Amarok Wins Best Trailer at Halicarnassus Fest

Amarok "Best Trailer" at Halicarnassus Fest

Congratulations to the makers of "Amarok", which has won "Best Trailer" at the Halicarnassus Film Festival. 

Amarok was written and directed by Shenaaz Suliman, co-written by Simone Fraser, produced by Josiah Martin-Lofters, and edited by Cameron Haley.  

Amarok is a trailer for a web series about a First Nations police detective in a remote town in Northern Canada; it has won multiple festival awards. 

Amarok at Vimeo

You can watch "Amarok" at Vimeo below
 

Second Year Undergraduate Studio Module 

Amarok was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects, simulating as closely as possible the workings of a real animation studio.  

About Amarok

Amarok was directed by Shenaaz Suliman, written by Shenaaz Suliman and Simone Fraser, produced by Josiah Martin-Lofters, and edited by Cameron Haley.  

Series in Development

Amarok is a trailer for a new web series, now in development, about a First Nations police detective in a remote town in Northern Canada. A curfew is imposed as a killer wolf stalks the community.  

Amarok Credits

• Shenaaz Suliman - Director, Animator
• Josiah Martin-Lofters - Producer, Animator
• Simone Fraser - Writer, Animator
• Cameron Haley - Editor, Animator
• Harrison Bell - CG Supervisor, animator
• Nicole Widmer - Production Designer, animator
• Miriam Di Benedetto - 3D Layout, Animator
• Shessy Idowu - Lighting Supervisor, Animator
• Derek Fead - Animator
• Brandon Barwise - Animator

Festival Success

This is latest of many festival successes for Amarok:

• Best Trailer at the Halicarnassus Film Festival. 
• Nominated for "Best Trailer" at The Monthly Film Festival
• Best Trailer at the Vesuvius Film Festival  
• "Best Trailer" at the Art Film Awards 

Amarok at IMDB

You can find Amarok here at the IMDB.

Amarok at Official Blog

You can find Amarok here at the official site.

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