Colour Box: The Imagination Emporium

Watch the full programme here:

Books and films have always made good bedfellows, with one often leading to the creation of the other. We'll be exploring this mutual inspiration in a programme of shorts that are either based on works of fiction, or gave birth to literary editions.

The selection includes the Academy Award-winning short animation The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (a wonderful film that sees books return their appreciation to those who care for them), the utterly endearing Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (which if you haven’t seen, you’re in for a treat), and a delightful little film about everyone’s favourite deep sea diver, Jacques Cousteau.

This programme is part of Word Play, a festival for young folk and their families, produced by How Brave is the Wren. The full programme consists of:

Marcel the Shell with Shoes on (dir. Dean Fleischer-Camp) US 2011 - 3 mins

Leaf (dir. Aliona Baranova) Czech Republic 2020 - 6 mins

The Fox and the Pigeon (dir. Michelle Chua, Aileen Dewhurst, Sharon Gabriella, Viktor Ivanovski, Sang Lee, Tyler Pacana, Sikyung Kevin Sung, Morgan Thompson, Chelsea van Tol, Matthew Walton, & Steven Wang) Canada 2020 - 6 mins

Abecedaria (dir. Aldolf Rogriguez) Spain 2020 - 3 mins

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (dir. William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg) US 2011 - 17 mins

**The Little Cousteau ** (dir. Jakub Kouřil) Czech Republic 2014 - 8 mins

Fancy a go at making a stop-motion film yourself? Check out our handy how-to tutorial below. And find out how you can get it screened on the big screen: https://flatpackfestival.org.uk/news/make-your-own-stop-motion-animation/

Tutorial by filmmaker Darren Mason.