Via

Directed by Izzy Burton

Produced at Blue Zoo Animation

Premiered November 2017

My Roles: Director, Art Director, Storyboarding, 2D Environment Build, 2D Animation, Compositing, Editing

Via has gone on to be long-listed for a BAFTA, win several awards and be selected for many festivals, as well as being featured in several magazines. Released to the public in January 2018, Via premiered at MPC London on the 23rd of November 2017.

Synopsis: A short animated film that tells the journey of life through the use of epic, beautiful environments and meaningful character animation. It shows how we should open our eyes to the good things that happen every day, to the experiences we share with the people we love, and the silver linings and the lessons to be learnt in even the lowest times.

Process images below.

"Via" Awards

  • Longlisted for BAFTA British Short Animation 2019

  • Winner "Best Animated Short" - London Independent Film Festival 2018

  • Winner "Best Animation" - Firenze Film Festival 2018

  • Winner "Best Animation" - Euro Shorts 2018

  • Winner "Best Concept Art" - One-Reeler Short Film Competition 2018

  • Finalist - Capital Filmmakers Festival Madrid 2018

  • Honorable Mention "3D Animation" - Florida Animation Festival 2018

  • Official Selection 2018 - Encounters

  • Official Selection 2018 - Edinburgh Film Festival

  • Official Selection 2018 - Aesthetica Short Film Festival

  • Official Selection 2018 - Norwich Film Festival

  • Official Selection 2018 - East End Film Festival

  • Official Selection 2018 - Seoul International Animation Festival

  • Official Selection 2018 - Cardiff Animation Festival

  • Official Selection 2018 - Leeds International Film Festival

  • Official Selection 2018 - Toronto Shorts International Film Festival

  • Official Selection 2018 - Conscious Cartoons

  • Official Selection 2018 - Byron Bay International Film Festival

  • Official Selection 2018 - Spark Animation

  • Official Selection 2018 - Manchester Animation Festival

  • Official Selection 2018 - London International Animation Festival

  • Official Selection 2019 - British Shorts Berlin, Lichtspielklub Short Film Festival

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