"Amarok" Wins "Best Trailer" at MFOFA

Amarok wins Best Trailer at the Future of Film Awards

Congratulations to the makers of "Amarok", which has won Best Trailer at the Monthly Future of Film Awards.

Amarok was written and directed by Shenaaz Suliman and produced by Josiah Martin-Lofters.  

Amarok tells the story of a First Nations police detective in a remote town in Northern Canada where a curfew is imposed as a killer wolf stalks the community.  Amarok has won many 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

Scene from "Amarok"

This is latest of many festival successes for Amarok:

• Best Trailer at the Monthly Future of Film Awards
• Best Trailer at the Golden Eagle Film Awards
• Best Trailer at the Dreamachine Film Festival 
• Honourable Mention at the Horror Island Film Festival
• "Chilling Achievement Award" at the BFFF 2nd Annual Scream Fest
• "Best Trailer" (Hon Mention) at the Robinson Film Festival
• Best Trailer at Golden Nugget Film Festival
• 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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