Schirkoa

2016 Indian film

Schirkoa

Film poster

Directed by|

* Ishan Shukla

Written by|

* Ishan Shukla

Produced by| Sharad Varma
Starring|

* Kira Buckland

Music by| Nicolas Titeux

Release date

* 8 September 2016 (2016-09-08)

Running time

| 14 minutes
Country| India
Language| English

Schirkoa (/ˈʃɜːrkoʊɑː/) 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.[3] It's the first Indian Animated short to ever qualify for the Oscars.[4] It also won the 'Best in Show' award at SIGGRAPH Asia.[5]

## Premise

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In the city of Bag-heads, a politician is torn between his career, brothels and his love for a shadowy woman.[6]

## Production

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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.[7][8][2] Although the film is made in 3D, it has a stylized 2D look that's been achieved through a number of techniques.[9]

## Accolades

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Schirkoa has been screened in over 50 film festivals all over the world. It will continue its festival run till mid 2018.[10]

List of Awards and Nominations  Year  | Award  | Category  | Result

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2017  | American Movie Awards  | Best Animated Short  | Won[11]
2017  | ARFF International  | Best of the Best  | Nominated[12]
2017  | Athens Animfest  | Special Mention  | Won[13]
2016  | Tapiales International Film Festival  | Best Animated Short  | Won[14]
2016  | SIGGRAPH Asia  | Best in Show  | Won[15]
2016  | The Great Indian Film and Literature Festival  | Best Animated Short  | Won[16]
2016  | Oaxaca Film Festival  | Best Animated Short  | Won[17]
2016  | Venice Film Week  | Best Animated Short  | Won[18]
2016  | LA Shorts Fest | Best Animated Short  | Won[3]

## Reception

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "Screen Anarchy". Archived from the original on 16 November 2016.
2. ^ a b "Animation World Network Feature". Archived from the original on 18 December 2016.
3. ^ a b "LA Shorts 2016 Winners". Archived from the original on 20 May 2017.
4. ^ "Yahoo". Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. ^ "Siggraph Asia 2016 Winners". Archived from the original on 25 November 2016.
6. ^ "Schirkoa Official Website". Archived from the original on 3 November 2016.
7. ^ "Tribune India". Archived from the original on 8 January 2017.
8. ^ "Indian Express". Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.
9. ^ "Cartoonbrew Article". Archived from the original on 6 January 2017.
10. ^ "Schirkoa Screenings". Archived from the original on 23 November 2017.
11. ^ "American Movie Awards 2017 Winners". Archived from the original on 23 April 2017.
12. ^ "ARFF Berlin Screenings". Archived from the original on 23 November 2017.
13. ^ "Athens Animfest Winners". Archived from the original on 16 January 2017.
14. ^ "Leedor Tafic Winners 2017". Archived from the original on 9 December 2016.
15. ^ "Siggraph Asia 2016 Winners". Archived from the original on 21 July 2017.
16. ^ "Hindustan Times Coverage". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
17. ^ "Rolling Stone Mexico". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016.
18. ^ "Venice Film Week 2016 Winners". Archived from the original on 6 July 2017.
19. ^ "Zippy Frames". Archived from the original on 2 January 2017.
20. ^ "Kortfilm Review". Archived from the original on 23 November 2017.
21. ^ "Cult Critic Magazine". Archived from the original on 1 February 2017.

## External links

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* Official Website
* Sound design & composer
* Schirkoa at the Internet Movie Database