Poles Apart

Short, Animation, 12 min, 2017
written and directed by Paloma Baeza
produced by Ser En Low

Synopsis and Further Details:
In a harsh Arctic landscape, a hungry and solitary polar bear has to decide if a naïve Canadian grizzly bear is her food or her friend.

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

• WINNER: BAFTA for Best Short Animation
• WINNER: Annie Award for Best Student Film
• WINNER: British Animation Awards – Audience Choice
• WINNER: Edinburgh International Film Festival – Best British Animation
• WINNER: Rhode Island International Film Festival – Best Short Animation First Prize
• WINNER: Savannah Film Festival – Special Jury Award
• WINNER: New York’s Children International Film Festival – Audience choice
• WINNER: Cilect Prize – Best Short Animation
• WINNER: Cartoons Underground – Golden Durian “Audience Choice”
• WINNER: Anima Córdoba – Audience Choice
• NOMINATION: Royal Television Student Film Awards – Best Animation
• NOMINATION: Indy Shorts – Best Animation

SELECTED SCREENINGS

• Animafest Zagreb – World Premiere
• Palm Springs International Shortsfest – North American Premiere
• Barcelona Stop Motion Film Festival
• Anima Mundi
• Guanajuato Film Festival
• Fantoche International Animation Film Festival
• World Festival of Animated Film
• Calgary International Film Festival
• Encounters Film Festival
• Anim’est International Animation Film Festival
• Warsaw Film Festival
• Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
• Foyle Film Festival
• Underwire Festival
• Premiers Plans Film Festival
• St Louis International Film Festival
• Santa Barbara International Film Festival
• Tricky Women Film Festival