Xyzoo Animation is an animation studio founded by director/animator Lindsay van Blerk in 1991. Situated in Cape Town, South Africa, the studio has produced five stop-motion/clay-animated films, three of which have won a number of awards. All were commissioned by New York-based Billy Budd Films. The studio has also produced more than 50 animated commercials using clay animation, mixed media stop-motion puppets, cel animation, flash and pixilation.
Films
- The Velveteen Rabbit (2003) 24 minutes. Based on the 1921 classic by Margery Williams. Narrated by Jennifer Shapiro. Clay animation. Cine Special Jury award, USA[rdp-wiki-embed url='https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameerika_%C3%9Chendriigid'] More, 2004. Booklist Editor’s Choice, USA[rdp-wiki-embed url='https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameerika_%C3%9Chendriigid'] More, 2005. Screened at Hiroshima International Animation Festival, 2004.
- The Chimes (2000) 24 minutes. Based on the original novella by Charles Dickens. Narrated by Derek Jacobi. Clay animation. Cine Special Jury award, USA[rdp-wiki-embed url='https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameerika_%C3%9Chendriigid'] More, 2002.
- The First Christmas (1998) 24 minutes. Traditional Christmas Story narrated by Christopher Plummer. Clay animation. Andrew Carnegie Gold Medal, USA[rdp-wiki-embed url='https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameerika_%C3%9Chendriigid'] More, 1999.
- Michael the Visitor (1995) 24 minutes. Based on a short story by Leo Tolstoy. Narrated by Stockard Channing. Clay animation. Screened at Hiroshima International Animation Festival 1996 and Stuttgart Trickfilm 1997.
- The Prodigal Son (1993) 8 minutes. An African-American spiritual poem by James Weldon Johnson narrated by Dorian Harewood. Clay animation.
See also
External links
- Official website (previous website address was lost to cybersquatting)
