Jerich0 wins Best VFX at Tokyo Film Fest

Jerich0 wins "Best VFX" in Tokyo Festival

Many congratulations to the makers of Jerich0, which has won another festival award - Best VFX at the Tokyo International Film Festival in June. 

This award is the latest in a string of festival honours for Jerich0, which was directed by Sarah Andrews, produced by Matt Wight, with original music by Alexandra Harwood. 

Jerich0

To see Jerich0, watch the short video below - it's just over one minute long.

 

About Jerich0

"Jerich0" directed by Sarah Andrews

Jerich0 is a short film about a lonely robot who builds a friend, and was created in December 2018. It was directed by Sarah Andrews, co-written by Aaron Hopwood, produced by Matt Wight, with original music by Alexandra Harwood.

Jerich0 was completed by our third year undergraduate animation students as part of PR6001, a studio project in which students collaborate to create a short film.  

Festival Success
Jerich0 has won multiple festival awards:

• Runner-Up award at the Leeds Young Film Festival
• Best Animation at the Melrose Film Festival in Orlando, Florida
• shortlisted for a student BAFTA
• "Film of the Year" in VFX at The Rookies
• Best Animation and Best VFX at the 2019 Nexus Film Festival.  
• 2019 Zero Budget Film Festival
• selected for the BFI London Film Festival
• "Best Animation" at the Golden Nugget Film Festival.

Jerich0 Wins Film of the Year - VFX

Industry Events

Jerich0 was selected for a number of key industry events, including the APD pitch festival in May 2020, and Cartoon Springboard in October 2020. 

The Making of Jerich0

To see the making of Jerich0, read this blog post.

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