Pencil vs Pixel

Pencil vs Pixel 2004

1

A drawn man faces off against his mortal enemy: a 3D man.

2004

Tough

Tough 2016

6.60

Some things can only be understood with maturity. New light is shed on childhood cultural misunderstandings when a Chinese mother and her British born daughter speak as adults for the first time.

2016

Mars

Mars 2010

1

A short narrative about human interplanetary exploration.

2010

MM-HMM

MM-HMM 2017

1

The word on everybody’s lips when it came to the Black Pencil winner was ‘beautiful’. An emotive and intelligent campaign, Mm-hmm united the judges almost unanimously when it came to choosing this as the winner. It was not only a great showcase of raw talent, it was produced brilliantly and with passion. You really feel like the students put everything into it.

2017

Closed Visit

Closed Visit 2017

1

How would you cope if you could only see your son from behind a screen? Closed Visit is a fictional animation based on the real experiences of British single fathers. Paul hasn't seen his son in five months since the divorce, the only form of contact he is allowed is through a weekly video call. Closed Visit is a modern day story of technology acting as both a coping mechanism and a source of pain. Using the messages of single fathers on internet forums and both the director's own experiences of being a single parent child, this animation explores isolation, separation and loss.

2017

Quilted

Quilted 2020

1

An elderly couple and their experience with dementia; one living with the condition and the other witnessing its effects and learning how to accept it.

2020

Vanishing Species

Vanishing Species 1995

1

A book opens up, revealing extinct and potentially endangered species.

1995