The IX Great Animated Film Festival will take place in Moscow from 30 October to 8 November 2015. The programme will comprise of animated short and feature films from all over the world.
This year, British Council Russia will present a charity programme for children, teenagers, and adults. Each category includes Oscar-nominated cartoons and winners of many other prestigious awards (among them The McLaren Award).
For more information please visit the official website of the festival
Programme One: “Hannah and the Moon” (7 - 13 years old)
- HANNAH AND THE MOON
UK | 2013 | 5 min 45 sec
Director: Kate CharterA lonely little girl who yearns for somebody to talk to begins to confide in the moon from her bedroom window each night. However, when a cloudy evening obscures her view, she ventures out into the garden to find her skyward friend.
- HIGH ABOVE THE SKY
UK | 2012 | 3 min
Directors: Kim Noce and Shaun ClarkLittle Leo helps himself to a jar of sweeties in the supermarket. His Dad tells him off so he goes on the run. However when he finds himself heading for the moon, he starts to wish he'd never been naughty.
- SUN
UK | 2013 | 2 min
Director: Paul HillThe sun has come out to play. Run for your lives!
- WINTER TREES
2012 | 3 min
Directors: Karni and SaulMusic video for The Staves, produced by Aardmann.
- ELEPHANTS
UK | 2008 | 11 min
Director: Sally PearceKay Gray is a young girl growing up in an entirely grey house in a totally grey world with very, very, grey parents. However, her house gets infested with elephants.
- SAUSAGE
UK | 2014 | 6 min 16 sec
Director: Robert GrievesThe idyllic world of two artisan stallholders is invaded by a devious fast food vendor. The ferocious turf war that follows provokes life changing events resulting in one delicious discovery!
- ERNESTO
UK | 2010 | 6 min 47 sec
Director: Corinne Ladeinde7 year old Ernesto feels left out when he realises he's the only kid in school with a full set of milk teeth. When his efforts to fit in fail miserably, Ernesto resorts to drastic measures to get rid of them but his teeth have other plans.
- MISS TODD
UK | 2013 | 13 min
Director: Kirstina YeeIt's 1909, and the whole world is waking to the possibilities of flight. Miss Todd dreams of flying, but she's got more than gravity holding her down. This is the story of her determination, her perseverance, and her passion.
- INANIMATE
UK | 2010 | 2 min 40 sec
Director: Michael O'Donoghue, Soulla Josephides, Ying Hui TanThis film tells the story of a nameless alien who searches the galaxy for love.
- THIS WAY UP
UK | 2008 | 9 min 11 sec
Directors: Alan Smith, Adam Faulkes
Laying the dead to rest has never been so much trouble.
Programme Two: “Catzilla” (14 to 18 years old)
- THE MAGNIFICENT LION BOY
UK | 2013 | 10 min 15 sec
Director: Ana CaroOn an expedition through Africa, anthropologist Leonard Orlov discovers a strange, feral child, raised by lions. Driven by a desire to civilise this creature, he takes the child back to London. But this is a Victorian England of strict social conventions and high moral values, and very soon, the child goes from being a sensation to being reviled and rejected.
- CATZILLA
UK | 2010 | 40 sec
Director: TokyoplasticSpawned in the ocean's depths... it stalks the earth! Diabolical Demon of Destruction... Kitteh Kitteh
- THE TAIL GUNNER
UK | 2010 | 40 sec
Director: TokyoplasticThe nocturnal adventures of a mini feline in another mini epic from tokyoplastic’s Kitteh Kitteh micro series.
- THE STORY TELLER
UK | 2011 | 8 min 20 sec
Director: Nandita Jain7 year old Nirmala confidently takes up her grandfather's role of storyteller, by putting on his glasses, in the hope that by telling the story correctly, she can get rid of the demons that riddle her grandfather's version.
- THE MOON BIRD
UK | 2010 | 14 min 42 sec
Director: The Brothers McLeodA dark fairy tale about an orphan girl who must outwit a terrible sorceress with the help of a magical lunar bird.
- CODSWALLOP
UK | 2008 | 3 min 40 sec
Director: The Brothers McLeodBased on a series of stream-of-consciousness illustrations by Greg McLeod, sent on postcards to his son.
- A MORNING STROLL
UK | 2011 | 6 min 47 sec
Director: Grant OrchardBased on a series of stream-of-consciousness illustrations by Greg McLeod, sent on postcards to his son.
- STANLEY PICKLE
UK | 2010 | 11 min 19 sec
Director: Vicky MatherStanley's life runs like clockwork, until a chance encounter with a mysterious girl turns his world upside down...
- THIS WAY UP
UK | 2008 | 9 min 11 sec
Directors: Alan Smith, Adam FaulkesLaying the dead to rest has never been so much trouble.
Programme Three: “Rabbit Punch” (18+)
- SAUSAGE
UK | 2014 | 6 min 16 sec
Director: Robert GrievesThe idyllic world of two artisan stallholders is invaded by a devious fast food vendor. The ferocious turf war that follows provokes life changing events resulting in one delicious discovery!
- CROW’S NEST
UK | 2013 | 1 min
Director: Robert MilneEver get that feeling that you just can’t win? Crow is busy building his nest, but a cheeky competitor threatens to undo his hard work.
- I AM TOM MOODY
UK | 2012 | 7 min
Director: Ainslie HendersonA surreal trip through the subconscious of a stifled musician as he struggles to sing.
- RABBIT PUNCH
UK | 2008 | 5 min 43 sec
Director: Kristian AndrewsNothing happens where we live so we do special ops...'
- CATZILLA
UK | 2010 | 40 sec
Director: TokyoplasticSpawned in the ocean's depths... it stalks the earth! Diabolical Demon of Destruction... Kitteh Kitteh
- THE TAIL GUNNER
UK | 2010 | 40 sec
Director: TokyoplasticThe nocturnal adventures of a mini feline in another mini epic from tokyoplastic’s Kitteh Kitteh micro series.
- SPIN
UK | 2010 | 3 min 56 sec
Director: Max HattlerWhen conflict becomes a spectacle, the lines between destruction and entertainment get blurred…
- A FAMILY PORTRAIT
UK | 2009 | 4 min 44 sec
Directors: Joseph PierceA family portrait session goes horribly wrong as secrets and jealousy bubble to the surface under the photographer’s watchful gaze.
- THE MAKING OF LONGBIRD
UK | 2011 | 15 min 19 sec
Directors: Will AndersonA 'behind-the-scenes' look at an Animator as he struggles with his character.
- PHOTOGRAPH OF JESUS
UK | 2009 | 6 min 50 sec
Directors: Laurie HillAn employee of a photo archive describes some of the most unusual requests for photographs he has had to deal with.
- THE TANNERY
UK | 2010 | 5 min 31 sec
Directors: Iain GardnerA fox encounters the ghost of a rabbit, and reflects on his responsibility as a hunter.
- THIS WAY UP
UK | 2008 | 9 min 11 sec
Directors: Alan Smith, Adam FaulkesLaying the dead to rest has never been so much trouble.