Projects matching: Osbert Parker

Synopsis

An experimental collage film that uses a range of animation techniques to explore the story of migration and enterprise, told through the changing face of Britain’s high street. The film combines stop-motion with digital techniques and manipulated photographic cut-outs, creating continuous transition between past and present.
Official Selection Ottawa International Animation Festival 2024 - Official Competition
Official Selection Aesthetica Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition

Synopsis

Using experimental animation to explore migration that triggered 400 years of emigration from Britain between 1620-2020 - a single footprint rapidly escalates into patterns of human travel in the form of ‘abstract lines’ within the natural world to evoke meaning; suggesting epic voyages and connected narratives over long histories.
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 2021 - Research in Film Awards for Best Animated Film of the Year (RIFA) - Winner
British Animation Awards (BAA) 2022 – Wild Card Category- Winner

Synopsis

Based on a novel of the same name by Stephen King. Combining elements of psychological horror and romance, main character Lisey (depicted as a puppet) is pulled between worlds of imagination, reality and fantasy as metaphors communicate the character’s emotional and psychological states.
Silver Clio Award 2021 - Winner
Emmy Awards 2022 - Nomination - Outstanding Main Title Design

Synopsis

Film Icons burst through lost layers of yesterday's emulsion in this gripping second instalment of Parker's contemporary noir trilogy. Re-assembled into a surreal city the conflicting story of Frank and Charlie is told as a romance with unexpected plot twists as they sacrifice their morals to find more than what they bargained for when their two worlds of animation and live action collide surrounding the ultimate kiss off letter. 
British Animation Awards (BAA) 2008 – Winner - Best Animated Short
BAFTA Film Awards 2006 - Nomination - Best British Short Animation

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

Synopsis

Ever wondered what your wardrobe is up to when your back is turned? A new version of this lively short, originally edited on analogue video.
BAFTA Film Awards 1988 - Nomination - Best British Short Animation
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Create Strand - Restoration World premiere