15th February (Tim Webb, UK, 1995)
Runtime: 6 min
Synopsis:
From a poem by Peter Reading, symbol and sadism meet live-action and stop-motion in this tale of rejection and its aftermath. There’s even a credit for ‘hair knotting on heart‘.
Tim Webb
Tim’s first film after his 1986 BA in Animation at West Surrey College of Art & Design was the multi-award winning A Is For Autism for Channel 4 in 1992. His first film for animate! 15th February received the 1995 ICA Dick Award as “the most provocative, innovative and subversive short film of the year”. He lives in Broadstairs and is Senior Tutor in Animation at the Royal College of Art.
animate!:
animate! tv is commissioning its 17th annual slate of personal projects for television, with running times of up to 6 minutes, and production budgets between £5,000 and £20,000. Individual works will be premiered on Channel 4 in autumn 2008, and will enjoy a long and highly visible international profile.
To be eligible for the competition, you must be an artist or animator with experience of experimental practice in film or digital media, and be based in the UK. Celluloid, tape and digital technologies are all acceptable, in pure or hybrid form. For further information please visit www.animateonline.org.
| Credits:
Director: Tim Webb, Janice Biggs |
