2017
- Directed by Harriet Francis Croucher
- Country of Origin United Kingdom
Director Biography - Harriet Francis Croucher
Recently Graduated for UCA Farnham BA Animation, with a 1st Class Hons. I specialise in traditional hand drawn animation, as well as experimental and documentary film.
Director Statement
This film was incredibly important to me. My father was a firefighter in the London Fire Brigade for more than 20 years, before being medically retired with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD is still a condition which is overlooked and misunderstood, and effects the emergency services all over the world, so it was important for me to present a platform for their stories to be heard. I interviewed firefighters, police officers and paramedics from all over the UK, all of whom had been affected by PTSD.
- Directed by Jake Peckar
- Country of Origin United States
Director Biography - Jake Peckar
Jake Peckar is a Boston-based animator, illustrator, and filmmaker. He graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2017 with a degree in animation. His senior film "Shahkboy" qualified for the Academy Awards in the Best Animated Short category in 2018.
Director Statement
I love making animations and trying to make people laugh with my films. Comedy is really challenging but really rewarding.
- Directed by Kaveh Mazaheri
- Country of Origin Iran
Director Biography - Kaveh Mazaheri
Born 1981 in Tehran, Iran. His first short film, Tweezers (2007). To date, he has made four independent short films and more than twenty short and long documentaries. His last hort film “Retouch” which became a very successful movie. In its first international premiere, “Retouch” was able to win the Best Narrative Short award at the Tribeca 2017, opening the path to be considered for the Academy Awards 2018. Following, “Retouch” was twice more eligible for qualification at the Academy Awards 2018, following wins for Best Short Fiction category at the Krakow Film festival and Palm Springs Shortfest. Garnering more than 70 important international film awards at 180 international film festivals, “Retouch” is the most successful Iranian short movie ever made. For this reason, many of these international awards are being kept and showcased at the special “Retouch” booth at the Iranian Cinema Museum.