ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 5.02 - MAY 2000

The 2000 British Animation Awards
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Danielle Susijn of Picasso Pictures (left) with Alison Graham of Tandem Films.
Graham Ralph of Silver Fox Films, with Clare Kitson, former Head of Animation at Channel Four.
Tandem’s Daniel Greaves, freelancer John Marsden and Moving Picture Company’s Dominic Buttimore.

On the commercial side, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes picked up Best Direction in a Commercial for 'Escape,' produced by Nexus Animation for Natwest Bank. Philip Hunt (Ah Pook Is Here) took Best Animation/Craft in a Commercial for the appropriately grandiose 'Megalomaniac,' made for Orange. But the Public Choice Favourite Ad was won by Dave Borthwick of the bolexbrothers, for his characteristically offbeat 'Closed,' about a skeleton-cum-snowman trying to get a drink of Nestea Cool.

Philip Hunt receives the Animation/Craft in a Commercial award for Megalomaniac.

The Importance of Public Choice
Of the public categories, pupils from schools chosen through a nationwide competition vote for the Children’s Choice. The three Public Choice awards are voted for by audiences at numerous venues, including Bristol's Watershed Centre and Cardiff's Chapter Cinema, both prominent supporters of animated events. The nominees were also screened at the Exeter Picture House as part of the Animated Exeter Festival in February. Public Choice is supported by Time Out magazine and Channel 4 Television, with thanks to the Moving Picture Company for technical facilities.

The winning films have now embarked on a countrywide tour until September, supported by Channel 4, and will also go abroad. This can be extremely important; for example, the BAA 1998 winners were shown at nine venues in Belgium, with good media coverage and offers from Belgian TV to buy three of the films. BAA director Jayne Pilling says, "We are planning to extend the national impact and reach of the award. For example, we've taking Public Choice national and extended the tour of winning films, so a much wider audience will have the chance to enjoy the best of British animation."

Derek Hayes, one of the BAA award artists and director of 1993's Prince Cinders, with Maria Manton, a producer at Bermuda Shorts.
Csaba Varga, founder of the Varga Group, with Jan Swalins and Szusza Kirsch on the end.
 Dominic Buttimore and Jane Bolton of Picasso Pictures.

Andrew Osmond is a freelance writer specializing in fantasy media and animation.
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