Liminal Wins Best Horror Film at Art Film Awards

"Best Horror Film" at the Art Film Awards

Many congratulations to the makers of "Liminal", which has won "Best Horror Film" at the Art Film Awards.

"Liminal" tells the story of a young girl in a hospital ward who is beset by demons of the imagination.  It was written and directed by Zoe Walker, and produced by Alex Sellen.  

This is the fourth festival award. for Liminal.

Liminal

You can watch Liminal below

"Liminal"

"Liminal" is a short film telling the story of a young girl in a hospital ward who is beset by demons of the imagination. "Liminal" was written and directed by second-year undergraduate animation student Zoe Walker, and produced by Alex Sellen. 

Liminal was created as part of a group project by second-year animation students, working together as a team, simulating as closely as possible a live studio environment.  

Software

"Liminal" was animated in Maya, edited in Premiere and rendered in Unreal Engine. 

Credits

• Zoe Walker - Director, Animator 
• Alex Sellen - Producer, Co-Director, Lead TD, Lighting
• Lorenzo Pelli - Original Score
• Victoria Stoykova - Editor, Art Director, Storyboards, Animator, Sound Design
• Beatrice Steele De La Quintana - Storyboards 
• Danish Adeem - Lead Animator
• Kiran James - Animator, 3D Modeling 
• Mehdy Aloui-Samardzic - Animator, Assistant Editor 
• Mohammed Mansoor - Animator 
• Campbell Brooks - Rigger, 3D Modeling, Technical Assistant  
• Llewelyn Whitney - Technical Assistant 
• Aleksandr Zhdanov - Environments
• Tsvetelina Kumanova - Matte Painter 

The Rookies

You can find Liminal at The Rookies here.

Supervising Tutor

"Liminal" was overseen by supervising tutor Amedeo Beretta, an industry veteran and one of our key tutors at Escape Studios.

Thanks to our Industry Friends
Many thanks to our industry friends for their feedback and support. Oscar-shortlisted director Simone Giampaolo and Talent Recruiter Shelley Page from Locksmith Animation both provided invaluable critique and support throughout the project.

Festival Success

This is the fourth festival award for Liminal:

• Best Horror Film at the Art Film Awards
• Best Micro Short at Vesuvius Fest
• Best First-Time Director at Halicarnassus Festival
• Best Micro Short at the Golden Eagle Film Festival

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