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WILDEBEEST

19'00"

Written and Directed by Nicolas Keppens and Matthias Phlips Produced by Animal Tank

Going on a safari is a dream for many. For middle-aged couple Linda and Troyer, it turns into a horribly real adventure when they get left behind in the wilderness.

Awards:

Fantoche International Animation Film Festival 2018 (Baden, Zwitzerland) - Award Best Film

Anima Festival 2018 (Brussels, Belgium) - Award for Best Belgian Shortfilm + Authors prize SACD

  • For its humorous, delicate and compassionate take on the beauty and failures of humanity

 

  • For its distinctive style that completely grabbed our attention, we really enjoyed watching this film and look forward to seeing what the filmmakers will do next

 

International Short Film Festival Leuven 2017 (Leuven, Belgium) - Audience Award for Best Flemish Animation Shortfilm

 

Brussels Short Film Festival 2018 (Brussels, Belgium) - Award Le Prix Canal+ France

 

Guanajuato International Film Festival 2018 (Guanajuato, México) - Award Best Animated Short Film

 

La Guarimba Film Festival 2018 (Amantea, Italy) - Award Best Animation

Canal de Panama International Film Festival 2018 (Panama) - Award Best International Animation Short Film

 

Encounters Film Festival 2018 (Bristol, UK) - Animated Encounters Grand Prix Award
 

KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival 2018 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - Award Best Animated Short
 

EFA - European Film Awards 2018: nominated in the short film category
 

Multivision - the International Festival of Animated Arts 2018 (Sint-Petersburg, Russia) - Special Mention of The Jury
 

Premiers Plans Festival (Anger, France) 2019 - Grand Prix of the jury and Prix du Public Award

Official Selections:

International Short Film Festival Leuven (Leuven, Belgium): December (2017) - world premiere at the opening night
Anima Festival (Brussels, Belgium): 9 January - 18 February 2018
Netwerk Aalst (Aalst, Belgium): 9 March 2018
Ciné Privé (Ghent, Belgium): 16-18 March 2018
Brussels Short Film Festival (Brussels, Belgium): 26 April - 6 May 2018
Anifilm (Praha, Czech Republic): 1 - 6 May 2018
Animafest - World Festival of Animated Film (Zagreb, Croatia): 4 - 9 June 2018
Fest - New Directors / New Film Festival (Espinho, Portugal): 18 - 25 June 2018
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (Palm Springs, California): 19 - 25 June 2018
Fest Anca - International Animation Festival (Zilina, Slovakia): 28 June - 1 July 2018
Guanajuato International Film Festival (Guanajuato, México): 20 - 29 July 2018
Anima Mundi (Rio De Janeiro & São Paulo, Brazil): 24 July - 5 August 2018
La Guarimba Film Festival (Amantea, Italy): 7 - 11 August 2018
Anibar International Animation Festival (Peja, Kosovo): 13 - 19 August 2018 
Canal de Panama International Film Festival (Panama): 16 - 18 August 2018
Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (Seoul, South-Korea): 23 - 26 August 2018
Montreal World Film Festival (Montreal, Canada): 23 August -  3 September 2018
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival (Baden, Zwitzerland): 4 - 9 September 2018
Shorts México - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de México (Mexico City, Mexico): 5 - 12 September 2018
Linoleum Animation Festival (Kiev, Ukraine): 6 - 9 September 2018
Festival Off-Courts Trouville (Trouville, France): 7 - 15 September 2018
Encounters Film Festival (Bristol, UK): 25 - 30 September 2018
Anim'est International Animation Film Festival (Bucharest, Romania): 28 September - 7 October 2018
Animatou International Animation Festival (Geneva, Switzerland): 5 - 13 October 2018
KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival (Amsterdam, The Netherlands): 10 - 14 October 2018
Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival (Bern, Switzerland): 18 - 28 October 2018
Multivision - the International Festival of Animated Arts (Sint-Petersburg, Russia): 27 October - 19 November 2018
Dok Leipzig (Leipzig, Germany): 29 October - 4 November 2018
TIAF - Tbilisi International Animation Festival (Tbilisi, Georgia): 2 - 4 November 2018
Catacumba Film Festival (Godella, Spain): 31 October - 4 November 2018
Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest (Brest, France): 6 - 11 November 2018
Manchester Animation Festival (Manchester, UK): 13 - 15 November 2018
Exground Filmfest (Wiesbaden, Germany): 16 - 25 November 2018
Interfilm (Berlin, Germany): 20 - 25 November 2018
PÖFF Shorts (Talinn, Estonia): 20 - 28 November 2018
European Film Awards 2018 - Shorts Matters tour
Animax Skopje Fest ( Skopje, Macedonia): 29 November - 2 December 2018
Anchorage Film Festival (Anchorage, Alaska): 30 November - 9 December 2018 Flickerfest (Bondi, Australia): 11 - 20 January 2019
Premiers Plans Festival (Anger, France): 25 January - 3 February 2019 Animac (Lleida, Spain): 21 - 24 February 2019
Tampere Film Festival ( Tampere, Finland): 6 - 10 march 2019
Ciné Court Animé (Roanne, France): 18 - 24 March 2019.
Monstra Animation Festival (Lisbon, Portugal): 20 - 31 March 2019.
GLAS Animation Festival (Berkeley, California): 21 - 24 march 2019
Vilnius Short Film Festival (Vilnius, Lituania): 21 March - 4 April 2019
Mecal Pro International Short and Animation Festival (Barcelona, Spain): 28 march- 14 april 2019
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (Stuttgart, Germany): 30 April - 5 May 2019
Animakom Film Festival (Bilbao, Spain): 2 – 8 April 2019

Screenings:

  • Netwerk Aalst, BE

  • CC de Ploter, BE

  • CC Plomblom, BE

  • Go Shorts, NL

  • Kloosterkino, NL

  • part of the GIFF Itinerant Program, IT

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