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  • by Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Jay Clarke

    If patience is a virtue, animation filmmakers are particularly worthy of our admiration. Follow two seasoned practitioners as they guide us through the arresting world of stopmotion animation. A cherished collaborator of Wes Anderson, Jay Clarke ("Isle of Dogs") awakens us to the power of storyboarding, namely to enable a film crew to see a story before they shoot it. A creator of fable-like creatures, Swedish director Niki Lindroth von Bahr ("Something to Remember", Generation 2020) highlights hidden aspects of this timeconsuming yet tender filmmaking technique by sharing excerpts from works in progress and placing her singing snails and other puppets centre stage. Moderated by Andrew Amondson.

    • Film about animation
  • Red Shoes

    2022 Late Adolescence (16-20 yrs) 7 min

    by Diyala Muir

    The peace of a secluded society is disrupted by the sudden arrival of a mysterious object.

    • Comedy
  • The Great Rabbit

    2012 Late Adolescence (16-20 yrs) 7 min

    by Atsushi Wada

    There was a time when we acknowledged that our noble, profound, and mysterious existence could be called The Great. Since then, we have evolved with time; our thinking and consciousness have changed. And yet, what is the reason that still allows us to consider our existence as The Great?

    • Drama
    • Fantasy
  • by Joanna Quinn

    Joanna Quinn completed a foundation course in art at Goldsmiths College, University of London before studying for a BA in Graphic Design at Middlesex University. There she first discovered the magic of animation, quickly adapting her unique drawing abilities to produce beautifully fluid and dynamic animated passages. In 1985 she founded Beryl Productions with her partner, producer/writer Les Mills, and the couple have collaborated ever since. Joanna is now a highly acclaimed figure in world animation, having won over 90 international awards, including Emmys, Baftas and Jury prizes at all the major animation festivals. Two of her films have received Oscar© nominations. She has been honoured with retrospectives of her work in all over the world including Rome, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Stuttgart, Zagreb, Hiroshima, Toronto, Montreal, Gothenburg, Bradford, Cordoba, Tampere, Ottawa, Valencia and Taiwan.

    • Film about animation
  • by Nick Park

    Go behind the scenes with the real people that voiced your favourite Creature Comforts characters. Nick Park’s Creature Comforts took the classic documentary style and applied it to the lives of wild animals and pets, matching a cast of clay characters with human voices to charming effect. Originating from Nick’s 1989 Academy Award®-winning short film, Creature Comforts was unique for using unscripted vox-pop interviews with the British public in a stop motion series that has become an Aardman classic.

    • Film about animation
  • by Nick Park

    Aardman mainstays Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham visit BFI Southbank to talk about their work, including the new Wallace & Gromit adventure Vengeance Most Fowl. Four-time Oscar-winner Nick Park created the characters Wallace and Gromit at film school. He would go on to direct Creature Comforts, Early Man and, with Peter Lord, Chicken Run. He is a director of Aardman Animations and one the world’s leading stop-motion animators and filmmakers. The multi-talented Merlin Crossingham has worked on many of Aardman’s greatest films and is Creative Director of Wallace and Gromit at Aardman. He is also the director, with Nick Park, of the forthcoming Wallace and Gromit adventure Vengeance Most Fowl. They will discuss their careers at Aardman and share their insights into this glorious form of animation.

    • Film about animation
  • The Lost Son

    1974 All audiences 14 min

    by Lotte Reiniger

    One of Lotte Reiniger’s final films is an animated retelling of the biblical parable of the prodigal son.

    • Drama
  • Spin

    2010 Adults 4 min

    by Max Hattler

    When conflict becomes a spectacle, the lines between destruction and entertainment get blurred…

    • Non-narrative
  • Sync

    2011 Adults 9 min

    by Max Hattler

    A circular looping animation projection installation.

    • Non-narrative
  • Shift

    2012 Adults 3 min

    by Max Hattler

    Using the New Age idea of a 'dimensional shift' as inspiration, Shift combines science fiction themes through abstract, stop motion animation of objects and colour.

    • Non-narrative
  • 20 Questions With Nick Park

    2009 All audiences 21 min

    by Nick Park

    To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Wallace & Gromit we asked members of their official website to submit their questions to Nick Park. 20 of the best were selected and put to Nick in a special video interview shot in the brand new Aardman cinema!

  • The Animated Secrets of Joanna Quinn

    2021 All audiences 60 min

    by Joanna Quinn

    What does it take to be a successful animator - patience, attention to detail, obsession and more patience! Welcome to the animated world of Joanna Quinn. In this masterclass Joanna will be talking with students about her life as one of the most successful women animators and will give us a rare practical insight into the way she approaches animation and her own animation technique. A unique opportunity to see inside the weird and wonderful mind of an animator.

  • by Peter Lord

    New this year, our TIFF Kids International Film Festival Master Class is a unique opportunity for Industry delegates and film students to learn from animation industry pioneer Peter Lord. Peter Lord is co-owner and Creative Director of Aardman, which he co-founded with his long-time collaborator David Sproxton in 1972. As a director, Lord has been honoured with two Academy Award® nominations for Best Animated Short, the first in 1992 for Adam, and again in 1996 for Wat's Pig. He has also earned BAFTA nominations for Adam, The Amazing Adventures of Morph, and War Story.

  • Dad’s Dead

    2002 Adults 6 min

    by Chris Shepherd

    Our narrator looks fondly back at his childhood in Liverpool and the antics of his best friend Johnno. Well known for being a showman and a keen one for joking and the like, Johnno starts to change for the worse after he announced that his father has died.

    • Drama