Screen Novelties

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Screen Novelties is a collective of film directors, specializing in stop motion animation. It was formed in 2003 by Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh, and Chris Finnegan.

Screen Novelties was integral in the launch of Robot Chicken and Moral Orel for Adult Swim. Notable past work includes: A dream sequence in The Flintstones: On the Rocks and The Tortoise & the Hare for Ray Harryhausen. Recently, Screen Novelties have launched a successful commercial division, having produced a number of spots for clients worldwide.

Currently, they are contributing to the Cartoon Network shows Chowder and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.

Their offbeat short films, including "Mysterious Mose” continue to play in festivals, soon to be joined by their newest short, "Monster Safari".

Films

Old Man & the Goblins
The Boy with the Flip-top Head
Graveyard Jamboree with Mysterious Mose
The Story of the Tortoise & the Hare
Monster Safari

Freelance:
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
Robot Chicken
Moral Orel
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Chowder
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

Restoration of original Rudolph & Santa Puppets from the 1964 classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [1][2]

[edit] Awards and nominations

Won 30th Annual Annie Award in the category Best short Film for The Story of the Tortoise & The Hare. [3]

Nominated for the 34th Annual Annie Award in the category Best Animated Television Commercial.[4][5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/23/arts/television/23rudo.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Rudolph and Santa, as Good as New
  2. ^ http://www.screen-novelties.com/news/2006/12/rankinbass-puppet-restoration.html Rankin/Bass Puppet Restoration
  3. ^ http://annieawards.org/30thwinners.html 30th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2002)
  4. ^ http://annieawards.org/34thwinners.html 34th Annie Award winners and nominations
  5. ^ http://www.screen-novelties.com/news/2007/01/tobacco-psa-nominated.html Candy factory commercial

[edit] External links

Screen Novelties website