Cirrus

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Film Details - Melodrama Pictures , 2003

Producers:

Melanie Coombs (Producer)

Production Companies:

Melodrama Pictures

Finance Organisations:

Australian Film Commission

SBS Independent

Editors:

Bill Murphy

Cast:

Voices: Geoffrey Rush (Narrator), Kamahl (Statue of Horace), John Flaus (Harvie), Julie Forsyth (Baby Harvie, Lilliana, Church Singer).

Awards:

Jury Special Prize, Valladolid International Film Festival, 2003.
Audience Award, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, 2003.
Special Jury Award, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, 2003.
Audience Award, Anima Mundi Animation Festival, 2004.
FIPRESCI Prize, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, 2003. (Note: For its exceptional story using the entire language of animation.)
Grand Prize, Cinanima, 2003.
Audience Award, FIKE - Évora International Short Film Festival, 2003.
Audience Award, Hamburg International Short Film Festival, 2004.
Honorable Mention, Leipzig DOK Festival, 2003.
Best Australian Short Film, Melbourne International Film Festival, 2003.
Eat My Shorts! Audience Award, Montréal Comedy Festival 'Just for Laughs', 2004.
Best Animated Short Film, Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival, 2003.
Short Filmmaking Award - Honorable Mention, Sundance Film Festival, 2004.
Audience Award, Tabor Film Festival, 2004.
Best Animated Short, Toronto World of Comedy International Film Festival, 2004.
Best Animated Short, Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival, 2004.
Audience Award, Uppsala International Short Film Festival, 2004.

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