《Girl in the Water》
2021 / 7' 20" / Color /Hand-drawn Animation / 16:9 / Stereo
Officially Selected at Academy Award and BAFTA Qualifying Festivals
2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival
2021 Animafest Zagreb
2021 Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
2021 Bucheon International Animation Festival
2021 Chicago International Children's Film Festival
2021 Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film
2021 CINANIMA International Animated Film Festival
2021 Bermuda International Film Festival
2022 Sydney Film Festival
2022 American Documentary And Animation Film Festival
2022 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
2022 Palm Springs International ShortFest
2022 Flatpack Festival
2022 Anim'est – Bucharest International Animation Film Festival
2022 Tirana International Film Festival
2022 PÖFF – Black Nights Film Festival
SYNOPSIS
In a room full of wall cancer, The woman recalls some ups and downs of love while she is stroking the scar on her leg, waiting for the paint to dry.
"Girl in the Water" is a hand-drawn animation, which is feminine and at a slow narrative rhythm, painted in watercolor and pastel frame by frame.
The warm characteristic of hand drawing contrasts quite markedly with the distress that the main character suffers. The film talks about the convalescence of broken hearts. By the process of fixing wall, viewers are able to experience the journey of convalescence.
STILL
AWARD
2021 Bucheon International Animation Festival｜Animated Short, Jury Prize, Korea
2021 Kaohsiung Film Festival｜International Competition, Taiwan Golden Fireball Award, Taiwan
2021 New Taipei City Student Film Awards｜Best Student Animation, Winner, Taiwan
2021 K. T. Creativity Award｜Animation, First Prize, Taiwan
2021 Kuandu International Animation Festival｜Student Competition, Honourable Mentions, Taiwan
2021 Screwdriver International Student Film Festival｜Student Animation, First Prize, Taiwan
2021 National Animation Contest for Vocational Education｜University Animation, Winner, Taiwan
2021 Youth Film Festival of University｜Creative Shorts, First Prize, Taiwan
2022 Tricky Women｜Up & Coming Award, Winner, Austria
2022 Youth Film Festival｜Best Animation Short, Taiwan
2022 Golden Harvest Awards｜Best Student Animation, Winner, Taiwan
2022 Taiwan Film Festival in Australia｜Short Film, Winner, Australia
2022 SHORT to the Point｜Best Student film, Romania
2022 Festival of Animation Berlin｜New Talents competition, Winner, Germany
2022 SUPERTOON International animation festival｜STUDENTOON, Special Mention, Croatia
2022 Imaginaria animated film festival｜Graduated Film Competition, Special Mention, Italy
2022 Bang Awards Festival｜Best Original Soundtrack, Winner, Portugal
2022 World Festival of Animated Film Varna｜Student Films, Special Mention, Bulgaria
2022 Primanima World Festival of First Animations｜Diploma film, Winner, Hungary
2022 Anim'est – Bucharest International Animation Film Festival｜International student competition, Special Mention, Romania
2022 Cartoons Underground｜Golden Durian Awards, Best Film, Singapore
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival｜Graduation films, France
2021 Animafest Zagreb｜Student film, Croatia
2021 Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film｜Young Animation, Germany
2021 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival｜Best Animated Short Film, Official Selection, Taiwan
2021 London International Animation Festival｜Student Film, UK
2021 Anibar International Animation Festival｜Student Competition, Kosovo
2021 Fantasia Film Festival｜Circo Animato, Canada
2021 San Diego Asian Film Festival｜Animated Short, US
2021 Chicago International Children's Film Festival｜Animated Short, US
2021 Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film｜International Competition, Spain
2021 Molodist Kyiv International Film FestivalInternational｜Student Competition, Ukraine
2021 Denver Film Festival｜Student Shorts, US
2021 Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival｜Animated Shorts, US
2021 CINANIMA International Animated Film Festival｜International Competition Student Films, Portugal
2021 Big Cartoon Festival｜International Competitions, Russia
2021 Bermuda International Film Festival｜Animated Short, Bermuda
2021 Panama Animation Festival｜Student Film, Panama
2021 TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival｜Animated Student Film, Georgia
2021 Ground Up Student Film Festival｜Finalists of Local Competition & Asian Student Works, Hongkong
