Micro Short

Dies Irae

AFIN 2023 Nominee

  • 2023
  • 8m
  • Australia
Australian First-time filmmaker

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Synopsis

Two playful angels, seven sinful pigs, and one poor righteous passerby

What makes this one special

  • Award-winning elsewhereLinea D'ombra Festival - VedoAnimato Contest
  • Programmed at 33 other festivalsAcross 24 countries
  • A first-time filmmaker

Also selected at

1 award, 2 nominations, 30 official selections across 33 other festivals

  1. WinnerLinea D'ombra Festival - VedoAnimato ContestSpecial Mention · Salerno, Italy
  2. NomineeAustralian Independent Film FestivalNominee for Best Animation / Best Australian Short Film · Brisbane, Australia
  3. NomineeSt Kilda Film FestivalNominee for Best Animation Award and Best Craft Award · St Kilda, Australia
  4. Selection6th Chaniartoon 2022Official selection · Chania, Greece
  5. SelectionAdelaide Independent Film FestivalAdelaide, Australia
  6. SelectionAjayu International Animation Festivalcompetition · Puno, Peru
  7. SelectionAnibarCompetition · Peja, Kosovo
  8. SelectionAnim'est International Animation FestivalCompetition · Bucharest, Romania
  9. SelectionAnima BrusselsAnimated Night · Brussels, Belgium
  10. SelectionAnima, Cordoba International Animation FestivalCompetition · Cordoba, Argentina
  11. SelectionAnimadebaPanorama · Deba, Spain
  12. SelectionAnimafest ZagrebGrand competition · Zagreb, Croatia
  13. SelectionAnimakomCompetition · Bilbao, Spain
  14. SelectionAnimanima International Animation FestivalCompetition · Cacak, Serbia
  15. SelectionAniMaroolicCompetition · Split, Croatia
  16. SelectionAnimasyros International Animation FestivalPanorama · Cyclades, Greece
  17. SelectionanimatibaCompetition · Curitiba, Brazil
  18. SelectionAthens AnimfestAthens, Greece
  19. SelectionCanlandiranlar Animation Film FestivalOut of competition · Istanbul, Turkey
  20. SelectionFest Ancapanorama · zilina, Slovakia
  21. SelectionFestival of Animation BerlinCompetition · Berlin, Germany
  22. Selectiongolden Kukarcompetition · sofia, Bulgaria
  23. SelectionHappy Valley Animation FestivalOfficial Selection · State College, PA, United States
  24. SelectionKaboom FestivalCompetition · Amsterdam, Netherlands
The remaining 9 festivals
  1. SelectionLinoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art FestivalCompetition · Kiev, Ukraine
  2. SelectionMobile Animation Film FestivalMobile, United States
  3. SelectionMonstraCompetition · Lisbon, Portugal
  4. SelectionNeum Animated Film FestivalCompetition · Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  5. SelectionOttawa International Animation FestivalPanorama · Ottawa, Canada
  6. SelectionSweaty Eyeballs Animation FestivalCompetition · Baltimore, United States
  7. SelectionTbilisi International Animation FestivalTbilisi, Georgia
  8. SelectionTBS DigiCon6 Asia/JapanCompetition · Tokyo, Japan
  9. SelectionWorld Festival of Animated Film VarnaCompetition · Varna, Bulgaria

Recorded by the filmmaker on their entry.

Director's Biography

Maru Collective is a group of humans who like to animate things

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