Schirkoa Explained

Schirkoa
Director:
  • Ishan Shukla
Producer:Sharad Varma
Starring:
  • Kira Buckland
Music:Nicolas Titeux
Runtime:14 minutes
Country:India
Language:English

Schirkoa (pronounced as /ʃɪrkoʊa:/) is an Indian 14-minute animated short film written, directed, and animated by Ishan Shukla.[1] [2] On its premiere, the short film qualified for The Academy Award after winning the 'Best Animated Short' award at LA Shorts Fest. It's the first Indian Animated short to ever qualify for the Oscars.[3] It also won the 'Best in Show' award at SIGGRAPH Asia.[4]

Premise

In the city of Bag-heads, a politician is torn between his career, brothels and his love for a shadowy woman.[5]

Production

First conceived as a graphic novel in 2012, Shukla worked on it on and off along with a day job for four years. The short was created using Autodesk Maya, Adobe Creative Cloud and Redshift. Schirkoa was funded through personal savings. Shukla's wife Sharad Varma served as the producer of the film.[6] [7] Although the film is made in 3D, it has a stylized 2D look that's been achieved through a number of techniques.[8]

Accolades

Schirkoa has been screened in over 50 film festivals all over the world. It will continue its festival run till mid 2018.[9]

List of Awards and Nominations!Year!Award!Category!Result
2017American Movie AwardsBest Animated Short[10]
2017ARFF InternationalBest of the Best[11]
2017Athens AnimfestSpecial Mention[12]
2016Tapiales International Film FestivalBest Animated Short[13]
2016SIGGRAPH AsiaBest in Show[14]
2016The Great Indian Film and Literature FestivalBest Animated Short[15]
2016Oaxaca Film FestivalBest Animated Short[16]
2016Venice Film WeekBest Animated Short[17]
2016LA Shorts FestBest Animated Short[18]

Reception

Schirkoa has been listed in the Zippy Frames Annual list of Top animated shorts of the 2016.[19] Jeroen Van Rossem of Kortfilmcalls it "frequently reminiscent of Blade Runner, Brazil, Children of Men and 1984.[20] Cult Critic Magazine praises the mature theme of the animated film, calling it "a prototype for a much longer feature or series".[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Screen Anarchy. https://web.archive.org/web/20161116202229/http://screenanarchy.com/2016/07/bag-heads-revolt-in-dystopian-schirkoa.html. 2016-11-16. live.
  2. Web site: Animation World Network Feature. https://web.archive.org/web/20161218195015/http://www.awn.com/news/watch-gorgeous-trailer-ishan-shukla-s-dystopian-short-schirkoa. 2016-12-18. live.
  3. Web site: Yahoo. 2016-12-19. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20161219181825/https://in.news.yahoo.com/ishan-shukla-creates-history-schirkoa-133157818.html. 2016-12-19.
  4. Web site: Siggraph Asia 2016 Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125034359/http://www.awn.com/news/siggraph-asia-announces-2016-computer-animation-festival-winners. 2016-11-25. live.
  5. Web site: Schirkoa Official Website. https://web.archive.org/web/20161103143258/https://schirkoa.com/. 2016-11-03. live.
  6. Web site: Tribune India. https://web.archive.org/web/20170108135626/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sunday-special/perspective/an-animated-dystopia-earns-oscar-nomination/347330.html. 2017-01-08. live.
  7. Web site: Indian Express. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119210534/http://epaper.indianexpress.com/1071629/Chandigarh/January-15,-2017#page/25/2. 2017-01-19. live.
  8. Web site: Cartoonbrew Article. https://web.archive.org/web/20170106153546/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/indian-filmmaker-ishan-shukla-shares-path-making-short-schirkoa-145975.html. 2017-01-06. live.
  9. Web site: Schirkoa Screenings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171123183021/https://schirkoa.com/awards/. 2017-11-23. live.
  10. Web site: American Movie Awards 2017 Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20170423061945/https://americanmovieawards.com/past-winners/2017. 2017-04-23. live.
  11. Web site: ARFF Berlin Screenings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171123183021/https://acudkino.de/Archiv/ARFF_-_Around_International_Film_Festival_Berlin_-_Amsterdam/8461. 2017-11-23. live.
  12. Web site: Athens Animfest Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116212651/http://athensanimfest.eu/2017/en/awards/. 2017-01-16. live.
  13. Web site: Leedor Tafic Winners 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161209105529/http://leedor.com/2016/12/08/comienza-el-13o-tafic-festival-internacional-de-cine-de-tapiales/. 2016-12-09. live.
  14. Web site: Siggraph Asia 2016 Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20170721182544/http://sa2016.siggraph.org/cn/attendees/award-winners. 2017-07-21. live.
  15. Web site: Hindustan Times Coverage. https://web.archive.org/web/20170421030909/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/stalwarts-come-together-to-gurgaon-s-film-and-literature-festival/story-HBVzbZkbzw3gfgF65P3S4I.html. 2017-04-21. live.
  16. Web site: Rolling Stone Mexico. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027031325/http://rollingstone.com.mx/g_r_cine/conoce-a-los-ganadores-de-oaxaca-filmfest-2016/. 27 October 2016. dead.
  17. Web site: Venice Film Week 2016 Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20170706175123/http://venicefilmweek.com/post03.html. 2017-07-06. live.
  18. Web site: LA Shorts 2016 Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20170520162357/http://lashortsfest.com/content.asp?PageID=79. 2017-05-20. live.
  19. Web site: Zippy Frames. https://web.archive.org/web/20170102012519/http://www.zippyframes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2658:blind-vaysha-nighthawk-top-2016-animation-shorts&catid=144:shorts&Itemid=100094. 2017-01-02. live.
  20. Web site: Kortfilm Review. https://web.archive.org/web/20171123183020/http://www.kortfilm.be/recensie/schirkoa. 2017-11-23. live.
  21. Web site: Cult Critic Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20170201012230/http://hlc-cultcritic.com/reviews-february-2017/. 2017-02-01. live.

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