press release Butterflies film
Butterflies wins Jury Prize for Best Short Animation at the 23rd Cinequest
International Film Festival
Butterflies has won the Jury Prize for Best Short Animated Film at Cinequest
International Film Festival,
The Cinequest website states: “Cinequest remains one of the last big festival bastions for the discovery of new and emerging film artists. Cinequest Film Festival (CQFF) presents a dynamic 13-day event of 200 international films with over 600+ film artists, technologists, and professionals from 44 countries in attendance. Over 10,000 artists have attended CQFF to date. CQFF has an attendance of 95,000 and receives over 2000 film submissions every year.”
Butterflies premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 11th 2012. Following the premiere, Rachel Griffiths, whose voice features in the film, expressed her support of the film: “I’m so proud to have been part of such an extraordinarily crafted and wondrous short film. No doubt it will be the first in a substantial career for Isabel Peppard.”
The animation then screened at Sitges International Film Festival in
World’s top horror and fantasy film festivals. Sitges programmers described the film as "A short destined to become an instant stop motion classic.
Isabel Peppard, the Animator/Director of Butterflies says: “We are so honored to accept
this accolade from Cinequest which is not only a prestigious festival but also fiercely
independent and committed to supporting Maverick film makers and nurturing new
talent.”
Butterflies is a stop motion animation featuring fleshy, hyper-real silicon puppets voiced
by acclaimed actors Rachel Griffiths and Nicholas Hope. Directed by Isabel Peppard,
who co-wrote the script with producer Warwick Burton, Butterflies also features music by multi award-winning composer Elliott Wheeler. The film follows the first collaboration between Isabel Peppard and Warwick Burton on their animation Gloomy Valentine (2006).
Butterflies tells the tale of a young artist (CLAIRE, voiced by Rachel Griffiths) who struggles to make a living by selling drawings to passersby. A businessman (DALTON HEARST, voiced by Nicholas Hope) recognises her talents and offers her a paying
job. The prospect seems inviting but the reality threatens to kill her imagination.
Weaving Claire’s childhood memories with her contemporary life and nightmares,
Butterflies is a gothic fairytale presented in Peppard’s predominantly bleak but beautifully ornate handcrafted world.
Find out more and stay up to date with Butterflies
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ButterfliesTrailer butterfliesanimation.com from Isabel Peppard on Vimeo.