This past week, I’ve been practically living in the Barbican’s lovely subterranean cinema, soaking myself in animation goodness thanks to this year’s London International Animation Festival, which I’ve been covering for the folks over at Cine-Vue.
It’s been tremendous. A full report will go up on Cine-Vue in the next few days here’s the full report on Cine-Vue, but for posterity’s sake, I thought I ought to save some of the best films I’ve seen here, if only so I can remember them myself. They’re all short, most under ten minutes and none over twenty. If you have the capacity, I recommend you watch them in HD, and full screen. In no particular order:
NUIT BLANCHE – slow to begin, then hits you in the face like a sack of rocks. Stunning. Worth watching the making of – you’ll be surprised how much is computer generated.
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/9078364 w=600&h=300]COURS TOUJOURS – fast, funny, and very French.
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/12848379 w=600&h=300]BIKE RACE – a real-life love story, based around documentary audio. Sweet and charming.
The Nuge. 