Bird Drone - Awards & Official Selections

BIRD DRONE: 250 Official Selections, 59 Awards, 14 Academy Award Qualifying Festival Selections

SYNOPSIS: A lonely seagull looking for love struggles to accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a limited battery life.

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
1) Warsaw International Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland, 6-15 Oct 2023 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
2) ReelOzInd! Australia Indonesia Short Film Competition & Festival, Melbourne & Yogjakarta, Australia & Indonesia, 19 Oct 2023
3) Joy House Film Festival, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 12 Nov 2023
4) Seoul Animal Film Festival, Seoul, South Korea, 19-23 Oct 2023
5) CURTAS Festival do Imaxinario de Vilagarcía de Arousa (51st Edition),  Pontevedra, Spain, 27 Oct - 5 Nov 2023
6) 35th Girona Film Festival, Girona, Spain, 6-12 Nov 2023
7) Give Peace a Screen, Torino, Italy, 19-22 Oct 2023
8) Film Olympiad, Greece, Oct 2023
9)  Byron Bay International Film Festival, NSW, Australia, 20-29 Oct 2023
10) Tangier Film Festival, Tangier, Morocco, 1-4 Nov 2023
11) Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival, Claremore Oklahoma, USA, 2-4 Nov 2023  
12) BaiDefest Roses, Girona, Spain, 16-19 Nov 2023
13) Red Rose Film Festival, Lancaster, Pensylvannia, 3-4 Nov 2023 (Nominee, Best Film)
14) International Environment Film Festival Massa Wassay, Agadir, Morocco, 18 Nov 2023 
15) 22nd Almería International Film Festival, Almeria, Spain, 17-26 Nov 2023
16) Animacción, La Coruna, Spain, 23-28 Oct 2023
17) Festival FantÀstik Granollers, Barcelona, Spain, 21-26 Nov 2023
18) AniMate - Australia Animation Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 3 Mar 2024 (Finalist)
19) 4º Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Cine Mundo 2023, Rio Negro, Argentina, 11 Nov 2023
20) Foyle Film Festival, Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK, 17-26 Nov 2023 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
21) Blende Eins - Shortfilmfest Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 21 Oct 2023
22) El Festival Cortos para Tiempos Largos, Risaralda, Colombia,  25-28 Oct 2023
23) Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, 25 October 2023
24) Raw Science Film Festival, California, USA, 26 Oct 2023 (Finalist)
25) 19° Festival Internacional de Cine de Rengo 2023, Rengo, Chile, 20-25 Nov 2023
26) Robotic Online Short Film Festival (ROS Film Festival), Alicante, Spain 15-27 Nov 2023
27) Tunja International Film Festival - FICTU, Boyaca, Colombia, 9-13 Nov 2023
28) Caracas Movie Critics` Film Festival, Caracas, Venezuela, 22-30 Nov 2023
29) Alumbra, festival of Film and Short Films, City of Hellin (Festival Internacional de Cine de Hellín (Albacete) "ALUMBRA"), Spain, 26 Nov - 1 Dec 2023
30) White Rose International Film Festival, England, UK, 9 Dec 2023 (Nominee Best Director, Best Original Music, Best Sound Design)
31) 3rd Bornova Short Film Days, Izmir, Turkey, 15-17 Dec 2023
32) WA Screen Culture Awards, Perth, Australia, 26 Nov 2023 (Nominee Best Short Film/Animation; Best Cinematography; Best Writing)
33) Le Matiné Audiovisual Festival, Cordoba, Colombia, 9-11 Nov 2023
34) Festival Cortos Rodinia, Valladolid, Spain, 20-30 Nov 2023
35) Ànima Jove, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges d’Animació d’Altafulla, Tarragona, Spain, 27 Jan 2024
36) Utsav International Film Festival, Maharashtra, India, 14-17 Dec 2023
37) International ShortFilm Festival Vitafest, Santiago, Chile 13-18 Nov 2023
38) Festi Cine Junior, Sarthe, France, 29 Feb - 2 Mar 2024
39) La Mirada Tabú Film Festival, Zaragoza, Spain, 1-16 Dec 2023
40) Varsity Film Expo, Zimbabwe, 15-16 Dec 2023
41) Minimalen Short Film Festival, Trondheim, Norway, 23-28 Jan 2024
42) UpLift (International Film Festival), Uni of Essex, Colchester, England, 15 Dec 2023
