Four-Mations

Four-Mations was a regular animation strand broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in the 1990s.^[1] The series featured short animated films, tributes, and sometimes a documentary on animation.^[2] The series was notable for co-financing some films and broadcasting animated films from around the world. The series was first broadcast in 1990 and finished in 1998.^[3]

In 2008 a website made for people to upload, view and share animated films and games 4mations, borrowing the 4 Mation title.

Notable animations

Notable animations broadcast as part of 4 Mations:

George Pal - Puppetoons
Knick Knack in its uncut form
Red's Dream
Tin Toy
Luxo Jr.
Films by Candy Guard - Fatty Issues, Hair, Alternative Fringe etc.
Nick Park - Creature Comforts
Daddie's Little Piece of Dresden China
Films by David Anderson such as Deadsy and The Door
Ah Pook Is Here
The Springer and the SS by Jiří Trnka
Films by Dianne Jackson
Paul Driessen - Tip Top, Elbowing, The Killing of an Egg, Sunny Side Up, On Land, at Sea and in the Air etc.
Bob Godfrey - Do It Yourself Cartoon Kit, Henry 9 To 5, It's a square world, Alf, Bill and Fred
Paul Klee - Taking a Line for a walk
Bill Plympton - Push Comes to Shove
Phil Mulloy - Cowboys
Chage and Aska - On Your Mark
Yellow Submarine
The Smurfs - I've Got a Little Puppy
The Blue Gum Boy (film) (Banned Fourmation)

References

^ Thompson, Mark (November 2002). "A press pack published in November 2002 to mark Channel 4's 20 year anniversary" (PDF). Channel Four. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 16 April 2013. autumn 1992 highlights ... Four-Mations, Channel 4's animation strand, continued in this period.
^ Kotlarz, Irene (September 1999). "The History of Channel 4 and The Future of British Animation". ISSUE 4.6. ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE. Retrieved 16 April 2013. umbrella packaging ... called Fourmations. ... showcasing commissioned and bought-in shorts, and sometimes even documentaries about animation, ... tributes to international animation artists like Yuri Norstein and Norman McLaren
^ Duguid, Mark. "Channel 4 at 25". Screenonline. Retrieved 16 April 2013. regular Four-Mations (1990-98)

External links

BFi Film & TV Database listing for four mations

This article relating to a television programme from the UK is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Thompson, Mark (November 2002). "A press pack published in November 2002 to mark Channel 4's 20 year anniversary" (PDF). Channel Four. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 16 April 2013. autumn 1992 highlights ... Four-Mations, Channel 4's animation strand, continued in this period.

[2] Kotlarz, Irene (September 1999). "The History of Channel 4 and The Future of British Animation". ISSUE 4.6. ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE. Retrieved 16 April 2013. umbrella packaging ... called Fourmations. ... showcasing commissioned and bought-in shorts, and sometimes even documentaries about animation, ... tributes to international animation artists like Yuri Norstein and Norman McLaren

[3] Duguid, Mark. "Channel 4 at 25". Screenonline. Retrieved 16 April 2013. regular Four-Mations (1990-98)

[1]

[2]

[3]