In the midst of a searing heatwave, two little children find a way to cool everyone down! A playful stop motion short film animated in a hybrid techique between cut out, claynimation and thousands of replacements pieces. Animated and Directed by Fokion Xenos Written by Fokion Xenos & Stella Heath Keir Edited by Stella Heath Keir Cinematography by Brenden Freedman Produced by Priya K. Dosanjh Music by Andreas Gutuen Aaser Sound Design by Kevin Langhamer Production Design by Antonio Niculae Model Making by Thanos Katzavelos Character Design and Additional Animation Alexandros Apostolakis Awards Distinction: Best of Annecy Kids: 2019 World Premiere, Annecy International Animated Film Festival / Annecy, France Shortlisted for best Student Short Animation, BAFTA LA / Los Angeles, USA Best Postgraduate Short Animation 2019 Award, Best Sound Design Award, Royal Television Society / England, UK Best Short Animation IRIS award, Hellenic Film Academy / Athens, Greece Mc Lauren Award for best short animation, Edinburgh Int. Film Festival / Edinburgh, Scottland Cinekid Best Short Animation Award, Cinekid Festival / Amsterdam Netherlands Best Student Short Film / AnimaSyros Animation Festival Special Mention, Athens Int. Film Festival /Athens Greece Most Popular Kids Film Audience Award, Primanima / Budaörs, Hungary Stratos Stasinos Award for Best Student Short, ASIFA Hellas / Athens, Greece Outstanding Achievement in sound Editing Award, Motion Pictures Sound Editors / Hollywood, USA Best Short Animation Film Award, Barnes Film Festival / London, UK Best In Show, Best Stop Motion, Audience favourite Awards, Florida Animation Festival / Florida UK Edge Award for best non – commercial Animation, Edge Awards – Greek Design Awards / Athens, Greece Best British Film, Best Student film, Canterbury Animfest / Cantenbury, UK Best of Jury Award, Kinoproba Animation Festival / Moscow, Russia Animayoung Competition Award, Picolo Festival Animazione / Fruili Venezia, Italy Honorable Mention, KDIAF / Taipei, Taiwan Best of International Animation “New Talents” Award, Trickfilm Festival / Wiesbaden, Germany Best Directing Award, Tofuzi Animation Festival / Batumi Georgia ODA Tetova International Film Festival, Best Short Animation, Tetovo, Republic of North Macedonia Best Greek Animation Short Award, Thessaloniki Animation Festival / Thessaloniki, Greece Best Animation Short, 3rd Place for Best Short Film, Micro μ Festival / Athens, Greece Best of Kids Fest Anca, Slovenia – Officially selected in 137 international film and animation festivals (To be noted soon…)
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