"Love, Mum" Wins "Best Young Film-Maker" Award

"Love, Mum" wins Young Film-Maker Award

Congratulations to the makers of "Love, Mum", the short film created by our second-year students at Escape Studios, which has won the "Young Film-Maker Award" at the 2022 Film One Festival.

"Love, Mum"  tells the story of a young woman who tries to find the secret ingredient in her beloved mother's favourite recipe.  

"Love, Mum" was written, directed and edited by Amelia Watson, and produced by Llewelyn Whitney.  

Love, Mum

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Love, Mum

"Love, Mum" is a new short film created by our students at Escape Studios. "Love, Mum"  tells the story of a young woman who tries to find the secret ingredient in her beloved mother's favourite recipe. "Love, Mum" was written, directed and edited by Amelia Watson, and produced by Llewelyn Whitney. 

Studio Module

"Love, Mum" 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. "Love, Mum" was written, directed and edited by Amelia Watson, and produced by Llewelyn Whitney.

About "Love, Mum"

"Love, Mum"  tells the story of a young woman who struggles to find the secret ingredient in her  mother's favourite recipe.  And sometimes that secret ingredient is right under your nose.

Love, Mum Credits

• Amelia Watson - Writer, Director, Editor, 2D FX, Animator
• Llewelyn Whitney - Producer, Assistant TD, Modeling, Texturing
• Francesco La Porta - Original Score
• Victoria Stoykova - Concept Art, Lead Animator, Rigger
• Alex Sellen - Lead TD, Modeling, Texturing
• Campbell Brooks - Rigger, Assistant TD, Modeling, Texturing
• Kiran James - 2D Effects, Modeling, Texturing
• Mehdy Aloui-Samardzic - Modeling, Texturing, Animator
• Danish Adeem - Animator

Supervising Tutor

Winner: Best Animated Film in Milan

"Love, Mum" was overseen by supervising tutor Amedeo Beretta, an industry veteran and tutor at Escape Studios.

Festival Success

"Love, Mum" has won many festival awards.

• "Young Film-Maker Award" at the Film One Festival
• Best Score at Hollywood Gold Awards
• Best Score at Halicarnassus Film Awards
• Best Score (Hon Mention) in Tokyo International Film Festival
• Best Director (Short Film) at the Art Film Awards
• Best "No Budget Film" at Dreamer's Fest
• "Best Animation" at the Milan Gold Awards
• "Best Super Short Film" (Hon Mention) at the London Movie Awards 

The Rookies

You can find Love, Mum 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 Animation both provided invaluable critique and support throughout the project.  Jakob Parsons also provided assistance with sound design. 

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