43) American Documentary and Animation Film Festival, Palm Springs, California, USA 21-25 Mar 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
44)  BFI Future Film Festival, London, UK, 15-18 Feb 2024
45)  Roshd Educational and Scientific Film Festival, Tehran, Iran, 25-28 Dec 2023
46)  Las Cruces International Film Festival, New Mexico, USA, 3-7 Apr 2024
47) 24FPS International Animation Awards, Mumbai, India, 22 Dec 2023
48) 7th AFSAD Short Film Festival, Ankara, Turkey, 15-17 Dec 2023
49) Festival de Cine Global de Santo Domingo, 22-27 Jan 2024, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
50) Love Your Shorts Film Festival, Sanford, Florida, USA, 15-18 Feb 2024 
51) IbizaCinefest - Ibiza Independent Film Festival, Balears Islands, Spain, 23 Feb - 3 Mar 2024
52) WA Made Film Festival, Perth, WA 23 Feb 2024
53) Dreamweaver Film Festival, Boise, Idaho, USA, 20 Jan 2024
54) COLiseum International Film Festival, Rome, Italy, 5-27 Dec 2024
55) Santander International Independent Film Festival (2024) - SANFICI, Santander, Colombia, 19-23 Feb 2024
56) Fleurieu Film Festival, McLaren Vale, South Australia, 3 Feb 2024
57) Three Fires International presents Love Notes, Ontario, Canada, 8 Feb 2024
58) Speculative Film Festival, Tukwila, Seattle, Washington, USA, 28-31 March 2024
59) Animation Dingle, Killarney, Kerry, Ireland, 22-23 Mar 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
60) Blackwood River Film Festival (Arts Trail), Nannup (6-7 Apr) / Bridgetown (23-24 Mar), Western Australia, Mar-Apr 2024 
61) BNP Paribas Green Film Festival, Krakow, Poland, 12-18 Aug 2024
62) Make Believe Seattle, Washington, USA, 21-26 Mar 2024
63) Australia's Best Short Film Competition, Perth, WA, 29 Feb 2024
64) Buntingford Shorts Student Film Festival (U26 yrs), Hertfordshire, UK, 12-13 Apr 2024
65) Festival Internacional de Cine La Picasa, Rio Negro, Argentina, 21-24 Mar 2024
66) Australian Writers Guild Awards, Sydney, Australia, 15 Feb 2024 (Nominee Animation - Clare Toonen)
67) Peninsula Film Festival, Mornington Peninsula, Victoris, Australia, 3 Feb 2024
68) Film Night on Fulton, Brooklyn USA, 26 Sept 2024
69) Mi Primer Festival, Lima, Peru, 16-24 Mar 2024
70) Cleveland Int. Film Festival, Ohio, USA, 3-13 April 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
71) SFS Film Fest, Santa Fe Springs, California, USA, 25-26 Apr 2024
72) XII International Festival of Short Films and Functional Diversity Ficandaina, Pontevedra, Spain, 21-28 Apr 2024
73) Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage, Bern, Switzerland, 8-10 Nov 2024
74) Gold Coast Film Festival (SIPFEST), Queensland, Australia, 17-28 April 2024
75) Blacksphere Int. Audiovisual & Multimedia Festival, Javornik, Czech Republic, 17-23 June 2024
76) Rewind International Film Festival, Manchester, UK, 3 Apr 2024 (Award Nominee)
77) UPIKE Film & Media Arts Festival, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA, 5-6 Apr 2024
78) Post-Cinema Film Festival, Sicily, Italy, 26 May 2024
79) Cachinus De Cine International Youth Film Festival (U30), Caceres, Spain, 24-27 Apr 2024
80) Mostra Internacional de Curtmetratges de Les Corts, Barcelona, Spain, 11-14 June 2024
81) Fort Myers Film Festival, Florida, USA, 22-26 May 2024
82) Environmental Film Festival Australia (EFFA), Melbaournem Australia, 25 Apr 2024
83) 53rd Sehsüchte Internationales Studierendenfilmfestival, Brandenburg, Germany, 25-28 Apr 2024
84) Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, California, USA, 28-31 May 2024 (Nominees flown to the USA)
85) Happy Valley Animation Festival, Pennsylvania, USA, 27 Mar 2024
86) The Little Croco Festival, France, 23 Mar - 8 Apr 2024
87) The 7th Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival, Pennsylvania, USA, 18-21 Apr 2024
88) Akida International Film Festival, Seville, Spain, 2-9 Sept 2024
89) Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (VC Film Fest), Los Angeles, USA, 1-10 May 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival).
