Jerich0 Wins Best Short Film at KINOdiseea

"Jerich0" - Best Short Film for Children

Many congratulations to Sarah Andrews, the director of Jerich0, which has won an award for Best Short Film for Children at the KINOdiseea International Children's Film Festival in Bucharest.

This award is the latest in a string of festival successes for Jerich0, which has won multiple festival prizes.

Jerich0

To see Jerich0, watch the short video below - it's just over one minute long.

 

About Jerich0

"Jerich0" directed by Sarah Andrews

Jerich0 is a short film about a lonely robot who builds a friend, and was created in December 2018. It was directed by Sarah Andrews and completed by our third year undergraduate animation students as part of PR6001, a studio project in which students collaborate to create a short film.  

Festival Success
Jerich0 has won multiple festival awards; it won a Runner-Up award at the Leeds Young Film Festival, Best Animation at the Melrose Film Festival in Orlando, Florida, was shortlisted for a student BAFTA, and won Best Animation and Best VFX at the 2019 Nexus Film Festival.  Jerich0 also won an award in the 2019 Zero Budget Film Festival,  was selected for the BFI London Film Festival, and won "Best Animation" at the Golden Nugget Film Festival.

Industry Events

Jerich0 has also been selected for a number of industry events this year, including the APD pitch festival in May, and Cartoon Springboard in October. 

The Making of Jerich0

To see the making of Jerich0, read this blog post.

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