Aeronaut
Written, directed and edited by Leon Golterman
A stop-motion animated film about ten-year-old Kevin, who dreams of becoming a pilot so he and his sister Jaimy can escape from their tyrannical father. But when Jaimy gets her hands on her brother’s brand new model airplane, the bond between the two children is put to the test.
Sales agent: Sydney Neter, SND Films
Official selection:
– Cinekid festival, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Silver prize winner
– Anima, The Brussels International Animation Film Festival 2022, Belgium*
– Kaboom Animation Festival 2022, the Netherlands
– Film Talents to Cannes, France
– Aspen Shortsfest 2022, Aspen, CO, USA*, **
– Zlín Film Festival 2022, Czech Republic
– Animafest Zagreb, 2022*, Croatia **
– Leiden International Shorts Film Fesitval 2022, The Netherlands
– VERS awards, 2022, the Netherlands
– Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, 2022, South-Korea
– Shortcutz Amsterdam 2022, the Netherlands
– Netherlands Film Festival 2022, the Netherlands
– BFI London Film Festival 2022, UK**
* Oscar® qualifying
** BAFTA qualifying
*** Canadian Screen Award qualifying
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