Save Our Bacon (2010)
Synopsis
Dennis, an honest Lincolnshire pig farmer, is being swindled by the local supermarket and is struggling to survive. Down to one last pig, he hatches a desperate plot to boost the herd.
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Credits
Dennis
Warren Clarke
The Swinesbury’s Boss
Simon Callow
Directed by
Peter Baynton
Written by
Peter Baynton & Davey Spens
Produced by
Tristan Goligher & Valentina Brazzini
Casting by
Shaheen Baig & Aisha Walters
Piggies, Boars and Pigs voices
Jim Johnson
Animators
Jon Clarke
Jeroen Jaspaert
Laura Nailor
Paul Nicholson
Animation, Character Artwork & Compositin
Chris Cray
VFX Animation
Tim Dillnutt
Background Artist
Rianne Rowlands
Compositors
Esme Coleman
Jon Dunleavy
Tony Mines
Sound Design
Tim Barker
Original Score
Geoff Lawson
Dialogue Editor
Robin Baynton
Post Production Facilities
Molinare, London
Post Production Manager
Andrew Dearnley
Online Editor
Nick Anderson
ADR Recordist
Darren McQuade
Simon Matthews
Re-Recording Mixer
James Cullen
Titles
Salvador Maldonado
Farming Consultant
Dr. Elizabeth Genever PhD
Insurance
Chubb Insurance Company
Story & Script Development
Anna Seifert-Speck
Production Co-ordinator
Simon Arnold
Executive Producers
Jude Goldrei, UKFC
Anna Seifert-Speck, EMM
Camilla Deakin, Channel 4
“Good Old Pig, Gone To Avalon”
Written and performed by Jeffrey Lewis
Licensed courtesy of Rough Trade Records Ltd.
Thanks to
Laura Caplin, Sabrina Baynton, Mike Bell, Nigel Pay, Elaine McElroy, Soledad Gatti-Pascual, Vincent Gadelle, Matthieu De Braconier, Bertrand Faivre, Anna Ciennik, Sophia Gibber, Steve Lorriman
A Glendale Picture Company Film
In association with The Bureau
Made with the support of the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund
© UK Film Council & EM Media MMX
Awards
Save Our Bacon has won the following awards:
Encounters Short Film Festival, UK 2010
FILMCLUB Children’s Animation Jury Award
Stoke Your Fires Festival of the Moving Image, 2011
Best Professional Animation
Animex International Festival for Animation and Computer Games, 2011
2D Animation Award
Festival screenings
Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK 2010
Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA 2010
Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival, UK 2010
Buster International Film Festival, Copenhagen 2010
New York City Shorts, USA 2010
Chicago International Children’s Festival, USA 2010
Anim’Est Festival, Romania 2010
Bradford Animation Festival, UK 2010
Bang! Short Film Festival, UK 2010
Cinanima 2010, Portugal
Kerry Film Festival, Ireland 2010
European Film Festival of Lille, France 2011
Stuttgart International Animation Festival, Germany 2011
Krakow Film Festival, Poland 2011
Dresden Short Film and Animation Festival, Germany 2011
Anima Mundi International Animation Festival, Brazil 2011
Press
Eye For Film review of Save Our Bacon
Davey Spens
Save Our Bacon is based on a short story by Davey Spens. Check him out here, and his creative studio, Boat, here.