files/pictures/picture-35.jpgFinalists for the 2008 British Animation Awards (BAA) were announced today. The awards reward the most distinguished creatives in the U.K. animation scene. Winners will be announced at a ceremony on March 13 at the BFI on the South Bank (National Film Theatre).
Aardman Animations lead the way with four nominations for Best Children's Series, New Media: Best Commissioned Animation, Craft Award and Best Short Film. THE PEARCE SISTERS, created by Aardman's Luis Cook, received two nominations. In the hotly contested Craft Award, Aardman will find tough competition from DREAMS & DESIRES: FAMILY TIES by Joanna Quinn, as well as Ian Mackinnon's ADJUSTMENT. Best Short Film nominations also include Elizabeth Hobbs' THE OLD, OLD, VERY OLD MAN, and YOURS TRULY directed by Osbert Parker.
Oscar-nominated SWEENEY TODD, directed by Tim Burton, has been nominated for Best Film and TV Graphics for the film's title sequence and will battle it out with FUN FACTS, produced by Trunk Animation, and MTV: 3650 produced by Picasso Pictures. In the Best TV Specials category are Tiger Aspect's CHARLIE & LOLA: HOW MANY MORE MINUTES UNTIL CHRISTMAS and THE WRONG TRAINERS, but they face stiff competition from Suzie Templeton's PETER & THE WOLF, which has also been nominated for an Oscar.
For further details visit
www.britishanimationawards.com .
The complete list of 2008 British Animation finalists are:
* Best Pre-School Series (sponsored by HIT Ent.)
CHARLIE & LOLA: Too Many Big Words
Director: Kitty Taylor
Produced by Tiger Aspect for CBeebies.
LITTLE PRINCESS: I Want My Snail
Director: Edward Foster
Produced by The Illuminated Film Co. for Five
POCOYO
Director: David Cantolla & Guillermo Garcia
Produced by Granada Kids / Zinkia Ent. for CITV
* Best Children's Series (sponsored by Cartoon Network)
SHAUN THE SHEEP: Still Life
Director: Richard Goleszowski
Produced by Aardman Animations for CBBC
KNTV PHILOSOPHY: Smith
Director: Garry J Marshall
Produced by Tern Television Prods. Ltd for Channel 4
THE SECRET SHOW: Flick the Switch
Director: Tony Collingwood
Produced by Collingwood O'Hare Ent. for CBBC
* Best TV Special (sponsored by Animation Art Gallery)
THE WRONG TRAINERS
Directors: Kez Margrie, Matthew Walker/Arthur Cox, Helen Arnsten/Blue Zoo, Martin Orton, Greg Villalobos/Bold Creative, Leigh Hodgkinson/Slinky Pictures & Trunk
Produced by BBC Newsround/Arthur Cox/Blue Zoo/Bold Creative/Slinky Pictures/Trunk for BBC
CHARLIE & LOLA: How Many More Minutes Until Christmas?
Director: Kitty Taylor
Produced by Tiger Aspect Prods. for CBeebies
PETER & THE WOLF
Director: Suzie Templeton
Produced by Break Thru Films Ltd for Channel 4
* Best Film & TV Graphics
FUN FACTS
Director: Steve Smith
Produced by Trunk Animation
SWEENEY TODD: Title sequence
Director: Richard Morrison
Produced by Th1ng
MTV: 3650
Director: Ubik
Produced by Picasso Pictures
* Best Commercial: Craft
Sony Bravia: PLAY-DOH
Directors: Darren Walsh (Animation) & Frank Budgen (Live Action)
Produced by Passion Pictures for Fallon London
IRN BRU: PHENOMENAL XMAS
Director: Robin Shaw
Produced by Sherbet Ltd for The Leith Agency
National Lottery: THE BIG WIN
Director: Marc Craste
Produced by Studio AKA for Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd
* Best Commercial: Direction (sponsored by Blue Zoo)
Cravendale: LAST GLASS
Directors: Pic Pic Andre
Produced by Nexus Prods. for Weiden + Kennedy London
Sony Bravia: PLAY-DOH
Directors: Darren Walsh (Animation) & Frank Budgen (Live Action)
Produced by Passion Pictures for Fallon London
Olay: LINES
Director: Suzanne Deakin
Produced by Slinky Pictures for Saatchi, New York
* Best Film at the Cutting Edge (sponsored by the UK Film Council)
MAGNETIC MOVIE
Directors: Ruth Jarman & Joe Gerhardt (Semi Conductor)
Produced by Semi Conductor, an Animate Projects commission for Channel 4 in association with Arts Council England
YOURS TRULY
Director: Osbert Parker
An Animate Projects commission for Channel 4 in association with Arts Council England
INTERSTELLAR STELLA
Directors: AL & AL
Produced by AL & AL, an Animate Projects commission for Channel 4 in association with Arts Council England
* Best Music Video
Bell x1: ROCKY TOOK A LOVER
Director: SSSR
Produced by Passion Pictures for Island Records
The Puppini Sisters: BOOGIE WOOOGIE BUGLE BOY
Director: Laurie J Proud
Produced by Sherbet for Universal Music
Chemical Brothers: SALMON DANCE
Director: Dom & Nic
Produced by Factory Films for EMI UK through Framestore CFC
* Best Short Film (sponsored by Cosgrove Hall)
THE OLD, OLD, VERY OLD MAN
Director: Elizabeth Hobbs
Produced by Spellbound Animation with Moeglich Films
YOURS TRULY
Director: Osbert Parker
An Animate Projects commission for Channel 4 in association with Arts Council England
THE PEARCE SISTERS
Director: Luis Cook
Produced by Aardman Animations
* Best Student Film (sponsored by Aardman Animations)
MILK TEETH
Director: Tibor Banoczki
Produced at the National Film and Television School
PINGPONGS
Director: George Gendi
Produced at The Royal College of Art
t. o. m.
Directors: Tom Brown & Daniel Grey
Produced at the International Film School of Wales
* Best Comedy (sponsored by AstleyBakerDavies)
CAT MAN DO
Director: Simon Tofield
Produced by Tandem
FONEJACKER: Talented Mouse – Catnip
Director: Leigh Hodgkinson
Produced by Slinky Pictures
ROCKET SCIENCE
Director: Sam Morrison
Produced by Nexus Prods.
* Best Character Voice Performance (sponsored by the Sound Co.)
Robert Lindsay in THE TECHNICAL HITCH
Director: Jon Dunleavy
An Independent Production
Peter Capaldi in HAUNTED HOGMANAY
Director: Neil Jack
Produced by BBC Scotland & Kolik Films
Jane Horrocks in LITTLE PRINCESS: I Want My Snail
Director: Edward Foster
Produced by The Illuminated Film Co. for Five.
* New Media: Best Commissioned Animation (sponsored by Th1ng)
C'mons: RED VIRAL
Directors: Dom + Nick
Produced by Framestore CFC
HEAVENLY SWORD
Director: Ben Hibbon
Produced by Blink Ink
THE PECULIAR ADVENTURES OF HECTOR
Directors: Sally Arthur & Sarah Cox
Produced by Aardman Animations
Craft Award (sponsored by Tandem Films)
THE PEARCE SISTERS
Director: Luis Cook
Produced by Aardman Animations
ADJUSTMENT
Director: Ian Mackinnon
Produced at the Royal College of Art
DREAMS AND DESIRES: FAMILY TIES
Director: Joanna Quinn
Produced by Beryl Prods. for S4C
