SYNOPSIS
Based on a 150-word poem by Ron Koertge, “Negative Space” is a short animated film that depicts a father-and-son relationship through the art of packing a suitcase.
FILM
TRAILER
CREDITS
Director / Writer: Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata
Production: Nidia Santiago & Edwina Liard
Co-production: Jean-Louis Padis
Original poem: Ron Koertge
Set Decoration: Ru Kuwahata, Marion Lacourt, Victoria Tanto, Max Porter
Puppets: Ru Kuwahata, Satoru Yoshida, Tomas Gebcyznski, Max Porter
Animation lead: Sylvain Derosne
Additional animation: Eric Montchaud, Ru Kuwahata
Cinematography lead: Nadine Buss
Additional cinematography: Simon Gesrel, Max Porter
Production / Post-production management: Nidia Santiago & Edwina Liard
Production Assistants: Philippe Baranzini, Walid Païenda, Fred Borja, Lucile Pellerin, Maxime Lebalanc, Juluien Renrad, Willy Fair
Post-Production: Max Porter, Sami Guellai, Pierre Morin, Ru Kuwahata
Editing: Max Porter
Music & Sound Design:Bram Meindersma **posée et enregistrée avec le soutien de la SACEM en association avec Ciclic
Voice:Albert Birney
Voice Recording: Keviln Hill, CAS
Color Grade:Thibaut Pétillon
Sound Mix: Matthieu Langlet
—Studio Providers—
Voice recording facility: Studio Unknown
Decoration: Ciclic Animation
Puppets: Moving Puppets
Animation: Ikki Inc., Manuel Cam Studio, Tiny Inventions
Post production: Ciclic Animation, Ikki Inc.
Color correction: Royal Post
Sound mix: Eclair
Typography: YouWorkForThem
Insurance: Gras Savoye
Bank: CIC
Accountant: Lebrun Audiovisual
Distribution: Miyu Distribution
Publicist: Fumi Kitahara
—Funding—
Avec la participation du Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée – Contribution Financière
Avec la participation d’Arte France – Unité de Programmes Cinéma
Avec le soutien de la Mairie de Paris en partenariat avec le CNC
Avec le soutien du CNC (Nouvelles Technologies en Production)
Avec le soutien de la Procirep et de l’Angoa
Puffin Foundation Ltd.
Marcella Brenner Grants for Faculty Research Development from Maryland Institute College of Art
La Maison des scénaristes
Negative Space has been supported in production by Ciclic-Région Centre Val de Loire, in association with the CNC. It has benefited of the support for original music creation by the SACEM in association with Ciclic. It has been hosted in Vendôme (France) from June 2nd to September 2nd, 2016, and from December 1st to January 31st, 2017. Ciclic is a public institution for cultural cooperation created by the Centre-Val de Loire Region and the French State. www.ciclic.fr.
Year: 2017
Country: FRANCE
© Ikki Films / MANUEL CAM Studio / Ikki Inc.
FESTIVALS
Nomination for Best Animated Short Film: 90th Academy Awards, US (‘18)
Pre selection: Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma – César, France(‘18)
Nomination for Best Animated Short Subject: Annie Awards, US (‘18)
Grand Prix: International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao ZINEBI, Spain (’17)
Grand Prix: Anima Mundi, Brazil (’17)
Prix Emile-Reynaud : Association française du cinéma d’animation (‘17)
Grand Prix: Krok Animation Festival, Ukraine (’17)
Grand Prix: Taichung Int Animation Festival, Taiwan (’17)
Grand Prix: Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Greece (’17)
Grand Prix: ReAnimania – International Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan, Armenia(‘17)
Grand Prix: Monstra, Portugal (‘18)
Grand Prix: Multivision Festival, Russia (’17)
Grand Prix: Xiamen International Animation Festival, China (‘17)
Grand Prix: Indie Júnior Allianz Festival, Portugal (‘18)
Grand Prix: Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Japan (‘18)
Grand Prix: Cyprus Animation Festival, Cyprus (‘18)
Grand Prix (Short Film): Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, US (‘18)
Grand Prix (Short FIlm): International Film Festival of Uruguay, Uruguay (’18)
Grand Prix (Short FIlm): Stopmotion Our Fest, Argentina (‘18)
