Stopmotion
Official release poster
Directed byRobert Morgan
Written by
  • Robert Morgan
  • Robin King
Produced by
  • Alain de la Mata
  • Christopher Granier-Deferre
Starring
CinematographyLéo Hinstin
Edited byAurora Vögeli
Production
company
blueLight[2]
Distributed byIFC Films
(United States)
Release dates
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Stopmotion is a 2023 British live-action/adult animated horror film directed by Robert Morgan in his feature-length debut. Morgan also wrote the script with Robin King. The film stars Aisling Franciosi and combines live action and stop motion animation.

Premise

Ella is a stop-motion animator who, while putting the finishing touches on her film, suddenly finds her life spiraling out of control when her neighbor suggests adding a monster to her movie called the Ashman.[3]

Cast

Production

Ahead of the Cannes Film Market in June 2021, Wild Bunch International revealed the project by Robert Morgan, who will make the jump from short films to his directorial debut feature film from a script he wrote with Robin King. Aisling Franciosi was cast as the lead for the film.[2] The film received the fourth largest amount of production funding from the British Film Institute for 2022, at £905,000.[4]

Filming began in February 2022,[5] and it was completed by April.[6]

Release

Stopmotion had its world premiere at the 2023 Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas on 24 September 2023.[1] It was then screened at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival on 7 October 2023.[7] It is scheduled to be released in select theaters in the United States on February 23, 2024 by IFC Films.[3]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.6/10.[8]

Accolades

In the main competition at the 2023 Fantastic Fest, Morgan won Best Director for his work on Stopmotion.[9] It was also awarded the Special Jury Award in the Official Fantàstic Selection at the 56th Sitges Film Festival in Catalonia, Spain.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Stopmotion". Fantastic Fest. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (15 June 2021). "'The Nightingale' Star Aisling Franciosi To Lead Horror 'Stopmotion', Wild Bunch Launches Sales — Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bolt, Neil (26 January 2024). "Stopmotion Trailer and Poster Debut for Macabre Puppet Horror Movie". Yahoo. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ Tabbara, Mona; Dams, Tim (9 August 2022). "The BFI's 10 biggest production awards for first half of 2022". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ Harrington, Patrice (16 January 2022). ""I think The Fall put me into the category troubled characters" – actress Aisling Franciosi". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ Production dates:
  7. ^ "Stopmotion". BFI London Film Festival 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Stopmotion". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  9. ^ Taylor, Drew (26 September 2023). "Fantastic Fest 2023 Winners Include Brazilian Thriller 'Property' and Killer Spider Movie 'Infested' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  10. ^ "56th Edition Award Winners | Sitges Film Festival". Sitges Film Festival. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

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