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BAF 04, 10-13 November 11th Bradford Animation Festival
Spotlight: Paul Driessen
 
> Paul Driessen in conversation
> Paul Driessen's films
> Paul Driessen’s favourite flicks
3D animation
 
> Randy Cook: Creating Gollum
> Barry Purves: 3D animation
> History of Aardman
> Motion Capture tryout session
> Ben Smith + Ark VFX
> 3D IMAX Animation
Sound and music
 
> Keith Hopwood: Music for animation
> Sider and Pangborn: Sound design
> Addictive TV showcase
> Journeys by VJ
> The Friday Night Party
At the Edge of Animation
 
> Caroline Leaf
> Phil Mulloy
> Piotr Dumala
> animate! previews 2004
> onedotzero 8: Shite + Shynola
> onedotzero 8: Wow + Flutter 04
> onedotzero 8: Graphic Cities
New talent
 
> Channel 4 / Skillset Skills Surgery
> NFTS showcases
> Channel 4 AIR premières
> BBC Talent launch
> This year’s ident
Special events
 
> Creating a TV series
> Scriptwriting for animation
> Animal Farm + Vivien Halas
Official Selection
 
> Films in Competition
> Vote online
> Films in Panorama
> Closing night party
New talent is everything.

Without a decent crop of sickeningly ever-more clever animation graduates each year, the industry would curl up and die.

Whether they’re fresh from college or the product of a graduate training scheme such as the Channel 4 Animator in Residence scheme, we’re here to showcase your work and provide advice – via the first ever Channel 4 / Skillset Skills Surgery – on your next move in the animation industry.


 
Channel 4 / Skillset Skills Surgery For the first ever Skills Surgery event at BAF, we’ve compiled a set of five industry experts who’ll be on-hand throughout the day for one-to-one feedback sessions. More...
The Hill Farm BAF profiles the latest work to emerge from the UK’s most progressive film school, alongside a programme of the best films ever to have been produced at the NFTS. More...
Animators in Residence 2004 Catch the festival premières of all four new films to emerge from the Animator in Residence scheme. More...
 
BBC Talent and BBC Three BBC Three and BBC Talent teamed up earlier this year in search of funky new animators. Following a phenomenal response to the challenge, this is your chance to see the finalists of this year’s scheme. More...
About this year’s BAF ident

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The ident for this year’s festival has been created by animation collective Fraterfilms, otherwise known as Benji Davies and Jim Field. Check it out at the festival and on the BAF website – but better still come to the festival and hire Benji and Jim now! They’re more cheap than an aviary in mating season.

About Fraterfilms
Benji Davies, who was Animator in Residence at the NMPFT from February – May 2004, is now directing his AIR film, The Grotlyn, at Studio AKA. Benji has worked extensively as an illustrator (including work for top children’s publisher Usborne Books) and animator, including work on DFG’s Blood Matters series for Channel 4. His graduation film, A Bowl of Soup, is also playing at this year’s festival.

Jim Field met Benji at university and has since collaborated on DFG’s Animated Minds series for Channel 4, having animated Fish on a Hook, one of the films screened as part of the original series (and playing at this year’s festival). Jim has also provided illustrations for several national newspapers as part of his involvement with the collective Monster Illustration.

Benji and Jim are ready, willing, friendly(ish) and available… find out more at www.fraterfilms.com

T: 01733 262114 or 01252 653511
E: us@fraterfilms.com