Month: April 2012
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A live action documentary about the creation of a comic book of Muslim heroes, which uses animated sequences to bring the comic characters to life. The film tells the story of Naif Al-Mutawa’s journey to produce and distribute an animated TV series for children. Clips on the film’s website: http://whambamislam.com and available for download on…
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Here’s Samantha Moore’s 2010 film on synaesthesia, produced by Joshka Wessels of Sapiens Productions and funded by the Wellcome Trust. Screened at many international festivals the film has won several awards including Best Experimental Animation, Scinema Science Film Festival. http://www.samanthamoore.co.uk/#/an-eyeful-of-sound/4516109011
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After fifty years a Holocaust survivor recalls her time as a child in the camps, and afterwards with relatives in Sweden; based on the experiences of Tana Ross. http://archive.org/details/OrlyYadinSylvieBringasSilence Awards: Best Animation, Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia 1999 Grand Prix, Odense Film Festival, Denmark 1999 Gold Hugo Animated Short, Chicago International Film Festival, USA 1998…
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Described as ‘the first CGI-animated documentary film’ this short taking the form of an interview with a hidden refugee child in Sweden has been screened at over 100 festivals and won many awards. This is the first of three animadoc films by directors Heilborn & Aaronowitsch, the second being ‘Slaves’ and the third ‘Sharaf’ –…
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If you don’t know this film, then you should! I certainly consider it one of the films which inspired me in what animation could do. Director Tim Webb worked with autistic children and adults whose artwork informed the visual style of the film, as well as describing their experiences in the soundtrack. The DVD is…
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Watch this video to learn how the more oil and gas companies frack, the more trouble is finding ways to happen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj_7kt51iJc&feature=player_embedded
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An animated portrait of talented animator Ryan Larkin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvfgLBMmtVs
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Includes animated sequences http://www.spannerfilms.net/films/ageofstupid
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Green is the colour of hope. Green is the colour of Islam. And green was the symbol of recognition among the supporters of presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who became the symbolic figure of the Green Revolution. The presidential elections on June 12th, 2009 were supposed to bring about a change, but contrary to all expectations…
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Much has been said about this highly successful feature – the first animated documentary to ‘break through’ to cinema audiences, and an influence on many films which have followed it. Here’s the film’s official site, with some revealing information about the making of the film in the ‘Production Notes’ section – click ‘The Film’ tab.…
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