The Bigger Picture (film)

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

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. "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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