This Way Up tickles funny bones in Estonia!

This Way Up won a Jury's Special Mention for Best Humour at Animation Dreams Animation Festival, part of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, November 2008.

Win at 27th Uppsala International Short Film Festival!

For 'Best Children's Film'. The jury was comprised by 11 pupils at a school in Uppsala. This is what they had to say about it:

"The film was well made with good-looking effects and details. The humour was totally unexpected and fits all ages. The music was good and fits well into the movie all the time . The whole idea behind the movie is carefully thought out and awesome."

Encounters and Bolzano

18-23rd Nov 08, TWU is coming to Bristol to be part of the Encounters Int'l Short Film Festival. 

The film also makes it's mark on Sweden in November at Bolzano Short Film Fest.

A-Woo-Hoo!!

Another win for TWU at Ottawa Animation Festival - Audience Public Prize for Best Short Film!

Festival update

It doesn't seem to matter where you are in the World, there's probably a festival heading your way to catch This Way Up at...

The Times BFI London Film Festival - this will be the film's UK premiere as we were hoping for!

Siggraph Asia Computer Animation Festival

Cork International Film Festival

Holland Animation Film Festival

Uppsala Int'l Short Film Festival (Sweden)

Anim'est (Romania)

Cinanima Int'l Film Festival (Portugal)

São Paulo International Film Festival 

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival

Drum roll please...'This Way Up' won the Audience Favourite Animated Short Award.

All over Ottawa

This Way Up is up for nomination at Ottawa in the Narrative Short category!

Smith & Foulkes' opening titles sequence for Platform Int'l Animation Festival 'Box' has also been selected in the Promotional section.