"Malloe" Finalist at The Rookies 2021

Malloe finalist 3D Animation 2021 Rookies

Congratulations to the makers of "Malloe", which is a finalist at The Rookies in the category of Best 3D Animated Short Film. 

"Malloe" was produced by our 3rd year graduating animation students, working together as a team to produce their final short animated film.   "Malloe" was directed by Eilin Berrio Pena, edited by Ross Green, and produced by Nickoel Izharudin.  Art Direction was by Paloma Zhu. 

Malloe from Nickoel Izharudin on Vimeo.

"Malloe" was produced by our 3rd year graduating animation students, working together as a team in Module PR6001 to produce their final short animated film.

Malloe

"Malloe"

"Malloe" is a short film about two children who find a very unusual creature - one that is very fond of marshmallows.  It was animated in Maya, edited in Premiere Pro, and rendered in Unreal Engine.  "Malloe" was directed by Eilin Berrio Pena, who also directed the award-winning short film "Nefertiti" in 2020.

The film was edited by Ross Green, and produced by Nickoel Izharudin.  Art Direction was by Paloma Zhu.  The short was supervised by UG Program Leader Michael Davies. 

"Malloe" Credits

• Eilin Berrio Pena - Director, Environment TD, Animator
• Nickoel Izharudin - Co-Director, Producer, Animator
• Ross Green - Editor, Animator
• Paloma Zhu - Art Director, Animator
• Edoardo Sartori - Pipeline Supervisor
• Tequila Mason - Storyboard Supervisor, Animator
• Callum Wylie - Animation Lead
• Liam Priestnall - Original score
• Laura Avis - Sound Design
• Mikhail Magnaye - Animator
• Simone Costa - Animator
• Daniel-Brand Sinyinza - Animator
• Niki Varela - Animator

Festival Success

Eilin Berrio Pena

"Malloe" has also won multiple festival awards, including two awards at the Flicks Flim Festival: "Best Animation" and also "Best Art Direction", and also "Best Micro Short" at the Vesuvius Film Festival. 

Malloe at IMDB

Malloe can be found here at IMDB.

To see more about what's in the final year at Escape Studios, follow this link.

The Rookies

In 2020 the Rookies ranked Escape Studios No.5 globally for Animation Production. This year we have a number of animation projects in The Rookies:

Third Year Projects

Kiwi's Dream wins Excellence Award at The Rookies

• Kiwi's Dream - https://www.therookies.co/entries/10771
• Box Bots - https://www.therookies.co/entries/9345
• Little Gestures - https://www.therookies.co/entries/10599
• Slushy - https://www.therookies.co/entries/11301
• Side Quest - https://www.therookies.co/entries/11026
• Malloe - https://www.therookies.co/entries/10604

Second Year Projects

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  A Long Way Home - https://www.therookies.co/entries/11151
• Pet Shop - https://www.therookies.co/entries/13138
• The Beauty of Nature - https://www.therookies.co/entries/11221
• Solitude - https://www.therookies.co/entries/11223
• Amarok - https://www.therookies.co/entries/11316
• Candlewick  - https://www.therookies.co/entries/11600

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