On the 17th October, Sarah Jex (Development Producer at
Aardman Animations) contacted me to let me know that a short animated film (for Digital Shorts 07/08) that I'd script edited earlier in the year, was finally ready to see.
At the end of 2007 and start of 2008, I spent quite a bit of time working with
Felix Massie on the script for his 2D/3D animated short,
'Francis Cooper' - after it was chosen for funding and production by South West Screen and Aardman Animations.
It's a dark little tale about fate and death, and about finally accepting responsibility for your actions - and the final film (which Sarah kindly sent me a link to) perfectly matched the ambition of the original script and Felix's unshifting dedication to it.
I found out a few days later from Felix that the film will get its World Premiere at the
Encounters Short Film Festival in Bristol on the 21st Nov 2008 - and with a bit of luck I will be in the audience to see it.
