Oscar 2022: Shortlisted short film (Best animated short)
Only a Child is a visual poem created by over 20 animation directors under the artistic supervision of Simone Giampaolo, which gives shape and colour to the original words spoken by Severn Cullis-Suzuki at the UN Summit in Rio in 1992, a child’s desperate call to action for the future of our planet.
This short film won the following awards:
- AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD at Siggraph 2021
- BEST IN SHOW at Spark Animation Festival 2021
- SPECIAL MENTION (Grand Prix) at Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Films 2021
- AUDIENCE AWARD at Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Films 2021
- BEST IN SHOW at Florida Animation Festival 2021
- HONOURABLE MENTION at Florida Animation Festival 2021
- SPECIAL MENTION at Ottawa International Animation Festival 2021
- BEST SHORT FILM at 3D Wire Fest 2021
- BEST ANIMATED FILM at Overcome Film Festival 2021
- BEST COMBINATION MIXED MEDIA at Los Angeles Animation Festival 2020
- BEST DIRECTOR at the 5th Indian World Film Festival 2021
- AUDIENCE AWARD at Ciné Court Animé Roanne 2021
- BEST ANIMATION (2nd Place) at Solothurner Filmtage 2021
- BEST FILM at Supertoon International Animation Festival 2021
- BEST YOUTH FILM at Festival REGARD - Festival International du Film Court au Saguenay 2021
- SWISS FILM PRIZE 2021: Nomination for Best Animated Short
- BEST ANIMATION at One Country One Film International Film Festival 2021
- PREMIO CINEMAMBULANTE at Euganea Film Festival 2021
- BEST ANIMATION (2nd Place) at Siciliambiente Film Festival 2021
- BEST ANIMATION at International Tour Film Festival 2021
- SPECIAL MENTION at ReAnima Bergen International Animation Festival 2021
- ANIMATION AWARD at Avanca Film Festival 2021
- SILVER AWARD - Best Animated Short Film at the 14th Xiamen International Animation Festival
CREDITS
Director - Simone Giampaolo
Artists - Walkingframes, Marjolaine Perreten, Andrea Schneider, Emilien Davaud, Barbara Brunner (Brunner & Meyer), Nino Christen, Patrick Graf, Imgart Walthert, Oswald Iten, Philip Hofmänner, Tiny Giant, Michaela Müller, Team Tumult, Cyril Gfeller, Roman Kaelin, Cesar Diaz Melendez, Eisprung Studio, Stéphan Nappez
Writers - Simone Giampaolo, Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Editor - Simone Giampaolo, Darren Millstone
Music - Flavio Gargano
Production company - Amka Films Productions
Producers - Amka Films: Gabriella de Gara, Tiziana Soudani (1955-2020) // RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera: Silvana Bezzola, Walter Bortolotti
Year - 2020