Best Music
Success with Sweet Peas
Dir: Samantha Moore
Success with sweet Peas is a short, slightly surreal animated documentary about competitive sweet pea growing in Shropshire. Growers, showers and arrangers talk about the irreristible lure of the sweet pea, combined with imagery, evoking the quintessentially English persuit of flower perfection... "it's a lovely little pea, that".
The Girl and the Horse
Dir: Rebecca Manley
Slinky Pictures
A Simple yet stunning tale of a small girl’s search for contentment. As the story unfolds she tries to fill the big hole that appears in her stomach with cokes, coins and pretty dresses. But the only thing which fills the void of the hole is the presence of her wonderful friend, the horse.
Extn. 21
Dir: Lizzie Oxby
Fine Take
Orman is having a futile conversation on his mobile phone. He is running back to his office but getting nowhere. If he could just get through to Mr Langley 'everything' will be resolved but someone (or something) is intercepting his calls....
Colour Keys
Dir: David Daniels
Tandem Films Entertainment
A graphic interpretation for solo piano music composed by Jules Maxwell.
How to Cope with Death
Dir: Igniacio Ferreras
Tandem Films Entertainment
A contemporary allegory offering a modern solution to the problem, which haunted humankind since time began.
Things Change: Paz
Dir: Leo Nielsen
King Rollo Films LTD
Paz and his pappy find a dead baby bird whose nest had been destroyed by a storm. Confronted by the complex issues surrounding death, Paz struggles to understand what it all means. Pappy and Big Penguin help Paz to understand and deal with the situation in a positive way.
The Show Must Go On: Angelina Ballerina
Dir: Kitty Taylor
Colin Towns
Christmas Special Episode. 'Angelina Ballerina', based on the best selling Katherine Holabird Books, Follows Angelina Ballerina as she strives to be the greatest ballerina in house land.
Devoted friend : Wilde Stories
Dir: Arthur, Ruth, Tilly (sequences)
Sarah Cox,
Maurice Joyce (main film)
Lupus Films Ltd /Lupus Animation Consultancy
Oscar Wilde uses his acid wit to explore the nature of friendship and society, which will have viewers both amused and enraged. The Style is a unique combination of drawn animated characters and live-action props. The entire film is in Black and White, apart from the innocent hero Liam and the flowers in his garden.
Meg at Sea: Meg and Mog
Dir: Roger Mainwood
Absolutely Productions
Meg, Mog and Owl go to the seaside and decide to go sailing. There is no wind so Meg does a spell to get the boat moving. Instead of a light breeze, a huge storm blows up. Saving themselves, they are marooned on an island.
Lolly Comes to Town: The Koala Brothers
Dir: Martin Pullen
Kick Productions
Stop frame model animation. Aimed at Pre-school. Set in the Australian outback following the adventures of two koalas in their quest to help others.
Deep Sea Reg: Rubberdubbers
Dir: Brian Little
Kick Productions
Following a group of bath toys as an everyday bathroom turn into a world of imagination and adventure.
Little Things
Dir: Daniel Greaves
Tandem Films Entertainment
Can the repetition of mundanity endure under extreme circumstances?