Bar Shorts presents an evening of short animations chosen by Jonathan Hodgson. This will be followed by a Q&A with Jonathan hosted by filmmaker, Chris Shepherd. Join us in the bar for networking before the screening.

Jonathan is an internationally renowned, double BAFTA winning animation director based in London. He studied animation at Liverpool Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art. After leaving the RCA in 1985 his first professional commission was to co-direct an animated short about nuclear disarmament for the United Nations. He went on to direct at various animation studios before cofounding Sherbert in 1996. In 2007 he worked on the animated TV series Charlie and Lola and the following year was animation director on Franny Armstrong's groundbreaking documentary feature The Age of Stupid. His short films have won numerous awards including a BAFTA in 2000 for The Man with the Beautiful Eyes and a second BAFTA in 2019 for Roughhouse.

Films Screening:

Jonathan Hodgson - Rug - 1.00

Emma Calder - Beware of Trains - 12.00

Matt Reynolds - Hot Dog Hands - 6.40

Spela Cadez - Steakhouse - 9.38

Dina Velikovskaya - Ties - 7.44

Sophie Koko Gate - Slug Life - 6.33

Atsushi Wada - Bird on the Peninsula - 16.00

Laura Jayne Hodkin - Hot and Tasty - 3.39

Natasza Cetner - Nigel - 9.00

Jonathan Hodgson - Roughhouse - 15.35

About Bar Shorts:

Bar Shorts hosts regular short film and animation nights in different venues across London and the UK. It's aim is to bring shorts to a wider audience. It is curated by Dog&Rabbit animation studio and hosted by Chris Shepherd.