90) Humboldt International Film Festival,  Arcata, California, USA, 8-21 April 2024
91) XXV Festival Internazionale Corti da Sogni Antonio Ricci, Ravenna, Italy, 16-20 Apr 2024
92) Colombus International Film & Animation Festival, Ohio, USA, April 2024 (Oldest in the USA)
93) The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, Mongantown WV, USA, 19-20 Apr 2024
94) Venus on Broadway International Film Festival, New York, USA, 19 May 2024
95) Fort Myers Film Festival, Florida, USA, 22-26 May 2024 
96) St Kilda Film Festival, Victoria, Australia, 6-15 June 2024 (Winner - Best Animation; Academy Award Qualifying Festival).
97) Incheon International Short Film Festival, Incheon, Korea, 3 Apr 2024 (Nominee - Best Animation)
98) FEST New Directors/ New Films, Espinho, Portugal, 24 June - 1 July 2024
99)  Brighton Fringe Short Film Programme, Brighton, UK 18 May 2024
100) Blanes - Costa Brava International Film Festival, Girona, Spain, 11-18 May 2024
101) Festival Internacional De Cine De Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Spain 16-25. May 2024 (GOYA Qual.)
102) Itaibana International Film Festival, Sergipe, Brazil, 30 Apr - 5 May 2024
103) Firm Film Festival, Valladolid, Spain, 25-27 Apr 2024
104) Sparrowland Short Film Festival, Brisbane, Australia, 11 May 2024
105) Okotoks Film Festival, Alberta Canada, 5-9 June 2024
106) La Guarimba Film Festival, Cosenza, Italy, 7-12 Aug 2024 (La Grotto Dei Piccolo) 
107) Khem Animation Festival, Florida, USA, 26 Apr 2024 (Nominee: Best Animated Short, Best Film, 2D (Short), Best Story, Best Design, Best Music, Best Sound)
108) Oakville Festivals of Film and Art, Oakville, Canada, 19-25 June 2024 .
109) Frome International Climate Film Festival, Somerset, UK, 19 May 2024
110) Mediterraneo Festival Corto XIV Edizione 2024, Diamante, Italy, 7 July 2024
111) The Bay International Film Festival, Morecambe, England, UK, 8Nov - 1 Dec 2024
112) French Riviera Film Festival, Cannes, France, 17-18 May 2024
113) Animagine - Festival de Animación, Medellin, Colombia, 8-10 May 2024
114) Vent Del Nord - Festival de cinema, Barcelona, Spain, 7-14 May 2024
115) NCCC Film & Animation Festival, Sanborn, New York, 4 May 2024 
116) 17th Baixada Animada - Ibero-American Festival of Animated Film, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 5 Sept - 31 Oct 2024
117) Villa María del Triunfo y Lima Sur Film Festival, Lima, Peru, 3-11 May 2024
118) White Rabbit Film Festival, New York, USA, 28 April 2024
119) Festival du Film de Masuku (Nature & Environment), Estuaire, Gabon, 7-13 Dec 2023 (& Apr 2024, Earth Week@ Gabonese Schools)
120) Open World Animation Festival, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 11-14 July 2024
121) Islamabad International Film Festival (IIFF), Islamabad, Pakistan & Istanbul, Turkey, 9-12 May 2024
122) 2º Cine Ro - Rondônia Film Festival, Rondonia, Brazil, 25-28 Aug 2024
123) Sydney Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 5 June 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival).
