"Animal Lover" Wins Best One Minute Short in Sydney

Animal Lover wins "Best One Minute Short Film"

Many congratulations to the makers of the short film "Animal Lover", which has won "Best One Minute Short Film" at the Sydney Australia Film Festival. 

"Animal Lover" is a one-minute animated short written and directed by Anastasia Gurova, produced by Priya Shah, and edited by Daniel Brand-Sinyinza. This is the latest of many festival awards for "Animal Lover".

Animal Lover Wins Best Micro Short in Berlin

Best Micro Animation in Berlin

Many congratulations to the makers of the short film "Animal Lover", which has won "Best Micro Animation" at the Berlin Flash Film Festival. 

"Animal Lover" is a one-minute animated short written and directed by Anastasia Gurova, produced by Priya Shah, and edited by Daniel Brand-Sinyinza. This is the third festival award for "Animal Lover".

Animal Lover Best Micro Short at Dreamachine

Animal Lover wins Best Animated Short at Dreamachine

Congratulations (and Merry Christmas!) to the makers of the short film "Animal Lover", which has won "Best Micro Short" at the Dreamachine Film Festival.

"Animal Lover" is a one-minute animated short written and directed by Anastasia Gurova, produced by Priya Shah, and edited by Daniel Brand-Sinyinza.  

This is the latest award for "Animal Lover", which tells the story of a young girl growing up in rural Russia. 

Animal Lover "Best Animation" at Flicks Fest

Animal Lover - Best Animation at Flicks

Many congratulations to the makers of the short film "Animal Lover", which has won "Best Animation" at the Flicks Film Festival in London. 

"Animal Lover" is a one-minute animated short written and directed by Anastasia Gurova, produced by Priya Shah, and edited by Daniel Brand-Sinyinza.  

This is the first festival award for "Animal Lover", which was a collaboration between students on our MA in Storyboarding and Previsualisation, and undergraduate students studying the art of computer animation. The film has also been a finalist in four festivals, and a semi-finalist in two. 

Introducing "Animal Lover"

Short Film-Animal Lover from Priya Shah on Vimeo.

Meet "Animal Lover", a one-minute animated short created at Escape Studios and inspired by director Anastasia Gurova's childhood experiences growing up in rural Russia. Like "Street Ratz" and "Moon Rockz",  the film was a collaboration between students from our master's degree in Storyboarding & Previsualisation and undergraduate students studying the Art of Computer Animation. Animal Lover was produced by Priya Shah, who also produced the short film "Nefertiti".

Why Animators Need Mood Boards

Mood Board for "Animal Lover" 

Mood Boards are an important part of the process of making an animated film.

Mood Boards, such as the one on the left for the award-winning short film "Animal Lover", allow the director and art director to get a feel for what a film will look like, long before the animation and lighting is complete.