News

March 2010:

The Happy Duckling has just won the PARENTS AWARD at the New York International Children Film Festival and BEST ANIMATION at Heart of Gold International Film Festival in Australia.

Coming festival screenings:
Taiwan Int'l Children's Film Festival, April 1-11, 2010.
Nantucket Film Festival, MA USA, 17-20, 2010.
Verona Film Festival, Short for Kids, Italy, 21st - 23rd April 2010.
Lahore International Children’s Film Festival, Pakistan, September 2010.

January 2010:

The Happy Duckling has been nominated for a BAFTA in the BEST SHORT ANIMATION category.
Winners announced Sunday 21 February, 2010.

December 2009:

The Happy Duckling wins Best Short Shorts in the 8-12 category at Kids First! Festival in the US

November 2009:

The Happy Duckling quacks its way to a BEST ANIMATION BAFTA Scotland!
(read more and watch all the excitement)

The Happy Duckling received the AUDIENCE AWARD for BEST ANIMATED FILM at Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada.

BAMKids International Film Festival, Official Selection, NY USA, February 25-28, 2010

September-October 2009:

The Happy Duckling has been nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award in the Best Animated Short Category.

The Happy Duckling has been nominated for KIDS FIRST! Best Award! Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony, December 5th in Santa Fe, New Mexico., Italy 2009, awarded by a children jury.

Asiana International Short Film Festival, Official Selection, Korea, November 5-10

Hong Kong International Film Festival, Official Selection, March 21 - April 6, 2010

London Children’s Film Festival, United Kingdom, 21-29 November, 2009

Expotoons 2009, Official Selection, Argentina, November 25-28, 2009

International Short Film Festival for Children and Youth Berlin , Germany, November 1 – 8, 2009

Sala Parpalló Institutional Museum of Contemporary Art , Children Programme, December 2009-January 2010

FILM COLUMBIA, October 22- 25, 2009

Lesofanten Festival, Austria, November, 6.-30, 2009

August 2009:

The Happy Duckling has just won 2nd place Best Children Film at the Lola Kenya Screen Festival in Nairobi.

Special Mention, Children's Film category, Concorto Film Festival, Italy 2009, awarded by a children jury.

Special Mention, Best Short category, Festival du Film de Lama, France 2009.

Animadrid, Official Competition, Spain, September 24- October 2, 2009

Chicago International Children’s Film Festival , Official Competition, Chicago USA, October 22 - November 1, 2009

Hamptons International Film Festival, Family Screening, October 8-12, 2009

Anim'est International Animation Film Festival, Official Competition, Romania, October 02-11, 2009

Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Children Programme, Canada Québec, October 31 - November 5, 2009

Festival Séquence court-métrage, Children Programme, France, November 13-19, 2009

International Short Film Festival Leuven, Children Programme, Belgium

Filmfestival for children, Belgium, November 1-8, 2009

July 2009:

The Happy Duckling has just won Best Animated Short Jury Award as well as Best Animated Short Audience Award at the Oxford International Film Festival in Cincinnati Ohio.

The Happy Duckling picked up for theatrical distribution by Folimage.(read full story)

Calgary International Film FestivalOfficial Selection, AB Canada, September 25-October 4, 2009.

London International Animation Festival, Children Competition, England, August 28 - September 6, 2009

Lola Kenya Screen, nominated for Golden Mboni Award, Kenya Africa, August 10-15, 2009

Fantoche Animation Festival, Children Competition, Switzerland, 8-13 September, 2009

Cinématou Animation Festival, short films competition, Switzerland, 3-11 October, 2009

International Film Festival NUEVA MIRADA For Youth and Children, Short Animation competition, Argentina, September 3-9, 2009

Festival du film de Lama, Short Film Competition, France

Brest European Short Film Festival, children programme, France, 7-15 November 2009

Southern Appalachian International Film Festival, Tennessee USA, October 22-31, 2009

Aye Aye Film Festival, Children Screening, France, 5-12 September, 2009

COURT c’est COURT!, France, November 2009

Stuttgart International Children's Film Festival, Germany, 4-9 December, 2009

June 2009:

The Happy Duckling has been officially selected for ANIMA MUNDI, to compete in the Shorts for Children program, Brazil, July 10-19, 2009

The happy duckling will compete at the Oxford International Film Festival, Ohio USA, July 23-26, 2009

Curtas Vila do Conde, children and youth competition, Portugal, July 4-12, 2009

Festival Intertnacional FILMETS, Official Selection, Barcelona SPAIN, November 6-14

La Petite Ecole du Film Court, Nancy - Lorraine France, June 15-23, 2009

May 2009:

The Happy Duckling has scooped the BEST CHILDREN ANIMATION AWARD at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. The award was given by a children jury and sponsored by Nickelodeon.

The film has been officially selected for Edinburgh International Film Festival, International Animation 2 programme, 17-28 June 2009

GIFFONI Film Festival, Italy, 12-25 July 2009–05–11

Tel Aviv Animation Festival, Israel, 19-22 August 2009

April 2009:

The film has been officially selected for the SIGGRAPH 2009 Computer Animation Festival scheduled for August 2009, in the animated short category. (read full story)

Other festivals:

- East LA International Youth Film Festival, Hollywood, USA, April 18-25, 2009

- Umbria Film Festival, Children Competition, Italy, July 8-12, 2009

- Concorto short-film festival, Concortokids, Italy, August 23-30, 2009

The Happy Duckling has won Best Short Film at the prestigious Cartoons On the Bay, Italy for its "storytelling and very unique animation."

March 09:

DCA's 10th Anniversary:

The Happy Duckling: Meet the makers. The team will talk about the nightmares and delights of making this short film. Sat 21 Mar 4.30pm-5.15pm

The Happy Duckling: Top Ten Discovery Shorts. 10 most favorite films from 5 years of Discovery Film Festival. Sat, March 21st - 12.30 pm, Sun, March 22nd - 12.30 pm

Aspen Shortfest, Colorado, USA, April 1- 5, 2009

Kids First! Festival, travels across the US, *The World's Largest Children's Film Festival, April 15 – July 15, 2009

February 09:

The Happy Duckling is mentioned on Cartoon Brew

More festival screenings for The Happy Duckling:

Cartoons on the Bay, Italy, nominated for Best Short, 2-5 April

International Family Film Festival, Hollywood California, to compete for best short animation, 26 February – 1 March

Mecal International Short Film Festival, Barcelona, Children programme, 27 March 27th – April 5

Flatpack Festival, Birmingham, 'Animal Magic' programme', 15 March

January 2009:

The Happy Duckling was selected for the following festivals:

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival later this month in the School & Children programme, 30 January–07 February, 2009

Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, May 2009, to compete in the "Tricks for Kids" category.

Little Big Shots, June 2009, Australia's major annual and traveling children's film festival.

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