Däwit
Category: Animated Short
Length: 14:50 minutes
Animation Technique: 2D
Director: David Jansen
Distributor: KurzfilmAgentur Hamburg (world sales)
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Making of Däwit
The boy Däwit is rescued from his violent father and grows up far away from his family among wolves. He is released into a world in which he grows from a child into a man weary of life. Embarking on a mysterious journey to find his own identity, he encounters great hardships but ultimately finds peace in forgiveness.
Awards
Grand Prix Animation (national) / Filmfest Dresden, Germany
ARTE Film Prize / Filmfest Dresden, Germany
First Prize Animation / River Film Festival, Italy
Best Animation / New Jersey Film Festival (Fall Edition), USA
Best Animation / Marbella International Film Festival, Spain
Best 2D Animation / Banjaluka, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Non-Genre Award / Creator’s Factory at Kyoto International Film, Japan
Jury Award / Young Creation Bremen, Germany
Audience Award / Young Creation Bremen, Germany
Special Mention / Arlington International Film Festival, USA
Honorable Mention / Ojai Film Festival, USA
Best Animation / Weyauwega International Film Festival, USA
Best Animated Short Feature / Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival, USA
Best Animation / In The Place International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria
Best Animation / Arizona International Film Festival
Platinum Reel Award / Nevada International Film Festival
Best Animation / Eindhoven Film Festival
Festivals
Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival
Hongkong International Film Festival
Athens International Film Festival, Ohio
Filmfest Dresden
Oberhausen Short Film Festival
Stuttgart International Animation Festival
Hamburg International Short Film Festival
Melbourne International Animation Festival
Animation Block Party
Flickers: Rhode Island Film Festival
DokuFest Film Festival
Holly Shorts Film Festival
Expotoons Buenos Aires
Animanima International Animation Festival
DC Short Film Festival
New Jersey Film Festival
Oldenburg International Film Festival
flEXiff - Experimental International Film Festival
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
2ANNAS - Riga International Film Festival
Ars Independent Festival
Athens International Film Festival
AnimaSyros
IndieCork World Shorts
Cinemagic International Film Festival Young People
Chicago International Film Festival
Naoussa International Film Festival
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
Interfilm Short Film Festival
Ojai Film Festival, USA
Weyauwega International Film Festival
SICAF - Seoul Best of the Best Animation
Angers First Film Festival d'Angers
Ann Arbor International Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
RICA Wissembourg
Traverse Film Festival
Fajr International Film Festival
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Tallgrass Film Festival
Arpa International Film Festival
Istanbul International Short Film Festival
Akbank International Film Festival
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Roshd International Film Festival, Teheran
VOID Animation Film Festival
Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche
Tehran Animation Festival
FINALIST Japan Prize 2016
FINALIST NFMLA Awards - New Filmmakers L.A. 2017
SPECIAL SCREENING Nordic Film Days Lubeck
SPECIAL SCREENING Gijon International Film Festival
SPECIAL SCREENING Carthage Film Festival
SPECIAL SCREENING Shorts Mexico
BEST OF THE WORLD Hiroshima Animation Festival