Studio, this landmark collection highlights the extraordinary creative variety in domestic production across the UK.player.bfi.org.uk/free/collection/animated-britain

Archive Remasters is a complementary three-part programme for UK cinemas of 35 newly remastered classic animations drawn from the BFI National Archive’s unique animation collection. Ranging from 1909 to 1993 the programme presents key works alongside unexpected surprises of little known or rarely seen early examples of British Animation for a genre-hopping, whistle-stop tour of the 20th century.

A feature-length international touring programme including highlights from the collection is also available for screenings. A History of British Animation offers the history of an art and industry but also an animated portrait of a nation.

The films range from Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus (1912) using the Kinemacolor process and stop-motion filming in what is possibly the world’s oldest surviving colour animation to work by godfather of British animation, Bob Godfrey and the remarkable Alison de Vere, one of the artists behind Yellow Submarine. The silent films are accompanied by a newly commissioned score by Stephen Horne.

ANIM18Anim18 is a celebration of animation taking place across the UK, complementing BFI Animation 2018, showcasing the best of British talent, with the aim to put British animation – past, present and future – firmly in the spotlight. It will explore the history of British animation, from early techniques to modern technologies such as gaming and VR.

The programme features screenings, workshops and pop-up events, and opportunites to and get involved in pop-up activities such as anijams and gamejams. There will be Scratch n Sniff screenings, live soundtracks and singalongs.anim18.co.uk

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PROGRAMMERS’ POINTS OF VIEW

Some thoughts on Animation in the UK.

I have a deep love and respect for the British Short Animated Film and its creators. I believe the UK Animation landscape is resilient. Like most of our creative industries, it has stood the test of time and despite several decades of funding fluctuation, where more money could always be invested in the arts and film, our animators have continued to create, even under challenging circumstances. And what will always remain is how animation is such an imperative and significant part of UK culture, its achievements contributing to the country’s identity, fuelling children’s imagination and helping to promote the UK globally. Animation as an art form encourages creativity, self expression, communication and deep craft skills and techniques. It has impact across the social and economic landscapes, throughout our communities and across all regions.

Animation is consistently at the forefront of emerging technologies, embracing innovation with risk taking and pioneering creative techniques. Animation is fundamental in the current landscape of contemporary arts – in galleries and its use in the performing arts, as part of dance, theatre and opera.

UK animation is a wonderful and welcoming industry. Whilst we still need to lobby and advocate to see more dedicated funding and strategic investment grow, there are always independent British animated films that are evidence of the determination of artistic talent and resilience!

HELEN BRUNSDON DIRECTOR, BRITISH ANIMATION AWARDSbritishanimationawards.com

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In my 27 years or so with the Ottawa International Animation Festival, many things have changed (countries, technologies, the increase in animation schools, film production and my age), but thankfully there have been a few aspects of festival programming that have not really altered all that much. One of those is the consistent quality of animation short films from the UK.

Year after year, whether it’s student work from the RCA or the NFTS, narrative and experimental works, or even TV work; whether it’s dramatic, comic, absurdist, or abstract, there are always gems to be discovered that will be inspiring, unique and groundbreaking.

The diversity of work been astonishing – especially given the sparsity of funding opportunities for indie animators in the UK, and just at the all-star roster of talent that UK animation has produced, since the 1980s, who continue to create today: Joanna Quinn, Barry Purves, Paul Bush, Jonathan Hodgson, Phil Mulloy, Ruth Lingford, and some guys named Peter Lord and Nick Park... And it hasn’t stopped there: newer UK talents like Daisy Jacobs, Elizabeth Hobbs, Peter Millard, and Ross Hogg are garnering worldwide acclaim for their inventive and provocative work.

It’s a remarkable achievement that UK animators have trudged through those murky financial waters to create some of the world’s finest works of art.

CHRIS ROBINSON ARTISTIC DIRECTOROTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVALanimationfestival.ca

I am constantly looking to champion female talent in the UK, both as an independent producer and programmer, and as a member of the shorts selection team for Underwire Festival, the UK’s largest film festival celebrating female talent.

It’s always a thrill to discover work by women that offers up a fresh perspective, as can be seen in the provocative, confessional, and chimerical shorts included in this catalogue.

