Programme Two in the British Animation Awards contains a selection of animated shorts, music videos and TV commercials. Cast your vote after the programme to help select this year’s winners.
Recipe for Gruel
Dir Sharon Smith/GB 2013/10 mins
Life, one meal at a time.
Jamon
Dir Iria Lopez/GB 2013/8 mins
José is a teenage pig living in a Spanish town; he is the only pig in his family. One day a new neighbour moves in next door, and José starts to come to terms with who he really is.
The Hungry Corpse
Dir Gergely Wootsch/GB 2013/10 mins
A short tale set in London’s bustling, yet desolate Trafalgar Square about an ancient, rather hungry corpse and a pigeon. A story about companionship but also, a textural imprint of a dark, monochrome London from the perspective of a still, solitary protagonist.
The Ballad of Julio
Dirs Leo Blackmur, James Bown, Zan Flaker Berce, Alex Speed & Michael Wilde/GB 2013/2 mins
A gift of food forces a poor Mexican busker to choose between friendship or damnation.
Handle with Care
Dir Jun Iwakawa/GB 2013/5 mins
A humorous guide to caring for a newborn baby. Factual information is juxtaposed with the imagination and personal experiences of a director and first time father. A warped take on the conventional infographic.
Marilyn Myller
Dir Mikey Please/GB 2013/6 mins
Marilyn is trying really hard to make something that is good: expectations and reality are going to align, perfectly. No, it will be even better than she imagined. It will be epic. It will be tear-jerkingly profound. Nothing can go wrong…
Flora: Wrestlers
Dirs Catfish Collective (Daniella Orsini & Joe Orton) /GB 2013/1 min
A promotional video for Flora.
WWF: We Don’t Farm Like This
Dir againstallodds/GB 2013/1 min
A promotional video for WWF.
Barclay’s: Life Skills
Dir Marc Reisbig/GB 2013/1 min
With mere young people than ever unemployed, Barclays “Life Skills’ initiative is a great idea. This film is driven by on of boy’s real life experience of the show.
My Face in Space
Dir Tom Jobbins/GB 2012/10 mins
Larry’s is one of them; something he hopes will make him Earth Ambassador. He’s one of many who start to believe the hype. However his girlfriend isn’t fooled – and gives him an ultimatum: Me or Space?
Carpark
Dir Ant Blades/GB 2013/1 min
A simple shopping trip goes horribly wrong.
Mr & Mrs Panda
Dir Will Anderson/GB 2012/6 mins
Two Chinese pandas gifted to Edinburgh Zoo take up residence. Will love ever bloom between them in this forced arrangement?
Benjamin Scheuer: The Lion
Dir Peter Baynton/GB 2013/3 mins
A pride of cardboard lions and their friends tell the troubled singer/songwriter’s family history.
Arctic Monkeys: Do I Wanna Know
Dir David Wilson/GB 2013/4 mins
Simple lines and a handful of colours create an infinite dimension where choreography, drag racing and illustrative sound waves happily co-exist.
Bingo Players: Get Up (Rattle)
Dir Tim Hope/GB 2012/3 mins
A group of vigilante ducks on a London Estate take revenge on a group of delinquent kids.