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Babylon (1991)
[edit]Babylon was one of several Aardman Animations films commissioned by Channel 4 Commissioning Editor Paul Madden.[1] The film was directed by Peter Lord and David Sproxton.[2] The editor is David McCormick.[3] It is included on the Aardman Classics DVD, and so is the least obscure of the series.[2] The short is 15 minutes long. Its release date in the UK was 3 February 1991, and it was later released in Canada on 7 June 2003 at the Worldwide Short Film Festival.[4] Tony Robinson plays the role of Voice of Speaker.[5] The film's synopsis is "Dark animation examining the thin line between human definitions of war and peace". On IMDb, it has a rating of 6.2/10 from 67 users.[6] The film received two awards: Peter Lord and David Sproxton won the Audience Award, and Peter Lord won the Award of Merit for a Film Between 5 and 15 Minutes[7] This was the first film project Genndy Tartakovsky worked on after joining Frederator Studios in the early 90s.[8][9] Aardman agreed to supply Tartakovsky with extra resources for Dexter’s Laboratory if he agreed to help them finish the film.
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