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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2014

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014

Animation

From the family-friendly to the deeply dark. The programme includes several shorts showcases. The showcase featuring each short below, is indicated in itallics.

  • International Animation 1: Echoes Of McLaren - A selection of films which reflect Norman McLaren's life and practice.
  • International Animation 2: The Universe In A Frame - Showcase from across the globe.
  • The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1 - In the centenary year of UK-born McLaren, this animated competition notches up its 25th year.
  • The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2 - Reflections on identity, memory and remembrance. In competition.

Programme

44 films · 2 reviews

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1000 Plateaus

Short film made entirely in the front seat of a car.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2014; Director: Simon Beaupré; Writer: Steven Woloshen; Stars: Steven Woloshen)

Showing in International Animation 1: Echoes of McLaren.

365

One year. One film. One second a day.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Greg McLeod, Myles McLeod; Writer: Greg McLeod) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Avocado Bear

After losing his precious stone, an Avocado Bear tries to fill the hollow left.

(Year: 2014; Director: Thomas Fraser)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Bath House (Simhall)

Six characters meet at a swimming pool. Something goes wrong.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2014; Director: Niki Lindroth von Bahr)

Showing in International Animation 2: The Universe In A Frame.

The Bigger Picture

Darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly parent.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Daisy Jacobs; Writer: Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka; Stars: Anne Cunningham, Christopher Nightingale, Alisdair Simpson)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

The Blue Marble (La Bille Bleue)

Animation about child soldiers.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2014; Director: Co Hoedeman; Writer: Co Hoedeman; Stars: Michel Mpambara, Koumba Ball, Syntiche Nsona Nkiesa, Moussa Koné)

Showing in International Animation 1: Echoes of McLaren.

Canis

A man is besieged by stray dogs.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2013; Director: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas; Writer: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas)

Showing in International Animation 2: The Universe In A Frame.

The Chaperone 3D

Animation retelling the true story of a lone schoolteacher who fought off an entire motorbike gang while chaperoning a school dance.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2013; Director: Fraser Munden, Neil Rathbone; Writer: Fraser Munden, Neil Rathbone; Stars: Ralph Whims, Stefan Czernatowicz, Fraser Munden, Chris McMahon, Fred Nguyen, Yue Qi, Darius Russell, James Watts, Bobby Ross, Sam Abravanel, Ohannes Bedrossian, Kwan-Teau Benjamin, A.J. Bouchard, Adil Boukind, Ferrer Bruce)

Showing in International Animation 1: Echoes of McLaren.

Confusion Through Sand

A teenager is stranded in a hostile desert.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Danny Madden; Writer: Danny Madden; Stars: Will Madden)

Showing in International Animation 1: Echoes of McLaren.

The Country Of Summer Insects

Animation of a Chinese legend.

(Country: China; Year: 2013; Director: Bohua Tang; Writer: Lei Xiong, Lei Xiong)

Showing in International Animation 2: The Universe In A Frame.

Cruise Patrol

Animation sees a routine cruise patrol spiral out of control.

(Country: Netherlands; Year: 2013; Director: Bobby de Groot, Arjan van Meerten; Writer: Bobby de Groot)

Showing in International Animation 1: Echoes of McLaren.

Domestic Appliances

Seemingly catastrophic situations occur inside mundane domestic appliances.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Writer: Lewis Bolton)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Fallt

A farmer struggles to keep his farm when Mr. Fall's fault finding goes too far and a judge must question his judgment.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Chadwick Whitehead; Writer: Chadwick Whitehead; Stars: Joseph Bennett, Jeff Harden, David Toomey)

Showing in International Animation 2: The Universe In A Frame.

Foreign Bodies (Corps étrangers)

Examination of the myth of the 'transparent body'.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2013; Director: Nicolas Brault; Writer: Nicolas Brault)

Showing in International Animation 1: Echoes of McLaren.

Forgot

Animation dealing with themes of regret, loss, emigration and memory.

(Country: UK, Ireland; Year: 2013; Director: Stephen McNally; Writer: Stephen McNally, Stephen McNally; Stars: John Paul O'Connell)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Fruit Fruit

Lemon cranberry apple banana cucumber orange lime are a selection of fruit fruit.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Peter Millard; Writer: Peter Millard)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Goodness Newness Oldness Badness

Animation.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Mikey Please; Writer: Mikey Please)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Hollow Land (Terre d'écueil)

A couple arrive in a new land, but is it the utopia they hoped for?

(Country: Denmark, Canada, France; Year: 2013; Director: Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot; Writer: Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot, Michal Pfeffer)

Showing in International Animation 1: Echoes of McLaren.

Impromptu

3D film taking a look at the redemptive power of food, wine, music and love through the eyes of protagonist Chuck.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2013; Director: Bruce Alcock)

Showing in International Animation 1: Echoes of McLaren.

Improvisation No. 1: Cumulative Loops

Hand-drawn animation.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2013; Director: Luigi Allemano; Writer: Luigi Allemano)

Showing in International Animation 1: Echoes of McLaren.

