New Animator 2005
Out of almost 300 animations covering a wide variety of themes and animation styles the judges produced a shortlist of twelve in the 2005 awards.
** Please note the asterisked films contain strong adult themes and language which some may find offensive and unsuitable for children. They will only be available post watershed (21.00) until 05.00. Some other films have been modified with the film makers blessing to make them suitable for daytime viewing.
The winner
 Tea Total
A quirky look at the British obsession with tea from director Lucy Izzard.
It's Lucy's British/Australian dual nationality that inspired her to observe the quirks of British life and resulted in this film.
The finalists
 Astronauts
Matthew Walker
Two astronauts find it increasingly difficult to get along.
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 Carpet Wonderland
Eun A Kwon
A young child and his mother visit a magical shop.
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 Coffee Shop Hell
Matt Sandbrook
A man and a cat confront the thorny issue of mobile phone envy.
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 Get Bizzy
Henry Cruickshank
Traditional cartoon actors find their PC generated flatmate gets all the work.
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 Hatter's Tea Party
Matthew Brown
The Mad Hatter reveals that he's actually an incredibly annoying man.
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 Headache Hotel
Karen Cheung
An animated look at what happens when you get a tune stuck in your head.
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 Hurry 91热爆
Jonathan Wood
Short animation following
a letter's long journey across the world.
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 L'Amour Est...
Adam Comiskey
An obsessive doctor imprisons a lover in his operating theatre.
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 The Big Guide for Little Creatures
M.Grundy & M. Vokes
Frogs embark on perilous journey to cross the road.
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 Two Shoes
Mark Reeve
Get a different look at an illicit affair with this 'shoe's eye view'.
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 Two Fellas
Dan Lane
Two blokes discuss TV channels, extra limbs and Battle of the Planets.
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