124) Revelation Perth International Film Festival, WA, Australia, 3-7 July 2024
125) Rush Youth Film Festival, Ontario, Canada, 13-18 May 2024 (Nominee - Best Picture, Animation, Story, Cinematography, Audio)
126) Post-Cinema Film Festival, Sicily, Italy, 26-31 May 2024
127) International 2 Sides Short Film Festival, Izmir & Ankara, Turkey, 17-20 Oct 2024
128) Regina International Film festival & Awards, Regina, Canada, 20-24 Aug 2024 (Nominee - Best Family Short Film)
129) Aqua Film Festival, Rome, Italy, 6-9 June 2024
130) Galway Film Fleadh, Galway, Ireland, 9-14 July 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
131) Show Us Your Shorts, Warburton, Victoria, 14-16 June 2024
132) Festimaj, Vendee, France, 27 May - 29 July 2024 
133) Spiritual Film Festival Contracorriente, Bogota, Colombia, 29 Jul - 3 Aug 2024
134) FP Arts Short Film Festival, South Lancashire, UK, 1 June 2024 
135) Palm Springs Animation Fest, California, USA 20 June - 23 July 2024
136) Emberlight Film Festival, Ironwood, Michigan, USA, 16 Aug 2024
137) Todos Somos Diferentes - Festival Internacional De Cine, Antofagasta, Chile, 5-8 June 2024
138) Constantine's Gold Coin International Animated Film Festival, Nis, Serbia, 22-26 July 2024
139) Fenetre Sur Courts, Agignon, France, 6 June 2024
140) Festimaj, Vendee, France, 27 May - 29 July 2024
141) Islantilla Cinefórum Film Festival, Huelva, Spain, 6 July - 31 Aug 2024
142) Marin County International Festival of Short Film & Video, San Rafael, California, USA, 3-7 July 2024
143) Young Creative Awards (Deauville Green Awards), Paris, France, 12 June 2024
144) Follow Your Heart, Miami, Florida, USA, 2 June 2024
145) Mecal Pro, 26th Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, Spain, 27 June - 7 July 2024
146) Taiwan Film Festival in Australia, Sydney, NSW, 25 July - 8 Sept 2024
147) Food & Cinema - Miskiglio Festival, Potenza, Italy, 30 June 2024
148) Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival Gympie, Queensland, 27-29 Sept 2024
149) Places of Cultures Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11 July - 4 Aug 2024
150) UUCP Film Fest, Dumaguete, Philippines, 1 Jan - 26 Mar 2025
151) Diaspora Film Festival New York, USA, 8 June 2024 (Nominee - Best Animation)
152) A Golden Evening presented by Heart of Gold Regional Queensland, 7 June - 29 July 2024
153) Southport FilmFest, Merseyside, UK, 19-21 July 2024 (Finalist - Best In Category, Animation)
154) Almaty Animation Festival, Khazakstan, 26-28 July 2024
155) Tigertail Asian Film Festival, Tampa, Florida, USA, 13 July 2024
156) Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival, Winton, Queensland, Australia 29 June 2024
157) Portman Film Festival, Murcia, Spain, 11 July 2024
158) I Mostra Abreu e Lima de Cinema Fantástico, Recife, Brazil, 29 June - 21 July 2024
159) Roadside Film Festival, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 1 - 31 Dec 2024
160) Chulpicine Film Festival for Children and Youth, Quito, Ecuador, 20 July - 28 Sept 2024
161) ONED art/experimental Film Festival, Toulouse, France & China, 20-23 Aug 2024 
162) Tiny Mountains Animation Extravaganza 2024, Cooroy, Queensland, Australia, 28 June 2024
163) Euboea International Short Film Festival, Chalkida, Greece, 29 Aug - 1 Sept 2024
164) Water - Sea - Oceans, Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, Sept 17-22 2024
165) CinefestOZ, Bunbury, Bussleton, Albany, Western Australia, 31 Aug - 8 Sept 2024 (Nominee: Best Screenwriter)
166) Fort Smith International Film Festival, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 22-24 Aug 2024
167) Seoul International New Media Festival (NeMaf), Seoul, South Korea, 1-9 Aug 2024
168) Boyne Valley International Film Festival, Louth, Ireland, 9-11 Aug 2024
