Heatwave by Fokion Xenos
Short film | 7 Minutes
Special Mention in 25th Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights. Available online from July 16 to 21.
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In the summertime a quirky crowd occupies a Greek Island beach. As the sun gets increasingly hotter people get lost in their petty personal problems. Despite that a little girl and boy dare to show everyone how to have fun.
-Distinction: Best of Annecy Kids: 2019 World Premiere, Annecy International Animated Film Festival
-Shortlisted for best Student Short Animation, BAFTA LA
-Best Postgraduate Short Animation 2019 Award, Best Sound Design Award, Royal Television Society
-Best Short Animation IRIS award, Hellenic Film Academy
-Mc Lauren Award for best short animation, Edinburgh Int. Film Festival
-Cinekid Best Short Animation Award, Cinekid Festival
-Best Student Short Film
-Special Mention, Athens International Film Festival
-Most Popular Kids Film Audience Award, Primanima
-Stratos Stasinos Award for Best Student Short, ASIFA Hellas
-Outstanding Achievement in sound Editing Award, Motion Pictures Sound Editors
-Best Short Animation Film Award, Barnes Film Festival
-Best In Show, Best Stop Motion, Audience favourite Awards, Florida Animation Festival -Edge Award for best non - commercial Animation, Edge Awards - Greek Design Awards
-Best British Film, Best Student film, Canterbury Animfest
-Best of Jury Award, Kinoproba Animation Festival
-Animayoung Competition Award, Picolo Festival Animazione
-Honorable Mention, KDIAF
-Best of International Animation “New Talents” Award, Trickfilm Festival
-Best Directing Award, Tofuzi Animation Festival / Batumi Georgia
-ODA Tetova International Film Festival, Best Short Animation, Tetovo, Republic of North Macedonia
-Best Greek Animation Short Award, Thessaloniki Animation Festival / Thessaloniki, Greece
-Best Animation Short, 3rd Place for Best Short Film, Micro μ Festival / Athens, Greece
Officially selected in 137 international film and animation festivals.
Director/Writer/ Lead Animator: Fokion Xenos
Producer: Priya K. Dosanjh
Cinematographer: Brendan Freedman
Production Designer: Antonio Niculae
Production Manager
Joseph Phillips, Pia Kaiser, Amy Vearncombe
Editor: Stella Heath Keir
Sound Designer: Kevin Langhamer
Composer: Andreas Gutuen Aaser
Online Editor/Colour Grader: Liz Glennard
