A MORNING STROLL has been nominated for the Short Animated Film category alongside:

• Patrick Doyon's DIMANCE/SUNDAY
• William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg's THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MORRIS LESSMORE
• Enrico Casarosa's LA LUNA
• Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby's WILD LIFE

CONGRATULATION out to all the Nominees, and especially of course the whole AMS crew at STUDIO AKA who are even now crossing their fingers at the prospect of yet MORE cake.

UPDATES:

• Director Brad Bird interviews the nominees... HERE
• Follow GRANT & SUE'S progress in LA via their BBC OSCAR DIARY HERE
• BBC Radio 4's THE FILM PROGRAME (@09:20) interview HERE

‘When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we’re left to wonder which one is the real city slicker…’

Watch the moment HERE

Congratulations to Director GRANT ORCHARD Producer SUE GOFFE, and the whole AMS crew who are at this very moment contemplating yet more celebration doughnuts...

(Pic courtesy of Anna Kubik - on the carpet...)

‘When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we’re left to wonder which one is the real city slicker…’

A MORNING STROLL is now playing at festivals worldwide...

 ( Pics: ©BAFTA)

Mike Judge introduced the prize for “sly commentary” to A Morning Stroll, which poses a deep, philosophical quandary: who is pluckier - a New Yorker or a chicken?

While you are here... Read Grant's SUNDANCE DIARIES as published in THE HUFFINGTON POST:

'The Pale Introverted Half Blind Mole'

'You Miss Much More If You Win'

64 short films are screening at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The shorts were selected from a record 7,675 submissions and will screen during the fest from January 19-29.

The screening schedule is as follows & also on the Sundance site HERE

• Thursday, January 19, 8:30 p.m. Egyptian Theatre, Park City 
• Friday, January 20, 11:30 p.m. Prospector Square Theatre, Park City
• Saturday, January 21, 3:00 p.m. Broadway Centre Cinema 6, SLC 
• Wednesday, January 25, 6:00 p.m. Yarrow Hotel Theatre, Park City
• Saturday, January 28, 9:30 p.m. Redstone Cinema 8, Park City

1.  'A MORNING STROLL' Blog coverage:

• HUFFINGTON POST: Sundance Diaries: The Pale Introverted Half Blind Mole
• HAUT LIFESTYLE: 'Shocking Symbolism of Society's Destruction'
• SHOOTONLINE: Sundance Preview: Oscar, Spotmaking connections.
• DEADFILM NET: Short film Sundance Review
• ANIMATION MAGAZINE: BAFTA TOON NOMS.
• IMMERSED IN MOVIES: Morning Stroll Earns BAFTA Nom
• ITS NICE THAT: BAFTA Short Animation: A MORNING STROLL

2. IMPERICA - MOVABLE FEASTS... Interview With Grant Orchard HERE

3.  IdN EXTRA 06: ...On the Joy of Confrences. HERE

4. THE CREATIVE PATH - Interview with Philip Hunt HERE 

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UK store links, Other territories available. 

• Download A MORNING STROLL (Part of Oscar Nom colection) HERE
• Download LOST AND FOUND HERE
• Download VARMINTS HERE
• Download JO JO IN THE STARS HERE

Buy the LOST AND FOUND DVD...

• AMAZON  HERE
• PLAY HERE
• LOVEFILM HERE
• HMV HERE
• BLOCKBUSTER HERE
• and so on...

VARMINTS Soundtrack on AMAZON HERE