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Like Me, Only Better (2007)
Grad film
Directed by Martin Pickles
Synopsis
This film is a laconic comedy about our day-to-day neuroses and compulsions. The film stars the vocal talents of comedian Robin Ince an actors Neil Edmond and Karola Gajda and was entirely hand-drawn in pencil on paper.
Director's Statement
I treat a serious subject -obsessive compulsive disorder-with sympathy and humour to try and make a film that’s both pertinent and entertaining. The film is a conscious departure from my earlier ones which were mainly live-action and experimental.
Festivals
P.I.S.A.F. Korea 07 Leipzig Dok-Filmwochen Fest Germany 07 Eksjo Animation Festival Sweden 07 Cafe Gallery London 07 Animayo, Spain 2008 Annecy franc 2008 Anima Mundi Brazil 2008 FSF Int. Student Film Festival, Belgrade Serbia 08 Anchorage International Animation Festival, USA, 08 Short Escape Barcelona Spain 08 Sommets Du Cinéma D'animation Québec City & Montreal Canada 08 Skena Up Festival Prishtina Kosovo 08 IFF Etiuda & Animation Cracow Poland 08 Flip Animation Festival UK 08 Holland Animated Film Festival Utrecht Netherlands 08 Filmini International Short Film Festival (BC prog) Bulgaria 08 Scottish Mental Health Art & Film Festival UK 08 Girona Film Festival Catalunya Spain 08 Tisza Mozi, Szolnok Int. Film Festival of Fine Arts Hungary 08 Anim'Est Bucharest Romania (BC prog. ‘Outstanding British Animation Programme’) 08 VII Open St. Petersburg Festival of film schools at Dom Kino Saint-Petersburg Russia 08 Ottawa 2008 Int. Animation Festival Canada 08 KLIK! Amsterdam Netherlands 08 BuSho Int. Short Film Festival Budapest Hungary 08 Portobello Film Festival, London UK 08 Canary Wharf Film Festival, London UK 08 Fresh Film Fest Int.Student Film Festival in Karlovy Vary Czech Republic 08 Anima Mundi Rio De Janeiro & Sao Paulo 08 Tabor Film Festival in the Medieval Castle of Veliki Tabor Croatia 08 Film Sharing Int. Low & No Budget Short Film Festival Stuttgart&Heilbronn&Mainz Germany CICDAF China, Changzhou, China 09 ANIFEST ’09 (BC prog) Almaty, Kazakhstan 09 San Joaquin Int. Film Festival, USA, 09 KAN 2009 Independent Film Festival, Poland 09 Anima/Folioscope 09 Belgium 09
Awards
Highly Commended at Scottish Mental Health Art and Film Festival, Ediburgh, 2008 Jury Prize at Zlin Dog Film Festival, Zlin, Czech Republic, 2008 Best Animation Award at Chashama Film Festival, New York, USA, 2008 Jury’s First Prize at Kimera Film Festival, Campobassa, Italy, 2008 Audience Award at Black & White Festival, Porto, Portugal, 2008 Shortlisted for Best Screenplay Award at: - Aniwow Student Animation Festival, Beijing, China, 2007 - End Of The Pier Film Festival, Bognor Regis, UK 2008