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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2016

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016

Animation

The programme includes several shorts showcases:

  • Five Animated Years of Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson - A retrospective of the work of this pair of Scottish animators. We haven't been able to get hold of a full list of titles yet but assume those listed here will be included.
  • International Animation - Global talent.
  • The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1 - Contemporary UK talent, in competition for the audience award.
  • The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2 - Contemporary UK talent, in competition for the audience award.

Programme

33 films · 7 reviews

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The Alan Dimension

Alan Brown uses divine powers of precognition to foresee the fate of mankind…and breakfast.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Jac Clinch; Writer: Jac Clinch, Jonathan Harbottle; Stars: Kevin Eldon, Felicity Montagu) , Trailer

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Before Love

Animation.

(Country: Russia; Year: 2015; Director: Igor Kovalyov)

International Animation

Borderlines

Review preview for Borderlines

Simply rendered and very effective.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Two people struggle to share their space.

(Year: 2015; Director: Hana Novakova)

Full review

International Animation

Dave

Dave is a little boy zombie who, after a terrible disaster, is forced into an unfriendly world where he has to fight to survive.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Garry Marshall; Writer: Chris Watson; Stars: Leo Henderson)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Deer Flower

Stop-motion animation about a boy and his family on a visit to a deer farm.

(Country: US, South Korea; Year: 2016; Director: Kangmin Kim)

International Animation

Empty Space (Tühi ruum)

Story of a lonely man and the dream that kept him alive.

(Country: Estonia; Year: 2016; Director: Ulo Pikkov)

International Animation

Fishwitch

Tootega is a witch who ekes out an isolated existence on an iceberg adrift in the ocean. It's a miserable lot, and in Tootega's case, misery hates company.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Adrienne Dowling; Writer: Jenna Jovi, Jenna Jovi, Adrienne Dowling, Hélène Sifre; Stars: Sam Apley, Natalia Tena) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

The Head Vanishes

Jacqueline has lost her mind a bit, but whatever, for her trip to the seaside, she has decided to take the train by herself, like a big girl !

(Country: France, Canada; Year: 2016; Director: Franck Dion; Writer: Franck Dion)

International Animation

Illusions

Two characters find themselves in an unexpected situation.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Dominica Harrison) , Trailer

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

I'm Good With Plants

Tim lives in a greenhouse suspended by a crane above the city. He has two wishes in life - to steal the office plant next to the water cooler at work and meet Francesca, the hotline operator he calls each day from a phone box in the street.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Thomas Harnett O'Meara) , Trailer

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

The Inverted Peak

Explores the quasi-mysticism of a quest for enlightenment, a desire for transcendence from unseen masters.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: The Brothers McLeod; Writer: Tom Angell) , Official site , Trailer

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

In Other Words (Bemilim Aherot)

A man is trapped in his own memory.

(Country: Israel; Year: 2015; Director: Tal Kantor; Writer: Tal Kantor; Stars: Yehoyachin Friedlander, Dana Yadlin) , Trailer

International Animation

Isabella

Review preview for Isabella

A technically accomplished portrait of aging and an individual.

Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
At 92, Isabella struggles to hold onto her memories and sense of identity.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Duncan Cowles, Ross Hogg) , Trailer

Full review

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

I Am Tom Moody

Review preview for I Am Tom Moody

A confident and assured portrayal of a distinct lack of confidence and assurance.

Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
A peek inside the mind of a singer with musician's block.

(Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: Ainslie Henderson; Writer: Ainslie Henderson; Stars: Mackenzie Crook, Jude Crook)

Full review

Five Animated Years of Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson

The Last Day

What would a grandpa’s spirit do if he could linger for a while before heading to heaven?

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Muqing Shu)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Lethe

Two friends discover an unusual pool of water while they're out walking in the woods.

(Year: 2016; Director: Kat Michaelides) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Love and Loopholes

A sock couple with issues are torn apart by a dark secret and an unexpected intruder.

(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2015; Director: Jane Mumford)

International Animation

Love In Idleness

A film exploring the fleeting delusional love relationship between Titania and Bottom.

(Year: 2016; Director: Kim Noce) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

A Love Story

Review preview for A Love Story

An inventive and carefully worked short that has strength in being left open for you to draw your own conclusions.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Stopframe animation.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Anushka Naanayakkara)

Full review

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

The Making Of Longbird

Review preview for The Making Of Longbird

Good, entertaining, verging at times on the self-indulgent.

Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
An animator struggles with the character he is creating.

(Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Will Anderson; Writer: Ainslie Henderson, Will Anderson; Stars: Will Anderson, Tobias Feltus, Vitalij Sicinava)

Full review

Five Animated Years of Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson

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

Five Animated Years of Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson

Mr Madila

Mr Madila or The Colour of Nothing documents a series of conversations between the film-maker and a gifted spiritual healer.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Rory Waudby-Tolley)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Neck And Neck

Animation inspired by Othello.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Shaun Clark; Writer: Shaun Clark; Stars: Kim Noce, Melvyn Ternan) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

No Place Like Home

Review preview for No Place Like Home

The film... shows talent and ingenuity.

Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
Under threat of imminent eviction from her countryside home, a self-reliant woman struggles to preserve her way of life.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Cat Bruce; Writer: Cat Bruce; Stars: Janette Foggo, Erin Bruce )

Full review

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Peripheria (Peryferie)

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: David Coquard-Dassault; Writer: David Coquard-Dassault, Patricia Valeix) , Trailer

International Animation

Rain Or Shine

A young girl loves the sun, but whenever she puts on her sun specs the rain comes down.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Felix Massie)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Record/Record

A film about memory, record and reality.

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Robert Duncan) , Trailer

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Roger Ballen's Theatre Of Apparitions

(Country: UK/South Africa; Year: 2016; Director: Emma Calder, Ged Haney ) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

Simon's Cat - Off To The Vet

The famous feline gets a check-up.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Simon Tofieldd; Writer: Emma Burch, Simon Tofieldd)

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

Squame

Consideration of skin.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2015; Director: Nicolas Brault; Writer: Nicolas Brault) , Trailer

International Animation

Stockholm 6

Animation

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Magnus Lenneskog) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1

To Build A Fire (Construire un feu)

Adaptation of Jack London's book about a trapper and his dog.

(Country: France, UK; Year: 2016; Director: Fx Goby; Writer: Fx Goby; Stars: Tony Fish) , Official site , Trailer

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 2

The Wrong End Of The Stick

Malcolm Fetcher is a neurotic, middle-aged teacher lost in a dull marriage. As he faces an all-consuming identity crisis, their marriage disintegrates and he is forced to express a deep, hidden desire...

(Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Terri Matthews; Writer: Terri Matthews) , Official site

The McLaren Award: New British Animation 1