"Green Friend" Wins "Best Micro Short" in Naples

"Green Friend" wins Best Micro Short at Naples Film Fest

Congratulations to the makers of "Green Friend", which has won Best Micro Short at the Vesuvius Film Festival in Naples.

Green Friend is a short animated film created by our second year animation students at Escape Studios. Green Friend was directed and produced by Hugo Whitworth.  It 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 the latest of many festival awards for Green Friend. 

Green Friend

You can watch Green Friend below:

 

Meet "Green Friend", the latest short animated film from Escape Studios. Green Friend is the latest short film created by our second year animation students at Escape Studios. Green Friend was directed and produced by Hugo Whitworth.  It was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.

Green Friend

Green Friend tells the story of a widower whose last connection to his late wife is a dying houseplant. 

Green Friend Credits

• Hugo Whitworth - Story, Director, Producer, Lighting Artist, Artist
• Thomas Husband - Co-Director, CG Supervisor, Lead Animator
• Brandon Rai - Writer, Storyboards, Animator
• Robert Thomas - Editor, Animator
• Shaniya Kay Almazan - Art Director, Storyboards, Animator
• Nash Ebuka -  Set Design, 3D Layout, Animator
• Daniel Amor - Animator
• Ben Salwey - Original Score
• Katie Keddy - Violinist

Studio Project
Green Friend 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. Green Friend was animated in Maya, rendered in Arnold, and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.

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 Green Friend at the IMDB here.

Festivals
Green Friend has won many festival awards:

• Best Animated Short at the Vesuvius Film Festival
• Best Animated Short at the Makizhmithran Film Festival
• Best Super Short at the Florence Film Awards 
• Best Animated Short" at the London Movie Awards 
• Best Animated Short at the Golden Peacock International Film Festival 
• Best Animated Short at the Indo-Singapore Film Festival 
• Best Animated Short at the Tekka Film Festival
• Best Score at the Hollywood Gold Awards

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