Film Club's Will Anderson wins top award at the 2014 Edinburugh International Film Festival!

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Film Club's Will Anderson has won a top prize at the 2014 Edinburugh International Film Festival (EIFF) for his Film, Monkey Love Experiments. Will won the award for Outstanding Individual Contribution to a Short Film alongside Co-director and Screenwriter, Ainslie Henderson.

Monkey Love Experiments is a beautiful story inspired by love and follows a monkey who believes he is destined for the moon. The festival jurors had this to say of this film: "With fireworks of poetic ideas we have been shown within the deepest loneliness a heart-breaking love story... Being as stylish as it is simple, this animation and an animated hero with wind in his fluffy hair enters straight into the heart and to tears."

Film Club's Sue Loughlin was also at the festival to take part in an animation panel discussion and to present the 25th McLaren Award for Best New British Animation!

All in all it was a fantastic event! Congratulations Will!

Will Anderson's Latest Film: 'Big Dunc Loves Finder'

Still from Will Anderson's 'Big Dunc Loves Finder'

Will Anderson brings Big Dunc back to the screen for yet another sharp-witted and distinctive short film.

This time, Big Dunc and his pal discuss the merits of Finder: a new and exciting app for finding new birds. Unfortunately for Big Dunc, the app isn't effective as he makes out.

BAFTA Award Winner, Will Anderson Joins Film Club's Talented Roster of Directors!

Stills from Will Anderson's The Making of Longbird and TV Licensing 'Lethal Injection'

The multi-talented, award-winning director, Will Anderson has joined Film Club! 

Will Anderson, born in the Scottish Highlands is best known for his intelligent and heartfelt, short film The Making of Longbird. The talented filmmaker, created the 15-minute film for his final-year project during his studies at the prestigious Edinburgh College of Art. 

Will has spent the past year touring the festival scene, where The Making of Longbird received a slew of illustrious awards along the way, including the BAFTA for Best Short Animation and Best Animation at the British Academy Scotland Awards.

Will's specialties include, design and character animation for both film and television, working across anything from feature-length documentary films to short animation series for all ages. Will has big plans for his future with Film Club and we're all very excited to be a part of his journey!

Check out the trailer for Making of Longbird below, Will’s impressive portfolio of work can also be viewed here.