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: 1,SWITCH ON. SWITCH OFF.; CHRIS BRAN; ／2007, U.K., 2:22; ●Synopsis: A rhythmically graphic exploration of what switching off and on a simple everyday switch means in global terms.
■Director biography: Chris Bran is an established music video director.

: 2,ELECTROLAND; GABRIEL LONDON; ／2007, U.K., 9:44; ●Synopsis: An aesthetic film going deep into the inner workings of the world’s electric grid to show the imposing, dark beauty of different power generation methods from coal to solar.
■Director biography: Gabriel London is an independent filmmaker whose credits include "No Escape: Prison Rape" as part of a UNseries.

: 3,SUPER POWER BLOKE; SAM ARTHUR; ／2007, U.K., 4:24; ●Synopsis: An animated film using a small boy as a superhero to explore five easy ways to save the planet. Voiced by Jim Broadbent ("Moulin Rouge").
■Director biography: Sam Arthur is a British music video director.

: 4,FORLORN; CHRIS HAWKES &
CHUEN HUNG TSANG; ／2007, U.K., 8:58; ●Synopsis: An animated story of a solitary explorer searching through a city that has been destroyed by a hurricane, looking for objects that remind him of his past life. He imagines the world gradually returning to how he remembers it.
■Directors biography: Bristol-based directing duo Chris Hawkes and Chuen Hung Tsang direct and design CGI for film, TV, commercials and music videos. They formed Hi-Sum in 2006.

: 5,THINK (WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A HABIT?); RUPERT JONES; ／2007, U.K., 4:04; ●Synopsis: An elderly customer's plastic bag habits are transformed by simply questioning whether she really needs one. Starring Roshan Seth ("Monsoon Wedding") and Prunella Scales ("Fawlty Towers").
■Director biography: Rupert Jones is a BAFTA-nominated and prolific director of music promos, commercials, television and short films.

: 6,POLARBEARMAN; BIG TV; ／2007, U.K., 4:39; ●Synopsis: A man struggles to survive as his house becomes taken over by water against the backdrop of a wildlife documentary commentary about polar bears.
■Director biography: Big TV is an award-winning commercials and film directing duo.

: 7,PENGUIN IN A PICKLE; ALEX MACLEAN; ／2007, U.K., 3:26; ●Synopsis: A cartoon about a penguin dealing with climate change in the North Pole.
■Director biography: Alex Maclean is a director with Airside, a London-based design company working in moving image, graphic design + illustration, and digital + interactive media.

: 8,CARBON CRISIS SERIES: BLIP VERTS (x5); D-FUSE; ／2007, U.K., :44/:58/:39/:48/:44; ●Synopsis: A series of five graphic blipverts which reveal the rapid change in our environment caused by the human exploitation.
■Director biography: D-Fuse is a London-based group of artists and designers who explore the relationship between image and sound across a range of creative media.

: 9,CHARCOAL; JOSE PADILHA; ／2007, Brazil, 7:05; ●Synopsis: A look at the charcoal people of Brazil.
■Director biography: Jose Padilha is a writer/director/producer credits include “Bus 174” and “The Charcoal People.”

: 10,INCONVENIENT RUTH; SARAH MILLER & CELESTE MORENO; ／2007, U.S.A., 1:52; ●Synopsis: In this animation, a feisty nine-year-old who seriously loves the planet and isn't afraid to show it. She teaches us how we can all pitch in to help the environment, all the while crushing on a hunky Al Gore and talking shop with a banjo-playing "refugee" penguin.
■Director biography: Sarah Miller and Celeste Moreno are friends in addition to being established character animators and illustrators.

: 11,PICTURES; PATRICK CADELL; ／2007, U.S.A., 4:37; ●Synopsis: A child chooses images that reflect choices of lifestyle and habit.
■Director biography: Patrick Cadell is an award winning international commercial director, who has worked with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Richard Attenborough.

