Animated paintings on show at the National Museum of Wales

Two short animated films are currently on show in the gallery of the National Museum of Wales. The films were made by young adult carers who worked alongside Gerald Conn of Gritty Realism, to bring paintings in the Gallery’s collection to life, through their own interpretation of the stories behind the paintings.

The making of the films based on paintings by Van Gogh and Berthe Morisot has involved weeks of learning a range of new skills, including digital video effects and drawn animation.

 

Travellers’ Tales shown at Sheffield Documentary Festival

Travellers’ Tales, The Real Lives of Young Gypsies and Travellers the film Gritty made with young Travellers in Wales was screened in this year’s Videotheque at the Sheffield Documentary Festival last week. The film is a combination of interviews and animations by young people to respond to the negative representation of the community in the media. Sheffield Documentary Festival invites up to 70 specially selected films to participate in the Videotheque from this year’s submissions. These films are invited with market, broadcast and festival acquisitions in mind.

New film made in Caerphilly celebrates Tommy Cooper

Gritty has made a new film with a group of children at Bedwas Junior School about comedian Tommy Cooper who was born in Caerphilly.The animated film, funded by the Arts Council of Wales, follows Tommy as his statue in the town centre comes to life and he performs a series of tricks around the town that appear to go wrong but reveal the town in a new light to the people living there.