Grand Prix (Short): Chilemonos, Chile (‘18)
Grand Prix (Prix Bernard Jubard):Ciné-Rencontres de Prades, France (‘18)
Grand Prix: Animation NOW!, New Zealand (‘18)
Grand Prix: AnimaSyros, Greece (‘18)
Grand Prix in Animation /Le prix Boutique:Courts Métrages de la Côte Bleue, France (‘19)
Best international short film: 3D Wire, Spain (’17)
Best International Short Film: Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taiwan (’17)
Best International Short film: Festival international du Film de Nancy, France (‘18)
Best Animated Short: KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival, the Netherlands (’17)
Best Animated Short: DC Independent Film Festival, US (‘18)
Best Animated Short: Arizona Film Festival, US (‘18)
Best Animated Short: Richmond International Film Festival, US (‘18)
Best Animated Short: Walla Walla Movie Crush, US (‘18)
Best Animated Short: Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, USA (‘17)
Best Animated Short: Lahore International Children’s Film Festival
Best Animated Short: Provincetown International Film Festival, US (‘18)
Best Animated Short: International Children’s Film Festival of Jaipur, India (‘18)
Best Animation Short: Festival Inventa un Film Lenola Film Festival, Italy (‘18)
Best Animation Short: International Kids Film Festival, India (‘18)
Best Animation: Tampere Film Festival, Finland (‘18)
Best Animation: Festival du Film Court en Armagnac, France (’17)
Best Animation: Festival du Film de Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France (’17)
Best Animation: Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne, France (‘17)
Best Animation: Et Cultura, US (‘17)
Best Animation: Catacumba Film Festival, Spain (‘17)
Best Animation: New Hampshire Film Festival, US (’17)
Best Animation: Corti Da Sogni International Short Film Festival, Italy (‘18)
Best Animation: Rincon International Film Festival, Puerto Rico (‘18)
Best Animation: International Short Film Festival Radio City, Spain (‘18)
Best Animation: Figari Film Fest, Italy (‘18)
Best Animation: DC Shorts Film Festival, US (‘18)
Best Animation: Betina Film Festival, Croatia (‘18)
Best Animation (Golden River): River Film Festival, Italy (‘18)
Best Animation: Sapporo Int Short Film Festival, Japan (‘18)
Best Animation: Way Down Film Festival, US (‘18)
Best Animation: UK Film Festival, UK (‘18)
Best Animation Jury Award: Stop Motion Barcelona Short Film Festival, Spain (’17)
Best Professional film : Festival Stop Motion Montreal, Canada (‘18)
Best Animation Award by Professional Jury: The Budapest Short International Film Festival, Hungary (’17)
Best Animation Award by Student Jury: The Budapest Short International Film Festival, Hungary (’17)
Best Animation Award by Student Jury: Festival Européen du Court Métrage de Bordeaux, France (‘18)
Best Stop Motion Award: SPARK ANIMATION, Canada (’17)
Best Stop Motion Animated Film: Animotion Film Festival, Italy (‘18)
Best International Short Film: Dublin Animation Film Festival, Ireland (‘17)
Best International Animation Film: Festival of Animation Berlin, Germany (‘18)
Best International Animation: Rural Film Fest– El Edén de La Mancha, Spain (‘18)
Best sound track/ use of foley: Dublin Animation Film Festival, Ireland (‘17)
Best Animation Technique : Anima Mundi, Brazil (’17)
Best Picture: Literally Short Film Festival, US (‘18)
1st place / Animation: USA Film Festival, US (‘18)
1st place of Independent Films category: ASIFA-East, US (‘18)
1st Prize (short animation): Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, US (‘18)
WINNER Children’s Choice – 7 & Up Saturday: Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival, US (‘18)
Winner: Doc SunBack, US (‘18)
BEST FILM made FOR TIER 13-18 yo: Adelaide International Youth Film Festival, Australia (‘18)
Audience Award: Fantoche, Switzerland (’17)
Audience Award: Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland (’17)
