Jerich0 Wins Best VFX Short at Onyko Fest

Jerich0 wins Best VFX at the Onyko Film Fest

Many congratulations to the makers of Jerich0, which has won an award for "Best VFX Short Film" at the Onyko Film Festival.  

Jerich0 is a short VFX film about a lonely robot who builds a friend. This is the latest award for BAFTA-shortlisted Jerich0; directed by Sarah Andrews, and produced by Matt Wight. 

Jerich0 Hon Mention for Best VFX at LIMFF

"Jerich0" wins Hon. Mention for Best VFX at LIMFF

Many congratulations to the makers of Jerich0, which has won an Honourable Mention in the category of Best VFX at the London International Film Festival.

This award is the latest festival honour for Jerich0; directed by Sarah Andrews, produced by Matt Wight; original music by Alexandra Harwood. 

Jerich0 wins Best VFX at Tokyo Film Fest

Jerich0 wins "Best VFX" in Tokyo Festival

Many congratulations to the makers of Jerich0, which has won another festival award - Best VFX at the Tokyo International Film Festival in June. 

This award is the latest in a string of festival honours for Jerich0, which was directed by Sarah Andrews, produced by Matt Wight, with original music by Alexandra Harwood. 

Jerich0 Wows at Cartoon Springboard - Variety

"Jerich0" - multiple award-winner

Many congratulations to the makers of Jerich0, the BAFTA-shortlisted short film created at Escape Studios, which impressed the judges at Cartoon Springboard this year. 

The event even made its way into the pages of Variety, with the headline "Animated Short ‘Jerich0’ Series Adaptation Wows at Cartoon Springboard."

According to Variety: "Alumni of London’s elite Escape Studios, writer-director Sarah Andrews and assistant director, animation lead and sound designer Aaron Hopwood, participated in this year’s Cartoon Springboard project pitching sessions, looking to leverage the success of their short student film “Jerich0” into a short form series adaptation."

Jerich0 Wins Best Short Film at KINOdiseea

"Jerich0" - Best Short Film for Children

Many congratulations to Sarah Andrews, the director of Jerich0, which has won an award for Best Short Film for Children at the KINOdiseea International Children's Film Festival in Bucharest.

This award is the latest in a string of festival successes for Jerich0, which has won multiple festival prizes.

"Jerich0" Pitch: Cartoon Springboard Oct 27-29

We're proud to announce that the short film "Jerich0", directed by Sarah Andrews, has been selected for this year's Cartoon Springboard, the annual pitching event that takes place from October 27 to October 29 in Valencia, Spain. 

Like other animation events, Cartoon Springboard will be online this year.  Sarah and her team will be pitching to industry delegates, including producers, broadcasters and sales agents, seeking ways to capitalise on Jerich0's festival success. 

Producer Bob Thompson Consults on "Jerich0"

Bob Thompson

Veteran Animation Producer Producer Bob Thompson is consulting with the makers of the award-winning film "Jerich0", which has recently returned from a virtual trip to Stuttgart, home of Animation Production Days (APD).

APD is an international forum to bring together animation talent with potential co-producers, broadcasters and distributors of original creative content.

"Jerich0" has proved itself a festival winner; the next step is to take it to a wider audience, with the potential for broadcast and distribution through commercial channels.

Animation Webinar: "The Making of Jerich0"

In this webinar, hosted at the official Escape Studios YouTube Channel, Escapee and animation director Sarah Andrews explains the process of making her short film Jerich0, which has been winning awards in multiple film festivals, including being short-listed for a student BAFTA.  In this 20 minute video, Sarah explores the production pipeline, how the film was made, and some of the hurdles and challenges which the team had to overcome.

Jerich0 Winner at Leeds Young Film Festival

Many congratulations to the makers of Jerich0, which has won an award at Leeds Young Film Festival, the latest in a string of festival successes.

Jerich0 has won multiple festival awards; it won Best Animation at the Melrose Film Festival in Orlando, Florida, was shortlisted for a student BAFTA, and won Best Animation and Best VFX at the 2019 Nexus Film Festival.  Jerich0 also won an award in the 2019 Zero Budget Film Festival,  was selected for the BFI London Film Festival, and won "Best Animation" at the Golden Nugget Film Festival.

Escape Students Win Multiple Awards at BIAFF

Many congratulations to the makers of "The Golden Acorn", directed by Maciej Osuch, which recently won Nominee, Best Trailer at the Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest. You can see the official awards page here.

"Adam & Eve Mk II" has also won Best Animation at the British International Amateur Film Festival.

In addition, , "Jelly Cars" and "Flame" won "Five Star Awards" at the British International Amateur Film Festival, and  "Jerich0", "Joe", "March of the Potguins", "Draw" and "Offcut", all won "Four Star Awards".

"Jerich0" at APD Pitchfest 5-8 May 2020

Many congratulations to the makers of "Jerich0"; their short animated project has been been accepted for APD (Animation Production Days) in Stuttgart this summer.

