"Lumi" Wins Hon Mention Best Super Short at FOFA

"Lumi" Hon Mention Best Super Short Film at FOFA

Congratulations to the makers of "Lumi", which has won an Honourable Mention in the category of Best Super Short Film at the Future of Film Awards. 

the latest short film created by our second year animation students at Escape Studios.  Lumi was directed by Maye Liu, co-directed by Sirisha Mutty, and produced by Amy Little.  

Lumi was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects. This is its first festival award. 

Lumi

Lumi

Lumi tells the story of a lamp that comes alive inside a child's bedroom, and is disturbed by an unexpected visitor. 

Lumi Credits

• Maye Liu – Director, Writer, Editor, Sound Designer, Animator, Textures
• Sirisha Mutty – Co-Director, Storyboards, Animator
• Amy Little – Producer, Art Director, Animation Lead, Textures, Environments
• Abi Ocay – Storyboards, Animator
• Jess Kelly – Storyboards, Animator
• Samun Gurung – Animator, Texture Artist, Environments
• Ben Swallow – Lamp Rig

Studio Project

Lumi was 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 environment and pipeline of a real animation studio.  Lumi was animated in Maya, rendered in Arnold, and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. 

Supervising Tutor
"Lumi" was overseen by supervising tutors Marc Stevenson, an industry veteran and tutor at Escape Studios and "Mr Bean" art director Steve Sole. 

Thanks to our Industry Friends

Shelley Page from Locksmith

Many thanks to our industry friends for their feedback and support, especially Shelley Page from Locksmith Animation. 

IMDB
You can find Lumi at the IMDB here. 

Festivals

Lumi has won:

• Honourable Mention in the category of Best Super Short Film at the Future of Film Awards 

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