Koo! Kin-dza-dza

A classical cellist and an aspiring DJ find themselves transported to an alien world.

(Country: Russia; Year: 2013; Director: Georgiy Daneliya, Tatiana Ilyina; Writer: Georgiy Daneliya, Andrey Ysachev; Stars: Aleksandr Adabashyan, Georgiy Daneliya, Nikolay Gubenko, Vakhtang Kikabidze, Aleksey Kolgan, Polina Kutepova, Igor Kvasha, Andrey Leonov, Ivan Sokolov, Evgeniy Steblov)

Leopard (Hyou)

Animation.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2013; Director: Nozomi Sakimura; Writer: Nozomi Sakimura)

Showing in International Animation 2: The Universe In A Frame.

Lost Property

When you lose something dear to your heart, there is only one place it can be found. The Lost Property office.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Asa Lucander; Writer: Asa Lucander) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Mend And Make Do

Stop-motion animation about wartime memories.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Bexie Bush; Writer: Stefan Kaday)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

The Missing Scarf

Black comedy about life's common fears.

(Country: Ireland; Year: 2013; Director: Eoin Duffy; Writer: Eoin Duffy, Richard Duffy; Stars: George Takei)

Showing in International Animation 2: The Universe In A Frame.

Monkey Love Experiments

Review preview for Monkey Love Experiments

Monkey Love Experiments uses a multitude of techniques to good effect.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
A misguided monkey believes he is destined for the moon.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Ainslie Henderson, Will Anderson; Writer: Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson)

Full review

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Mr Plastimime

Story of a man who faithfully practices a dying art, a man whose timing is a bit off, a man whose skills aren’t recognized, a man who is unlucky in love.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Daniel Greaves; Writer: Daniel Greaves; Stars: Lesley Evans)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

My Stuffed Granny

Times are hard for little Sofía, as the Greek recession is taking its toll. With her Father out of work, they rely solely on Greedy Grumpy Granny´s pension. Desperate times call for desperate measures; to what extremes will they go, when Granny is no more?

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Effie Pappa; Writer: Miranda Ballesteros, Katerina Giannakou, Melissa Iqbal, Nina Kouletakis, Effie Pappa; Stars: Jo Ann Kaplan, Effie Pappa, Agis Pirlis) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Nest Of Stone

A collection of memories set in stone.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Kim Noce; Writer: Jonathan Carr, Kim Noce; Stars: Penelope McGhie)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Non-Euclidean Geometry

A love triangle.

(Country: Lithuania; Year: 2013; Director: Skirma Jakaite, Solveiga Masteikaite; Writer: Solveiga Masteikaite)

Showing in International Animation 2: The Universe In A Frame.

Norman McLaren: Boogie Doodler

Documentary about the animation pioneer.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Jenny MacLeod)

Norman McLaren: Now Is The Time

Showcase celebrating the work of the animation pioneer. Key members of the National Film Board of Canada who carried out these restorations will be in attendance to discuss McLaren's legacy.

(Director: Norman McLaren)

Penismouse (Myszochujek)

Restored animation about a mouse facing censorship.

(Country: Poland, UK; Year: 1957; Director: Kristof Babaski; Writer: Kristof Babaski)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Port Nasty

In the midst of a world where every person, every action must be held accountable, a young man must prove his worth - not only to the ship's crew he dreams of joining, but to himself.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Rob Zywietz; Writer: Rob Zywietz)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

A Recipe For Gruel

Life... one meal at a time.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Sharon Smith; Writer: Frank Key) , Trailer

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Sea Front

When you put your ear to a shell what do you hear?

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Claire Lamond)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Separate Lives

The growing distance between a pair failing to find a moment to meet.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Mayra Hernández Ríos; Writer: Mayra Hernández Ríos)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Spectators

Watchers at a football match.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Ross Hogg; Writer: Ross Hogg) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Tears Of Inge

Animation about a camel's emotion.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2013; Director: Alisi Telengut; Stars: Qirima Telengut)

Showing in International Animation 1: Echoes of McLaren.

Terra Infirma

A still life painting becomes charged 
with motion as the earth is disturbed.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Betsy Dadd)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Through The Hawthorn

Sam has stopped taking his medication - he still doesn’t think he is ill.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Anna Benner, Pia Borg, Gemma Burditt; Writer: Dictynna Hood; Stars: Louise Breckon-Richards, Dominic Cannon, Michael Sarne) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Two Films About Loneliness

A split-screen divides the worlds of Jonathan Smallman, who is recording his dating-profile, and Philip Button, the Internet chef. But will the irritating sound from the real world stand in the way of their search for companionship and acceptance.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Will Bishop-Stephens, Christopher Eales; Writer: Will Bishop-Stephens, Christopher Eales; Stars: Detlef Bierstedt, Tim Key) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Wallflowers

Tribute to people on a terrible night out.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Bjorn-Erik Aschim)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1