Oscar Nomiation for Olive!
The Incredible Story of my Great Grandmother Olive
Directed by 2009 graduate Alberto Rodriguez has been
nominated for the Best Honorary Foreign Film Award, in the Annual Student Academy Awards competition. This is the sixth nomination in the departments history. Congratulations to Alberto and his team.
Bill's Visitors directed by 2008 graduate Simon Deshon, has been awarded the Platinum Remi at the WorldFest International Film Festival in Houston.
Stand Up directed by 2008 Graduate Joseph Pierce has won the Canal+ Award at the Premier Plan Angers Film Festival.
Elephants directed by 2008 graduate Sally Pearce has won the
Best Short Film Award at BAFTA CYMRU and the Out of Sight Award from the Fresh Film festival of Wales.
Mummy's Boy directed by 2008 Graduate Chris Gooch has won the Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in a Student Film in Los Angeles.
The Animation first year of 2009 with visiting tutor Barry Purves
left to right: Richard Phelan, Daniela Negrin Ochoa,
Corinne Ladeinde, Francesca Adams,
Afarin Eghbal,
Barry Purves, Bianca Ansems, Nandita Jain & Tom Reynolds
Fesitval Selections
Five go mad in Brazil
Bill's Visitors directed by Simon Deshon, Cherry On The Cake directed by Hyebin Lee, The Incredible Story Of My Great Grandmother Olive directed by Alberto Rodriguez, Today Only directed by Toby Jackman, and Yellow Belly End directed by Philip Bacon, have all been selected for the Anima Mundi International Animation Film Festival. The films will be screened first in Rio de Janeiro and then afterwards, in São Paulo. Congratulations to all of the filmmakers and their teams !
Cherry on the Cake directed by Hye Bin Lee has been selected for the Shanghai International Film Festival. This screening will be the world premiere.
ON/OFF (right) a first year film directed by Second Year
Avgousta Zourelidi
has been selected for the Three Minute Quickie Competition at the International Short Film Festival Hamburg.
Dog's Day Afternoon a first year film directed by Second Year Avgousta Zourelidi has been selected for the Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival.
Pachyderm Sea a first year film directed by 2009 graduate Helen Piercy has been selected for
Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival.
Elephants directed by 2008 graduate Sally Pearce
has been selected for: Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Festival, Oberhausen International Film Festival, Atens Animfest, Seattle International Film Festival, London Independent Film Festival, International Film Festival for Youth and Children NUEVA MIRADA, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and The
Shanghai International Film Festival.
Joyets (right) directed by 2nd Year Magda Osinska, has been selected by the Royal Festival Hall to be shown with the Oscar nominated Peter and the Wolf on 8th May supported by a live orchestra. Joyets was Magda's application Film which she made in Poland and later contributions to the film were made by various members of the 2nd year.
Bill's Visitors directed by 2008 graduate Simon Deshon, has been selected for: International Festival of Animated Films AniFest and the Oscar qualifying Los Angeles Film Festival.
STAND UP directed by 2008 Graduate Joseph Pierce has been selected for the the Oscar qualifying Los Angeles Film Festival.
1977 (right) directed by 2007 graduate Peque Varela has been selected for the International Film Festival for Youth and Children NUEVA MIRADA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009 graduate Helen Piercy 
