Category: Films
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Anna Ginsburg’s snappy animated documentary, Private Parts, sidesteps social taboo by presenting frank and funny discussions about sex, with particular focus placed on the female anatomy. Commissioned by Channel 4’s Random Acts, in partnership with It’s Nice That, Anna Ginsburg felt compelled to address the lack of attention given to carnal gratification when female…
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“Silent Signal is an ambitious project that brings together six artists working with animation together with six leading biomedical scientists to create experimental animated artworks exploring new ways of thinking about the human body” Image copyright Samantha Moore ‘Loop’ 2015 Image copyright Ellie Land ‘Sleepless’ 2015 The six animations are currently on a year long…
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[edit 16th May – this video’s been taken down due to a copyright issue but we’ll let you know if it comes back online.] “Waltz With Bashir is a documentary film that exists in a rare category (along with films like Close-Up and The House Is Black) in that it bends the generic conventions of…
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London International Animation Festival’s Animated Documentary screening returned to the Barbican in London in December 2015, showcasing a diverse selection of animated docs from around the world. Many films of the selected films did not include any live action elements, and featured voiceovers which were obviously scripted and acted – raising questions about what makes a film a documentary at…
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Tea and Consent is a public information animation used with permission by Thames Valley Police to address and clarify issues of sexual consent. This simply rendered Flash animation draws a parallel between sexual consent and the intuitive etiquette associated with offering someone a cup of tea. In essence you can offer someone tea but it’s…
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In ‘What is Animation?’ Martin Pickles animates a snippet of wisdom from Bob Godfrey (1921 – 2013), the British animation hero responsible for creating ‘Roobarb’ and ‘Henry’s Cat’.
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Darn it, news of this event in June passed us by – but what a line up of fascinating nuggets it is, programmed by London Short Film Festival and Animate Projects And all films are available to watch online, which makes this a screen-at-home programme you can enjoy yourself! Films can be found in the…
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A real story about the affect of war on citizens, particularly children, the latest from previously featured Story Corps. https://vimeo.com/111431415
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Cal Arts student Sara Gunnarsdottier explores the music of outsider artist Daniel C. a legend in Iceland, who was a mystery due to the lack of information about him. Apparently Daniel C contacted the director and she is set to be making the Pirate of Love Part 2. If anyone has any further info on…
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This is an interesting short piece that visualises one of the things that many people with Autism experience. It’s part of a bigger trans media project attached to research about Autism called ‘Interacting with Autism Project’ More info below: Some people with autism have difficulty processing intense, multiple sensory experiences at once. This animation gives the…
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