There has been a noticeable shift over the past few years. Women animators are defiantly reclaiming their bodies on screen and sharing the authentic experience of being female. Demonstrably more and more films by female students are presenting a strong sense of self, of sensuality, and of physical delight in their bodies.

In 2017 I programmed Female Figures, a special event for London International Animation Festival, that grew out of recognition of the under-representation of female animators. A way to spotlight some of the talented animators making work today, it also presented an alternate view of women from the sexist representations that still persist. The event sold out – the appetite for women’s stories is clearly strong.

Given that almost half of the animators working in the UK today are women, it seems only just that their work, and the stories that reflect on their experiences of the world, are illuminated on screen.

ABIGAIL ADDISON PRODUCER AND PROGRAMMERDIRECTOR, ANIMATE PROJECTSthemindslostcontinent.com animateprojects.org

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UK FESTIVALS

Cardiff Animation FestivalLaunched in April 2018, and held at Chapter, the Welsh capital’s vibrant arts hub, CAF provides a brand new focal point for Cardiff’s thriving animation community, and a meeting place for industry, independent animators and enthusiasts from the wider animation world. cardiffanimation.com

Manchester Animation Festival The UK’s largest animation festival dedicated to the celebration of the animated art form. Hosted at HOME in Manchester, the festival brings one of the UK’s biggest animation hubs together and invites the international community to delight in all things animated.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk

EncountersThe UK’s leading short film, animation and virtual reality festival, based in Bristol, provides a unique platform for emerging and established filmmaking talent. Alongside its highly regarded annual international film competition, it offers year-round support, bespoke training courses and a variety of touring programmes.

The festival began life in 1995 as Brief Encounters – a one-off event to mark the centenary of cinema. Animated Encounters was set up in 2001 to celebrate and showcase animation. In 2006 the two festivals united - now known simply as ‘Encounters’.encounters-festival.org.uk

London International Animation Festival Founded in 2003, LIAF aims to dispel the popular misconception that animation is just cartoons for kids by screening the broadest possible range of intelligent, entertaining and provocative current films on offer from all around the world, as well as retrospectives and specialised sessions from countries and animators who don’t normally elicit such attention. LIAF’s year round programme tours events, screenings and masterclasses across the UK and internationally. liaf.org.uk

Edinburgh International Film FestivalThe festival’s McLaren Award, first given in 1990, provides a focus for new British short animation and recognises the spirit of creativity. The award, named in honour of Norman McLaren, the renowned Scottish-born animator, is decided by audience vote. The McLaren Award is supported by the British Council

Flatpack Film FestivalTaking over venues across Birmingham every spring, Flatpack is a mixture of films, performances, contraptions and surprises. Recurring themes include animation, music, artists’ film, archive discoveries, offbeat shorts for kids and live cinema, exploring the fertile territory where film bumps up against other artforms.flatpackfestival.org.uk

London Short Film FestivalAn annual event presenting the best in UK short filmmaking talent, over two weeks in January, taking over London’s best independent cinemas and venues, with live music and parties too. shortfilms.org.uk

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Animex Founded by Teesside University in 2000, with a view to creating a world-class inclusive festival that would draw some of the games and animation industries’ brightest lights and future stars together to share their knowledge with the next generation. Consisting of a unique blend of talks, workshops, networking events, exhibitions and screenings, Animex promotes an ethos of collaboration and sharing and prides itself on its warm friendly atmosphere.animex.tees.ac.uk

BFX Launched in 2012 as a student competition and a festival – the BFX Competition identifies and encourages the next wave of talent in VFX and Animation production, while the BFX Festival features presentations, workshops and masterclasses delivered by leading industry professionals, screenings of the best VFX and Animation movies as well as the latest developments from the Games industry. bfxfestival.com

INDUSTRY

Animation Alliance UKA broad association of independent animation professionals – animators, artists, programmers, producers, researchers, critics, academics, studios, festivals – across a wide range of creative and professional practice and engagement, AAUK champions the work of the independent animation sector in the UK.animationallianceuk.org

