"Punch" Best Director in San Francisco Fest

Congratulations to the makers of "Punch", an animated short film created at Escape Studios, which has won "Best Male Director" at the San Francisco Indie Short festival.

"Punch" was written and directed by Niccolo Smaldone, and produced by Stevie Stedman.  The original score was composed by Stuart Bramwell. 

About "Punch"
"Punch" is a short story about a mysterious creature in a city park which tries to tempt a young boy away from the distractions of his mobile phone.

 

Meet "Punch", a short film created at Escape Studios,, written and directed by Niccolo Smaldone, and a collaboration between post-graduate students on the MA in Storyboarding & Previsualisation and  animation. 

"Punch" Credits

• Niccolo Smaldone - Writer, Director
• Stevie Stedman - Producer
• Sophie Caron - Co-Producer
• Lee Caller - Animator Supervisor, Executive Producer
• Iliana Franklin - Executive Producer
• Stuart Bramwell - Original Score
• Austin Hill - Cinematography
• Ciro Marco Milazzi - Editor
• Andrea Dumitru - Lead Animator

Festival Success
"Punch" has won many festival awards:

• "Best Male Director" at the San Francisco Indie Short festival
• Best Male Director & Best Composer at the Florida Shorts Film Festival
• Best Micro Short at the Vesuvius Film Festival
• Best First-Time Director at the Halicarnassus Film Festival.

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