"Our Ocean" Wins Three Awards at Cuckoo Film Fest

"Our Ocean" wins at Cuckoo Awards

Congratulations to the makers of "Our Ocean", which has won three awards at the Cuckoo International Film Festival - Best Animated Short Film, Best Director, and also Best Editor. 

Our Ocean was created by our fourth year animation and vfx students, studying the Art of Computer Animation and VFX.   

Written and Directed by Priya Shah, and produced by Ethen Dent, Our Ocean was a collaboration with the charity "Ocean Generation".   

Dex and Troy are young sea turtles attending the 500th Anniversary of the Fish City Festival, an annual underwater celebration where they meet their angel fish friend Maya. 

Tragically, careless human activity from above threatens the festival with catastrophe. 

This is the latest of many festival awards for Our Ocean.

"Our Ocean" 

"Our Ocean" 

Our Ocean was created by our fourth year animation and vfx students, studying the Art of Computer Animation and VFX. 

Written and Directed by Priya Shah, and produced by Ethen Dent, Our Ocean was a collaboration with the charity "Ocean Generation".

Fish City Festival

Dex and Troy are young sea turtles attending the 500th Anniversary of the Fish City Festival, an annual underwater celebration where they meet their angel fish friend Maya.  Tragically, careless human activity from above threatens the festival with catastrophe. 

Our Ocean was created by students in the fourth year of studies at Escape Studios, studying for their integrated master's in 3D Animation. 

Our Ocean Credits

• Priya Shah - Writer, Director, Co-Producer, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, Concept Art
• Ethen Dent - Producer, 3D Modelling
• Paulette Vassell - Original Score
• Jack Devereux - Editor, Animator
• Jessica Hiles - Technical Director, Animator, Rigging
• George Morris - Unreal Engine TD, Lighting & Rendering
• Mahamud Usman - 3D Lead
• Sonya Ivanova - Creature TD
• Austin Hill - Storyboards
• Tsvetelina Kumanova - Concept Artist
• Lucy Harris - Concept Artist
• Giorgos Konstantinou - Animator
• Zoe Walker - Animator
• Alex Maynard - Animator
• Tom Perry - Rigging 
• Frederick Williams - Voice of Troy

Festival Success

Our Ocean wins Critic's Choice Award in Singapore

Our Ocean has won many festival awards:

• Three Awards at the Cuckoo International Film Awards
• Best Animated Short Film at the Golden Fern Film Festival
• Best Animated Short Film at the Rohip Film Festival
• Honor Award and also Best Micro Short at the Pure Magic International Film Festival 
• Best Animation at the ANMTN! Festival
• Best Animated Short at the Direct Monthly Online Film Festival (DMOFF)
• Audience Choice Award at the Athvikvaruni International Film Festival
• Best Animation at the Nawada International Film Festival
• Best 1st-Time Director at Halicarnassus
• Best Micro Short at Vesuvius Film Festival
• Outstanding Achievement Award at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 
• Critic's Choice Award for Best Student Film at the World Film Carnival in Singapore.

Rookies

You can also find Our Ocean at The Rookies here. 

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