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TRASH wins the Jury Prize for Best Animated Short at the Cinequest Film Festival!

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The student film TRASH, directed by Gregory Bouzid, Maxime Crançon, Robin Delaporte, Matteo Durand, Romain Fleischer, Alexis Le Ral, Margaux Lutz and Fanny Vecchie, continues to shine on the international stage. The latest accolade: the Jury Prize for Best Animated Short Film at the Cinequest Film Festival!

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A prestigious award for TRASH

Le Festival du film de Cinequest, basé en Californie, est un événement incontournable du circuit mondial du cinéma.
Réputé pour mettre en avant les talents émergents et l’innovation dans le cinéma indépendant, il offre une visibilité exceptionnelle aux œuvres primées.
Le prix du jury du meilleur court métrage d’animation est une récompense majeure pour la créativité et la qualité technique de TRASH.

A mad dash to the 2026 Oscars

This victory marks a decisive turning point for the film: TRASH can now enter the 2026 Oscars! An extraordinary springboard for directors, who see their project take a crucial step towards the most prestigious of cinematographic distinctions.

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Film Trash - ESMA 2024

An exceptional festival career

Since winning first prize at the ESMA Grand Prix in September 2024, TRASH has gone on to be selected for the biggest festivals:

  • Tokyo Anime Awards Festival
  • Cinequest Film Festival
  • PIDS
  • SHORTS – Trinationales Filmfestival Offenburg
  • Wellington Animation Film Festival
  • Florida Film Festival
  • TAAFI Toronto Animation Arts Festival International
  • Bordeaux European Short Film Festival
  • Animafest Zagreb
  • Melbourne International Animation Festival
  • In the Palace International Film Festival

An impressive journey for this breathtaking film, which follows the confrontation between a hungry rat and a brawling pigeon, fighting over a piece of pizza in a dark alley. An intense and spectacular chase that draws them into a frenzied whirlwind.

 

Congratulations to the whole team on this remarkable success! We wish them the best of luck for the rest of their festival adventure, and maybe even all the way to the Oscars!

Watch the movie teaser on our YouTube channel Esmamovies:

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