War Story (1989 film)

War Story is a 1989 animated short film created by Aardman Animations. It was directed by Peter Lord.

War Story
Directed byPeter Lord
Produced byMelanie Cole
Alan Gardner
Sara Mullock
CinematographyAndy MacCormack
Tristan Oliver
David Sproxton
Edited byHelen Garrard
Production
company
Release date
27 September 1989
Running time
5 min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Production

The film was commissioned by Channel 4 as part of a 5-part series of Aardman animations called "Lip Synch". The five films in the series were Creature Comforts (1989), Going Equipped (1990), Ident (1990), Next (1990) and War Story (1989).[2] They all used vox pop interviews as their source material. This one is with a genuine British World War II vet.[3]

Premise

Imdb explains: "This short animated piece uses a real interview as its soundtrack. Bill Perry relates stories about his youth, his tilted house, and adventures during WWII in Bristol, England during the blitz."[4]

Cast
  • Bill Perry - Himself (voice)
  • Peter Lawrence - Interviewer (voice)

Critical reception

War Story received a rating of 6.3/10 from 172 users on imdb.[5]

Awards and nominations

This is a list of awards and nominations of War Story.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1990 Sara Mullock and Peter Lord BAFTA Film Award for Best Animated Film Nominated[6]
1990 Peter Lord Ottawa International Animation Festival Craft Prize for Best Animation Won[7]
1990 Peter Lord Ottawa International Animation Festival OIAF Award for Best Film Under 10 Minutes Won[8]

Preservation

War Story was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.[9]

References
  1. Channel Four Films
  2. "War Story (1989) - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. "Beyond the Veil: Voice Casting by Aardman Animations". joemuszynski.blogspot.com.au. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10.
  4. "War Story". IMDb. 27 September 1989.
  5. "War Story". IMDb. 27 September 1989.
  6. "War Story - IMDb". IMDb.
  7. "War Story - IMDb". IMDb.
  8. "War Story - IMDb". IMDb.
  9. "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.


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