169) Cortocircuiti Short Film Festival, Bari, Italy, 30 July - 1 Aug 2024
170) 12th Mostra Internacional Cinema Educatiu (MiCe) Film Festival, Valencia, Spain, 13-26 Oct 2024
171) Zinetxiki Zinemaldia - International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Bilbao, Spain, 14-29 Dec 2024
172) CineEco 2024 - 30th Serra da Estrela International Environmental Film Festival, Seia, Portugal, 10-18 Oct 2024
173) The Festival du Film Merveilleux, Paris, France, 18-20 Sept 2024
174) MAC Fest, Campania, Italy, 25-31 Aug 2024
175) Three Acts of Goodness Micro Film Festival, USA & Japan, 6 Sept 2024
176) In-FCTA. Festival de Cinema de la Terra Alta, Tarragona, Spain, 4-19 Aug 2024
177) 2nd JCI  Batangas Balisong Film Festival, Batangas, Philippines, 16-18 July 2024
178) Poco Film Fest, Ballarat, Victoria, 3 Aug 2024
179) Flying Pyrenees Film Fest (Les Pyrénées Envolées), Occitanie, France, 20 July 2024
180) Chroma Art Film Festival, Miami, Florida, USA, 17-18 Aug 2024
181) Luces Cameros Acción (Lights, Cameras, Action Film Festival), La Rioja, Spain, 16-31 Aug 2024
182) Cartoon Club - International Animation, Comics and Games Film Festival, Rimini, Italy, 15-21 July 2024
183) Pharos Best Inspiration Short Film Festival, Elefsina, Greece, 17-20 Oct 2024
184) XXIII International Short Film Festival “El Pecado 2024”, Badajoz, Spain, 26 July - 3 Aug 2024 
185) XL Fest, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 15-18 AUg 2024
186) 1st Hokkaido International Film Festival, Japan, 23 Aug - 20 Oct 2024
187) Victory International Film Festival, Evansville, Indiana, USA 12-14 Sept 2024 (Nominee: Best Short Film, Best Animation, Best Director) 
188) Heathcote Film Festival, Victoria, Australia, 13-15 Sept 2024
189) Scone Short Film Festival, Scone, NSW, Australia, 21 Sept 2024
190) Ocean & Outback Film Festival, Karumba, Queensland, Australia, 14-15 Sept 2024 
191) Suncine: Environmental Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, 1-22 Nov 2024
192) Festival Internacional de Cine Austral, Cordoba, Argentina, 5 Dec 2024 (1-13 Dec)
193) Gastro Film Fest, Osijek, Croatia, 12-13 July 2024
194) International Film Festival for Children & Youth 'Dreamer' - Almaty, Khazakstan, 15-21 July 2024
195) International Children“s and Youth Film Festival, Calibélula, Cali, Colombia, 30 Sept - 4 Oct 2024
196) International Film Festival for Children and Youth La Picasita, Rio Negro, Argentina, 15-18 Aug 2024
197) 2024 REAL TO REEL Global Youth Film Festival, California, USA (Finalist), 5 Oct 2024
198) Twelve Lions Film Festival, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, 26-29 Sept, 2024
199) Ceylon International Film Festival (CEYIFF), Santa Barbara, California, USA, 23-28 Sept 2023 (Award Nominee, Best Animation and Best Sound Mixing)
200) Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, Bangalore, India, 8-18 Aug 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
201) Animatica, Sarrono, Italy, 6-7 Sept 2024 
202) MANIFEST - Mafra Animation Film Festival, Mafra, Portugal, 27-29 Sept 2024
203) Butoni Film Fest, Valencia, Spain, 14-22 Sept 2024
204) SEFF – Smaragdni (Emerald) Eco Film Festival, Duga Resa, Croatia, 25-29 Sept 2024
205) Chennai World Cinema Festival, Chennai, India, 4-10 Oct 2024
206) Festival Nacional de Cine Rural, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 23-24 Aug 2024
207) Moonlight Online International Film Festival, Vastmanland, Sweden, 10-15 Sept 2024
208) Festival Internacional de Cine de Ensenada, Buenos Aires, Argentina 3-6 Oct 2024
209) T-Short Animated Film Festival, Karlsruhe, Germany, 13-29 Sept 2024
210) Yarun EcoFlix Festival, Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia, 28 Sept 2024
211) Cinetoile, Nabeul, Tunisia, 31 Aug - 6 Sept 2024
212) SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, 3-13 October 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
