I’m ready for my close-up: Hammer and Tongs and a Town called Panic

October 14, 2010 — British Mavericks

I’m ready for my close-up:

Hammer and Tongs and a Town called Panic

Broadcast 26/10/10 on Resonance 104.4 FM

Nick Goldsmith and Garth Jennings at the cinema, Cowboy and Indian at the North Pole

Alex Fitch talks to film-makers Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith (a.k.a. Hammer and Tongs) about their promotion of the new Belgian feature length animation A Town called Panic which shows stop frame animated toys going on a wild adventure that involves mermen, mad scientists and a giant robot penguin. Alex also talks to Garth and Nick about the aesthetic of their films Son of Rambow and The Hitch-hiker’s guide to the Galaxy and how the demise of the UK Film Council is affecting their work and promotion of European films in the UK.

To download / stream this radio interview in a variety of formats, please visit www.archive.org

Links: Wikipedia pages on Hammer and Tongs and
Watch A Town called Panic shorts and movie trailer
Hammer and Tongs’ website
Listen to Alex’s previous interview with Garth Jennings about Son of Rambow

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