Paddington 2 Britain’s favourite bear returns for another adventure. Porridge rather than marmalade looks set to be Paddington's new staple after he's framed for a robbery, unless the Brown family can help solve the mystery. Children's 2017 103 mins Paul King Paddington Unexpectedly beautiful and bewitching return for the marmalade-loving bear with a sense of adventure. Children's 2014 95 mins Paul King When the Wind Blows A middle-aged couple prepare for nuclear war in this humorous and macabre cautionary tale, adapted by Raymond Briggs (The Snowman) from his best-selling book. Animation & Artists Moving Image Science Fiction 1986 84 mins Jimmy Teru Murakami Chicken Run Mel Gibson’s Rocky the rooster helps the chickens escape from fascistic farmers in Aardman Animations first foray into feature films. Animation & Artists Moving Image 2000 84 mins Peter Lord and Nick Park Shaun the Sheep Movie Aardman returns with another delightful animation for young and old, telling the story of Shaun’s adventures in the big city after Farmer is led astray. Animation & Artists Moving Image Children's 2014 85 mins Richard Starzak and Mark Burton Men of Merit (a Lantern Lecture) Vibrant, progressive animation contrasts with some outdated attitudes in this Electricity Council cartoon on energy usage Animation & Artists Moving Image 1948 4 mins Do I Detect a Change in Your Attitude? An alternative cartoon cat and mouse chase produced by a trio of pioneer women animators Animation & Artists Moving Image 1980 7 mins Vera Linnecar Be Careful Boys As cartoon musical training films about fruit packer’s go, this ones a real peach Animation & Artists Moving Image 1964 11 mins Vera Linnecar, Nancy Hanna & 1 others The Trendsetter And you thought followers were a good thing… This cartoon on innovators and imitators is a colourful delight as well as cautionary tale Animation & Artists Moving Image 1969 5 mins Vera Linnecar Filmed in Supermarionation The definitive documentary chronicling how Gerry and Sylvia Anderson pioneered their trademark animation style, ‘Supermarionation’. Documentary 2014 118 mins Stephen La Rivière Hell Unltd Norman McLaren and Helen Biggar’s urgent work of animated agit-prop uses rapid editing to create an incisive polemic against arms spending. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1936 19 mins Helen Biggar and Norman McLaren Up Yours Too Guillaume Apollinaire! Invited to imagine how Apollinaire would have worked with modern technology, writer/director B.S. Johnson turned John Furse's drawings into an animation that is equally elegant, explicit, surreal and hilarious. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1968 2 mins B.S. Johnson The Beard An animated antidote to the hipster beard trend, offering a stark warning not to let your face fur get out of control. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1978 10 mins Ian Emes Rooted Animated awakening: a young black man in an oppressive urban environment finds a new outlook by embracing his African roots Animation & Artists Moving Image 1997 4 mins Victor Olusola Opeyokun The Hunting of the Snark “Live animation” of Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem adventure from the maker of Captain Pugwash Animation & Artists Moving Image Children's 1967 24 mins Diana Potter Animal Farm Sixty years young, this British cartoon of George Orwell’s political ‘fairy story’ is still the most abiding adaptation of this powerful, cautionary tale for all ages. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1954 72 mins Joy Batchelor and John Halas Hercules: Lion Cubs A pair of cheeky lion cubs star in this animated advertisement for the 'Finest Bicycle Built Today'. Advert Animation & Artists Moving Image 1956 1 mins Aquarius If 2001’s Star Gate sequence was a bit more laid back and accompanied by lift music, it might look a little something like this… Animation & Artists Moving Image 1966 8 mins Nancy Hanna More Animated Britain in our Free collection. Explore Free Left
