Scale (film) explained

Scale
Director:Joseph Pierce
Producer:Helene Mitjavile
Chris Hees
Jiri Konecny
Jérémie Mazurek
Christophe Beaujean
Music:Lung Dart
Studio:Melocoton Films
Distributor:Salaud Morisset
Runtime:15mn
Country:France
United Kingdom
Czech Republic
Belgium

Scale is a 2022 French animated short film directed by Joseph Pierce.[1] [2] The film debuted at the 2022 Critics Week at Cannes Film Festival[3] [4] and was produced by Melocoton Films (France), in co-production with Bridge Way Films (UK), Endorfilm (Czech Republic) and Ozù Productions (Belgium). Scale has received several nominations and awards, including a nomination for Best British Short Film at the 2022 British Independent Film Awards[5] and winning the Golden Zagreb Award at the 2023 Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films.[6] In August 2022, the film won the Oscar-qualifying award for Best Animation at HollyShorts Film Festival, and became eligible for the 96th Academy Awards.[7] The film is also in the official selection for the 2024 César Awards.[8]

Background

The film is an adaptation of the homonymous novella written by Will Self as part of the short story collection Grey Area (1994). Pierce, who read the story as a teenager, felt compelled to adapt the story into an ambitious animated short.

Cast

Plot

An opium-addicted father obsessed with the UK highway system narrates his descent into crippling addiction and isolation, and how he lost his sense of scale.[9]

Reception

Since its release, the film has been selected for various festivals around the world:

YearAwardAward/CategoryStatusRef
2022Annecy International Animation Film FestivalCristal Award[10]
HollyShorts Film FestivalBest Animation[11]
British Independent Film AwardsBest British Short Film
Guanajuato International Film FestivalBest Animated Short Film[12]
Raindance Film FestivalBest Animated Short[13]
Vila do Conde International Short Film FestivalGrand Prize for Best Animation[14]
Les Arcs Film FestivalGrand Prix for Best Short Film[15]
2023Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalAudience Award[16]
Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film FestivalMoon of Valencia Award[17]
Anima - Brussels Animation Film FestivalPress Award[18] [19]

References

  1. Web site: Maitre . James . 2022-11-30 . Scale by Joseph Pierce // Rotoscoped Animation // Directors Notes . 2023-11-01 . Directors Notes . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Robinson . Chris . 2022-07-09 . Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Joseph Pierce . 2023-11-01 . Cartoon Brew . en-US.
  3. Web site: Scale La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes . 2023-11-01 . Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-05-22 . Scale de Joseph Pierce . 2023-11-09 . Format Court . fr-FR.
  5. Web site: 2022-11-03 . Winners and Nominations · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards . 2023-11-01 . BIFA · British Independent Film Awards . en-GB.
  6. Web site: You are being redirected... . 2023-11-01 . www.animationmagazine.net.
  7. Web site: You are being redirected... . 2023-11-03 . www.animationmagazine.net.
  8. Web site: Azad . Navid Nikkhah . 2023-09-27 . 2024 César Awards: Short Film Lineup Revealed - ZIZ.NEWS . 2023-11-03 . www.ziz.news . en-US.
  9. Web site: About Scale La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes . 2023-11-01 . Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes . en.
  10. Web site: Annecy > About > Archives > 2022 > Official Selection . 2023-11-01 . www.annecyfestival.com . en.
  11. Web site: Michael . 2022-08-25 . And the HollyShorts OSCAR®-qualifier goes to... . 2023-11-01 . indieactivity . en-US.
  12. Web site: Guanajuato International Film Festival 2022 . 2023-11-01 . MUBI . en.
  13. Web site: Nominations 2022 . 2023-11-01 . Raindance . en-GB.
  14. Web site: Awards Curtas Vila do Conde 2022 . 2023-11-03 . www.festival.curtas.pt . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-12-16 . Awards 2022 Les Arcs Film Festival . 2023-11-03 . Les Arcs Film Festival . en.
  16. Web site: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2023 . 2023-11-01 . MUBI . en.
  17. Web site: 2017-05-19 . Cortometrajes - Cinema Jove . 2023-11-01 . es-ES.
  18. Web site: 2023-02-20 . ANIMA 2023 - Palmarès . 2023-11-01 . Anima Festival – 23 février - 03 mars 2024 . fr.
  19. Web site: Menten . Luk . 2023-02-28 . "Scale" de Joseph Pierce reçoit le Prix de la Critique au 42e festival Anima . 2023-11-09 . Upcb Site Brouillon . fr.

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