BAA Finalists Announced
With just under a month to go until the winners are announced the list of the British Animation Awards Finalists have been announced. Alongside this years awards is the public choice vote for the Favourite Ever British Animated Character. The vote has been introduced in order to celebrate the UK’s contribution to animation culture. Votes can be cast on the BAA Facebook Page.
Amongst the finalists are Studio AKA up for four awards in total, with A Morning Stroll deservedly up for Best Short Film to add to the growing collection. The Royal College of Arts has also faired well, with their student sweeping the board for Best Student Film award.
The awards are to be held at the BFI, Southbank on the 15th of March. If you would like to book tickets for the awards ceremony head on over to the BAA Website.
Best Short Film
•All Consuming Love (Man in Cat) (Dir. Louis Hudson/Dice Productions)
•Spin (Dir. Max Hattler/Autour de Minuit)
•A Morning Stroll (Dir. Grant Orchard/Studio AKA)
Best Long Film
•The Itch of the Golden Nit (Dir. Sarah Cox/Aardman/CBBC)
•Maska (Dir. Quay Brothers/Polish Cultural Institute/Se-Ma-For Studios)
•The Gruffalo’s Child (Dir. Weiland, Heidshötter/Magic Light Pictures/Studio Soi)
Best Student Film
•The Eagleman Stag (Dir. Mikey Please, Royal College of Art)
•I’m Fine Thanks (Dir. Eamon O’Neill, Royal College of Art)
•Thursday (Dir. Mathhias Hoegg, Royal College of Art)
Best Commissioned Animation
•Nokia: Gulp (Dir. Sumo Science/Aardman/Wieden+Kennedy)
•Meth Project (Andrews, Orchard, Small/Studio A.K.A/Organic Inc)
•Pilsner Urquell Legends: The Day Pilsen Struck Gold (Chris Randall/Second Home Studios/Bank, London)
Best Preschool Series
•Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom: Acorn Day (Dir. Astley, Baker/Astley Baker Davies/Nick Jr)
•Octonauts: The Blobfish Brothers (Dir. Darragh O’Connell/Silvergate Media/Brown Bag Films/CBeebies)
•Peppa Pig: The New House (Dir. Van Hulzen, Hall/Astley Baker DaviesNick Jr)
Children’s Choice
•Bookaboo: Johnny Vegas (Dir. Goodman, Emes/Happy Films/CITV)
•The Amazing World of Gumball: The Quest (Dir. Graves, Bocquelet/Dandelion Studios/Boulder Media/Studio Soi/Cartoon Network)
•Peppa Pig: The New House (Dir. Van Hulzen, Hall/Astley Baker DaviesNick Jr)
Best Children’s Series
•The Amazing World of Gumball: The Quest (Dir. Graves, Bocquelet/Dandelion Studios/Boulder Media/Studio Soi/Cartoon Network)
•Rastamouse: Da Missin’ Masterpiece (Dir. Derek Mogford/CBeebies)
•Ask Lara: Oh No! B.O.! (Dir. Mercedes Marro/Red Kite Productions/BBC Scotland)
Best Children’s Series (Mixed Media)
•Get Squiggling!: Cat Episode (Dir. Wyatt, Hook, Hedley/Dot to Dot/CBeebies)
•Baby Jake: Loves Tummy Sliding (Dir. Shannon, Darrall/CBeebies)
•Bookaboo: Johnny Vegas (Dir. Goodman, Emes/Happy Films/CITV)
Best Music Video
•Architeq: Into the Cosmos (Dir. Darren Robbie/Chopsy Animation/Tirk Records)
•Liz Green: Displacement Song (Dir. Kate Anderson/Play It Again Sam)
•TV on the Radio: Second Song (Dir. Mikey Please/Agile Films/Interscope Records)
Best 3D Commercial
•Kia Soul: This or That (Dir. Antoine Bardou-Jacquet/Partizan/Framestore/David & Goliath)
•Statoil: Goodnight (Dir. David Prosser/Studio AKA/McCann)
•Coca Cola: Siege (Dir. Fx and Mat/Nexus/Framestore/Wieden+Kennedy)
Best 2D Commercial
•Irn Bru: Pied Piper (Dir. Dennis Sisterson/Sherbet)
•Toyota: Auto Biography (Dir. Julia Pott/Saatchi + Saatchi)
•Tempo: Bike (Dir. Vida Vega/Film Club Productions/Publicis)
Best Commercial: Stop Motion
•Nokia:Dot (Dir. Sumo Science/Aardman/Wieden+Kennedy)
•Back to the Start (Dir. Johnny Kelly/Nexus Productions/Chipotle)
•Knife Crime Animation (Dir. Haworth, Buckley/Ink Digital/MTP)
Best Film/TV Graphics
•Zurich Connects Idents: The Bill (Dir. Chris Ketchell/Not To Scale/Publicis, London)
•BBC Winter Olympics: Trail (Dir. Marc Craste/Studio AKA)
•Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1: The Tale of the Three Brothers (Dir. Hibon, Yates/Framestore/Warner Bros/Heyday Films)
