"Hannibelle" Wins Best Trailer at HEI Fest

Hannibelle wins "Best Trailer" at the HEI Fest

Congratulations to the makers of Hannibelle the short animated teaser/trailer created by our second year animation students at Escape Studios, which has won "Best Trailer" at the HEI Film Fest.

Written and Directed by Alex Maynard and produced by Ben Swallow,  "Hannibelle" tells the story of a fairytale princess - who is not everything she appears.  This is the third festival award for "Hannibelle".

Second Year Undergraduate Studio Module 

Who's coming for dinner?

"Hannibelle" 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.  

Hannibelle was by directed by Alex Maynard and produced by Ben Swallow

"Hannibelle"

Hannibelle" tells the story of a fairytale princess - one who is not everything she seems. 

Hannibelle won Best Trailer at the Onyko Film Awards

Hannibelle Credits

• Alex Maynard - Writer, Director, Editor, Animator
• Ben Swallow - Producer, Animator
• Meah Materego-Wardeck - Production Designer, Animator
• Bonnie Duncan - Storyboard Artist, Animator
• Tyrese Fletcher - Storyboard Artist, Animator
• Sebastian Petre - Modeling, Rigging, Animator
• Guang Quang "Jason" Thor - Modeling, Texturing, Animator
• Jade Davanzo - Concept Art, Animator
• Brandon Barwise - Animator

Alex Maynard

Official Blog

You can find out more about "Hannibelle" at the official blog.

Festival Success

Hannibelle has won:

• Best Trailer at the Art Film Awards
• Best Trailer at the Onyko Film Festival.

The Rookies

You can find Hannibelle at The Rookies here. 

Thanks to our Industry Friends

Max Howard

Many thanks to our industry friends for their feedback and support.  Film producer and Disney veteran Max Howard and Talent Recruiter Shelley Page from Locksmith both provided invaluable critique and support throughout the project.  Jakob Parsons also provided assistance with sound design. 

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