Programme Three 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.
Apodemy
Dir Katerina Athanasopoulou/GB 2012/5 mins
Plato likens the human soul to a cage, where knowledge is birds flying….While Europe seems to be imploding, this is my portrait of Athens.
Hart’s Desire
Dir Gavin Robinson/GB 2013/6 mins
A drawn film using layouts inspired by comic strips and split screen cinema to tell a pastoral and circular story that revolves around greener grass and a cup of tea.
I am Tom Moody
Dir Ainslie Henderson/GB 2012/7 mins
A stop frame film exploring the fear of performance in the mind of a performance in the mind of the performer…
The Shirley Temple
Dir Daniela Sherer/GB 2013/10 mins
The boundaries between childhood and adulthood become blurry for a kid at his mother’s cocktail party. Characters, symbols and abstractions interchange to examine the relationships between children and adults, escapism and sexuality.
The Staves: Winter Trees
Dir Karni + Saul/GB 2013/4 mins
The visual treatment was inspired by 3D laser-cut wood puzzles, via a combination of Flash and CG animation.
Laish: Carry Me
Dir Mark Nute/GB 2013/5 mins
An exploration of love told through the eyes of a horse on wheels and a homesick penguin.
Savages: Marshal Dear
Dir Gergely Wootsch/GB 2013/4 mins
Inspired by a repetitive dream the band’s singer couldn’t get out of her head, exploring themes of destruction and war with reference to Kurt Vonnegut, blending 2D and 3D animation seamlessly.
Wildebeest
Dir Ant Blades/GB 2012/1 min
Two wildebeest contemplate crossing a river.
In The Air Is Christopher Gray
Dir Felix Massey/GB 2013/10 mins
Christopher Gray has been in love with Stacey for quite some time, and no amount of lemonade can cool his desire. Meanwhile, Barry Flint has just bought his son a 5-foot python…
Andrex: Hakle
Dir Mike McGee/GB 2012/1 min
A promotional video for Andrex.
Qualcomm Snapdragon: Coming Soon
Dir Butler & David Mellor/GB 2013/1 min
A promotional video for the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor chip.
Three: The Big Fish
Dir Diarmid Harrison-Murray/GB 2013/1 min
A promotional video for Three.
I Love You So Hard
Dir Ross Butter/GB 2013/4 mins
Our demented lothario loves his lady very hard: desperate to win her, he demonstrates his affections by explaining all the wonderful things he will do for her. Unfortunately, however…
Head over Heels
Dir Tim Beckhart /GB 2012/10 mins
A husband and wife have grown apart over the years. He lives on the floor, she lives o the ceiling, and the marriage hangs in the balance.