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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