Heading up to Edinburgh

Next weekend I shall be off to Edinburgh International Film Festival with wonderful animators Elizabeth Hobbs and Samantha Moore. Our films Bloomers and The Flounder are both in competition for the McLaren Award for Best New British Animation. You can catch The Flounder on Friday 28 June in Programme 1 and Bloomers on Saturday 29 June in Programme 3.

As it’s the 30th anniversary of the Award, 30 brilliant animators have been selected this year, showing across 3 programmes. As it says on the website: “we are proud to present three programmes in this competitive strand featuring old and new friends to the Festival. Each programme screens 10 films, with an equal balance of films directed by men and women.” Lovely words, and a cheering commitment to gender parity!

Image: Bloomers, Samantha Moore.