The latest release in a wickedly funny series of political animated shorts
United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland (Press Release) March 14, 2008 --
The World Leaders team’s series of brilliantly irreverent animated films eavesdrops on the lives of our esteemed world leaders as they live together, uneasily, in shared accommodation. Think ‘Friends’ and wince!
The latest painfully funny release, Ahmadinejad: ‘Most shit story’, stars George Bush, Gordon Brown, Angela Merkl, Nicolas Sarkozy, Vladimir Putin and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The most recent in a series of six specially commissioned films, ‘Most shit story’ is hosted by commissioning sponsors The First Post, the well respected UK independent daily online news magazine.
Scripted by multi award winning UK comedy writer Kim Fuller (remember Spitting Image?), the series’ animated characters have been meticulously created and developed by a dedicated bunch of animators based in India. To uncanny effect.
In episode one, Bush: ‘What do you mean, negotiate?’, the Muslim calendar brings Bush and Ahmadinejad to blows over the housework rota.
In episode 2, Putin: ‘I will not sing imperialist shit’, insults fly between the housemates as opposing ideologies clash.
Episode three, Merkl: ‘testicles’, drops in on a cosy game of charades.
And in the latest release, ‘Most shit story’, Bush dons a red riding hood wig, complete with red ribbons, to entertain his mates with ‘traditional’ US folk tales.
In 2007, World Leaders’ films featured at the prestigious MIPCOM awards in Cannes. “We were nominated for the Best Comedy, Mobile and Internet TV Award” explains team member Jeff Tawney. “We didn’t win but it was brilliant to get to the finals. And we were ecstatic to hear the audience giving our work the biggest laughs of the ceremony”
But what do other people say? “We’ve had some fantastic feedback”, confirms Tawney. “We seem to have hit a rich seam of hilarity and we’re leaving a great many hysterical viewers helpess in our wake!”
• “These videos are great and the animations are awesome – keep posting more!”
• “Thanks again for the belly laughs!”
• “Refreshingly politically incorrect and beautifully observed. Kim Fuller’s scripting is faultless. And the animators have pushed out the boat to create a suite of achingly funny characters”
• “Loved the world leaders sketches, f***ing hilarious!”
Episode five, Sarkozy: ‘Maybe let me see your knickers’, is currently in production and will be uploaded soon. In the meantime, you can catch episodes one to four by following the link from the world leaders website.
The latest painfully funny release, Ahmadinejad: ‘Most shit story’, stars George Bush, Gordon Brown, Angela Merkl, Nicolas Sarkozy, Vladimir Putin and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The most recent in a series of six specially commissioned films, ‘Most shit story’ is hosted by commissioning sponsors The First Post, the well respected UK independent daily online news magazine.
Scripted by multi award winning UK comedy writer Kim Fuller (remember Spitting Image?), the series’ animated characters have been meticulously created and developed by a dedicated bunch of animators based in India. To uncanny effect.
In episode one, Bush: ‘What do you mean, negotiate?’, the Muslim calendar brings Bush and Ahmadinejad to blows over the housework rota.
In episode 2, Putin: ‘I will not sing imperialist shit’, insults fly between the housemates as opposing ideologies clash.
Episode three, Merkl: ‘testicles’, drops in on a cosy game of charades.
And in the latest release, ‘Most shit story’, Bush dons a red riding hood wig, complete with red ribbons, to entertain his mates with ‘traditional’ US folk tales.
In 2007, World Leaders’ films featured at the prestigious MIPCOM awards in Cannes. “We were nominated for the Best Comedy, Mobile and Internet TV Award” explains team member Jeff Tawney. “We didn’t win but it was brilliant to get to the finals. And we were ecstatic to hear the audience giving our work the biggest laughs of the ceremony”
But what do other people say? “We’ve had some fantastic feedback”, confirms Tawney. “We seem to have hit a rich seam of hilarity and we’re leaving a great many hysterical viewers helpess in our wake!”
• “These videos are great and the animations are awesome – keep posting more!”
• “Thanks again for the belly laughs!”
• “Refreshingly politically incorrect and beautifully observed. Kim Fuller’s scripting is faultless. And the animators have pushed out the boat to create a suite of achingly funny characters”
• “Loved the world leaders sketches, f***ing hilarious!”
Episode five, Sarkozy: ‘Maybe let me see your knickers’, is currently in production and will be uploaded soon. In the meantime, you can catch episodes one to four by following the link from the world leaders website.
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