LIKE ME ONLY BETTER |
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(05.20, 2007, animated) |
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Clive and Little Clive |
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'Like Me, Only Better' is a laconic comedy about Neuroses, Catholicism and Prozac. |
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A man called Clive tries to become a better person and to overcome his various Obsessive Compulsive disorders. The film establishes a link between his Catholic upbringing, his childhood imagination and his adult phobias and compulsions. |
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I treat a serious subject with sympathy and humour to try to make a film that is both pertinent and entertaining. |
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| A hand-drawn animation in pencil, it moves between the inner and outer worlds of the main character Clive. 'Like Me, Only Better' is also my graduation film from the MA Animation Course at the Royal College of Art in London. | |
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Jesus and Mister Ciples |
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Clive keeping an eye on his kitchen |
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FESTIVAL SCREENINGS |
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| Anchorage International Animation Festival, Anchorage, USA, | 5th - 14th December 2008 |
| Sommets Du Cinéma D'animation, Québec City, Canada, | 28th - 30th November |
| and Montreal | 5th - 7th December 2008 |
| Skena Up Festival, Prishtina, Kosovo, | 20th - 27th November 2008 |
| IFF Etiuda & Animation, Cracow, Poland, | 14th - 21st November 2008 |
| Flip Animation Festival, Wolverhampton, UK, | 6th - 8th November 2008 |
| Holland Animated Film Festival, Utrecht, Holland | 5th - 9th November 2008 |
| Filmini International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria (in the British Council's programme of award-winning animated films) | 20th - 26th October 2008 |
| Scottish Mental Health Art and Film Festival, Ediburgh, UK | 12th October 2008 |
| Girona Film Festival, Catalunya, Spain, | 6th - 12th October, 2008 |
Tisza Mozi, Szolnok International Film Festival of Fine Arts, Szolnok, Hungary |
8th -12th October 2008 |
| Anim'Est Festival, Bucharest, Romania (in the Outstanding British Animation Programme curated by the British Council) | 3rd - 12th October 2008 |
| VII Open St. Petersburg Festival of film schools at Dom Kino, Saint-Petersburg, Russia | 25th - 30th September 2008 |
| Ottawa 2008 International Animation Festival, Canada | 17th - 21st September 2008 |
KLIK!, Amsterdam, Holland, |
12th - 14th September 2008 |
| BuSho International Short Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary | 3rd -7th September 2008 |
| Portobello Film Festival, London, UK | 28th August - 14th September 2008 |
| Canary Wharf Film Festival, London, UK | 28th - 31st August 2008 |
| Fresh Film Fest International Student Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic (in the Panorama section) | 27th - 31st August 2008 |
| Anima Mundi, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 11th-20th July |
| and Sao Paulo | 23rd -27th July |
Tabor Film Festival in the Medieval Castle of Veliki Tabor, Croatia |
11th-19th July 2008 |
Film Sharing International Low and No Budget Short Film Festival on tour in Germany: |
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in Stuttgart |
4th - 5th July 2008 |
in Heilbronn |
11th - 12th July 2008 |
in Mainz |
16th July 2008 |
| In The Palace Short Film Festival, Balchik, Bulgaria | 23rd-30th June 2008 |
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France |
9th-15th June 2008 |
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia |
31st May 2008 |
| Zlin Dog, Czech Republic | 29th May - 3rd June 2008 2008 |
| Chashama Film Festival, New York, USA | 29th May-1st June 2008 |
| Kimera Film Festival, Compobassa, Italy | 29th-31st May 2008 |
MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival, Portugal |
21st-27th May 2008 |
Stuttgart Internationales Trickfilm Festival, Germany |
2nd and 3rd May 2008 |
End Of The Pier International Film Festival, Bognor Regis |
May 2008 |
| East End Film Festival, London, UK | April 2008 |
Aspen Film Festival, USA |
2nd-6th of April 2008 |
Philadelphia Film Festival, USA |
3rd-15th April, 2008 |
Black & White Festival, Porto, Portugal |
2nd -5th April 2008 |
Laputa International Animation Festival 2008 |
21st-22th March 2008 |