Like Cartoon Movie and Cartoon Forum, APD offers a unique opportunity for animation graduates to pitch their ideas to producers, financiers and sales agents - the people who can bring original animation content to the market. Jerich0 began life as an award-winning short film but now has the potential to be something much bigger, potentially reaching a wider audience.

Jerich0 Wins Best Animation in Budapest

Congratulations to the makers of Jerich0, which has won Best Animation at the Budapest Independent Film Festival 2020.

This is the latest in a long string of awards for the film, which was directed by Sarah Andrews and completed by our third year undergraduate animation students, as part of PR6001, a Studio Project module worth 60 credits.

"Offcut" Selected for Dirigo Film Festival

Many congratulations to the makers of "Offcut", whose film has been selected for its first festival entry - the Dirigo 6th International Student Film Festival 2020.

The event takes place at the Arnolfini Arts Centre, Bristol on Monday,  January 27th 2020 from 18:45 pm. Tickets are free.

Our short film Flame, directed by Cherelle Owusu, is a finalist at the Horsham Film Festival, which takes place on 13th February. You can buy tickets for £10 here.

And Sebastian Kuder's graduation film Adam & Eve Mk II has been selected for the Brussels Independent Film Festival on February 9th, and the Wild Indie Sci-fi & Fantasy Film Festival in Greenwich, which takes place on 1 February. Tickets are on sale now at Event Brite for £10.

Jerich0 in Film Only Film Festival Jan 11th

Many congratulations to the makers of Jerich0, which has been selected for the Film Only Film Festival at the Harrow Arts Centre on January 11th.

Jerich0, directed by Escapee Sarah Andrews, is a short film about a lonely robot searching for a friend, and has won multiple awards in international film festivals.

We'll be heading to Harrow for the event, cheering on our talented students and wishing them every success. To buy tickets, follow this link.

Escape Studios in Golden Nugget Fest 3 Dec

GNFF - Leeds, 6 December 2019

Many congratulations to our student animators - our short films The Good Old Days,  Home Sweet Home, Jericho, Flame, Vivi Ossa, Adam & Eve Mk II and Reece have all been selected for the Golden Nugget Film Festival. 

The festival takes place in Leeds on Tuesday 3rd December 2019, and you can buy tickets here.

We're delighted to have no less than seven student films in the competition, and we're encouraging our students to attend, vote in the audience award, and offer applause and support. 

Escape Studios in "Zero Budget Film Festival"

Many congratulations to the makers of Jericho, Vivi Ossa and Minuet, who are all award winners in this year's Zero Budget Film Festival, which takes place annually in Sheffield. This year the festival is on Saturday November 16th at 7pm.

All three prize-winning films were completed by our graduating class of animators and 3D artists, who will be receiving their well-earned degrees at the graduation ceremony on November 7th.

We're delighted to have three winners in a single contest, and we hope that at least some of our students will be able to make it to Sheffield to attend the event on the big night. 

Jericho wins Best Animation at Melrose Festival

Many congratulations to director Sarah Andrews and the makers of the short film Jericho, completed by our third year undergraduate animation students, which has won Best Animation at the the Melrose Film Festival in Orlando, Florida.

Jericho is a short film about a lonely robot searching for a friend. It was shortlisted for a student BAFTA, and won Best Animation and Best VFX at the Nexus Film Festival earlier this year.

Jericho will be screened along with Home Sweet Home at the London Film Festival at the BFI on Saturday, October 5th. 

Jericho and Home Sweet Home in BFI London Film Festival Saturday 5th October

Many congratulations to the makers of Jericho and Home Sweet Home; both films have been invited to participate in the 63rd BFI London Film Festival from 2-13 October 2019, as part of the Family Short Film Programme. The nominees were officially announced on 29 August.

The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival founded in 1953 and held in London, running in the second half of October with cooperation from the British Film Institute. It screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shorts from approximately 50 countries.

Jericho and Home Sweet Home will be screened at the BFI on London's South Bank on Saturday 5th October at Noon.

Escape Studios Rocks "The Rookies"

Our Games, VFX and Animation students have made a stellar showing in this years' Rookies contest, with a multiple projects reaching the finals in all three disciplines.

BAFTA Short-listed Short film Jerich0, directed by animator Sarah Andrews and produced by VFX artist Matt Wight, made it to the finals for VFX Film of the Year.

And 3rd year undergraduate animation student Maria Roberton's animation reel is a finalist for 3D Animator Rookie of the Year.

Jericho Shortlisted for Student BAFTA Award

Many congratulations to the makers of the short film Jericho, completed early this year by our third year undergraduate students, which has been shortlisted for the student BAFTA awards.

Jericho is a short film about a lonely robot searching for a friend.  The student BAFTA awards take place every year in Los Angeles, hosted by the Los Angeles chapter of BAFTA.