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Big Screen

Safari Park animation

December Animations

The Big Screen in Birmingham is showing animations throughout December - and they're pretty good.

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.

Throughout December the Big Screen will be celebrating showing a series of animations. (Full details/schedule can be found next to the Big Screen).

As well as animations, the festive season kicks-in with some Christmas films including; Dear Santa, Christmas Love/Christmas Magic, Reindeer Secrets and Time Lapse of a Christmas Tree.

December animation films

The M Man - animation
The M Man

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.

Collector by Babis Alexiadis
Collector sees contemporary society as a huge theatre of the absurd. Daily life provides the show and gives the audience a voyeuristic glance of the heroine.

The Little Angel - animation
The Little Angel

Flippers by various school children provided by the Light House
The children’s version of the annual Flip animation festival held by Light House.

It Came in Peace by Louis Hudson
A robot accidentally sends its spaceship plummeting to earth.

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?

Mr Bronski - animation
Mr Bronski

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.

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.

Ok Komputer - animation
Ok Komputer

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

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

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.

Onions - animation
Onions

Small Hurts Me by Lee Owen
Animated docu-drama set in the style of a 1950’s corporate video chronicling a day in the life of a call centre worker in the 22nd Century.

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.

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

Cloud Factory - animation
Cloud Factory

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

The Love Train by Eva Bennett
A lonely dragon leaves her failed marriage behind and decides to take a journey to find love.

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?

Also showing will be; The Gentleman's Club, Fox Hunt 2006, Slomo, and various music videos.

last updated: 18/12/06
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