MOTHER TONGUE

Synopsis

A man receives an audio cassette from his family overseas. Their voices measure the real and imaginary distance between them.

Awards

Winner of Best Australian Film, Melbourne International Animation Festival 2003 Winner of Best Animation, St Kilda Short Film Festival Australia 2003 Highly Commended, Sydney Film Festival Dendy Awards 2003 Australian Film Institute Award Nominee 2003 (Best Animation) Bradford Animation Festival Award Nominee 2003 (Best Non-Professional Film)

Festivals

Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France 2003 Liepzig International Documentary and Animated Film Festival, Canada 2003 Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal 2003 Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada 2003 Anumamundi International Animation Festival, Brazil 2003 Brief Encounters Animation Festival, UK 2003 Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, USA 2003 Chicago International ChildrenĀ¹s Film Festival, USA 2003 Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival, South Korea 2003 Foyle Film Festival, Ireland 2003 Interfilm Berlin, Germany 2003 BAMKids International Film Festival, USA 2004 Stuttgart International Animation Festival, Germany 2004 New York International ChildrenĀ¹s Film Festival, USA 2004 Flickerfest Short Film Festival, Australia 2004 Melbourne International Animation Festival 2003 St Kilda Short Film Festival Australia 2003 Sydney Film Festival 2003 Bradford Animation Festival Awards 2003

Year: 2002

Country: Australia

Producer: Lea Croyden, Ann Shenfield

Director: Susan Kim