Malloe Wins Best Micro Short at Vesuvius

"Malloe" wins Best Micro Short at Vesuvius Fest

Congratulations to the makers of "Malloe", which has won its third festival award - "Best Micro Short" at the Vesuvius Film Festival. 

"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

This is the third award for "Malloe", which also won two awards at the Flicks Flim Festival, scooping up "Best Animation" and also "Best Art Direction". 

Malloe at IMDB

Malloe can be found here at IMDB.

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