The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture
Directed by Daisy Jacobs
Produced by Chris Hees
Written by
  • Jennifer Majka
  • Daisy Jacobs
Starring Anne Cunningham
Music by Huw Bunford
Cinematography Max Williams
Edited by Vera Simmonds
Release date
  • 21 May 2014 (2014-05-21) (Cannes)
Running time
8 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Bigger Picture is a 2014 British animated short film directed by Daisy Jacobs. It has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards.[1][2] It won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation at the 68th British Academy Film Awards.[3]

The film about two sons who are ambivalent about taking care of their aging mother, was made by combining 2D painted art and life-size puppetry, animated in life-size sets. [4]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Award Category Recipients/Nominees Result Ref.
87th Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film Daisy Jacobs and Chris Hees Nominated [2]
68th British Academy Film Awards Best British Short Animation Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs and Jennifer Majka Won [5]
Annecy International Animated Film Festival Best Graduation Film Daisy Jacobs Won [6]
Cannes Film Festival Cinefondation Award Daisy Jacobs Nominated [7]
Edinburgh International Film Festival Creative Innovation in a Short Film Daisy Jacobs Won [8]
Best New British Animation Daisy Jacobs Nominated
Hamptons International Film Festival Golden Starfish Award Daisy Jacobs Nominated
Hiroshima International Animation Festival Grand Prize Daisy Jacobs Won [9]

References

  1. "The Bigger Picture: Short Film - Animated - Nominees". Oscars 2015 Official website. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  2. 1 2 "Oscars 2015: Nominations list". BBC News. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. "Bafta Film Awards 2015: Winners". BBC News. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. "Stop Motion Blog". Dragonframe. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  5. "2015 BAFTA". Bafta.org. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  6. "Annecy 2014". Annecy.org. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. "THE BIGGER PICTURE". Festival de Cannes 2015 (International Film Festival). Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  8. "2014 Award". Edinburgh International Film Festival. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  9. "International Animation Festival". Hiroanim.org. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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