2021 Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival｜Student Animation, Trinidad and Tobago
2021 Minute International Short Film Festival｜China
2021 Beijing International Short Film Festival｜Chinese Competitions, China
2021 Taipei Film Awards｜Animation, Taiwan
2021 Taichung International Animation Festival｜Student Short, Taiwan
2021 Women Make Waves Film Festival｜Taiwan Competition, Taiwan
2021 Kuandu Film Festival｜Short Film, Taiwan
2021 Vision Get Wild Award｜Animation Proposal, Taiwan
2022 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival｜Narrative Shorts, US
2022 Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films｜Student Films, Czech
2022 American Documentary And Animation Film Festival｜Animated Work, US
2022 Flatpack Festival｜Short Film, UK
2022 Mecal Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival｜Animation, Spain
2022 Zlín Film Festival｜Student Animation, Czech
2022 Animex Awards｜POSTGRADUATE Animation, UK
2022 Palm Springs International ShortFest｜Best Student Animation Short, US
2022 Lago Film Fest｜International, Italy
2022 Zabut International Animated Short Film Festival｜International Animated Short, Italy
2022 International One-Minute and Short Film Festival Mister Vorky festival｜Short Films "9413", Serbia
2022 Animadeba International Animation Film Festival｜ New Directors, Spain
2022 Animist Tallinn International Animation Festival｜BODIES, Estonia
2022 Cartoon Club International Festival of Animation Cinema｜Signor Rossi Award, Italy
2022 Documentarist Istanbul Documentary Days｜Anima-Docs, Turkey
2022 Festival Biennial of Animation Bratislava｜XL, Slovakia
2022 Insomnia International Open-Air Animation Film Festival｜International Competition, Russia
2022 Bang Awards Festival｜Grand Prize, Portugal
2022 CORTOCIRCUITI Short Film Festival｜Official Selection, Italy
2022 Mosaic World Film Festival｜Student Animation, US
2022 Turku Animated Film Festival｜International Competition, Finland
2022 Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival｜CortoAnimation, Italy
2022 The Smalls Film Festival｜Student Films, UK
2022 Chaniartoon International Comic & Animation Festival｜Student Animation Short, Greece
2022 Canlandıranlar Animation Film Festival｜Best Student Film, Turkey
2022 Animaphix International Animated Film Festival｜BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM, Italy
2022 Shockfest Film Festival, Shockfest: Theater of Mystery｜Official Selection, US
2022 Taoyuan Film Festival｜Taiwan Competition, Taiwan
2022 Tirana International Film Festival｜Student Animation Competition, Albania
2022 Animasyros Animation Festival｜Best Student Short, Greece
2022 Buenos Aires International Film Festival｜Short Film Animation, Argentina
2022 South Taiwan Film Festival｜Animation Competition, Taiwan
2022 ANIMANIMA International Animation Festival｜International competition, Serbia
2022 New Talent International Festival｜Student animated short films, Spain
2022 PÖFF – Black Nights Film Festival｜New Talents Animation, Estonia
NON - COMPETITION
2021 Fantoche International Animation Film Festival｜Hors Concours, Switzerland
2021 Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival｜Pingyao Corner, China
2021 TOPU international Animation Week & China Independent Animation Film Forum｜China
2021 Animateka International Animated Film Festival｜Best of the World, Slovenia
2022 Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh｜Screening before"The Duke", UK
2022 International Animation Festival Fest Anča｜World Panorama, Slovakia
2022 Sydney Film Festival｜SFFTV, Australia
2022 Leiden Shorts｜States of Mind, Holland
PRESS REVIREWS
"There are brilliant transitions here, to make the storytelling hypnotic. Going from a cut on the leg to an island, for example, is wonderful, so this is one of those cases in which animation can be spoken of as music for the eyes."
— Animación para adultos
"It is a great film, able to tell the story of love and pain in such an abstract, yet very concrete way, tender yet brutal, filled with sweet sadness and depth of emotion, it immerses us in a surreal and cinematic journey. We found the symbolic qualities and subtle way of narration very poetic. The images have a striking beauty, and leave space for personal interpretation and the feelings of the spectators."
— Jury Statement from Tricky Woman
"I found a lot of maturity in this film. It’s very sensual. Great editing and transitioning from personal feelings to concrete / palpable material. Trying to repair something damaged in real life as much as in the inside world. I love the idea, bravo."
— Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo