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Rushes Soho Shorts 2009. Friday, July 24, 2009.

Am off to Rushes in London tonight for the Francis Cooper screening here. Hopefully some others during the weekend too.

Keith Reynolds is also being shown at Short and Sweet on Monday.

In case you were wondering - both have opted for the Oyster card over the day pass option.

posted by Felix @ Friday, July 24, 2009 0 Comments

Exclaim! festival review. Monday, July 20, 2009.

Robert Bell from Exclaim! has done a little write up of The surprise demise of Francis Cooper's mother after it played at the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival in June:

"It seems that when people think of family, they immediately think of dysfunction, loss, disappointment and memories of better times, at least according to this grouping of short films. While probably most notable for the inclusion of a short Feist and Cillian Murphy, it's animation with car accidents and dead cats that proves most enjoyable...

...'The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother' is the animated short that stands out. In it, a woman accidentally kills someone with her car, a man accidentally kills his cat and another man overanalyzes the death of his mother. It's clever, insightful and amusing all at once."

You can read the full festival review on the Exclaim! website. Glad he liked it.

posted by Felix @ Monday, July 20, 2009 0 Comments

La Revolució Dels Petits Gestos ha començat. Tuesday, July 14, 2009.

Have spent the last few weeks directing my first television commercial. Can't show anything yet but will do as soon as I can.

But I can show you this:

It's the commercial I animated on at Aardman during the end of May/beginning of June. The moral is something like "The revolution of small actions". Lovely. Directed by Tim Ruffle.

At the weekend I drew some pictures for my new film and worked on getting a first draft together too - still a long way off sadly. Also did some work on Emma Lazenby's film. A pregnant woman rocking on a Swiss Ball.

posted by Felix @ Tuesday, July 14, 2009 0 Comments

Francis Cooper is off to London. Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

Francis Cooper is going to London three times this summer. For Rushes Soho Shorts end of July, London International Animation Festival in August, and for a Short And Sweet screening next week.

All good news except he's now faced with the difficult decision of whether it would be cheaper to use his Oyster card or buy a day pass.

posted by Felix @ Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1 Comments

Cippi in... (again). Friday, July 3, 2009.

Linked to these last year but found some nicer quality ones on YouTube. Some Italian gum adverts directed by Matthew Walker for Arthur Cox and Aardman. It is quite important to understand that when Cippi (that's the chipmunk) chews the gum it allows him to have icy farts (obviously). Here are two I animated on:

Say Freeze

Stuck On You

You can see more on YouTube or on the official Cippi website.

I once played football with an Italian man who found out I worked on these and he gave me a high five.

posted by Felix @ Friday, July 03, 2009 0 Comments