AWARDS : British Animation Awards

Showing at cinemas throughout February for venues and dates where you can catch them, see below

The Love Nest One man’s passion for a caged bird.

Moo(n) On a small planet lived a cow and a girl.

Structure Space Form Art is the shape of a city.

Anna Spud Who wants holidays when getting there is beyond ruin?

Out of Joint Dysfunctional marriage within the confines of animated disharmony.

Lemon Jelly: Spacewalk Scenes in the city, designer animation, body language, painterly impressions.

Evan Dando: Stop My Head A girl in an open topped sports car drives the highway, followed by a wolf in a breakdown truck.

The Dog Who Was A Cat Inside The dog with a cat inside meets a cat with a dog inside.

To Have And To Hold Naked ladies walk their "dogs".

The Town Of The One-Handed What can you do with two hands that you can't do with one?

Success With Sweet Peas Whether you are a dustman or a doctor, you're all the same when you grow sweet peas.

Butterfly Imagine a kaleidoscope where shadows become leaves.

The Separation A Siamese twin is unable to accept his oneness after being separated.

Killing Time At Home There is a website called www.disposablefriends.com.

Rudy Trouve: Black And Blue Within an ordinary working-class house, ornaments stretch their legs.

The Old Fools Age, old age, the last bastion of denial, exposed by Philip Larkin.

Lonely Boy An abused child grows into a sad recluse.

Love Is Strange The nice magician and the nasty magician battle it out for the king's favour.

How Mermaids Breed Artificial insemination, the capsized way.

Homelife: Flying Wonders The ballad sings of "Walking on wire"; and the animation has a Fifties look.

One Giant Leap: My Culture A rap video with snazzy visuals, an escape-to-the-stars sub theme and strong vibes about roots.

Four Tet: My Angel Rocks Back And Forth A cardboard animated Japanese man sees himself, as a living person, spewing blood.

How To Cope With Death Do not go gently into that bad night.

Dad’s Dead Nominated for a 2004 Short Animation Bafta. Nostalgia for a working-class Liverpudlian childhood turns sour.

Sixty Second Love Story Unrequited love, self-inflicted pain and a falling star.

Eating For Two Trying for a baby over fish and chips.

Jo Jo In The Stars Winner of the 2004 Short Animation Bafta. Romantic escape attempt at the freak circus.

The Vessels: Look For Me A young boy and a young girl and a motorbike
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Goldfrapp: Strict Machine A cornucopia of imagery, accompanying the sublime singer.

The British Animation Awards can be seen at the following venues and dates, please check with cinema for programme details and times:

BIRMINGHAM - Midland Arts Centre (0121 440 3838) 16 & 23 Feb
BRISTOL - Watershed (0117 927 5100) 14, 15, 18 Feb
CARDIFF - Chapter (029 2030 4400) 13, 14, 15 Feb
COVENTRY - Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (02476 524 524) 18 & 20 Feb
CROYDON - David Lean Cinema (020 8253 1030) 12 Feb
DARTINGTON - Dartington Arts, The Barn, Dartington Hall (01803 847 070) 17, 18, 19 Feb
DUNDEE - Dundee Contemporary Arts Cinema (01382 909 900) 16, 18, 19 Feb
EDINBURGH - Filmhouse (0131 228 2688) 17 & 21 Feb
EXETER - Animated Exeter at Exeter Picture House (01392 435 522) 14, 15, 16 Feb
GLASGOW - Glasgow Film Theatre (0141 332 8128) 15 & 22 Feb
LONDON - National Film Theatre (020 7928 3232) 19, 20, 22 Feb
MANCHESTER - Cornerhouse (0161 200 1500) 18, 24 Feb
WOLVERHAMPTON - Light House (01902 716 055) 19 & 26 Feb