Saturday April 6th 2024
Award Guide:
U - Eligible for Best UK Film Award
​Int - Eligible for Best International Film Award
S - Eligible for Best Student Award
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All film screenings are at Fabrica
11am
New Generation and Q+A
Look out for the next generation of filmmakers in this showcase of the best cutting edge of talent from both UK and International. Coming out stories, family relations the joys of Grace Jones are just some of the topics covered by this new generation of filmmakers, expect to see work from countries including Japan, Ukraine through to UK.
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Under The Endless Sky
Dir. Alexandra Dzhigan 4' (Ukraine) S
Homemaker
Dir. Ciara Kerr 9' (UK) S
Lead Me On
Dir. Neha Viswanath 2’ (UK) S
TEN OF SWORDS
Dir. adi shahar 5' (Israel) S
love★star
Dir. tzu ting Lee 7’ (Japan) S
Seaglass
Dir. Cheryl Blake 4' (UK) S
Holladio hods gsogt
Dir. Sarah Braid 5’ (Austria) S
BLESS GRACE JONES
Dir. Ivy Dillon 1' (UK) S
Song of the Tadpole
Dir. Victor Healey 7' (UK) S
Freshwater Bees
Dir. Emma Kanouté 3' (Belgium) S
Growin' Pains
Dir. Sammson Orr 6’ (UK) S
A Taste For Music
Dir. Jordan Antonowicz-Behnan 5’ (UK) S
War and Peace
Dir. Lilly Human 2’ (UK) S
Psithurism
Dir. Felicity Neal 1' (UK) S
Minus Plus Multiply
Dir. Chu-Chieh Lee 4’ (UK) S
Every Other Weekend
Dir. James Naughton 5’ Ireland S
79’
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Tickets​ https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fabrica2/1157812
1pm
The (un)Natural World and Q+A
Science, the environment and creatures of the earth are the focus of this programme. Expect wolves, pigs and amorous foxes in the programme from countries including Switzerland, France, USA through to UK.
The biological invasions. The case of Ovis orientalis musimon on the island of Tenerife: « The last mouflon»
Dir. Omar Al, Abdul Raz 10' (Spain) INT
Inner Polar Bear
Dir. Gerald Conn 7' (UK) U
The Wolf of Custer
Dir. Tanya J Scott 8' (UK) S
Pig
Dir. Jorn Leeuwerink 8' (Netherlands) INT
Future Of…
Dir. Scott Coello 3' (UK) U
Loch Allua
Dir. Hermione Morris, Alfie Walton 2' (UK) S
La Bee de Beeley
Dir. Sacha Beeley 1' (UK) U
Season
Dir. Giovanna Lopalco 8' (France) INT
Yellowstone 88 - Song of Fire
Dir. Jerry van de Beek 5' (USA) INT
Think something nice
Dir. Claudius Gentinetta 6' (Switzerland) INT
The Penguin Enclosure
Dir. Sophie Milton 4’ (UK) S
Poco a poco
Dir. Kanto Ohara Maeda 4’ (UK) S
The Queen of the Foxes
Dir. Marina Rosset 9' (Switzerland) INT
76’
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Tickets
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fabrica2/1162854
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3.30pm
Presentation: The Story of Halas and Batchelor
Vivien Halas of Halas and Batchelor estate will present the story of the studio ahead of the 70th year anniversary Animal Farm screening on the Sunday.
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Founded in 1940, Halas & Batchelor Cartoons was the largest and most influential animation studio in Western Europe for over 50 years. In that time, they made over 2,000 films and earned an international reputation for fine animation, extending the medium to explain complex ideas with clarity and humour and reflecting the social and style changes of half a century.
Notably Joy Batchelor was one of the first female Animation Directors of her time and a pioneer for women in animation, often being referred to as ‘The female Disney’.
Vivien is co-author of Halas & Batchelor, an animated history 2006 and A Moving Image, Joy Batchelor 1914-91, Artist, Writer and Animator 2014.
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Tickets https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fabrica2/1162871
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5.30pm
To be Human and Q+A
This programme focusses on the human condition. The effects of music, the partition of India and the joys of female friendship are just some of the topics explored in this collection of films from countries including Brazil, Canada through to UK.
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Dir. Flóra Anna BUDA 11' (France) INT
CW: contains adult themes
Diaphony
Dir. Mirjam Debets 7' (Netherlands) INT
Lonely
Director Filipe Consoni 4' (Brazil) INT
All Gucci My Broski
Dir. Harry Plowden 13’ (UK) U
The Lost Voices of Partition
Dir. Stacy Bias 2' (UK) U
BOG
Dir. Éabha Bortolozzo 10' (Ireland) INT
She's My Best Friend (and I Hate Her)
Dir. Candy Guard 4' (UK) U
Jelena’s Story
Dir. Helena van Kampen 3' (UK) U
The Fell We Climb
Dir. Lou Kneath, Jeffrey 10' (UK) U
Shame
Dir. Pete List 3' (USA) INT
Oskar
Dir. Max Vannienschoot 9' (Canada) INT
78’
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Tickets https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fabrica2/1162986
8pm
Wild Characters and Q+A
Use of personification and exaggeration are some of the joys of designing and working with character within animation. Alien observers, bespectacled cats and Miles Davis all feature in this collection of films that all have a character based focus. Expect both music videos and short films from Sweden, Germany, USA through to UK.
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Miles Davis - What’s Love Got to Do With It
Dir. Irina Rubina 4' (USA) INT
Cat with glasses
Dir. Dirk Verschure 4' (Germany) INT
Ashnikko - Worms
Dir. Raman Djafari 3' (Germany) INT
The Final Nail In The Coffin
Dir. Conor Kehelly 10' Ireland INT
Nothing to Expect
Dir. Franz Impler 3' (Germany) INT
Dog Days
Dir. George Hampshire 2' (Netherlands) INT
Moonstruck in the Garden of Elements
Dir. Shelley Mcintosh 6' (Canada) INT
Jiggly Wiggly
Dir. Eva Münnich 1' (UK) U
WORLD TO ROAM
Dir. Stephen Irwin 12' (UK) U
Beyond Averages
Dir. Charlie Miller 6’ (UK) U
Cookie Valentine and the Chamber of Horrors 3
Dir. Gabriela Moncayo (UK) S
Mee and Burd
Dir. Greg McLeod 8' (UK) U
Best Day Ever
Dir. Matt Partridge 1' (UK) U
Being A Dog
Dir. Felix Swahn 8' (Sweden)
68’
Tickets https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fabrica2/1162996