The Bigger Picture (film)

The Bigger Picture
Film poster
Directed byDaisy Jacobs
Written by
  • Jennifer Majka
  • Daisy Jacobs
Produced byChris Hees
StarringAnne Cunningham
CinematographyMax Williams
Edited byVera Simmonds
Music byHuw Bunford
Release date
  • 21 May 2014 (2014-05-21) (Cannes)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Bigger Picture is a 2014 British animated short film directed by Daisy Jacobs.[1] It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards.[2][3] It won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation at the 68th British Academy Film Awards.[4]

The film is about two sons who are ambivalent about taking care of their aging mother and was made by combining 2D painted art and life-size puppetry, animated in life-size sets.[5]

Cast

  • Anne Cunningham as Mother
  • Christopher Nightingale as Nick
  • Alisdair Simpson as Richard

Awards and nominations

Award Category Recipients/Nominees Result Ref.
87th Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film Daisy Jacobs and Chris Hees Nominated [3]
68th British Academy Film Awards Best British Short Animation Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs and Jennifer Majka Won [6]
Annecy International Animated Film Festival Best Graduation Film Daisy Jacobs Won [7]
Cannes Film Festival Cinefondation Award Daisy Jacobs Nominated [8]
Edinburgh International Film Festival Creative Innovation in a Short Film Daisy Jacobs Won [9]
Best New British Animation Daisy Jacobs Nominated
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival Best International Short Film Daisy Jacobs Won [10]
Hamptons International Film Festival Golden Starfish Award Daisy Jacobs Nominated
Hiroshima International Animation Festival Grand Prize Daisy Jacobs Won [11]

References

  1. ^ "The Bigger Picture on Omeleto". Omeleto. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ "The Bigger Picture: Short Film - Animated - Nominees". Oscars 2015 Official website. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Oscars 2015: Nominations list". BBC News. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2015: Winners". BBC News. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Stop Motion Blog". Dragonframe. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 BAFTA". Bafta.org. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Annecy 2014". Annecy.org. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. ^ "THE BIGGER PICTURE". Festival de Cannes 2015 (International Film Festival). Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  9. ^ "2014 Award". Edinburgh International Film Festival. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Friss Hús short film festival winners awarded in Budapest!".
  11. ^ "International Animation Festival". Hiroanim.org. Retrieved 11 February 2015.


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