Uki

Uki is a short stop frame animation written and directed by Ieuan Lewis and Myself.
It follows an Inuit who struggles to survive after an oil tanker leaks oil off the coast
of Alaska, killing all the wildlife in the area.

The film received funding from the BFI and BBC's Animation 2018 scheme and
is currently being entered to festivals.

Watch on BFI Player HERE

Directed & Written - Ieuan Lewis & George Warren
DOP: George Warren
Composer & Sound - Tom Angell
Mentors - The Brothers McLeod (Greg Mcleod & Myles Mcleod)
Production Support - Tom Langford
Colour Grade - Matt Day
Concept Illustration - Tom Stockwell & Sean O'Brien

Executive Producer for BBC - Emma Cahusac
Executive Producer for Wingspan Productions - Deborah Lee
Executive for the BFI - Gillian Scothern
BBC Animation Executive - Helen Brunsdon



Festival Selections + Awards:

Animation 2018 - Broadcast on BBC Four Animation 2018 - Screened at BFI Southbank - NFT1

Animation 2018 - BFI Future Film Festival screening and Q&A - NFT2

Animation 2018 - Shortlisted for a Broadcast Digital Award in the Best Short Form Format category.

Creative Conscience Gold Award Winner 2019

Animex Official Selection 2019

Anny Animation Nights New York Official Selection 2019

Sopot Film Festival Official Selection 2019

Cradle Mountain Film Festival Official Selection 2019

Our Fest Official Selection 2019

Beer Town Film Festival Burton Official Selection 2019 Animation category Winner.

DEEPWAVE Film Festival Official Selection 2019

SpudFILM Environmental Films Festival Official Selection 2019

Festival de Cine Independiente de Sogamoso Official Selection 2019


Press:

It’s Nice That

It’s Nice That - Top 25 Review of the year (Animation category)

Creative Review

Huh Magazine