Here is a run down of 2004's winners
Best Children’s Series
Sponsored by the Disney Channel
For its successful combination of strong storytelling, humour and use of different
animation techniques the winner was:
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids: Revenge of the Bogeyman
Dirs: Sara Bor, Simon Bor and Jamie Rix
Produced by Honeycomb Animation & Elephant Productions for Carlton Television
for CITV
Best Children’s Pre-School Series
Sponsored by CBeebies
The jury found it extremely difficult to decide between such equally accomplished
British animation series. However, we felt that for the warmth and humour of
its characterisation, storytelling and production design, the Award went to
the creator and supervising producer David Johnson for:
Koala Brothers: A Letter for George
Dir: Tobias Fouracre, Series Creator: David Johnson
Produced by Spellbound Entertainment Ltd & Famous Flying Films Ltd for CBeebies
Best Animated Special
Sponsored by Cosgrove Hall
For a film that surprisingly and successfully combines the key elements of storytelling,
characterisation, animation craft and music to utterly charming effect:
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Dir: Kitty Taylor
Produced by Grand Slamm Childrens Films for HIT Entertainment plc & Channel4
Children’s Choice Award
Sponsored by Little Entertainment Company
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids: Revenge of the Bogeyman
Dirs: Sara Bor, Simon Bor, and Jamie Rix
Produced by Honeycomb Animation & Elephant Productions for Carlton Television
for CITV
Best Student Film
A refreshingly original blend of story and technique with an emotional impact
the winner was
Gifted
Dir: Emily Mantell
Produced at the Royal College of Art
Best Film at the Cutting Edge
Sponsored by UK Film Council New Cinema Fund
A fluid film, beautifully written and performed, and combining a diversity
of styles and techniques, which all enhance the film’s content, the jury’s
unanimous choice for Best Film at the Cutting Edge,
Dad’s Dead
Dir: Chris Shepherd
Slinky Pictures Ltd for Channel4, Arts Council England & Animate!
Craft Award
For the quality of its animation, which creates a magical sense of light and
depth, the winner was
Takuskanskan
Dir: Selina Cobley
Produced at Edinburgh College of Art
Best Music Award
For an imaginative combination of composition and sound design, which perfectly
matches and enhances the highly stylised visuals, the winner was Johannes Konecny
for Lizzie Oxby’s film
Ext. 21
Composer: Johannes Konecny, Dir: Lizzie Oxby
A Finetake Production for Channel4
Writers Award
Sponsored by BBC Bristol
Offering a wealth of characterisation, scope for visualisation, originality,
energy and the freshness of its design, the winner was
Yoko! Jakamoto! Toto! The Special Thing
Dir: Tony Collingwood
Produced by Collingwood O’Hare for CITV
Best Animated Commercial: Director
Sponsored by TalkbackThames
A tough story brilliantly told…. the winner was
NSPCC: Cartoon
Animation Director: Russell Brooke, Live action Director: Frank Budgen
Produced by Passion Pictures & Gorgeous for Saatchi and Saatchi, London
Best Animated Commercial: Craft
Sponsored by Tandem Films
For an ad that created a credible world with consummate craftsmanship the winner
was
Polo: Tarrah
Dir: Luis Cook Animation: Mike Cottee
Produced by Aardman Animations for JWT
Best Comedy
Sponsored by Tell-Tale
The Jury found it extremely difficult to decide between such strong finalists,
but for breaking new ground and making bad taste good, the award went to Harry
Thompson and Sean Pye for
Monkey Dust
Creators: Harry Thompson and Shaun Pye
Produced by TalkbackThames for BBC3
Best Film/TV Graphics
For its undeniable quality, no matter how many times you see it: the winner
was
Catch Me if You Can: Main Title Sequence
Dirs: Kuntzel + Deygas
Produced by Nexus Productions
Best Music Video
Sponsored by Passion Pictures
For its wit, charm and originality, and adding a whole new dimension to the
track without overpowering it, the winner was
Blur: Good Song
Dirs: David Shrigley & Shynola
Produced by Oil Factory Films
Most Creative Use of Sound
Sponsored by Hullabaloo Studios
For its creative use of sound and a story that would be impossible without
such innovative sound the winner was
Little Things
Sound: Russell Pay Dir: Daniel Greaves
Produced by Tandem Films Entertainment
Best Short Film
Sponsored by the Charactershop
For its staggering combination of visual panache, humorous and sense of devastating
realism the winner was
Dad’s Dead
Dir: Chris Shepherd
Produced by Slinky Pictures Ltd for Channel4, Arts Council England
& Animate!
Public Choice
Audiences in 16 cities across the UK voted for their favourites in three
categories:
Favourite Ad:
Front runners were Sony PS2: Robot, Snapple: Rent, Audi: Drink Like a Fish,
Terence Higgins Trust: Cavern Club and Tennents: Body Armour. But the winner
was
NSPCC: Cartoon
Animation Director: Russell Brooke, Live action Director: Frank Budgen
Produced by Passion Pictures & Gorgeous for Saatchi and Saatchi, London
Favourite Music Video:
Front runners were: Woof Ban Wau for FourTet; Trunk for Grand Drive; Oblong
for Rudy Trouve; Shynola & David Shrigley for Blur; Tim Hope for One Giant
Leap; Jonas Odell for Goldfrapp…and the winner was
FourTet: My Angel Rocks Back & Forth
Dir: Woof Wan Bau
Produced by Nexus
Favourite Film:
Front runners were Ignacio Ferrara’s How to Cope with Death, Marc Craste’s
Jo Jo in the Stars, Dan Greaves’ Little Things, Robert Morgan’s The
Separation, Matthew Gravelle’s Taps and Andy Power’s The Painter.
And the winner was
How To Cope with Death
Dir: Ignacio Ferreras
Produced by Tandem Films Entertainment for Channel4
For information on 2004 Category shortlists click here.
For list of finalists click here