Animation UKThe UK Screen Alliance in partnership with Animation UK is the trade association that represents companies involved in animation, post-production, VFX, physical effects, audio, camera and lighting hire, freelance talent agencies and TV & film studios. It provides the collective clout that individual businesses cannot achieve alone, to raise proactively issues, drive the debate and lobby to influence Government, broadcasters and other industry bodies.ukscreenalliance.co.uk/about/animation-uk

BFI NETWORK A collaboration between the BFI, national film organisations and cultural venues around the UK, with a mission to discover and support emerging talented writers, directors and producers, providing funding for short films, first feature development, and professional and creative development programmes. New support for new talent includes up to 12 new animated shorts currently in production for BFI NETWORK and BBC Four, and recently appointed new talent executives based at Film Hubs across England. network.bfi.org.uk

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Children’s Media ConferenceAnnual conference for everyone involved in developing, producing and distributing content for children – on all platforms, welcoming delegates from film, TV, radio, interactive media, games, licensing, toys, book and magazine publishing, the arts and culture sector and educational media – with speakers from all those areas and beyond. CMC also organises events throughout the year – including workshops, seminars, and delegations to international markets.thechildrensmediaconference.com

ManimationCurated by Manchester-based Manimation Working Group and organised by The Children’s Media Conference, this annual event presents business and creative inspiration sessions for the region’s animation community.thechildrensmediaconference.com

Move Summit Scotland’s animation gathering, bringing together creatives from film, television, advertising, games, and visual arts to celebrate the joy of making things move.movesummit.co.uk

RESOURCES

animation-festivals.comAn online, constantly updated and free to use, international directory of animation festivals.

SkwiglyAn online magazine and community that brings the animation community a wide range of up-to-date content; including news, interviews, reviews, podcasts, videos and tutorials. Skwigly covers all aspects of animation, from the biggest Hollywood blockbusters to the best independent short films.skwigly.co.uk

Edge of FrameRun by artist animator and curator Edwin Rostron, Edge of Frame began as a blog in 2013, aiming to stimulate artistic discourse around experimental animation, focusing on work at the intersection of animation, experimental film and artists’ moving image, and the project now includes screenings and discussion events. edgeofframe.co.uk

Animate Projects ArchiveThe online home of the Animate Collection, including animated films, interviews and writing. Animate began in 1990 as an Arts Council England and Channel 4 commissioning programme, extending to include a wider range of commissioning, production and exhibition projects across animation, film and visual arts practice, for cinema, gallery, public screens and digital platforms. animateprojectsarchive.org

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Adelaide McCarthy and the Making of a Legend 7 Attraction 7Avoiding Green 8Barbeque 8Battle of Blister 9Beetle Trouble 9Bloomers 10Body World 10Brexicuted 11Chickens 11Children of the Holocaust 12Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires 39Construction Lines 12Daily Chat, A 13Deep Beneath the Earth 13DICKGIRL 3D(X) 44Early Man 39Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) - Sparks 14Elegy 14Ethel & Ernest 40Facing It 15Films To Break Projectors 15Flounder, The 16Full Story, The 16Happiness 17Have Heart 17Homegrown 18How Are You Today? 18I’m OK 19Immunecraft 19Inanimate 20Invisible Barriers 20Isle of Dogs 40Johnno’s Dead 21Konfessions of a Klabautermann 21Leave a Print 22Life Cycles 22Little Things, The (Les Petites Choses) 44Love + Radio Animal Parts 23Love in Idleness 23

Mamoon 24Marfa 24Maybe It’s Me 25Microdistrict 25My Name Is Peter Stillman 45Not the End of the World 26[O] 26Paddington 2 41Pangolin and the Hedgehog, The 27Perfect World 27Plasticine 28Poles Apart 28Rabbit’s Blood 29Rain or Shine 45Revolting Rhymes Part One 29Revolting Rhymes Part Two 30Ride 30Robot & Scarecrow 31Robot Memoir 31Roger Ballen’s Theatre of Apparitions 32Roughhouse 32Six God Alphabet Peter 33Snow White Cologne 33Song of the Nobird 34Strange Beasts 34Sun 35That Yorkshire Sound 35Tough 36Trump Dreams 36Wednesday With Goddard 37Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) 37

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