mikedesousa

Director, writer, animator: Soetkin Verstegen
Sound: Andrea Martignoni, Michał Krajczok

With the support of
Akademie Schloss Solitude, Germany
Saari Residency - Kone Foundation, Finland
Atelier 105 residency - Light Cone, France

2019

Awards:

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France, 2020 - Special Jury Prize Lab
Ann Arbor Film Festival, USA, 2020 - Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France 2020 - Jury Distinction
Fantoche International Animation Festival, Switzerland, 2020 - High Risk Award
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia, 2020 - Golden Zagreb Award
Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Noway, 2020 - Grand Prix
Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival, Bosnia, 2020 - Grand Prix
Monstra Animation Festival, Portugal, 2020 - Grand Prix
Warsaw International Animation Festival, Poland, 2020 - Grand Prix
Golden Kuker Sofia, Bulgaria, 2020 - Grand Prix
Supertoon International Animation Festival, Croatia, 2020 - Grand Prix
Black Maria Film Festival, USA, 2020 - Best Animation
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Germany, 2020 - Best Animation
Animakom Bilbao, Spain, 2020 - Jury's Special Award
Filmzeitkaufbeuren, Germany, 2020 - Innovationspreis
Toronto Arthouse Film Festival, Canada, 2020 - Best Animated Short Film
Shorts that are not pants, Canada, 2020 - Best Animated Short

Featured on:

Short of the Week:
https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/12/29/freeze-frame/
Booooooom:
https://tv.booooooom.com/2021/01/06/freeze-frame-soetkin-verstegen
Colossal:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/12/freeze-frame-soetkin-verstegen/
Stash:
https://www.stashmedia.tv/soetkin-verstegen-animates-stop-motion-ice-in-freeze-frame-short-film/
Schlosspost:
https://schloss-post.com/freeze-frame/
Animation week:
https://animation-week.com/freeze-frame/
Testkammer:
https://testkammer.com/2020/12/18/freeze-frame-2019/