Sleep Dealer
Rather good low-budget SF film from Mexico, the debut feature of Alex Rivera. It does show it’s budget in the CG effects (think mid-90s TV level), but for the most part makes the best of it.
Animated miscellany
Just trying to make sense of my notes on the short animated films (I’m trying not to type ‘animated shorts’) from the first selection up for the McLaren Award (the award is for best British animation, and (but?) is voted for by the EIFF audience, which in this case was distinctly small). Mostly I’m getting [...]
Getting animated
Ah, Pixar. Doesn’t that make you grin, just thinking about it?
McLaren Animation 1
Mixed reactions. The films shown in this selection where all very short, which I prefer – more for your money, but unfortunately means that it’s harder to pick out highlights.
World Animation 1
Not a bad start to my festival, but not an entirely auspicious one either – a fair amount of pretension, topped and tailed by more entertaining stuff.