Micro Short AFIN 107
Monska - C. R. Robin
Directed by 
Isabella Andronos
AFIN 2021 Nominee
- 2021
- 3m
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Australia
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Synopsis
When a dance competition opens up in their town, a group of young girls take it upon themselves to perform their own distinct routine. The girls are determined to show their strength, regardless of the outcome.
On the MONSKA film shoot 81% of our film crew identified as female or non-binary.
What makes this one special
- Award-winning elsewhereWomen in Film and Television, WIFT V-Fest
- Programmed at 16 other festivals
- Nominated for Best Music Video
Also selected at
1 award, 2 nominations, 3 finalist placings, 10 official selections across 16 other festivals
- WinnerWomen in Film and Television, WIFT V-Fest
- NomineeClipped Music Video Festival
- NomineeZiel Spring Dance Film Festival
- FinalistAthens Short Film Festival
- FinalistFrankie Magazine Good Stuff Awards
- FinalistJellyFest
- SelectionBogotá Music Video Film Festival
- SelectionDance Film Festival Prague
- SelectionFestival Genders and Performances
- SelectionFestival RNAB
- SelectionLaurus Film Festival
- SelectionMadeira Curtas - Short Films Contest
- SelectionMelbourne Women in Film Festival
- SelectionOne Eye Film Festival
- SelectionRaindance Film Festival
- SelectionWIFT at St Kilda Film Festival
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Director's Biography
Isabella Andronos Director
Isabella is a writer/director based on Gadigal and Wangal land (Sydney, Australia). Isabella holds a Master of Arts: Screen in Directing from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (2022), a Bachelor of Dramatic Art from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (2014) and a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours: Class I) from Sydney College of the Arts (2011). Isabella is drawn to subjective realist works. Isabella has a strong interest in the use of visual storytelling, aural metaphor and experimental techniques to explore character psychology. Her background in production design informs to her approach world-building. Isabella’s short surreal drama, Under the Water (writer/director, 2023) premiered at the 33rd Flickerfest International Short Film Festival in 2024. Her previous directing work includes: short dramedy Wetin’ Una Go Choose? [What Will She Choose?] (director, 2023), music video Monska for C. R. Robin (writer/director, 2020) and music video Ice Age for Cilla Jane (writer/director, 2018). Monska was awarded the Women in Film and Television (WIFT) Audience Favourite Award (2021), was nominated for Best Concept at the Clipped Music Video Awards (2020) and was a finalist in the Frankie Magazine Good Stuff Awards (2020).
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Monska - C. R. Robin was an official Nominee for Best Music Video at the AFIN International Film Festival 2021, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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