Locksmith Animation's First Short Film To Debut at Annecy Festival

Locksmith Animation are relatively new on the animation scene. The London-based studio has made quite an impression with their first two films Ron's Gone Wrong and last year's That Christmas. Now, their first ever short film has been selected to screen in competition at this year's Annecy Festival. Cardboard will debut at the festival as part of the Young Audiences selection.

Cardboard follows an overwhelmed single Dad pig, who moves with his piglets into a rundown trailer park. He fears he's failed his family. But soon his offspring create a wildly imaginative game from a simple cardboard box, and Dad has a stark choice. Dwell on the past, or join his kids on their intergalactic adventure. Carboard is a comedy based on director J. P. Vine's own experiences of housing insecurity. It is about the power of imagination to transform the way we see the world.

J. P. Vine was inspired by two things: a family road trip across California, where he was inspired by desolate desert communities and their inhabitants, and memories of his own childhood.

Cardboard was written and directed by J. P. Vine and produced by Michaela Manas Malina. Julie Lockhart, Natalie Fischer, Mary Coleman, and Elizabeth Murdoch serve as executive producers for Locksmith Animation. Cardboard was produced in association with DNEG Animation and Ritzy Animation.

This year's Annecy Festival will run from June 8 to June 14.

Locksmith Animation has a first-look deal with Warner Bros, signed after its deal with 20th Century Studios ended following its acquisition by Disney.  They are currently in production on Bad Fairies an original animated musical, and are developing a trilogy of films The Lunar Chronicles, based on the novels by Marissa Meyer.

For more information, visit locksmithanimation.com.