Ice Merchants
| Ice Merchants | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | João Gonzalez |
| Produced by | Bruno Caetano, Michael Proença |
| Written by | João Gonzalez |
Production company | Cola, Wild Stream |
Release date | 2022 |
Running time | 14mn |
| Country | Portugal, United Kingdom, France |
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Ice Merchants is a 2022 animated short film directed by João Gonzalez[1]. The 14-minute short about family love[2] premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival's International Critics' Week (Semaine de la Critique)[3] and has been featured in a number of international film festivals[4] receiving accolades such as the Gold Hugo award for Best Animated Short at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Plot
Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their house on a cliff to go to the village, where they sell ice.
Reception
Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world:
| Year | Festivals | Award/Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cannes International Film Festival | Leitz Cine Discovery Prize[5][6] | Won |
| Toronto International Film Festival | IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best Film[7][8] | Nominated | |
| Melbourne International Film Festival | Best Animated Short Film[9] | Won | |
| Chicago International Film Festival | Best Animated Short[10] | Won | |
| Bosphorus Film Festival | Ahmet Uluçay Grand Prize[11] | Won | |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike for Best Short Film[12] | Nominated | |
| Silver Spike for Best Short Film[13] | Won | ||
| Green Spike Special Mention for Best Short Film[13] | Won | ||
| Vila Do Conde International Short Film Festival | Best Film National Competition[14] | Won | |
| Audience Award International Competition[14] | Won | ||
| BendFilm Festival | Best Animated Short[15] | Won |
References
- ↑ ""Ice Merchants" the short film by João Gonzalez". Cartoni Online. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ Ebert, Grace (2022-04-29). "A Trailer for João Gonzalez's Animated Short 'Ice Merchants' Follows a Cliff-Jumping Father and Son". Colossal. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ "Selection 2022 | La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes". Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ Duncan, Keltie (2022-08-23). "9 Animated Shorts That Are Oscar Hopefuls For 2023". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ Lang, Jamie (2022-06-01). "'Ice Merchants' Awarded Cannes' Critics' Week Prize For Short Film". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ Duncan, Keltie (2022-08-23). "9 Animated Shorts That Are Oscar Hopefuls For 2023". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2022-08-17). "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced 'Le Pupille'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ "'The Flying Sailor', 'Ice Merchants' the animated short films of TIFF". Cartoni Online. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ "MIFF Shorts Awards". MIFF 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ "Festival Award Winners". Cinema Chicago. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ Teknoloji, H. Z. D. "Bosphorus Film Festival - Film List". BFF. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ "Ice Merchants". SEMINCI. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sandoval, Pablo; Sandoval, Pablo (2022-11-01). "'Return To Dust,' 'The Quiet Girl,' 'Eo' Win Big at Spain's Valladolid Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Awards Curtas Vila do Conde 2022". www.festival.curtas.pt. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ Film, Bend (2022-10-09). "BendFilm Announces Feature And Short Film Awards for 19th Annual BendFilm Festival". BENDFILM. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
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