213) The Galactic Imaginarium Film Festival (Sci-Fi & Fantasy), Dumbravita, Romania, 13-22 Sept 2024
214) Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festival, Chania, Greece, 20-29 Sept 2024
215) Science Film Festival, Goethe Institute, Thailand & Germany, 1 Oct - 20 Dec 2024
216) ZVOG Short Film Festival, Valetta, Malta, 14 Sept 2024
217) Seahorse Film Festival, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 5-6 Oct 2024
218) We Like Em Short - Animation & Comedy Film Festival, Oregon, USA, 22-25 Aug 2024
219) Contemporary Arts Festival of the Comoro Islands, the Comoros, 20-19 Nov 2024 
220) Cinanima 48th International Animated Film Festival, Espinho, Portugal, 8-17 Nov 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
221) Clare Island Film Festival, Ireland, 27-29 Sept 2024
222) International Film Festival for children and young people AniFestROZAFA,  Shkodra, Albania 11-14 Nov 2024
223) Ernest Film Festival, Brussels, Belgium, 5 Sept 2024
224) Reel Rhythm Music & Film Festival, USA, 31 Aug 2024
225) Young Australian Film Festival, Hawthorn, Victoria, 21 Sept 2024 (Nominee: Animation, Editing, Writing, Sound)
226) Starling Film Festival, Wallasey, England, UK, 28 Oct - 3 Nov 2024
227) AFIN International Film Festival, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26 Oct - 9 Nov 2024 (Nominee - Best Animated Short)
228) Daroca & Prision Film Fest, Aragon, Spain, 14 - 22 Nov 2024 (1-30 Sept Online)
229) KO(O)RTS / Weird, Wicked & Wonderfull, Overijssel, Netherlands, 20-21 Sept 2024
230) The 8th Churumbela Children's Film Festival, Yucatan, Mexico, 21 Oct - 8 Dec 2024
231) 29th International Film Festival SCHLiNGEL, Chemnitz, Germany, 25 Sept - 3 Oct 2024
232) 5 Flag FAM Festival, Florida, USA, 4-6 Oct 2024
233) Three Fires International Film Festival, Muskoka Foundry, Ontario, Canada, 10-12 Oct 2024
234) Intermediaciones Muestra Internacional de Videoarte & Cine Experimental, Meddelin, Colombia, 8-11 Oct 2024
235) USA Embargo, 24-31 Oct 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
236) SIMFEST International Film and Television Festival, Mures, Romania, 20 Sept - 7 Oct 2024
237) WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay Festival, Ontario, Canada, 30 Sept 2024
238) Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival, Milan, Italy, 1-6 Oct 2024
239) USA Embargo, 23-27 Oct 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)
240) Indigo Moon Film Festival, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, 11-13 Oct 2024
241) Ridgway Independent Film Festival, Ridgway, Colorado, USA, 14-17 Nov 2024
242) Port Shorts Film Festival, Port Douglas, Queensland, 19 Oct 2024
243) TameCine Fest - Festival De Cine De Támesis, Antioquia, Colombia, 25-28 Sept 2024
244) Muestra De Cine Mujeres En Escena, Malaga, Spain, 15 Oct - 3 Nov 2024
245) FAMILY Film & Screenplay Festival, Toronto, Canada, 7 Oct 2024
246) The Chico Independent Film Festival 2024, Chico, California, USA, 31 Oct 2024
247) Boise Film Festival, Eagle, Idaho, USA, 10 Oct 2024
248) Canal Convergence Mini Film Festival, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, 8-17 Nov 2024 (Reflections)
249) RE-Generation International Youth Film Festival, Emerald, Victoria, Australia, 4 Oct 2024
250) China International Conference of Science and Education Producers (CICSEP), Beijing. China, 20 Nov 2024 

AWARDS
1) Best Animation - ReelOzInd! Australia Indonesia Short Film Competition & Festival, Melbourne & Yogjakarta, Australia & Indonesia, 19 Oct 2023
2) Gold (Best Animation) - Film Olympiad, Greece, Oct 2023
3) Gold (Keith Thomas - Best Sound Design) - Film Olympiad, Greece, Oct 2023
4) Silver (Clare Toonen - Best Idea) Film Olympiad, Greece, Oct 2023
