2020: Alestorm

Client: Napalm Records
Tutor(s): Simon Norton, Aaron McLoughlin

Brief: As part of the Covid 19 restrictions on classes we have run this studio to keep students engaged with animation production. The brief was to create the official music video for metal band ‘Alestorm’ (Napalm Records). Enjoy “Shit Boat”.

Warning: Content May Offend

- Winner - Best Australian Music Video -  AniMate Animation Festival, Sydney Australia 2022 

- Winner - Best Music Video - Animation Studio Festival, Paris France – Spring 2021 

- Winner - Best Animated - International Music Video Underground, Paris France - Sep 2020 

- Winner - Silver Medal: Music Video Short - UK Seasonal Short Film Festival, London UK – Spring 2021 

- Winner - Honorable Mention: Music Video - Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic - Sep 2020 

- Finalist – Infierno en los Andes Fest, Puno Peru 

- Semi-Finalist – International Music Video Awards, London UK 

- Semi-Finalist – Munich Music Video Awards, Germany 

- Semi-Finalist – Rome Music Video Awards, Italy 

- Nominee – Berlin Music Video Awards, Germany 

- Official Selection – Anibar International Animation Festival, Kosovo 

- Official Selection – Animafilm International Animation Festival, Baku Azerbaijan 

- Official Selection – Animakom Fest Bilbao International Animation Community Festival, Spain 

- Official Selection – Animart Festival, Hydra Greece 

- Official Selection – Animated Expressions Expo, France 

- Official Selection – Animest International Animation Festival, Romania 

- Official Selection – Audio Shoot International Music Video & Film Festival, Ireland 

- Official Selection – Bogota Music Video Festival, Colombia 

- Official Selection – Brighton Rocks Film Festival, UK 

- Official Selection – Canlandıranlar International Animation Film Festival, Turkey 

- Official Selection – Der Phantastische Trashfilm Festival, Germany 

- Official Selection – Detmold International Short Film Festival, Germany 

- Official Selection – Drunken Film Festival, Bradford UK 

- Official Selection – El Ojo Iluso Animation Film Festival, Venezuela 

- Official Selection – Fargo Film Festival, North Dakota USA 

- Official Selection – Feel The Reel International Film Festival, Glasgow Scotland 
- Official Selection – Festival Biennial of Animation Bratislava, Slovakia 

- Official Selection – FILM LOT The Film Club Australia, Melbourne Australia 

- Official Selection – Fixion Fest Fantastic & Horror Film Festival, Santiago Chile 

- Official Selection – Golden FEMI Festival, Bulgaria 
- Official Selection – International Film Festival Akrobat, Russia 

- Official Selection – Leiden Shorts, Netherlands 

- Official Selection – Los Angeles Animation Festival, Los Angeles USA 

- Official Selection – Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia 

- Official Selection – Moinho Cine Fest, Matosinhos Portugal 

- Official Selection – Monsterflix Awards, Prague Czech Republic 

- Official Selection – Ravenheart International Film Festival, Norway 

- Official Selection – Rock This Town Music Film Festival, France 

- Official Selection – Roma Creative Contest, Italy 

- Official Selection – Tlanchana Fest Film and Digital Art Festival, Mexico