UK ANIMATION CATALOGUE 2019 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 SHORT ANIMATION 6 FEATURE-LENGTH ANIMATION 42 VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)/ IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE ANIMATION 46 PROGRAMMERS’ POINTS OF VIEW 52 ANIMATION IN THE UK 54 ABOUT BRITISH COUNCIL 57 BRITISH COUNCIL NEW TALENT & SHORTS 58 BRITISH COUNCIL FILM GLOBAL PROJECTS 60 INDEX OF FILMS 64 1ST Directorial debuts are indicated with this symbol , Director: Jenny Jokela Jenny , Director: Live a Little Live All inclusive images remain the copyright of their respective owners and may Cover: Cover: not be reproduced without the expressed permission of the rights holders. 3 INTRODUCTION UK Animation Catalogue 2019 Welcome to the 2019 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 soon. In addition to the animation and VR project listings, you can also find information in this catalogue about some of the work we do and the partners we work with. Film credits and information in this catalogue are drawn from our UK Film 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 UK Film Directory, as well as further directories listing both UK filmmakers and international film festivals, at www.britishcouncil.org/film Contact [email protected] Sign up for our newsletter at: www.britishcouncil.org/film Follow us @British_Film 4 Zog, Directors: Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon 5 SHORT ANIMATION , Director: Miklos Weigert , Director: 101 Dalmation Street: Walkies on the Wild Side on the Wild Walkies Street: Dalmation 101 6 101 Dalmatian Street - Almost There Walkies on the Wild Side Synopsis Synopsis A canine comedy set in 21st century London following the On an everyday train journey quite unlike any other, a not- adventures of the eldest siblings Dylan and Dolly, their mum so-casual observer goes to extreme lengths to avoid other and dad, and 97 younger brothers and sisters. passengers, a giant baby runs away from his parents, a Featured episode Walkies on the Wild Side – after Dolly romantic woman starts an ill-fated relationship with a cuckoo, teases Dylan for being too domestic, Dylan is determined to and a naïve boy discovers that some problems can’t be fixed show her he can be wild and enlists Fergus the Fox to bring by pictures of unicorns. out his inner wolf. Official Selection Animafest Zagreb World Festival of Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Animated Film 2019 - Student Film Competition Festival 2019 - TV Films Competition Details Details Year: 2019 Year: 2018 Running Time: 8 mins 49 secs Running Time: 11 mins Director: Nelly Michenaud Director: Miklos Weigert Producer: Nelly Michenaud Producer: Karen Doyle Executive Producer: Cara Speller Screenwriter: Head Writer: Maria O’Loughlin; Screenwriters: Ciarán Morrison, Mick O’Hara; Storyboard: Barry Reynolds Sound: James O’Brien Music: Nathan Klein, Rupert Cross, Theo Vidgen Principal Cast: Voice Cast: Michaela Dietz, Josh Brener, Ella Kenion, Rhashan Stone, Conor MacNeill, Ben Bailey Smith, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Rhys Isaac-Jones Character Designer: Marie Ecarlat, Andrea Torrejón, Caroline Lefèvre, Margaux Zinsner Transmission Format Details: 101 Dalmatian Street series comprises of 40 x 11 min episodes, 5 x 22 min specials/two- parters and 10 x 2 min shorts Production Company Production Company Sales Agent Passion Animation Studios (UK), National Film and Television National Film and Television Atomic Cartoons (CA), Disney School School Channels (EMEA) Beaconsfield Studios Beaconsfield Studios 141 Station Rd 141 Station Rd Passion Animation Studios Beaconsfield Beaconsfield Passion Pictures HP9 1LG HP9 1LG County House +44 (0)1494 671234 +44 (0)1494 671234 33-34 Rathbone Place [email protected] [email protected] London www.nfts.co.uk www.nfts.co.uk W1T 1JN +44 (0)20 7323 9933 [email protected] www.passion-pictures.com SHORT ANIMATION 7 The Art of Change Back and Forth - Climate Change Synopsis Synopsis An alternative reality scenario where a group of animals has We all have a different rhythm. Back and Forth is a dance become organised and are committed to make themselves about individual rhythms that go together, seem to clash or heard by humans, guerrilla style. The film is a surrealist take just stay separate. on human responsibility over climate change and on our inescapable connection with nature. Details Year: 2018 Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Running Time: 4 mins 26 secs Festival 2019 - Commissioned Films Competition Director: Lisa Foster Producer: Luc Degryse (KASK) Details Editor: Lisa Foster Year: 2018 Director of Photography: Lisa Foster Running Time: 2 mins 50 secs Production Designer: Lisa Foster Director: Elisa Morais, Maria Alvarez Sound: Jürgen De Blonde Producer: Elisa Morais, Kelly Ram Music: Jürgen De Blonde Editor: Maria Alvarez, Elisa Morais Screenwriter: Elisa Morais, Maria Alvarez Production Designer: Maria Alvarez, Elisa Morais Sound: Elisa Morais, Maria Alvarez Animation: Elisa Morais, Maria Alvarez Production Company Production Company Sales Agent A Sois de Traca production in Belgium, UK co-production KASK, School of Arts Ghent collaboration with The Smalls. Lisa Foster Luc Degryse Commissioned by The Barbican www.lisafoster.be Jozef Kluyskensstraat 2 Sois de Traca 9000 Ghent Maria Alvarez The Netherlands [email protected] +31 09 2433600 www.soisdetraca.com [email protected] www.schoolofartsgent.be 8 SHORT ANIMATION Barbeque The Beatles “Glass Onion” Synopsis Synopsis Barbeque is the visceral journey about coping with post- Commissioned to mark the 50th Anniversary of The White traumatic stress disorder. The film visualises feelings and Album, Glass Onion draws on a dazzling variety of animation experiences that might be too difficult or painful to put into techniques to breathe new life into Richard Hamilton’s iconic words and illustrates the circular process of coping. collage. Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Graduation Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Films Competition - Winner, Cristal Award for Best Festival 2019 - Commissioned Films Competition Graduation Film Details Details Year: 2018 Year: 2017 Running Time: 2 mins 23 secs Running Time: 5 mins 44 secs Director: Alasdair Brotherston, Jock Mooney Director: Jenny Jokela Producer: Richard Barnett, Layla Atkinson Producer: Royal College of Art Director of Photography: Pete Ellmore Editor: Jenny Jokela Music: The Beatles Sound: Jenny Jokela Animation: Andy Biddle, Chris Cray, Alex Potts, Rok Predin, Music: Sarah Playford Tobias Fouracre Sound Mix: Adam Woodhams Compositing: Alasdair Brotherston Production Company Sales Agent Production Company Royal College of Art Royal College of Art Trunk Animation Suzanne Buchan Suzanne Buchan Studio 15 Kensington Gore Kensington Gore O Central London London 83 Crampton Street SW7 2EU SW7 2EU London [email protected] [email protected] SE17 3BQ [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0)20 7407 0221 www.rca.ac.uk www.rca.ac.uk [email protected] www.trunk.me.uk SHORT ANIMATION 9 Bloomers Body World Synopsis Synopsis Animated fabric brings the story of a lingerie factory in What would it be like to realise you’re only a figment in Manchester to life. Silk, cotton and lace go under the camera, someone else’s imagination? Body World brushes up against as the workers recount the history of Headen & Quarmby, philosophical existentialist horror, smudges the boundaries the UK garment manufacturing industry, and British family between the dream world and real life, and inhabits the traditions of making. A specially composed soundtrack by space where body meets mind. Swedish composer Malin Bång, inspired by sounds of sewing Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Graduation machinery, evokes the ups and downs of the factory. Films Competition Details Details Year: 2019 Year: 2017 Running Time: 9 mins 35 secs Running Time: 7 mins 11 secs Director: Samantha Moore Director: Kitty Faingold Producer: Abigail Addison Producer: Royal College of Art Music: Malin Bång Editor: Kitty Faingold Collaborators: The team at the Headen & Quarmby Screenwriter: Kitty Faingold lingerie factory Sound: Amadeo Faingold, Max Mannone Commissioners: Klangforum Wien Music: Amadeo Faingold Animation: Kitty Faingold Production Company Sales Agent Production Company Sales Agent Animate Projects Animate Projects Royal College of Art Royal College of Art Abigail Addison Abigail Addison Suzanne Buchan Suzanne Buchan 45 Empress Road 45 Empress Road Kensington Gore Kensington Gore Derby Derby London London DE23 6TD DE23 6TD SW7 2EU SW7 2EU [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.animateprojects.org www.animateprojects.org [email protected] [email protected] www.rca.ac.uk www.rca.ac.uk 10 SHORT ANIMATION Brexicuted Cheerios “It’s All Family” Synopsis Synopsis This satirical animation considers why Brexit is happening. Highlighting the beauty in today’s diverse American families. A variety of British characters, interviewed the day after the Sharing a message that any familial variation is okay, as long UK voted to leave the EU, speak about what motivated