Meeting MacGuffin

Meeting MacGuffin
Directed byCatya Plate
Written byCatya Plate
Produced byCatya Plate
Todd Aven
StarringRichard Steven Horvitz
Misty Lee
CinematographyCatya Plate
Edited byTodd Aven
Music byZac Zinger
Animation byCatya Plate
Release date
  • February 2, 2017 (2017-02-02)
Running time
9 minutes 58
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Meeting MacGuffin is a stop-motion animated short film written, directed and animated by Catya Plate. The film screened at the Academy Awards qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival and Rhode Island International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prize:Best Animated Short Film in Vortex Edition. It is the sequel of Hanging By A Thread and second in a trilogy of animated shorts.

Plot

In the post-apocalyptic future where humanity is no more, a group of scientists and an animated sign complete the construction of a new human race. They meet a groundhog climatologist with expertise in water renewal who prepares the Homeys for their mission to restore balance to a decimated Earth.

Voice cast

Reception

Critical response

A four star review about Meeting MacGuffin in 22nd Indiestreet.com states that "Stop motion animation is not a new thing. Quite the opposite. It's the designs of these characters and the world itself, that is really something special.", Indie Shorts Mag says that "‘Meeting MacGuffin’ Is The Best Stop-Motion, Ecological Thriller Out There!".

Accolades

Year Award Category Result
2019 Black Maria Film and Video Festival Jury's Citation Award Won
2018 Fano International Film Festival Special Jury Mention Won
2018 Blowup Film Fest Best Animation Nominated
2018 St. Francis College Women's Film Festival Best Animated Short Won
2018 Scandinavian International Film Festival Best Animated Short Won
2018 Wasteland Film festival Best Animated Film Won
2018 FilmQuest Best Animated Film Nominated
2017 Indie Fest Best Animated Film Won
2017 Rhode Island International Film Festival Best Animated Short Film Won
2017 Other Worlds Austin Best Short Production Design Won
2017 Seattle's True Independent Film Festival Best Animated Film Won

References

  1. ↑ "MEETING MACGUFFIN". brooklynfilmfestival.org. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
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  3. ↑ "HollyShorts Film Festival". hollyshorts.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "2017 FLICKERS' VORTEX SCI-FI, FANTASY & HORROR FILM FESTIVAL". film-festival.org. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Meeting MacGuffin short film". ukfilmreview.co.uk. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Meeting MacGuffin". 22indiestreet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Black Maria Film Festival List of Awards for Season 2019". blackmariafilmfestival.org. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Fano International Film Festival". fanofilmfestival.it. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  9. ↑ "2018 BFF Accepted Projects - Official Selection: Main Categories". blowupfilmfest.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  10. ↑ "3rd Annual Women's Film Festival Winners". sfc.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Winners 2018". sciff.fi. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  12. ↑ "2018 AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES". filmquestfest.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Awards of Merit July 2017". theindiefest.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Other Worlds Austin Announces 2017 Award Winners". otherworldsaustin.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  15. ↑ "2017 Award Winners (Full Program Below)". trueindependent.org. Retrieved April 12, 2019.