Film: Competition Screening - The Graduates

Venue: Exeter Phoenix
Date: 17th February, 3.45pm–5pm

The cream of the UK’s 2011 graduates, in the running for Animated Exeter’s New Talent Award, to be presented on Sat 18 Feb at 6pm.

Fri 17 Feb, 3.45pm – 5pm

Exeter Phoenix, £6/5, 15+

The Graduates

El Macho

Dir: Daniela Negrin Ochoa,National Film and Television School, 6 mins 57 secs

Carlos yearns for order and calm amid the chaos of his loud family of women. The arrival of Alfonso, an energetic poodle puppy shatters any dreams he had. Soon It's even too much for the women. Something has to be done…

Enid

Dir: Leanne Towers, Bournemouth University NCCA, 1 min 14 secs

As we age our awareness of our mortality evolves. In this piece we follow a girls’ changing reaction to life and death as she ages. Her thoughts are personified as an orb which she interacts with throughout her journey.

Unorganised Crime

Dir: Charlie Miller, Daisy Hynes, Constantinos Mavromicahalis, Sophie Crimwood, Dan Winn, University of the West of England, 3mins 36secs

A classic 1940's heist in which the audience follows gansgters comedic escape from a bank robbery. It seems a ridiculous chase through an American City while the gangster tries to deal with his sleeping disorder which threatens to thwart his escape.

Playing Ghosts

Dir: Bianca Ansems, National Film and Television School, 9 mins 57 secs

Five year old Amy and her Mum are divided in grief for Dad, occupying very separate worlds in their struggle to cope. But while Mum sinks into numb solitude, struggling to keep the routine, Amy seeks a more magical escape that that ultimately has it's own perils.

Opening Night

Dir: Josh and Nathan Flynn, University of Glamorgan, 2 mins 25 secs

Concept ideas, arts designs, puppet construction and tests for Opening Night, a stop motion short film set in the 1950s. This film is being judged in the Technical Category.

The Lab Pack

Dir: Nathan Jones, University of Glamorgan, 4 mins 45 secs

Jump

Dir: Karthrik Ramasamy, Perry Yap, Bournemouth University NCCA, 1 min 29 secs

This technical exercise depicts a military mission where a helicopter takes off from the ground and in mid air a soldier jumps out of the helicopter. This will be judged in the Technical Category.

The Man Who Was Afraid of Falling

Dir: Joseph Wallace, Emma Dade,Univeristy of Wales, Newport, 4 mins 28 secs

Ivor's life is turned upside down after a falling plant pot sparks a series of paranoid reactions.

Flatland

Dir: Patrick Semple, Bournemouth University NCCA, 57 secs

Klovesteinen

Dir: Anders Furevik, Arts University College, Bournemouth, 3 mins, 4 secs

A story about two trolls who meet their ends at the touch of sunlight, after a series of unfortunate events.

Day 83

Dir: Joe O'Connor, Aled Matthews,University of Glamorgan, 2 mins 22 secs

An animated/VFX short sci-fi film that follows an ordinary soldier during a losing battle for Earth against a relentless and merciless alien force. The soldier makes a last ditch effort to change the tide of war as he fights for his life.

Garden Galaxies

Dir: Bumpy Box, University of Glamorgan, 5 mins 36 secs

Garden Galaxies follows a group of Alien friends who travel from outer space to find the perfect place for a picnic. When they land in a small garden on earth, they discover it's the most beatiful and magical galaxy they have ever laid their eyes on.

The Flight

Dir: Ankit Vajpayee, Bournemouth University NCCA, 38 secs

To create this dream sequence I've tried to represent the world very simply as part of the real world. The major parts of the film were shot in London and Christchurch. To add continuity, a lot of the problem solving was done at R&D stage. This will be judged in the Technical category.

Growing Spaces

Dir: Kate Broadhurst, University of Wales, Newport, 4 mins 33 secs

An animated documentary about a small charity with a huge impact. Growing Spaces expresses the transformative healing powers of gardening, on people suffering from depression.

Bare

Dir: Helen Dallet, University of Wales, Newport, 3 mins

A bear tries to tame nature, and in the end, it tames him!

Jackie and Kevin 1977

Dir: Daisy Gould, Univeristy of Wales, Newport, 2 mins 1 sec

An exploration of memory, shared experience and imagination, triggered by some grafitti found in a drawer.

Damned

Dir: Richard Phelan, National Film and Television School, 9 mins 15 secs

An over-ambitious beaver goes too far when he gets the chance to realise his ultimate dream. Some dreams are just too big.

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