Hybrids (2017 film) explained

Hybrids
Director:	Florian Brauch, Matthieu Pujol, Kim Tailhades, Yohan Thireau, Romain Thirion
Producer:	MoPA
Music:	Vincent Govindin
Studio:	MoPA
Distributor:	Yummy Films
Runtime:	6 minutes
Country:	France

Hybrids is an eco-responsible CG animated short film directed in 2017 by 5 French 3D artists during their studies at MoPA, animation school in France.^[1] The short received numerous accolades by the CGI & VFX industry.^[2] for its outstanding achievement in the Visual effect and CGI work quality,^[3] and has won awards in festivals including the COLCOA, the Visual Effects Society,^[4] and the Sitges Film Festival^[5] where it received the Oscar Qualifying prize for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.^[6]

Plot

When marine wildlife has to adapt to the pollution surrounding it, the rules of survival change.

Awards

Since its launch, the film has received numerous accolades, selections and awards around the world, including VES for the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project at the 16th Visual Effects Society Awards in 2018^[7]

Year	Presenter/Festival	Award/Category	Status
2017	Sitges	"Grand Jury Prize"	^[8]
	Poitiers Film Festival	2 Awards : "High School Jury Mention" & "Audience Award"	^[9]
	Palm Springs International Animation Festival	"Best Animation"
2018	VES	"Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project"	^[10]
	COLCOA	""Best Animated Short Hollywood""	^[11]
	Student Academy Awards	International Best Animated Film
	Annecy International Animated Film Festival	"Jury Distinction for Best Student Film"	^[12]
	ITFS 2018 Stuttgart	"International Competition and Young (Student) Animation, AMAZON"	^[13]
	SIGGRAPH	"Best in Show"
	Short Shorts Film Festival	"Best Short Animation"
	Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême	"Valois René Laloux"

The short is part of the world touring screening at The animation Showcase 2018.

Notes and References

1. Web site: HYBRIDS: MOPA: TURNING OUT HIGHLY-QUALIFIED CG ANIMATION CREATORS TO THE WORLD. en-UK.
2. Web site: HYBRIDS: A Top-Grade Student Short Film made with Substance. en-US.
3. News: BreakingPoint, 2017 VES Student Award Winning Projects. en-US.
4. News: INDIEWIRE : VES Awards 2018:Top VFX Prizes. en-US.
5. Web site: SITGES WINNER LIST : The animated short "hybrids" Oscars Qualifying Award. en-US.
6. Web site: MoPA -A prestigious first prize for Hybrids. en-US.
7. Web site: Hybrids, Award for the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project- VES 2018. en-US.
8. Web site: Hybrids, SITGES WINNER LIST. en-US.
9. Web site: Hybrids, Prizes list 2017 - Poitiers Film Festival. en-US.
10. Web site: Hybrids, 16th Annual VES Award 2018. en-US.
11. Web site: Hybrids - COLCOA 2018 AWARDS WINNERS. en-US.
12. Web site: Hybrids (2017) - Annecy 2018 Palmares. en-US.
13. Web site: Hybrids (2017) - Award winners of the 25th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. en-US.