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Film Noir

Synopsis

Created in-camera this mixed media animated adventure combines live action, found objects with photo cut-outs that are weaved into a non-linear narrative and manipulated into a dark story of romance and psychological tension that unfolds into a cinematic world never seen before.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2006 - Short Film Competition - Nomination - Palme d'Or
BAFTA Film Awards 2006 - Nomination - Best British Short Animation
British Animation Awards (BAA) 2008 – Nomination - Best Animated Short

Details

Year
2006
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
3 min 48 sec
Format
S16
Director
Osbert Parker
Producer
Osbert Parker, Fiona Pitkin
Editor
Matthew McKinnon
Screenwriter
Osbert Parker
Director of Photography
Osbert Parker
Production Designer
Osbert Parker
Sound
Matthew McKinnon

Genre

Action Experimental

Categories

Fiction Animation Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Osbert Parker Films

79 Swain's Lane
Highgate
London
N6 6PJ

Sales Company

Osbert Parker Films

79 Swain's Lane
Highgate
London
N6 6PJ

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