Audience Award: New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Japan (’17)
Audience Award: Austin Film Festival, USA (‘17)
Audience Award: VOID, Denmark (‘18)
Audience Award: Monstra, Portugal (‘18)
Audience Award: Rincon International Film Festival, Puerto Rico (‘18)
Audience Award: Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany (‘18)
Audience Award: Tabor Film Festival, Croatia (‘18)
Audience Award (Best Competing Short): Art Film Fest Kosice, Slovakia (‘18)
Audience Award: DC Shorts Film Festival, US (‘18)
Audience Award: Festival Chacun son Court, France (‘18)
Audience Award: New Orleans Film Festival, US (‘18)
2nd Prix Audience Award: Ciné Court Animé Roanne, France (‘18)
Prix Fipresci : Annecy Animation Festival, France (’17)
André-Martin Special Distinction for a French Short Film: Annecy Animation Festival, France (’17)
Prix Movistar+ : UniFrance, France (’17)
Prix Ur Sveriges : UniFrance, France (’17)
Excellence Award: Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan (‘18)
le Prix des Cinglés du Cinéma: Trois Jours Trop Courts, France (‘18)
Best Script Award: Animakom Festival, Spain (‘18)
Best Direction: Animage, Brazil (‘18)
Best Editing: The Jefferson State Flixx Fest, US (‘18)
Prix de scénario (Script Award): Le Court Nous Tient, France (‘18)
Judge & Audience Award (Competition 2): London International Animation Festival, UK (‘17)
Jury Award (International Competition 2): Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia (‘18)
Audience Award (International Competition 2): Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia (‘18)
The Special prize: Insomnia Film Festival, Russia (’17)
Special Jury Distinction: Animanima, Serbia (’17)
Jury special prize: Indie-AniFest, South Korea (’17)
Special Jury award for best storytelling: Linoleum Animation Festival, Ukraine (’17)
Special Jury Award: New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Japan (’17)
Special Jury Award by Student Judges: Int Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Poland (’17)
Special Mention: Encounters Film Festival, UK (’17)
Special Mention: Pixelatl, Mexico (’17)
Special Mention: Animatou, Switzerland (’17)
Special Mention: Anima Cordoba Int Animation Festival, Argentina (’17)
Special Mention: CRAFT International Animation Festival, Indonesia (‘17)
Special Mention: CutOut Festival, Mexico (’17)
Special Mention: Cinema Forum, Poland (’17)
Special Mention: Interfilm Berlin, Germany (‘17)
Special Mention: Taos Shortz Film Fest, US (‘18)
Special Mention: Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey (‘18)
Special Mention: International Animation Film Festival Tindirinidis, Lithuania (‘17)
Special Mention: O!PLA Animation Festival, Poland (‘18)
Special Mention: Animafest Zagreb, Croatia (‘18)
Special Mention: Festival du Film de Fontenay-le-Comte, France (‘18)
Honorable Mention: Split Film Festival, Croatia (’17)
Honorable Mention: Fargo Film Festival, US (‘18)
Honorable Mention: AnimArte Festival, Brazil (‘19)
Women In Animation Special Mention-Independent: ASIFA-East, US (‘18)
Outstanding Selection: Kaohsiung Film Festival International Short Film Competition, Taiwan (’17)
2nd Prize in Animation: Mecal, Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, Spain (‘18)
Silver in Short Animation: AEAF Awards, Australia (‘18)
3nd Prize: Animator, Poland (‘18)
Excellence in Design merit award: ASIFA-East, US (‘18)
Here Kitty Kitty Prize: Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival, USA (‘18)
Le prix PALOMA : Festival Nîmes en Court, France (‘19)
FESTIVALS (competition):
Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK (’17)
Valencia Int Film Festival Cinema Jove, Spain (’17)
Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, Korea (’17)
Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland (’17)
Lille International Short Film Festival, France(’17)
Filmets Badalona Film Festival, Spain (’17)
Sequence Short Film Festival, France (’17)
