Malloe Wins Best Production Design in Tokyo

Malloe wins Best Production Design

Congratulations to the makers of "Malloe", which has won "Best Production Design" at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

"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, edited by Ross Green, and produced by Nickoel Izharudin.  Art Direction was by Paloma Zhu, and the project was overseen by Animation Programme Leader Michael Davies. 

"Malloe" has won multiple festival awards. 

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 won many festival awards: 

• "Best Animation" at the Halicarnassus Film Festival. 
• "Honourable Mention" at The Rookies in the category of Best 3D Animated Short Film. 
• "Best Animation" and "Best Art Direction" at the Flicks Film Festival
• "Best Micro Short" at the Vesuvius Film Festival. 

Malloe at IMDB

Malloe can be found here at IMDB.

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