Girls Night Out / Ženski večer
Joanna Quinn (Beryl Productions International)
1987, UK, 06'04''
Raucous comedy following a quiet Welsh housewife Beryl, on a birthday treat to a ‘ladies only’ night at a local pub, where she encounters the evening’s entertainment … a male stripper.
Razposajena komedija spremlja tiho valižansko gospodinjo Beryl, ki si za rojstni dan privošči “ženski večer” v lokalnem pubu, kjer naleti na večerno razvedrilo … slačifanta.
Language: English
Recommended for children under 14 years old: No
Technique: Hand-drawn animation
Team
Direction, animation: Joanna Quinn
Concept: Joanna Quinn, Les Mills
Sound: Les Mills
Voices: Myfanwy Talog, Gillan Elisa, Catrin Llwyd, Siwan Jones, Stephen Lyons
Awards: 1987 Annecy Animation Festival – Special Jury Prize; 1987 Annecy Animation Festival – Ufoleis Prize; 1987 Annecy Animation Festival – Mellow Manor Award; 1988 Krakow Film Festival – Silver Dragon Award; 2010 ASIFA 50 best animated films – GIRLS NIGHT OUT at 33 read more.
Joanna Quinn
was born in Birmingham, England and completed a foundation course in art at Goldsmiths College, University of London before studying for a BA in Graphic Design at Middlesex University. It was here that Joanna first discovered the magic of animation, quickly adapting her unique drawing abilities to produce beautifully fluid and dynamic animated passages. Her first film, Girls Night Out (1986), won 3 prizes at the Annecy Animation Festival in 1987 and thrust her into the international animation scene. Joanna moved to Wales in 1985 and founded Beryl Productions shortly afterwards with her partner, producer/writer Les Mills. The couple have collaborated closely in the production of animated films and as educators ever since. Joanna is now a highly acclaimed figure in world animation and was named Animation Laureate 2013 by ASIFA International. Her fine drawing skills, wonderful characterisations and her humour mark her out as a unique talent. Joanna has won a raft of top awards, including Emmys, Baftas and Jury prizes at all the major animation festivals. Three of her films, Famous Fred (1996), The Wife of Bath (1998) and Affairs of the Art (2021) have received Oscar© nominations. Her masterpiece, Britannia, a brilliantly biting view of British Imperialism, won her the prestigious Leonardo Da Vinci award in 1996, which was ironically presented by Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace! Joanna has been honoured with retrospectives of her work in all over the world including Rome, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Stuttgart, Zagreb, Hiroshima, Toronto, Montreal, Gothenburg, Bradford, Cordoba, Tampere, Ottawa, Valencia and Taiwan. 2008 saw the culmination of her work in a beautiful exhibition called Drawings that Move, curated by Michael Harvey at the National Media Museum in Bradford. This much celebrated exhibition has since travelled to Valencia, Spain and Teplice in the Czech Republic. Joanna is a committed educator and is an Honorary Fellow at the Royal College of Art, London and University of Wales and Honorary Doctor at Middlesex University, London and the University of Wolverhampton. She continues to lecture and do practical workshops at major universities, film festivals in Britain and abroad. She is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and serves on the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Executive Committee. Joanna's latest film Affairs of the Art was released in 2021 and has won 42 prizes including an Oscar© and BAFTA nomination.
Find more: www.berylproductions.co.uk