"The Hunter" Wins Hon Mention at EE Film Fest

"The Hunter" wins Hon. Mention at the EEFF 

Congratulations to the makers of the animated short film "The Hunter" which has won an Honourable Mention in the category of Best Student Filmmaker at the Eastern Europe Film Festival. 

The Hunter was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.  The Hunter was written by Nishana Paul, directed by Rhea Ilanthirayan and produced by Naarah Bonti Asmarah.  This is its second festival award.

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The_Hunter from Naarah on Vimeo.

London Movie Awards

The London Movie Awards takes place at the Close Up Theatre in East London. 

The Hunter

The Hunter

The Hunter 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.  

Software

The Hunter was animated in Maya, rendered in Arnold, and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.

"The Hunter" Credits

• Rhea Ilanthirayan – Director
• Naarah Bonti Asmarah – Producer, Editor, Storyboards
• Nishana Paul – Writer 
• Maisy Rogers – Lead Animator
• Pablo Castilla – CG Artist 
• Derek Eniola – Storyboards, 2D Artist 
• Maggie Murkin – Art Director 

The Hunter was overseen by Animation Programme Leader Marc Stevenson.

Thanks to our Industry Friends

Max Howard

Many thanks to our industry friends for their feedback and support. Veteran Animation producer and former Disney executive Max Howard offered feedback to our second year animation students on their short film projects.   Max Howard has many years of experience of animation production, having run animation divisions at Disney, DreamWorks and Warner Bros Feature Animation.

The Escape Method

Industry feedback is at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios; one of the Five Pillars of the Escape Method.  

Festival Success

The Hunter

The Hunter has won two festival awards:

• Best Super Short Film at the London Movie Awards
• Hon Mention for Best Student Filmmaker at EEFF 

The Hunter at IMDB
You can find The Hunter here at the IMDB. 

The Hunter at The Rookies

You can find The Hunter here at The Rookies. 

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