Xyzoo Animation

Xyzoo Animationis ananimation studiofounded bydirector/animatorLindsay van Blerk in 1991. Situated inCape Town,South Africa,the studio has produced fivestop-motion/clay-animatedfilms, three of which have won a number of awards. All were commissioned byNew York-basedBilly Budd Films.The studio has also produced more than 50 animated commercials usingclay animation,mixed media stop-motion puppets,cel animation,flashandpixilation.

Films

• The Velveteen Rabbit(2003) 24 minutes. Based on the 1921 classic byMargery Williams.Narrated byJennifer Shapiro.Clay animation. Cine Special Jury award, USA, 2004. Booklist Editor’s Choice, USA, 2005. Screened atHiroshima International Animation Festival,2004.
• The Chimes(2000) 24 minutes. Based on the original novella byCharles Dickens.Narrated byDerek Jacobi.Clay animation. Cine Special Jury award, USA, 2002.
• The First Christmas(1998) 24 minutes. Traditional Christmas Story narrated byChristopher Plummer.Clay animation.Andrew CarnegieGold Medal, USA, 1999.
• Michael the Visitor(1995) 24 minutes. Based on a short story byLeo Tolstoy.Narrated byStockard Channing.Clay animation. Screened atHiroshima International Animation Festival1996 andStuttgart Trickfilm1997.
• The Prodigal Son(1993) 8 minutes. AnAfrican-Americanspiritual poem byJames Weldon Johnsonnarrated byDorian Harewood.Clay animation.

See also

• List of stop-motion films

External links

• Official website(previous website address was lost tocybersquatting)