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War Story is a 1989 animated short film created by Aardman Animations. It was directed by Peter Lord.

War Story
Directed by	Peter Lord
Produced by	Melanie Cole Alan Gardner Sara Mullock
Cinematography	Andy MacCormack Tristan Oliver David Sproxton
Edited by	Helen Garrard
Production company	Aardman Animations[1]
Release date	27 September 1989
Running time	5 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Production

The film was commissioned by Channel 4 as part of a 5-part series of Aardman animations called "Lip Synch". The five films in the series were Creature Comforts (1989), Going Equipped (1990), Ident (1990), Next (1990) and War Story (1989).[2] The all used vox pop interviews as their source material. This one is with a genuine British World War II vet.[3]

Premise

Imdb explains: "This short animated piece uses a real interview as its soundtrack. Bill Perry relates stories about his youth, his tilted house, and adventures during WWII in Bristol, England during the blitz."[4]

Cast

• Bill Perry - Himself (voice)
• Peter Lawrence - Interviewer (voice)

Critical reception

War Story received a rating of 6.3/10 from 172 users on imdb.[5]

Awards and nominations

This is a list of awards and nominations of War Story.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	Sara Mullock and Peter Lord	BAFTA Film Award for Best Animated Film	Nominated[6]
1990	Peter Lord	Ottawa International Animation Festival Craft Prize for Best Animation	Won[7]
1990	Peter Lord	Ottawa International Animation Festival OIAF Award for Best Film Under 10 Minutes	Won[8]

Preservation

War Story was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.[9]

References

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