Creature Comforts
- Studio
- Aardman Animations, Channel Four Films
Synopsis
A humorous and thought-provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings. A series of interviews with the animals in an English zoo. Used to open spaces and sunnier climates, they comment on accommodation, diet and, of course, English weather.
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Nick Park
Producing
- Producer
- Sara Mullock
- Associate Producer
- Alan Gardner
Writing
- Writer
- Nick Park (Uncredited)
Animation
- Animator
- Nick Park
Voices
- Voice
- Julie Sedgewick (Interviewer)
Editing
- Editor
- William (Will) Ennals
Crew
- Animation Camera
- Andy MacCormack, Fred Reed, David Alex Riddett, David Sproxton
- Lighting Camera
- David Sproxton, Dave Riddett, Andy MacCormack
- Dubbing Mixer
- Aad Wirtz
- Models and Sets
- Greg Boulton, John Parsons, Cliff Thorne, Michael Wright
- Animal Sculptor
- Debbie Smith
Companies and other credits
- Art Direction
Production notes
The first film by Nick Park to receive an Academy Award (defeating another of his own entries that year, "A Grand Day Out").
Awards
Academy Award Winner, Best Short Film (Animated), 1991.
Best Film Under 15 Minutes, British Animation Awards, 1990.
Best Use of Humour, British Animation Awards, 1990.
Best Film Under 15 Minutes, Hiroshima, Japan, 1990.
Mari Kutna Award, Best Animated Film, United Kingdom, 1990.
Public Prize, Ottawa, 1990.
Third Overall, Ottawa, 1990.
Best Comic Film, Stuttgart, Germany, 1990.
Public Prize, Stuttgart, Germany 1990.
Best Animation Film, Uppsala, Sweden 1990.
Special Jury Prize, Annecy, France 1991.
Grand Prix (Special Mention), Festival du Court Metrage Clermont Ferrand, France, 1991.
Golden Cartoon, Belgium, 1991.
Best Children's Film, Melbourne International Film Festival, 1991.
Most Popular Short Film, Melbourne International Film Festival, 1991
Best Film Under 15 Minutes, British Animation Awards, 1990.
Best Use of Humour, British Animation Awards, 1990.
Best Film Under 15 Minutes, Hiroshima, Japan, 1990.
Mari Kutna Award, Best Animated Film, United Kingdom, 1990.
Public Prize, Ottawa, 1990.
Third Overall, Ottawa, 1990.
Best Comic Film, Stuttgart, Germany, 1990.
Public Prize, Stuttgart, Germany 1990.
Best Animation Film, Uppsala, Sweden 1990.
Special Jury Prize, Annecy, France 1991.
Grand Prix (Special Mention), Festival du Court Metrage Clermont Ferrand, France, 1991.
Golden Cartoon, Belgium, 1991.
Best Children's Film, Melbourne International Film Festival, 1991.
Most Popular Short Film, Melbourne International Film Festival, 1991