5) Bronze (Best Film) - Film Olympiad, Greece, Oct 2023
6) Bronze (Clare Toonen - Best Screenplay) - Film Olympiad, Greece, Oct 2023
7) Bronze (Best Comedy) - Film Olympiad, Greece, Oct 2023
8) Best Animation (Animal Life) - 4º Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Cine Mundo 2023, Rio Negro, Argentina, 11 Nov 2023
9) Best Animation - Blende Eins - Shortfilmfest Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 21 Oct 2023
10) Best Animation (Block E) - White Rose International Film Festival, England, UK, Nov 2023 
11) Best Original Music (Block E) - White Rose International Film Festival, England, UK, Nov 2023 
12)  Runners Up Best Sound Design (Block E) - White Rose International Film Festival, England, UK, Nov 2023 
13) Best Animation - Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival, Claremore Oklahoma, USA, 2-4 Nov 2023
14) Big Crinoline Award (Top Film of the Festival) - Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival, Claremore Oklahoma, USA, 2-4 Nov 2023
15) Coles Best Film (Top Film of the Festival) - Joy House Film Festival, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 12 Nov 2023
16) Best Screenplay -  International Environment Film Festival Massa Wassay, Agadir, Morocco, 18 Nov 2023 
17) Outstanding Achievement in Writing - WA Screen Culture Awards, Perth, Australia, 26 Nov 2023
18) Honourable Mention - Varsity Film Expo, Zimbabwe, 15-16 Dec 2023 
19) Best Animation (Grand Finale) - White Rose International Film Festival, England, UK, 9 Dec 2023 
20) Runners-Up Best Original Music (Will Hughes) - White Rose International Film Festival, England, UK, 9 Dec 2023 
21) Special mention (Best Idea) - Animacción, La Coruna, Spain, 23-28 Oct 2023
22) Best Animation  - Peninsula Film Festival, Mornington Peninsula, Victoris, Australia, 3 Feb 2024
23) Best Film Score - Fleurieu Film Festival, McLaren Vale, South Australia, 3 Feb 2024
24) Best Film (Top Film of the Festival) - Fleurieu Film Festival, McLaren Vale, South Australia, 3 Feb 2024
25) Audience Choice Award - Three Fires International presents Love Notes, Ontario, Canada, 8 Feb 2024
26) Best Animation - BFI Future Film Festival, London, UK, 15-18 Feb 2024
27) Best Film, Opening Night (Audience Choice) - WA Made Film Festival, Perth, WA 23 Feb 2024
28) The Best Australian Short Film Competition Main Prize (Top Film of the Festival) - Australia's Best Short Film Competition, Perth, WA, 29 Feb 2024
29) Best Fantasy - Speculative Film Festival, Tukwila, Seattle, Washington, USA, 28-31 March 2024
30) Best Animation (Mar 2024) -  Incheon International Short Film Festival, Incheon, Korea, 3 Apr 2024
31) Best Romance - The Little Croco Festival, France, 23 Mar - 8 Apr 2024
32) Best Animation - The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, Mongantown WV, USA, 19-20 Apr 2024
33) Best Animation - Firm Film Festival, Valladolid, Spain, 25-27 Apr 2024
34) Best Overall Film (Top Film of the Festival) - SFS Film Fest, Santa Fe Springs, California, USA, 25-26 Apr 2024
35) Best 2D Animated Short - Khem Animation Festival, Florida, USA, 26 Apr 2024
36) Best Animation - Sparrowland Short Film Festival, Brisbane, Australia, 11 May 2024
37) Best Animation - French Riviera Film Festival, Cannes, France, 17-18 May 2024
38) Best International Short Animated Drama - Venus on Broadway International Film Festival, New York, USA, 19 May 2024
39) Best Animation - Rush Youth Film Festival, Ontario, Canada, 13-18 May 2024
40) Best International Short Film - Todos Somos Diferentes - Festival Internacional De Cine, Antofagasta, Chile, 5-8 June 2024
41) Best Short Film (Sister Water) Aqua Film Festival, Rome, Italy, 6-9 June 2024
42) Best Animation - St Kilda Film Festival, Victoria, Australia, 6-15 June 2024 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival).
