OTHER HALF
Short Film - NFTS
Year : 2021
Director : Lina Kalcheva
Producer : Michelle Brøndum
Cast stars : John Chisham, Evanna Lynch, Dylan Edwards
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As an Individual Being in a world comprised of Merged Couples, Ren longs to find their other half and become complete.
The film follows Ren’s journey through a mystical labyrinth of potential suitors as they attempt to find their other half and form a Merged Couple. With each trial, Ren tries harder to win their suitor’s approval, desperately changing themself to meet their potential other half’s every need. However, little does Ren realise that something much more important is at stake - the loss of their own individuality.
Festivals & Awards
Cannes International Film Festival, La Cinéfondation
Vimeo, Virtual 2023 - Staff Pick of July
Directors Notes, Virtual 2023 - Official Selection
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival - Winner of Best Animation Short
Chicago International Film Festival - Nominated for Best Animation Short
Fancine Fantastic Film Festival - Nominated for Best Animation Short & Winner of the Audience Award
Short Sounds Film Festival - Winner of the Jury Award for for Best Sound and Music
In The Palace - Winner of Best Student Animation
British Shorts - Official Selection
Norwich Film Festival - Nominated for Best Animation Short
Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione - Nominated for Best Animation Short
Foyle Film Festival - Nominated for the Light in Motion Award
Splat!FilmFest - Nominated for the MélièS d'Argent Award
Bolton Film Festival - Nominated for Best Animation
Zagreb International Film Festival - Honorable Mention in Best Animation category
British Animation Awards - Nominated for Best Post-Graduate Animation
Underwire Festival - Nominated for Best Animator
Watersprite Film Festival - Nominated for the Mentorship Award
Premiers Plan D'Angers - Winner of the Student Jury Prize
Fantaspoa - Nominated in the Short Films Competition
Cardiff Animation Film Festival - Winner of Best Student Film
San Diego International ShortsFest - Official Selection
HollyShorts Film Festival, California - Official Selection
Festival Stop Motion Montréal - Nominated in the Emerging Talent Film Competition
Japan International Film Festival - Honorable Mention in the Best Animation category
Annual Aarhus Film Festival - Nominated for Best Animated Short
Sofia International Film Festival - Official Selection
HERStory: Celebrating Women in (Short) Film
Sci-Fi London - Official Competition
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival - Official Competition
Kino London Short Film Festival - Winner of Best Sponsored Film
Under the Radar - Official Selection
Animocje International Animated Film Festival - Official Selection
Animac - Selected for the Monografic LGTBI+ programme
Golden Lemur International Film Festival - Honorable Mention in Best Animation Film category
Kyoto International Student Film Festival - Official Selection
The Academy of Death Racers Festival - Official Selection
Shorts Attack - Official Selection
British Short Film Award - Nominated for Best Animated Short Film
Shockfest Film Festival - Nominated for Best Student Film
SENSEI Tokyo FilmFest - Nominated for Best Animated Film, Best Original Animation Style and Best Picture
Novella Film Festival - Winner of Best Animation
Lanterna Mágica International Animation Festival - The International Competitive Shorts Screening
Phenomena Festival - Official Selection
4Theatre - Official Selection
Animaze - Official Selection
Interfilm International Short Film Festival Berlin - Nominated in the International Competition
Rex Animation Festival - Nominated for Best European Film
Spark Animation - Official Selection
Tees Valley International Film Festival - Nominated for Best Animation Award
Imagine Fantastic Film Festival - Nominated for Best European Fantastic Short Film
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival - Official Selection
Cambridge Film Festival - Nominated for Best Short Film
Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Festival - Winner of the Student Jury Award
Ajayu International Animation Festival - In Competition
Primanima World Festival of First Animations - Official Selection
Animatou Geneva Animation Film Festival - Nominated in the International Competition for Animated Shorts
Anima - XI Córdoba International Animation Festival - Winner of the Grand Jury Prize
Festival of Animation Berlin - Nominated in the International Competition
StopTrik IFF - Nominated in the International Stop Motion Competition
Weird Market - Part of the Animation Market
Festival Court Métrange - Nominated in the Young Audience Competition
Lille International Short Film Festival - Selected for the Best of European Animation Schools programme
Animator Fest - Official Selection
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival - Nominated in the International Selection 'Re-Animated'
Nòt Film Fest - Special Mention in the Experimental Shorts programme
Deep Focus Film Festival - Honorable Mention
Swale Pride - Screening in partnership with Swale Pride
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - Official Competition
La Guarimba International Film Festival - Nominated for Best Animation
Superbia Cinema - Screening in partnership with Manchester Pride
Bucharest Film Festival - Nominated for Best Animation
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival - Nominated in the International Competition
Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival - Selected for the Youth Showcase
Animex - Official Selection
AniMate - Quarter-Finalist
Mecal Pro - Nominated in the Animation Competition and Winner of the Animation Audience Award
Colorist Awards - Nominated for Best Color Grade of an Animation Film
MPSE Golden Reel Awards - Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing for a Student Film
Cinemagic International Film Festival - Official Selection