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Westbourne Studios
6–11pm
Animation
The Windmill Boy
Dan Richards 10 minutes 12A
A young boy is kept prisoner in a windmill by an evil
horde, until one day a storm gives him the inspiration
for escape. Animation Britain
Sawdust For Brains And the Key Of Wisdom Jo Wonder 10
minutes 15
Set in the 1920’s we realise that the world and
time are one big machine, however we each carry the
key to escape and the key holes are everywhere. Jo Wonder
The Candid Art Trust. Animation London, England
Coucou Clock Cailleali Francois 3 minutes 12
The objects of a kitchen take life when there is nobody.
Their principal occupatition is a match of darts opposing
the corkscrew to the vase. One day, new arrives... Animation
France
How To Animate Jordan Wood 7 minutes U
A budding animator struggles to complete hi animation
and seeks employment. Animation Britain
A Group Of Friends
Ruud Vrugt 7 minutes 12
He only has one wish in his life: to belong to a group.
He looks back on his life with amazement and sadness.
Although he is still longing for the things that never
come true, he is also curious to what the future will
bring. Animation Holland
Numerus Anabela Costa 23 minutes U
Journey between o to q. Animation Portugual
7:00
KOURTRAJME present showcase introduced by the director
featuring
365 JOURS A CLICHY MONTFERMEIL (Ladj Ly) 25 mins 15
Since the start of the riots in 2005, Ladj Ly has continued
to film and to bring to us today unedited images straight
from the heart of the events which offer another take
on the troubles and give a voice to the social actors
and the local people, devoted to the riots which rocked
France in October 2005. A member of the Kourtrajme –
Matthieu Kossovitz and Vincent Cassell's agitprop banlieu
film project – & living in the Bosquets Estate
where the riots started (as a result of the electricution
of 2 youths, Zyed & Bouna, in an electric transformer
where they had hidden from chasing police), Ladj filmed
his estate during and after the events. Simple, short,
effective, this presentation is accompanied by a report
devoted to the work done by 2 social workers and two
short insights into the splendid 2004 ‘Expo 2
Rue’ exhibition, as well as a handful of other
bonus material (interviews, short films, etc.,).
9:00
Where None Intrudes
Tom Munday 10 minutes 12A
An unlikely romance between two unlikely characters
in an unlikely animated film. A short that re-examines
the classic tale of love across a divide. Animation
London, England
Yesterday I Think
Becalelis Brodski 5 minutes 18
The only British animation selected for Sundance 2006.
An iconographic tale of suburban horror humorously expressed
in dark crude elegance. Animation London, England
Energie Thorsten Fleisch 5 minutes U
The tv/video screen comes alive by a controlled beam
of electrons in the cathode ray tube. For ‘energie!’
an uncontrolled high voltage discharge of approx. 30,000
volts exposes photographic paper which is then arranged
in time to create new visual systems of electron organisation.
Animation Germany
To Shoot A Rurf
Shane Sheils, Paula Sheils 10 minutes 15
To Shoot A Rurf is a surreal 3D animated short producded
by Dwarfed films. The film tells the tale of a drunken
man’s attempt to sober up after bingeing on mind-altering
drink “Rurf”. To achieve this he must literally
go inside his own head. Animation Ireland
The Spirit Child Elinor Geller 7 minutes 12
Orli lives happily in a cemetery until she unexpectedly
stumbles into the dark. Amazing events await her as
she discovers the world to which she truly belongs.
Join the spirit child and see how a child’s happiness
and wish to play never end. Animation Britain
Colorful EU Peter Vadocz 2 minutes U
As you walking on the streets, the flags of EU-countries
are come into sight anything you just look at. The EU
is in the objects, in the creatures, in the people.
the colorful EU is all around us. An experimental spot
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the European Union.
Animation Hungary
The Bone Creature
Teagan Richardson 3 minutes 12
Stranded in a purgatory world, the “Bone Creature”
seeks his destiny. Animation Britain
Burial At Sea Jonathan Reynolds 3 minutes U
A funeral on the deck of a ship becomes a luscious underwater
world full of beautiful matine life accompanied by serene
aquatic soundtrack. A combination of austere 2D flash
graphic and more vibrant stop-motion animation. Animation
Britain
The Morning Show
A. Delaplaine 80 minutes 18
XYZ News’ top-rated anchor, Sara Succubus, is
hopping mad that long-time weatherman Millard Willmore
has replaced by a buxom blonde bombshell named Marilyn
Airhair, and sets out to ruin her. Animation USA
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