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directed by Vivienne Jones

The House tells the story of a group of women as they explore their own lives and memories through drawings and animations the director created from their artwork. It highlights aspects of their everyday lives, their dreams and aspirations and who they are. In association with West Lambeth Community Care Trust, the film developed from art workshops in their supported house, working with the women over a period of time, between 1996-2000.

prizes and awards

Audience vote for Best Short Film, High Falls Film Festival, Rochester, New York, 2003
A.S.I.F.A. Award for European Animation, L’Alternativa- Barcelona Independent Film Festival, 2003
Grand Prize for Best Short Film, Sienna Short film Festival, 2003

Vivienne Jones - director

Vivienne first moved to London in 1984, to study Theatre Costume, at Wimbledon School of Art. She worked as a Theatre Designer and Costume Prop maker for many years until studying a degree in Animation at West Surrey College of Art & Design graduating in 1992. College film ‘Ophelia had a bigger bath’. A year after finishing college she took on the position of Animator in Residence at The Museum of The Moving Image, later teaching evening classes there. Touch Wood, the project developed at the museum, was then commissioned by Channel Four, as a short animation. Vivienne worked as Workshop leader for Shape, a disability awareness organization. She then received a grant by The London Production Fund to develop and produce The House, an animation that works with clients of West Lambeth Health Authority, completed in 2003. She works as a freelance Animation Director and Assistant Costume Designer for Television and Film and is currently working on the next Harry Potter film as Costume Buyer.

filmography

Ophelia had a bigger Bath, 1992. Animation.
Touch Wood, 1996, commissioned by Channel Four, Animated film, in competition at various festivals, including Annecy, Hiroshima, Zagreb, Liepzig and Munich Festival.
The House, 2003, commissioned by The London Production Fund. Animation and Live Action.