Animation 2018

A showcase of top animation from the UKs finest new talents British animator Osbert Parker presents the TV premiere of exciting short films All were recipients of grants under BBC Four and the British Film Institutes Animation 2018 initiative which called out for new and emerging talent from around the country The films take a variety of approaches using styles and techniques ranging from handdrawn images to liveaction puppetry stop motion CG 2D and 3D covering a diversity of genres from sciencefiction to documentary Though richly varied in tone and content they have been curated into four groups on the themes of animals other worlds obsession and love Morris dancing badgers a noir fairy tale a heartening tale of love beyond the grave and an alien comingofage story are just some of the treats in store from some of the nations mostimaginative and talented new animators