Film Awards Shortlist - Edge Hill University

CAKE Festival Awards Friday 18th 2:30pm CE, Lecture Theatre
Attend the presentation and awards of the best festival films.
Oscar and BAFTA nominated animator and director Barry Purves, will be
awarding prizes for;
Runner Up and Best of Category A: Undergraduate
Runner Up and Best of Category B: Postgraduate
Runner Up and Best of Category C: Professional
Best of Festival: UK film
Best of Festival: Chinese film
The Jury
Geoff Dunbar – Double BAFTA winner and EMMY nominated iconic animator and
director of The Cunning Little Vixen, Tuesday and Daumier’s Law. Geoff has worked
with, and continues to work closely with, Sir Paul McCartney, collaborating on stories
for illustration and musical content for animation.
Vivien Halas – Graphic Designer who founded two companies and is curator of the
Halas and Batchelor Collection, managing its film archive. She is co-author of Halas
& Batchelor, an animated history (2006) and has contributed to numerous animation
and design publications worldwide.
Mike Robinson – At Cosgrove Hall Productions Mike became Studio Manager, and
later General manager and Company Director, during which time the company
produced such classics as Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, The Wind in the Willows,
and The BFG. Other clients include BBC, HIT Entertainment, Film Finances,
2SidesTV. He is currently Head of Studio for CHF Entertainment and a chairperson
for the European based Cartoon Forum and Cartoon Movie.
Winners of best of Festival will be announced at the Awards
Presentation Friday 16th July 2:30pm
Animation Awards 2014: Shortlisted Films
Best film in Graduate/Undergraduate Category A.
International Title:
LULLABY
Director:
Amy Fairclough
Running time:
03:32
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2013
Production:
University Lincoln
International Title:
HOPE?
Director:
Simone Giampaolo
Running time:
04:21
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2013
Production:
Bournemouth University
Weeping over the
International Title:
Great Wall
Director:
Poetry Li
Running time:
05:05
Country of production:
China
Year of production:
2014
Production:
Hua Qiao University
International Title:
The Lie of A Poppy Head
Director:
yuwen xue
Running time:
01:24
An old Irish legend tells of the
crows that carry the souls of
those who have passed into
the next life.
A humorous, entertaining and
educational comedy criticizing
our modern society and of the
way we've been "evolving"
over the centuries.
Adapted from the yue opera:
Girl Mengjiang. It is a widely
disseminated legend about
the Great Wall. In the Qin
Dynasty, the First Emperor of
Qin, a tyrant, forced a huge
number of men to build the
Great Wall.
The theme of this short film is
“back to nature”. As China is
developing at high speed,
everything is changing so
quickly. Poppy wishes for the
old times that were simple
and sincere.
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2014
Production:
yuwen xue
UAL, Central St. Martins
International Title:
BOX
Director:
HUIZHU YU
Running time:
02:34
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2013
Production:
Kingston University
Best film in Postgraduate Category B.
We were taught do not to
break the box when write
Chinese characters. Inside
the box is good and outside
the box is bad. It’s a metaphor
for the Chinese education
system,
International Title:
The Plum Blossom
Director:
Yu Jin, Fang Jianguo
Running time:
04.14
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2012
Production:
China Acad. of Arts
International Title:
Way Out
Director:
Yukai Du
Running time:
04:57
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2014
Production:
Central St. Martins
International Title:
Animate
Director:
Jiamin Liu
Running time:
04:00
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2014
This work recalls memories of
a young rural teacher narrated
by his students. Interspersed
with flashbacks. It praises the
noble sentiments of this
teacher who has dedicated his
life to the rural schools and his
students.
‘‘Alone Together’ by Sherry
Turkle, inspires this reflection
of modern life in this digital
age. The exaggerated contrast
between emotionless Citizens
and characterized phones
reveals our over-dependence
on virtual communication.
Surrealism and imagination to
reveal the working process of
an animator and how she
creates her character__ the
animator and the character
enter into each other’s
universe.
Central St. Martins
Production:
International Title:
On Loop
Director:
Christine Hooper
Running time:
05:00
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2013
Hooper / RCA
Production:
Best film in Industry/Professional Category C.
Four in the morning crapped
out, yawning.
International Title:
Peter, Lily & the Nose
Director:
Matthew Robins
Running time:
9:19
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2014
Production:
John McIlduff
International Title:
The Wasteland
Director:
Lucy Lee
Running time:
6:00
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2014
Production:
Lucy Lee
International Title:
High Above The Sky
Director:
Kim Noce/Shaun Clark
Running time:
3:00
Country of production:
United Kingdom
Year of production:
2012
Production:
SPID
Peter has a big nose (or
perhaps he just has a small
face). Either way he's the
butt of every ones jokes.
Madly in love with Lily
Green, he builds up the
courage to declare his
intentions
Sand animation, based on a
dark Celtic myth with a
happy ending. Based on the
Celtic mythology of
Perceval, The Fisher King,
the Cauldron or Grail, and
The Wasteland.
One day Leo screams and
screams and screams, his
Dad takes him shopping and
so the journey begins
through the isles and high
above the sky.
Screening and Awards Presentation
th
Friday 18 July: 2.30pm Lecture Theatre, Creative Edge.
Best of Festival; UK Film and Best of Festival; Chinese awards: shortlist will be
available from 9th July at http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/cake/