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LICC (London International Creative Competition), London |
March 2008 |
| Early Melons International Film Festival, Bratislava, Slovak Republic | 5th-8th March 2008 |
| Premiers Plans, Angers, France | 20th, 21st and 25th January 2008 |
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5th London Short Film Festival, ICA, London |
6th January 2008 |
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Exposures UK Student Film Festival, Manchester, U.K. |
3rd-6th December 2007 |
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zwegWERK, Oldenburg, Germany in the Stollen VI 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' programme |
1st December 2007 |
Anilogue 5th Budapest International Animation Festival |
30th November 2007 |
| Giggleshorts, Toronto, Canada | 29th November 2007 |
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Independent Film Festival II, British Council, Cairo, Egypt |
23rd November 2007 |
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Euroshorts 2007, Warsaw, Poland |
22nd-25th November 2007 |
| 25th October-4th November 2007 | |
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50th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany |
29th October-4th November 2007 |
Bacup Film Festival, Bacup, Lancashire, U.K. |
26th-27th October 2007 |
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Chitrakatha'07, Ahmedabad, India |
25th-27th October 2007 |
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DE07 Film Programme at the Baltic Contemporary Arts center in Newcastle, U.K. |
16th-24th October 2007 |
BALKANIMA 2007 Student Competition Programme, Belgrade, Serbia |
3rd-7th October 2007 |
Aniwow 2nd China International Student Animation Festival, Beijing, China: shortlisted for Best Screenplay Award |
21st - 24th September 2007 |
Oblo Underground Short Film Festival, Lausanne, Switzerland |
8th-9th September 2007 |
| OTHER SCREENINGS | |
Portobello Film Festival Launch Party at Louise T Blouin Institutel, Olaf St, London, |
10th July 2008 |
| Dazzle Films short film programme screening at Cannes Film Festival, | May 2008 |
Candid Projection Room, Candid Arts TrustLondon, U.K. |
1st April 2008 |
Projektor week at the Cafe Gallery, London, U.K., |
15th September 2007 |
Great Exhibition MA Graduation show at the Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU |
15th-28th June 2007 |
| AWARDS | |
Jury Prize at Zlin Dog Film Festival, Zlin, Czech Republic, 2008 |
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Best Animation Award at Chashama Film Festival, New York, USA, 2008 |
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Jury's First Prize at Kimera Film Festival, Campobassa, Italy, 2008 |
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Public Award at Black & White Festival, Porto, Portugal, 2008 |
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Shortlisted for Best Screenplay Award at Aniwow Student Animation Festival, Beijing, China, September 2007 and End Of The Pier International Film Festival, Bognor Regis, May 2008 |
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Voices: |
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"Clive" & "Little Clive" |
ROBIN INCE | ||
The Priest & The Reassuring Voice |
NEIL EDMOND | ||
The Teacher |
KAROLA GAJDA | ||
Crew: |
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Script Editor |
ANDREW BAIRD | ||
Additional Feedback |
KATHINKA MINTHE | ||
Additional Film Editing |
TONY FISH | ||
Animation Assistants |
EDWIN ROSTRON | ||
| ALINE HELMCKE | |||
Original Music Composed by |
TANERA DAWKINS | ||
Featuring an excerpt of 'Music Automatica' by |
PIETRO GROSSI | ||
used by kind permission of |
DIE SCACHTEL | ||
Voices recorded by |
GRAHAM LAWSON | ||
Foley Design |
SUE HARDING AT FONIC | ||
Foley Technician |
JOHN MARK AT FONIC | ||
Sound Design & Mix |
TOM LOWE | ||
Written, Directed and Animated by |
MARTIN PICKLES | ||
Thanks to: |
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Joan Ashworth, Silvie Bringas, Philippe Ciompi, David Dixon, Mark Deal, Stuart Franey, Bob Godfrey, Jo Ann Kaplan, Joe King, Ellie Land, Deborah Levy, Alan MacFeely, Len Massey, Kathinka Minthe, John Pattison, Adela Pickles, Christopher Pickles, Maja Pickles, Jake Roberts & Barnaby Templer at Fonic, Christine Roche, Bruno Stucchi and Fabio Carboni of Die Schachtel, Suzie Templeton, Run Wrake |
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Tim Webb |
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