Wiesbaden International Weekend of Animation, Germany (’17)
Ottawa Int Animation Festival, Canada (’17)
Viborg Animation Festival, Denmark (’17)
SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Spain (’17)
Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Norway (’17)
San Diego Asian Film Festival, US (’17)
Istanbul Comics & Art Festival, Turkey (’17)
Anim’est, Romania
Mar del Plata IFF-Argentina, Argentina (’17)
Sedicicorto International Film Festival, Italy (’17)
FARCUME-Festival de Curtas-Metragens de Faro, Portugal (’17)
Big Cartoon Festival, Russia (’17)
Cinanima, Portugal (’17)
Hamptons International Film Festival, US (’17)
Kurzfilm Spiele, Germany (’17)
Athens International Film Festival, Greece (’17)
Manchester Animation Festival, UK (’17)
TOFUZI animation festival, Georgia (’17)
Festival International du Film Francophone, Germany (’17)
Kinofest Film Festival, Romania (’17)
Bit Bang Fest, Argentina (’17)
Festival du film français Prague, Czech (’17)
Animated Dreams Int Animation Film Festival, Estonia (’17)
St. Louis International Film Festival, US (’17)
Catacumba Film Festival, Spain (’17)
Whistler Film Festival, Canada (‘17)
Bogotá Short Film Festival, Columbia (‘17)
Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt Germany (‘17)
Courts-Bouillon, France(‘17)
Paris Courts Devant, France (‘17)
Balkanima – European Animated Film Festival,Serbia(‘17)
Ciudad de Soria – Certamen Internacional de Cortos, Spain(‘17)
Grenada Afterglow Film Festival, USA(‘17)
Festival Européen de Lille, France(‘17)
Animateka, Slovenia (‘17)
Les Sommets du cinéma d’animation, Canada (‘17)
Fresh off the grill film festival, USA (’17)
Smile Int’l Film Festival for Children & Youth, India (‘17)
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Greece (‘17)
TISFF – Thess International Short Film Festival ,Greece (‘17)
Zinexín – Muestra de Cine de La Roda, Spain (‘17)
Toyama International Film Festival, Japan(‘18)
Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden (’18)
ShorTS International Film Festival, Italy (’18)
Indie Lisboa, Portugal (‘18)
Oxford Film Festival, US (‘18)
Ciné Poème, France (‘18)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France (‘18)
Anima Bruxelles, Belgium (‘18)
Providence Children’s Film Festival, US (‘18)
Short Waves Festival, Poland (‘18)
Boulder International Film Festival, US (‘18)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, US (’18)
New York International Children’s Film Festival, US (‘18)
Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany (‘18)
Annapolis Film Festival, US (‘18)
Tricky Women International Animation Film Festival, Austria (‘18)
Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne, France (’18)
Festival national du film d’animation, France (‘18)
Animac, Spain (‘18)
Regard, Canada (’18)
GLAS Animation Festival, US (‘18)
Jouy-en-Josas, France (‘18)
Compétition Internationale du Court-métrages d’Animation du FICAM, Morocco (’18)
Leeds Young Film Festival, UK (’18)
Cleveland International Film Festival, US (’18)
Florida Film Festival, US (’18)
Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival, Germany (’18)
KIKI International Film Festival for Kids, Croatia (’18)
Czech Republic International Festival of Animated Films, Czech (’18)
Atlanta Film Festival, US (‘18)
Go Short- International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (‘18)
BioBioCine, Chile (‘18)
San Francisco International Film Festival, US (‘18)
Sonoma International Film Festival, US (‘18)
Athens Animfest, Greece (‘18)
Sarasota Film Festival, US (‘18)
Leiria Film Festival, Portugal (‘18)
Rosewell Film Festival, US (‘18)
Aspen Shortsfest, US (‘18)
Festival d’Animation de Pontarlier, France (‘18)
Sunscreen Film Festival, US (‘18)
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, US (‘18)
Dakota Film Festival, US(‘18)
Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium (‘18)
Newport Beach Film Festival, US (‘18)
