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In this award-winning film written and directed by Hisko Hulsing, a man is robbed and stabbed on a metro train. As he lays dying, a friendship from his youth flashes before his eyes.
The rich visual effect of the animation has been created by the use of oil paint on canvas.
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AWARDS for JUNKYARD:
Grand Prize – Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada
Audience Award – Stuttgart Festival of Animated Films, Germany
Grand Prize – SICAF, South-Korea
Grand Prix Dutch Animation – Holland Animation Film Festival
Animation Jury’s Grand Prix – Magnolia Award – Shanghai TV Festival, China
Blue Sky Studios Award for Best Animation – Woodstock Film Festival, USA
Best Animated Short – St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, USA
FX Animation Award – Mecal International Short Film Festival Barcelona, Spain
VNAP Craftsmanship Award – Holland Animation Film Festival
Best Animation Award – International Short Film Festival Lille, France
Audience Award – Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival, The Netherlands
Audience Award – Asheville Cinema Festival, USA
Best Dutch Motion Design Award 2012 – Playgrounds Festival, The Netherlands
Animpact Special Prize – Animpact Max 2012, South Korea
Best Animation Award – Fargo Film Festival, USA
Best International Short Film – UNCIPAR, Argentina
Best of The Fest – Northwest Animation Festival, Portland Oregon, USA
Grand Prix – Neum Animated Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Best Short Film (15 – 60 minuts) – Anifest, Czech Republic
Best Short Film – Rabbitfest, Italy
Audience Award for Best Animated Short – Spokane International Film Festival, USA
Best Professional Film – Zwols Animatie Film Festival, Netherlands
Special Mention – TAAFI , Canada
Nominated for Best Animated Short – Raindance Film Festival
Nominated for a Golden Calf for Best Short – Nederlands Film Festival, Netherlands
Official Dutch Entry for the Oscar for Best Animated Short 2013
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