: 12,CAN ONE PERSON MAKE A DIFFERENCE?; DAVID HANDLEY; ／2007, U.K., 4:38; ●Synopsis: Animated collage-style comedy dispelling the common misconception that one individual’s actions are too small to have an effect on the environment via the ultimately damaging inventions of US chemist and inventor of leaded petrol and CFCs, Thomas Midgley Junior. Voiced by acclaimed British actor Simon Callow ("Four Weddings and a Funeral" "Rome").
■Director biography: David Handley of "The Forgotten Comic" fame was commissioned by Aardman Animation to make a new animation based on the life of US chemist and inventor of leaded petrol and CFCs, Thomas Midgley Junior.

: 13,TAKING AMERICA'S TEMPERATURE; CHAD LOWE; ／2007, U.S.A., 9:44; ●Synopsis: This documentary interviews the “man on the street” to understand how much the common American knows about global warming.
■Director biography: Actor Chad Lowe directed the film “Beautiful,Ohio”

: 14,THE REWIND; MATT TOMASZEWSKI; ／2007, New Zealand, 2:21; ●Synopsis: A beautifully shot underwater music video about how the seas were born and how they are being affected by climate change.
■Director biography: Matt Tomaszewski is a multiple-award winning documentary director and environmental scientist, combines a unique and informed perspective of the ocean with a natural ability to explain its details and wonder to the lay person.

: 15, DEVIL'S RULEBOOK; ROMAN COPPOLA & BUCKY FUKUMOTO; ／2007, U.S.A., 1:56; ●Synopsis: A playful collage-animation of the many ways evil forces are at work.
■Directors biography: Roman Coppola’s first feature film, “C.Q.” premiered at Cannes Film Festival. Most recently, Roman has lent his talents to 2nd Unit Direction on “Lost In Translation,” “Marie Antoinette,” and Wes Anderson's “The Life Aquatic,” and is a producer and co-writer of “The Darjeeling Limited.” Bucky Fukumoto directs music videos and helmed a full-length concert film for Morrissey.

: 16, WASTE; MARCOS PRADO; ／2007, Brazil, 6:04; ●Synopsis: A film about the hazards of wasting resources and the serious implications this places on the environment and its inhabitants
■Director biography: Marcos Prado is an established, multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker.

: 17, DON'T LET IT ALL UNRAVEL; SARAH COX; ／2007, U.K., 1:30; ●Synopsis: A simple and striking animated film depicting the world as knitting, which slowly unravels over 90 seconds to nothing.
■Director biography: Sarah Cox is a graduate of London's Royal College of Art. She founded Bristol-based Arthur Cox Ltd with Sally Arthur in 2002 and today works as a commercial animation director, animation teacher and juror. Her film “Heavy Pockets” was nominated for a BAFTA 2005.

: 18, A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO GIVING A DAMN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE; AIRSIDE & AL MACCUISH; ／2007, U.K., 6:01; ●Synopsis: A stylishly comedic mock training film, illustrating how easy it is for the average person to make a difference.
■Director Biography: Airside is a London-based design company working in moving image, graphic design + illustration, and digital + interactive media. Al MacCuish is a creative at London advertising agency, Mother. In his time there he has created campaigns for Pimm's, Schweppes, Orange, Miller Genuine Draft and PG Tips.

: 19, WIND; CHEL WHITE; ／2007, USA, 4:15; ●Synopsis: Montage of motion controlled time-lapse photography of the earth and weather. Set to a poem by Antonio Machado and read by actor Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock").
■Director biography: Chel White is an independent short filmmaker.

: 20, BOB AND HARRY - THE LAST TWO POLAR BEARS; OLI BARRY & SOPHIE KELLER; / 2007, U.S.A., 6:48; ●Synopsis: Four films follow the last two polar bears, Harry and Bob, in search of love, a home, and food. Stars Harry Shearer ("Spinal Tap") and Rip Torn ("Larry Sanders Show") with Lucy Davis ("The Office" “Shaun of the Dead”) as the Panda.
■Director biography: Husband and wife team Oli Barry (director) & Sophie Keller (writer/producer/actress) spent nearly a year working with the Prince of Wales on a documentary feature film. As an actress, Keller is best known for her leading role in the critically acclaimed ABC drama, "Gideon's Crossing."