La Guarimba, Italy (‘18)
Supertoon- Int Animation Festival, Croatia (‘18)
NorthWestFest, Canada (‘18)
Leiden International Film Experience, Netherlands (‘18)
The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway (‘18)
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada (‘18)
Euganea Film Festival, Italy (‘18)
Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine (‘18)
Fest Anca Int Animation Festival, Slovakia (‘18)
Festival International Cinéma en liberté, France (‘18)
Conscious Cartoons, Int Animation Film Festival, US (‘18)
Nantucket Film Festival, US (‘18)
Doc SunBack, US (‘18)
World Festival of Animated Film, Varna, Bulgaria (‘18)
Plein la Bobine, France (‘18)
Pula Film Festival, Croatia (‘18)
Oaxaca Film Fest, Mexico (‘18)
Animation Volda Festival, Norway (‘18)
Reel 2 Reel Festival, Canada (‘18)
Flatpack Film Festival, UK (‘18)
Sydney Film Festival, Australia (‘18)
Bolton Film Festival, UK (‘18)
Palm Springs International ShortFest, US (‘18)
Int Animation Festival HIROSHIMA, Japan (‘18)
Future Film Festival, Italy (‘18)
Rolan International Film Festival For Children and Youth, Armenia (‘18)
Festival du Film Court de Grenoble, France (‘18)
Indie Street Film Festival, US (‘18)
Oderkurz-Filmspektakel, Germany (‘18)
Festival des nouveaux cinémas, France (‘18)
Macon Film Festival, US (‘18)
Animation Block Party, US (‘18)
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, US (‘18)
Palm Springs Int Animation Festival, US (‘18)
Brasil Stop Motion, Brezil (‘18)
Ajyal Youth Film Festival, Quatar (‘18)
Go Short, the Netherlands (‘18)
Anibar, Kosovo (‘18)
SHIFT Film Festival, the Netherlands (‘18)
Almagro Int’l Film Festival, Spain (‘18)
Northwest Animation Festival, US (‘18)
The Quarantine Film Festival, Bulgaria (‘18)
Nashville Film Festival US (‘18)
FMK – International Short Film Festival Pordenone, Italy (‘18)
SOMA Film Festival ,US (‘18)
CFFS – Children’s Film Festival Seattle, US (‘18)
Projection de courts-métrages, France (‘18)
Festival Un mes corto, Uruguay (‘18)
FIAV – Festival International d’Art Vidéo de Casablanca, Morocco (‘18)
Construction Festival, Ukraine (‘18)
Best of International Short Films Festival , France (‘18)
Savannah Film Festival, US (‘18)
Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, US (‘18)
Festival du court-métrage de Vélizy-Villacoubay, France) (‘18)
Zinetxiki Zinemaldia – Festival Internacional de Cine Infantil y Juvenil, Spain (‘18)
InDPanda International Film Festival, China (‘18)
Sharjah International Children Film Festival, UAE (‘18)
Faites des courts, France (‘18)
look&roll – Ausgabe des internationalen Kurzfilmfestivals,Switzerland (‘18)
Batroun mediterranean Film Festival, Lebanon(‘18)
New Orleans Film festival, US (‘18)
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec, Canada (‘18)
Show me Shorts, New Zealand (‘18)
Festival international de cinéma et d’art de Percé, Canada (‘18)
Salute Your Shorts Film Festival, US (‘18)
ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Münster|Berlin, Germany (‘18)
Festival du film d’animation pour la jeunesse de Bourg-en-Bresse, France (‘18)
Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Australia (‘18)
The Smalls Film Festival, UK (‘18)
Beijing Int Short Film Festival, China (‘18)
Leeds International Film Festival, UK (‘18)
IndieCork Festival, Ireland (‘18)
Slemani Int Film Festival, Iraq (‘18)
Pancevo Film Festival, Serbia (‘18)
Byron Bay International Film Festival, Australia (‘18)
Animation Nights New York, US (‘18)
Courts-Bouillon, France (‘18)
Grain à démoudre, France (‘18)
Concorto Film Festival, Italy (‘18)
Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival, US (‘18)
Festival court en Scène, France (‘18)
Schnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival, Switzerland (‘18)
Festival International de courts métrages Images en Vues, Canada (‘18)
ALCINE – Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares / Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (‘18)
