Zero (2010 film)

2010 Australian film

Zero

Film poster

Directed by| Christopher Kezelos
Written by| Christopher Kezelos
Produced by| Christine Kezelos
Narrated by| Nicholas McKay
Music by| Kyls Burtland

Production
company

Zealous Creative

Release date

* 2010 (2010)

Running time

| 12:32
Country| Australia
Language| English
Budget| AUD 40,000 (estimated)

Zero is a 2010 Australian stop motion animated short film written and directed by Christopher Kezelos and produced by Christine Kezelos.

## Awards, nominations and screenings

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### Awards

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* 2010 LA Shorts Fest: Best Animation[1]
* 2010 Rhode Island International Film Festival: (tied with) First Place – Best Animation[2]
* 2010 Grand OFF – World Independent Film Awards: Best Animation[3]
* 2010 ATOM Awards: Best Animation
* 2010 Naples International Film Festival: Best Short Film
* 2010 Flickerfest International Film Festival: Best Achievement in Sound
* 2010 Australian Cinematographers Society: Golden Tripod – Experimental & Specialised (National)
* 2009 Australian Cinematographers Society: Gold Award – Experimental & Specialised (NSW/ACT)
* 2010 Bondi Short Film Festival: Best Script
* 2010 Bondi Short Film Festival: Best Design
* 2011 Shorts Film Festival: Bronze Award
* 2011 Lady Filmmakers Film Festival: Ladies Kick Butt
* 2011 Sandfly Film Festival: Best Animation
* 2011 Sandfly Film Festival: Best Australian Short
* 2011 Sandfly Film Festival: Best at Sandfly

### Nominations

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* 2010 AFI Awards: Nominated for Best Short Animation
* 2010 Inside Film Awards: Nominated for Best Short Animation
* 2010 APRA Screen Music Awards: Nominated for Best Music in a Short Film
* 2010 Australian Screen Sound Awards: Nominated for Best Sound in an Animated Short Film or Program

### Screenings

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* 2010 Palm Springs International ShortFest & Film Market: Official Selection
* 2010 Savannah Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Hiroshima International Animation Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Seoul International Cartoon Animation Festival: Official Selection (SICAF Choice)
* 2010 Anima Mundi International Animation Festival of Brazil: Official Selection (Panorama) – 2010 Bradford Animation Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 St Kilda Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Lucania Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Australian Effects and Animation Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Anim’est International Animation Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Bumbershoot – Seattle Music & Arts Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 North Country Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 ANIMANIMA – International Festival of Animation: Official Selection (Panorama)
* 2010 Anaheim International Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Foyle Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Animated Dreams Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Etudia&Anima Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Dawn Breakers International Film Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Open Media Festival: Official Selection
* 2010 Adelaide Film Festival: Official Selection

## References

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1. ^ LA Short Fest Awards 2010 Archived 12 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ 2010 RIFF Awards
3. ^ 2010 Grand OFF Awards Archived 1 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Official Homepage
* Zero at IMDb