In 2004, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “New Balls Please” by Richard James (Computer Animation) with a Honorary Mention.
Richard James directs New Balls Please as part of the Animator in Residence scheme. The film focuses on moments from televised tennis coverage and presents them as homoerotic sporting combat. To do this Richard underwent an intense research period that involved collecting hours of video references and related articles…
About Richard James
Richard James (UK) is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. His film Dick was screened in festivals including Annecy and Hiroshima. Richard’s first year film Studs premiered on ITV in 2001 and was a finalist in the DepicT short film festival…
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.