Cineville: An Animated Euro-Vision
Monday 24th November 2008, 7.30pm
At: Lighthouse


Limited funding and high production costs in the UK often make international co-productions a financial necessity for UK animation producers. But while co-production undoubtedly has much to do with sharing of risk and investment, the pooling of resources and meeting of creative minds can have exciting implications for content, style and technique that are far-reaching and ever evolving.

Industry experts and filmmakers from the UK and abroad discussed the challenges and benefits of animation co-production, taking a look at how British writers, producers and directors are working with international partners, the reasons why and the results of these collaborations. A selection of short animation films and clips were screened during the discussion.

GUEST PANEL:
Bob Swain (CHAIR), Sidewinder films. Scriptwriter for ZOMBIE HOTEL (Annecy Best TV Series winner)
Barry Purves Multi award winning Director of NEXT, SCREENPLAY, RIGOLETTO, ACHILLES, GILBERT & SULLIVAN and HAMILTON MATTRESS
Gareth Unwin Breakthru Films, 1st AD on Oscar winning PETER AND THE WOLF Veljko Popovic, Lemonade3d. Director of SHE WHO MEASURES (winner of Fipresci award at Annecy)
John Bullivant, MD of Kickback Media. Producer on LITTLE GHOSTS, FAIRGROUND, SNOWGHOST, STANLEY (TV series)

This event has been enabled by Screen South and the RIFE lottery funding programme.