International Animation Programme
SHORTS
France/UK/USA/Ireland/Germany/Greece, 2009.
61 mins. English
This year we have received a particularly interesting bunch of animated shorts which deserve a special programme. An hour of colourful creatures in motion, the films feature inimitable techniques with spellbinding narration. Suitable for all ages. Not to be missed!
BARKING ISLAND (CHIENNE D'HISTOIRE) (2010, 15 mins)
Director: Serge Avedikian (France)
Constantinople 1910. The streets are overrun with stray dogs. The newly-established government uses European experts to choose a method of eradication before deciding, suddenly to deport the dogs en masse to a deserted island away from the city.
(Cannes' Palme d'Or Winner 2010/Short Film Competition)
THE MODELMAKER (2009, 7 mins)
Director: PJ Wood (UK)
When a lonely model explores the studio he lives in, he comes across some startling discoveries... A light hearted look at loneliness, relationships and how the media affects what we want out of life.
DIAMOND ACES (2010, 4 mins)
Director Alex Stanlake (UK)
A young man recalls the last time he saw his father - when the old man's work meant to drive to a strip club.
VOICE ON THE LINE (2009, 7 mins)
Director: Kelly Sears (USA)
A collage animation made from figures cut out of archival ephemeral films from the late 1950s, VOICE ON THE LINE reflects on current and troubled relationships between the areas of national security, civil liberties and telephone companies.
THE POLISH LANGUAGE (2010, 9 mins)
Directors: Alice Lyons, Orla McHardy (Ireland)
A playful and solemn journey into the sensuality and subversive power of language and its flowering in post-war Polish poetry.
LEBENSABER (2009, 6 mins)
Director: Angela Steffan (Germany)
A little girl finds the whole world inside a leaf.
MR TETELIN (2010, 8 mins)
Director: Lily Kontodima (Greece)
Mr Tetelin buys a new pair of pants but life is a witty dressmaker...
CRASH! BANG! WALLOW? (2009, 4 mins)
Director: Jon Dunleavy (UK)
A tale of ex stuntman Larry LeTan and his fight to find a place in the modern world.
A FAMILY PORTRAIT (2009, 4 mins)
Director: Joseph Pierce (UK)
A family portrait goes horribly wrong as jealousy and suspicion bubble to the surface under the photographer's relentless gaze.
BARKING ISLAND (CHIENNE D'HISTOIRE) (2010, 15 mins)
Director: Serge Avedikian (France)
Constantinople 1910. The streets are overrun with stray dogs. The newly-established government uses European experts to choose a method of eradication before deciding, suddenly to deport the dogs en masse to a deserted island away from the city.
(Cannes' Palme d'Or Winner 2010/Short Film Competition)
THE MODELMAKER (2009, 7 mins)
Director: PJ Wood (UK)
When a lonely model explores the studio he lives in, he comes across some startling discoveries... A light hearted look at loneliness, relationships and how the media affects what we want out of life.
DIAMOND ACES (2010, 4 mins)
Director Alex Stanlake (UK)
A young man recalls the last time he saw his father - when the old man's work meant to drive to a strip club.
VOICE ON THE LINE (2009, 7 mins)
Director: Kelly Sears (USA)
A collage animation made from figures cut out of archival ephemeral films from the late 1950s, VOICE ON THE LINE reflects on current and troubled relationships between the areas of national security, civil liberties and telephone companies.
THE POLISH LANGUAGE (2010, 9 mins)
Directors: Alice Lyons, Orla McHardy (Ireland)
A playful and solemn journey into the sensuality and subversive power of language and its flowering in post-war Polish poetry.
LEBENSABER (2009, 6 mins)
Director: Angela Steffan (Germany)
A little girl finds the whole world inside a leaf.
MR TETELIN (2010, 8 mins)
Director: Lily Kontodima (Greece)
Mr Tetelin buys a new pair of pants but life is a witty dressmaker...
CRASH! BANG! WALLOW? (2009, 4 mins)
Director: Jon Dunleavy (UK)
A tale of ex stuntman Larry LeTan and his fight to find a place in the modern world.
A FAMILY PORTRAIT (2009, 4 mins)
Director: Joseph Pierce (UK)
A family portrait goes horribly wrong as jealousy and suspicion bubble to the surface under the photographer's relentless gaze.
Screenings (select one to book tickets)
Saturday 18 September, 4:30PM
Reviews
International Animation Programme by Mike, St Ives
19 Sep 2010
Three very interesting ones, the rest pretty average
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International Animation Programme by Festival Daily
22 Sep 2010
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