Leuven Short Film Festival, Belgium (‘18)
Flensburg Short Film Festival, Germany (‘18)
Roshd International Film festival, Iran (‘18)
Abycine International Film Festival, Spain (‘18)
Salida Film Festival, US (‘18)
Animasivo, Mexico (‘18)
London Film Week, UK (‘18)
Moscow Animation Marathon, Russia (‘18)
Festival de Valenton, France (‘19)
Antarctic Short, Documentary and Animation Film Festival, Antarctica (‘19)
Gadabout Film Fest Program, US (‘19)
Shahr International Film Festival, Iran (‘19)
Slum Film Festival, Kenya (‘19)
Heathcote Film Festival, Australia (‘19)
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, US (‘19)
Inward Eye Film Festival, UK (‘19)
Festival << Fleury fait son cinéma >>, France (‘19)
SCREENINGS (out-of-competition):
Festival Tournez-Court, France (’17)
Pluk de Nacht Open Air Film Festival, Netherlands (’17)
Cardiff Animation Night, UK (’17)
Animatic, Spain (’17)
Animation is Film Festival, US (’17)
Les Forum des Images- selection from Annecy Animation Fest, France (’17)
Cinéma des Cinéastes “Avant-Premières” , France (’17)
Automata animation screening in LA, US (’17)
Film Columbia, US (’17)
Kloosterkino, Netherlands (’17)
Best of Annecy- Bucheon Int’l Animation Festival, South Korea (’17)
São Paulo Short Film Festival, Brazil (‘17)
Sifestival, Greece (‘17)
Festival Fenêtres sur courts (France)
Projection Arte – Cinémathèque, France (‘17)
Gezici Festival on Wheels, Turkey (‘17)
Sweat & Tears, Germany(‘17)
NPA Conseil Colloquium, France (‘17)
Festival Bois Noirs – Projection Court-Forêt, France (‘17)
Something Wild Film Festival, US (‘17)
Cinéma Indépendant de Paris, France (‘17)
French Cinepanorama, Hong Kong (‘17)
Cape Ann Cinema -”we are real movies, too”, US (‘17)
Anilogue, Hungry * Best of Fantoche Film Festival (‘17)
Court c’est Court, Cinambule, France (’17)
Schlingel- International Film Festival for Children and Long Audience, Germany (’17)
Big Cartoon Festival, Russia (‘18) – local edition special screening
ANNY: Animation Nights New York, US (‘18)
Light Year Monthly Video Projection Series, US (‘18)
Hong Kong International Film Festival, summer program, HK (‘18)
AKFA Animierter Kurzfilm Abend, Germany (‘18)
Oh So Slow, Indonesia (‘18)
Bates Film Festival, US (‘18)
Focus on French Cinema, US (‘18)
International Short Film Week Regensburg, Germany (‘18)
Animation Dingle, Ireland (‘18)
Le festival d’un jour, France (’18)
Ars Electronica Animation Festival, Austria (‘18)
Festival Dr Mabuse , Spain (‘18)
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine (‘18)
Riverrun International Film Festival, US (‘18)
DETOURS EN CINECOURT, France (‘18)
Fredrikstad Animation Festival- Kulturhuset Oscars nomination screening, Norway (‘18)
Indie Anifest Japan Tour, Japan (‘18)
Viborg Animation Festival, Denmark (‘18)
Guelph Film Festival (Canada)
Cinematómico (Mexico)
Kino Nische, Switzerland (‘18)
Animation Night in a pub, UK (‘18)
Les Courts du vendredi – Le Zoom, France (‘18)
Soirée de projection de courts-métrages organisée par des étudiants de la Technische Universität Ilmenau,Germany (‘18)
Night of Museums – Museum of Communication, Switzerland (‘18)
Best Films of the Wiesbaden Animation Festival 2017 – German Film Museum, Germany (‘18)
InterAnima – Festival de Cinema de Animação e Interatividade, Brazil (‘18)
Programme Best of Shorts of the Year – Association culturelle Cinématte, Switzerland (‘18)
cellu l’art Kurzfilmfestival Jena,Germany (‘18)
Imaginaria – Festival de titeres e imagen en movimiento, Spain (‘18)
La Truca – Festival Internacional de Animación, Colombia (‘18)
Ulju Mountain Film Festival, South Korea (‘18)
Stop Lover Festival, Argentina (‘18)
Green Mountain Film Festival, US (‘18)
Pulski Filmski Festival, Croatia (‘18)
Spike & Mike’s Sick and Twisted Animation Festival, US (‘18)
Rencontres Cinéma de Pézenas, France (‘18)
Werkspoorkathedraal Festival, Netherlands(‘18)
