Birdlime

The film observes one bird who barely manages to escape this industry, yet remains trapped in a cage and surrounded by unfamiliar sounds and un-birdlike creatures.

I made this film thanks to financial support from the Canada Council for the Arts, and Ontario Arts Council. It was shot over the course of 9 months at The Toronto Animated Image Society. Post-production services, like sound design, colour correction and DCP creation, were supplied by Victory Social Club

 

 
Made with financial support from: Canada Council for the Arts, and the Ontario Arts Council --OFFICIAL SELECTION & AWARDS-- 8th Providence Children's Film Festival -- Special Jury Prize - BEST SHORT -- 26th Arizona International Film Festival -- Best Animated Short -- 2nd Stop Motion Barcelona Short Film Festival -- Audience Award -- 7th Northwest Animation Festival -- Audience Choice Award -- 10th Heart of Gold International Film Festival -- Nominated for Best Sound Design -- 46th Festival du nouveau cinema of Montreal -- P'tits loups Award Special Mention -- 1st CRAFT International Animation Festival -- Audience Choice Award -- 35th International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! -- GOLDEN GOAT Short Film for Children -- 13th GIRAF Festival of Independent Animation -- Canadian Audience Favourite -- 18th MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival -- Family Program Jury Special Prize -- 3rd GLAS Animation Festival -- Children's Competition Special Mention -- 20th Reel 2 Real International Film Festival -- Best Animated Short -- 11th edition of the Ecozine Film Festival -- Best Animated Short Film -- 46th Animafest Zagreb -- Best Film for Children -- 11th Fest Anca International Animation Festival -- Kid's Award -- 7th Brasil Stop Motion International Film Festival -- Best Stop Motion for Children (children’s jury) -- 10th Festival Stop Motion Montreal -- Public Prize -- -- 30th SXSW 2017 23rd Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival 66th Melbourne International Film Festival 36th Vancouver International Film Festival 41st Ottawa International Animation Festival 44th Athens International Film + Video Festival 2017 41st Cleveland International Film Festival 65th Columbus International Film and Video Festival 30th International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults in Iran 25th Hamptons International Film Festival 23rd Festival International du film de Nancy 18th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival 14th Animation Block Party 11th TAIS Animation Showcase 11th Flatpack Film Festival 12th Cortoons Festival Gandia 6th Montclair Film Festival 2nd Indie Street Film Festival 8th Anibar Animation Festival 9th Milwaukee Film Festival 3rd Taichung International Animation Festival 12th Annual Tacoma Film Festival 18th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival 3rd Manchester Animation Festival 16th Cinemaforum Film Festival 27th Les Nuits Magiques 16th Gold Coast Film Festival 3rd Kolkata International Wildlife & Environment Film Festival 22nd ANIMAC Mostra Internacional de Cinema d’Animacio de Catalunya 4th EL VENTILADOR International Animation Film Festival 12th Little Big Shots International Film Festival for Kids 6th Festival of Animation O!PLA 6th Monadnock International Film Festival 7th Kyiv International Short Film Festival 14th Akbank Short Film Festival 20th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts 12th Reel Shorts Film Festival -- CREW: Puppets: Brenda Baumgarten Art Director: Winston Hacking Composer: Bram Gielen Sound: Marcel Ramagnano Gibberish lead: Helen Donnelly Gibberish performers: Laura Harris, Andrew Gaboury, Phil Koole, Helen Donnelly Armatures: Mike Emiglio, Brenda Baumgarten Costumes: Bonnie Burns Vocals: Robin Dann, Ghislain Aucoin, Bram Gielen Drums: Nico Dann Guitar: Matt Smith Colourist: Zachary Cox Online editor: Andres Landau Development support by The National Film Board of Canada Studio space provided by PixFilm Production support by The Toronto Animated Image Society (www.tais.ca)

CREDITS

Writer/Director/Animator: Evan DeRushie | Voices: Helen Donnelly, Phil Koole, Laura Harris, Andrew Gaboury | Puppets: Brenda Baumgarten | Art director: Winston Hacking | Music: Bram Gielen | Armatures: Mike Emiglio, Brenda Baumgarten | Sound: Marcel Ramagnano | Colourist: Zachary Cox