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Bus Kong United Kingdom

Directed by: Ed Hartwell
Written by: Ed Hartwell
Country:United Kingdom
Created:2006
Runtime:2 min.
Member: ed_hartwell
Average rating: 5 by 1 users



Film Description:

Synopsis

Winner of the Farewell Routemaster Film Challenge and winner of The South London Shorts Competition 2006 Award for Best Animated Short, commemorating the end of the London Routemaster bus commuter service, “Bus Kong” is an animation that exploits the iconography of the Routemaster, London and a certain giant ape movie, pitching our hero against a feral bendy-bus and an even more sinister foe…

Forms: Animation, Short
Animation Techniques: Experimental, Photos
Genres: Comedy, Spoof, Satire

Screenings & Events

The Farewell Routemaster Film Challenge
Theatrical
Awards: Winner of The Farewell Routemaster Film Challenge
London, United Kingdom
February 2006

Martini and Shorts
Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
April 2006

shallowSHORTS100 - EPISODE V
Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
May 2006

South London Shorts Competition
Film Festival
Awards: SOLOS Award for Best Animated Short
London, United Kingdom
May 2006

The 2006 Brighton Festival
Film Festival
Brighton, United Kingdom
May 2006

Get on the Bus @ CITY|SPACE
Film Festival
San Francisco, U S A
June 2006

2006 New Zealand bus industry conference
OTHER
New Zealand
June 2006

Angel Film Festival
Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
August 2006

Film Jam
Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
August 2006

Screening of Farewell Routemaster film Challenge Films
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
August 2006

This Is London - Future Shorts
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
September 2006

Leicester International Short Film Festival
Film Festival
Leicester, United Kingdom
October 2006

FANTASY WORLDWIDE
Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
October 2006

Future Cinema and Stella Artois Present: METROPOLIS
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
November 2006

Future Shorts - Rock n Roll Cinema, 93 Feet East, Brick Lane
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Brixton Ritzy
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Clapham Picturehouse
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Greenwich Picturehouse
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Rio Dalston
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Ginglik (Shepherds Bush)
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Gate Cinema, Notting Hill
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - The Tobacco Factory
Theatrical
Bristol, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Taylor John’s House
Theatrical
Coventry, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Leeds Picturehouse
Theatrical
Leeds, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Exeter Picturehouse
Theatrical
Exeter, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Chapter Arts Centre
Theatrical
Cardiff, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Cambridge Picturehouse
Theatrical
Cambridge, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Oxford Phoenix
Theatrical
Oxford, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - The Arches
Theatrical
Glasgow, United Kingdom
January 2007

Future Shorts - Clifton Picture House
Theatrical
Bristol, United Kingdom
January 2007

Wildsound Film Festival
Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
February 2007

Future Cinema at the Chinese Cinema Palace
Theatrical
Lost Vagueness, Glastonbury festival, United Kingdom
June 2007

South London Independent Film Festival
Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
July 2007

The Rushes Soho Short Film Festival
Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
July 2007

London, Je t'aime. Presented by Future Shorts
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
August 2007

Groovy Movie Picture House, Elephant and Castle screening
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
October 2007

Beyond TV International Film Festival
Film Festival
Swansea, United Kingdom
December 2007

Animation Night at the Roundhouse
Theatrical
London, United Kingdom
March 2008

Cannes in a Van at The Movieum of London
Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
June 2009

Cast & Crew

Production

Ed Hartwell (Producer, Director)

Writing

Ed Hartwell (Writer)

Camera

Ed Hartwell (Cinematographer/DP)

Art Department

Ed Hartwell (Production Designer)

Post Production

Ed Hartwell (Picture Editor), Ed Hartwell (Sound Editor)

Music

Ed Hartwell (Original Music/Composer)

Animation

Ed Hartwell (Animator)

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Ratings

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