FILMCLUB Children's Jury Award - Animation

Saturday 21 November 10:30 Watershed Cinema 3
£3.50 (£2.50 delegate rate)



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AMI (FRIEND)

Directed by Dominique Bongers
Netherlands, 2008, 03 minutes 05 seconds
Animation

A coffee on glass animation which tells the exciting, softening and surprisingly story of a little fox searching for a friend. After a long search it looks like her wish is finally granted…

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FRENCH ROAST

Directed by Fabrice O. Joubert
France, 2008, 08 minutes 15 seconds
Animation

In a fancy Parisian Café of the sixties, an uptight businessman is about to pay the check when he finds out that he's lost his wallet. To save time he decides to order more coffee...

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ALMA

Directed by Rodrigo Blaas
United States, 2009, 05 minutes 20 seconds
Animation

Alma, a little girl, skips through the snow covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in the window of an antique toy shop.

EUROPEAN PREMIER
Produced by Rodrigo Blaas
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DE ZWEMLES (THE SWIMMING LESSON)

Directed by Danny De Vent
Belgium, 2009, 09 minutes 10 seconds
Animation

The mother of four-year-old Jonas brings him to his first swimming lesson. Jonas is scared and wants to go home. While trying to escape, he falls into the deep bath and nobody notices him.

Produced by Annemie Degryse
Distributed by Ursula Van Den Heuvel
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THE SEED

Directed by Johnny Kelly
United Kingdom, 2008, 02 minutes 10 seconds
Animation

A two-minute animated voyage through nature's life cycle, following the trials and tribulations of a humble apple seed.

Distributed by Alice Wigley
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PIGEON: IMPOSSIBLE

Directed by Lucas Martell
United States, 2009, 06 minutes 12 seconds
Animation

"Pigeon: Impossible" is the tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

Also screened in International Panaroma 7
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A FILM ABOUT POO

Directed by Anne Wilkins & Emily Howells
United Kingdom, 2009, 01 minutes 30 seconds
Animation

This is a film about poo, about things that you should and shouldn't do.

Also screened in Late Lounge, 4Mations Emerging Talent 2, Online Award
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THE FINGER TRAP

Directed by Julia Mclean
United Kingdom, 2008, 04 minutes 29 seconds
Animation

Temptation is hard to resist for Wilson and his finger trap.

Produced by Shian Holt
Distributed by Julia Mclean
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KJFG NO. 5

Directed by Alexei Alexeev
Hungary, 2008, 02 minutes 00 seconds
Animation

Three "professional" musicians, the Bear, the Rabbit and the Wolf are practicing their art in the forest, but suddenly the hunter turns up...

Also screened in International Panaroma 1
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SHEEP!

Directed by Nicole Gallagher
Denmark, 2009, 03 minutes 15 seconds
Animation

A rebellious sheep seeks vengeance on a hungry wolf. Even though the sheep is well prepared for battle, tempering with the natural order of the food chain is a dangerous venture.

UK PREMIER
Produced by The Animation Workshop
Distributed by The Animation Workshop
Also screened in 4Mations Emerging Talent 1
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PIG ME

Directed by Mette Tange, Rebecca Bang Sørensen, Ditte K. Gade, Marie-louise Højer Jensen, Israel Hernández
Denmark, 2009, 07 minutes 07 seconds
Animation

Pig Me is the story about a pig that escapes from a slaughter house. He finds his way to a pet shop but realises nobody wants to buy a pig. What will be the solution?

UK PREMIER
Produced by The Animation Workshop
Distributed by The Animation Workshop
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HEARTSTRINGS

Directed by Rhiannon Evans
United Kingdom, 2009, 02 minutes 51 seconds
Animation

When falling in love means being tied together, what happens when you discover the length of that piece of string?

Also screened in 4Mations Emerging Talent 2
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CHICKEN WINGS

Directed by Pauline Kortmann
Germany, 2008, 05 minutes 45 seconds
Animation

Once upon a time, a Cowgirl and a Werewolf travel the Wild West. As a chicken walks their way, a fight about the appropriate use of it makes them forget the danger around.

Distributed by Cristina Marx
Also screened in 4Mations Emerging Talent 1
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TXT ISLAND

Directed by Chris Gavin
United Kingdom, 2009, 03 minutes 30 seconds
Animation

A small band of text men land on a remote tropical island. With ruthless efficiency, the men plunder the island's natural resources and begin converting the island into a new kind of paradise.

Produced by Chris Gavin
Distributed by Chris Gavin
Also screened in Best of British 2


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