| INFORMATION
13 mins 2D Animation 1:2.39 Colour and B&W 2009
Funded by Screen Australia.
CREW
Writer, Director & Animator – Michael Hill
Producer – Melanie Brunt
Lead Animator – Peter Lowey
Animator – Juan Serrano
Background Artist – Hung Lin
Visual Effects & Compostor – Yeap Heng Shen
Editor – Jeremy Parker
Writer & Composer – Jamie Messenger
Sound Designer – Markus Kellow
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS & AWARDS
2010 St Louis International Film Festival, USA
2010 Int’l Festival of Contemporary Cartoon & Media-Art
Linoleum, Moscow
2010 Winner – Monkey King Award – CICAF, China
2010 Dungog Film Festival, Australia
2010 St Kilda Film Festival, Australia
2010 Stuttgart Int’l Festival of Animated Films, Germany
2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival, China
2010 Flickerfest’s Best of Australian Shorts Tour, Australia
2010 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia
2009 Winner – Golden Pencil Award
– 2D or Not 2D Animation Festival, USA
2009 Foyle Film Festival, Ireland
2009 Austin Film Festival, USA
2009 Anima Animation Festival, Argentina
2009 Sitges International Film Festival, Spain
2009 Finalist – ATOM Awards
2009 Winner – Best Animation
& Winner – Best Sound Design
& Winner – Best Production Values
– In The Bin Film Festival, QLD Australia
2009 AFI Award Nomination for Best Short Animation Film
2009 Revelation Perth Internat’l Film Festival, WA Australia
2009 Sydney Film Festival, NSW Australia
2009 Finalist – Yoram Gross/Dendy Awards
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY
Michael Hill graduated in 2007 with a Masters in Creative Media from the RMIT Animation and Interactive Multimedia (AIM) in Melbourne, Australia. His award winning graduate film Norbert (7mins) has screened on the international festival circuit, including the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Michael works as a freelance animator for established animation studios including Peter Nicholson’s Rubbery Figures Studio, in the production of weekly Flash animated political satire shorts.
Michael is currently in development on his next animation The Orchestra, which has received development funding from Screen Australia. |
