Live-action/animation hybrid short by Owen Rixon to compete for the prestigious McLaren Award at the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Edinburgh, UK -- Owen Rixon’s highly anticipated live-action/animation short film Toonocalypse is set to have its World Premiere at the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival. The film, along with several other short animations, will be competing for the festival’s prestigious McLaren Award which aims to provide a focus for new, British short animations. This year’s McLaren Award showcase takes place on the 23 June in the Filmhouse. In addition, Toonocalypse has also been nominated for the EIFF’s Best Short Film Award.
The eighteen minute short was written by Owen Rixon & Callum Barton, produced by Siggy Stone and directed by Owen Rixon.
Toonocalypse has been described as “‘Cloverfield meets ‘Roger Rabbit’” (Campbell, 2014) due to its unique combination of live-action handheld footage and 2D animation. Toonocalypse is set in Edinburgh and follows two students who document the arrival of cute, cartoon aliens to Earth, but after a year, the pair discover the true intention of the alien’s visit.
The film is Owen’s second short film to be nominated for a McLaren award after his graduation film, Welcome to Twister was nominated in 2009.
Source: Owen Rixon
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
