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Safari Park animation

Summer animations

Big Screen Birmingham is celebrating the school holidays with a month of animations.

The BBC Big Screen, by the Town Hall in Chamberlain Square, operates throughout the day with a continuous feed of local news, weather and traffic updates from BBCi.

A Dream of Long Ago
A Dream of Long Ago

The high-tech screen relays a mixture of live BBC television programmes, local events such as the Lord Mayor's Show and Birmingham Artsfest, alongside big international events.

The screen also carries the work of the best talent in Birmingham, including young film makers, video artists and community groups.

Up until 1st September the Big Screen will be celebrating the school holidays with a month of animations. (Full details/schedule can be found next to the Big Screen).

Summer animation films

The Little Angel - animation
The Little Angel

080 by Dave Watson
No film, no camera, a fine example of just one of the many possibilities for the future of digital filmmaking!

A Dream of Long Ago by Chris Pallaris
Inspired by a personal exploration of Japanese culture.

Are You Terry by Yu-Lin Yeh
A story about how a 5-year old girl who is mentally disturbed overcomes her emotional difficulties.

Beach Buoy by Natalie Ann Hinchley
The adventures of a beach buoy.

Mr Bronski - animation
Mr Bronski

Leprechaun & Squirrel by Ben Moseley
Will Squirrel be able to overcome his hunger for acorns and will Leprechaun be able to retrieve his precious lost coin?

Little Angel by David Ledsam
Fearing another trip through hell's gates, the stork drops off ‘baby demon' in heaven instead. Little Devil grows up in an angelic family but despite his best intentions good deeds always seem to go wrong.

Mr Bronski Meets Mr Evans by John Russell
Highly professional pop star hopes for a successful session in the recording studio but inept amateur producer has ideas beyond his own capabilities.

Ok Komputer - animation
Ok Komputer

Mutant Boy by Neil Webber
Greedy little Bobby loves to pig out on junk food, but his local shop is next door to a nuclear power station. After stuffing himself Bobby is suddenly transformed into a hideous atomic Mutant Boy.

Night of Light by Roxi Khan
A shadow breaks free from her human companion and liberates her shadow friends. The humans, missing their shadows, grow desperate and resort to drastic measures. 

OK Komputer by Dean Cook
1 little girl, a gay robot, oh what a simple life!

Onions - animation
Onions

Onions by Natalie Ann Hinchley
A man's attempt to grow the perfect onion is thwarted by a troupe of ambitious rabbits.

Paperwait by Andrew Mills
Time can pass slowly when you’re all alone.

Prejudice & War No More by Allam Hanano
A chess dual between two colleagues. However, the chess pieces are not what they seem.

Prejudice and War - animation
Prejudice and War

Polaroid by Ross Olivey
Created in Photoshop and Image ready, the film runs for as long as it takes to develop a Polaroid.

Safari Park by Ben Moseley
Desperate to escape captivity a group of outrageous and daring monkeys conjure up an escape plan to be free of the strict grounds keeper, Geoff.

The Boy With No Name by Adam Smith
In a world where he feels he just does not belong, a young boy embarks upon an unexpected journey where he finds his place, his purpose & his destiny.

Cloud - animation
Cloud

The Cloud Factory by Tina Pawlik
A young boy traveling on a train embarks on an intriguing adventure and discovers the factory where clouds are made.

The Collector by Annette Bowery
The story of a renowned Victorian butterfly collector.

The M Man by Greg McLeod
With his M shaped hat and pointy chin the M man embarks on a mission packed with papier mâché barbeques and crop dusting equipment. Who is the missing scientist and can the M man save the day?

The M Man - animation
The M Man

Urban Icons by Savneet Nagi
The screen is used in a creative way to manipulate urban icons found within city surroundings.

Also showing will be music videos shown on Friday and Saturday nights. Matthew Boulton College's ‘Feed Festival’ will be shown every day at 11am and the First Light Film Award Winners 2006 films will be shown Monday to Fridays.

last updated: 01/08/06
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