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

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

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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