43) 3rd Prize (Audience) - Tiny Mountains Animation Extravaganza 2024, Cooroy, Queensland, Australia, 28 June 2024
44) Best Female Producer (Hannah Ngo) - Tigertail Asian Film Festival, Tampa, Florida, USA, 13 July 2024
45) Best Cinematography (Radheya Jegatheva) - Tigertail Asian Film Festival, Tampa, Florida, USA, 13 July 2024
46) Best Short Film (Top Film of the Festival) - Portman Film Festival, Murcia, Spain, 11 July 2024
47) Best International Film (Audience Choice) - Flying Pyrenees Film Fest (Les Pyrénées Envolées), Occitanie, France, 20 July 2024
48) Best Animation - International Film Festival for Children & Youth 'Dreamer' - Almaty, Khazakstan, 15-21 July 2024
49) Category Winner (New Generations) - Spiritual Film Festival Contracorriente, Bogota, Colombia, 29 Jul - 3 Aug 2024
50) Honourable Mention - Boyne Valley International Film Festival, Louth, Ireland, 9-11 Aug 2024
51) JCI  Batangas Balisong  Choice Award - 2nd JCI  Batangas Balisong Film Festival, Batangas, Philippines, 16-18 July 2024 
52) Best Childrens Animated Film - International Film Festival for Children and Youth La Picasita, Rio Negro, Argentina, 15-18 Aug 2024
53) Best Family Short Film - Regina International Film festival & Awards, Regina, Canada, 20-24 Aug 2024 
54) Best International Animation - Euboea International Short Film Festival, Chalkida, Greece, 29 Aug - 1 Sept 2024
55) Best Short Film - Water - Sea - Oceans, Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, Sept 17-22 2024
56) Best Screenwriter (Clare Toonen) - CinefestOZ, Bunbury, Bussleton, Albany, Western Australia, 31 Aug - 8 Sept 2024
57) 2nd Prize - Three Acts of Goodness Micro Film Festival, USA & Japan, 6 Sept 2024
58) Best Short Film (Top Film of the Festival) - ZVOG Short Film Festival, Valetta, Malta, 14 Sept 2024
59) Best Animation - Victory International Film Festival, Evansville, Indiana, USA 12-14 Sept 2024

COUNTRIES PLAYED IN (47)
Albania, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England (UK), France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Khazakstan, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden,  Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies), Tunisia, Turkey, Peru, Poland, USA, Venezuela, Zimbabwe

CONTINENTS PLAYED IN (6)
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America

CREW
Radheya Jegatheva - Director, Animator, Editor
Hannah Ngo - Producer
Clare Toonen - Writer
Jay Jay Jegathesan - Assoc. Producer, Festival Manager
Wil Hughes - Music
Keith Thomas - Sound Design
Bradley Slabe - Script Editor
Craig Allister Young - Cellist
Kate Moon - Character Design












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