La Balade des Courts – Les Rencontres du Court-Métrage de Bourg-en-Bresse, France (‘18)
Rooftop Films Summer Series, US (‘18)
Rochester International Children’s Film Festival, US(‘18)
Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival, US(‘18)
L’Extra Court, France (‘18)
MONSTRA decentralization programme, Portugal (‘18)
Le Cinéma français aujourd’hui au Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan (‘18)
Opening night of Focus, arthouse filmtheatre Arnhem, Netherlands(‘18)
Cinema Lliure a la Platja , Spain (‘18)
Simon Fraser university library, Canada (‘18)
Tournée Coups de coeur du festival REGARD – Festival International du court-métrage au Saguenay, Canada (‘18)
Programme Best of Tampere Film Festival – Kiasma Theatre Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Finland(‘18)
Programme The Best Selection from New Chitose 2017, Japan(‘18)
Summer film programme on animation curated by the Hong Kong International Film Festival – Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts, HK (‘18)
Projection de courts-métrages – Salle de concert Zebulon, US (‘18)
Pre-Oscar party – Georgetown Club of Los Angeles, US(‘18)
Programmation d’avant-programmes – Cinéma Le Majestic et Le Métropole, France (‘18)
Programme Best animations of 2017 – Cinéma Kino BODO, Poland (‘18)
il Cinemino, Italy (‘18)
Projection de courts-métrages – Association Néoux-Rencontres, France(‘18)
French shorts programme – IFC Center ,USA (‘18)
Projection en avant-séance – National Amusements, UK (‘18)
Big Animation Night, Russia(‘18)
VDNk Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy – KARO Summer Cinema Theatre,Russia (‘18)
Péniche Cinéma, France (‘18)
Programme Best of Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival – Sebastopol Center for the Arts ,US (‘18)
Introfestival – Radboud University Nijmegen,Netherlands (‘18)
Kunstnacht (Night of the Art), Netherlands (‘18)
Short Break,Sweden (‘18)
Et Cultura screening at Hideaway Cafe and Listening Room, FL, US (‘18)
Corti in Cortile Film Festival, Italy (‘18)
Stuttgart Int Festival of Animated Film “Best of” tour, Germany (‘18-19)
Filmfest Dresden- screening in Nikozi, Georgia (‘18)
Europanorama short film tour, EU (‘18-19)
Stop motion Animation Festival, Japan (’18)
Festival du Film Court de Grenoble – best of fest edition, France (‘18)
Animation Day (Animasyros), Greece (‘18)
Festival du Cinéma européen – special public program, France (‘18)
The Institute of Comtemporary Art of Boston- “Holiday Vacation Week” program, USA (‘18)
La Fête du court métrage, France (‘19)
Oscar Shorts program- curated by Leevandia Entertainment in Moscow, Russia (‘19)
Brussels Short Film Festival – plein-air, Belgium (‘19)
BrenTooNico, Italy (‘19)
Tonko House Animation Festival, Japan (‘19)
La Vilette, France (‘19)
The 19th Japanese FIlm Festival Nippon Connection, Germany (‘19)
Kulturverein Schneverdingen e.V., Germany (‘19)
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore (‘19)
Singapore International Film Festival -Children’s Season Young Cinema programme, Singapore (‘19)
Manhattan Bridge Anchorage Archway exhibition Brooklyn, US (‘19)
Metropolis Cultural Association 0 Open Air Cinema, Romania (‘19)
Konstanzer kurx. Film spiele “A Best of 15 years”, Germany (‘19)
New Chitose Airport Int Animation Festival – Best selection screening, Japan (‘19)
SFO Museum, US (‘19)
Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, Netherlands (‘19)
STILLS
PRESS
Motionographer (2019)
Le Polyester, France (2019)
Colossal (2019)
Cartoon Brew (2019)
Short of the Week (2019)
Zippy Frames (2019)
Testkammer, Germany (2018)
Film Festival Life (2018)
Le Polyester, FR (2018)
月刊事業構想(Gekkan Jigyou Kousou) (2018)
Stop Motion Geek (2018)
Asahi Newspaper part 01 and part 02, JP(2018)
MovieMaker(2018)
No Film School (2018)
The Guardian (2018)
Casa Brutus (2018)
Center for Asian American Media (2018)
AWN- I have a question by Chris Robinson (2018)
Bmore Art (2018)
Back Story (2018)
Nichi Bei Weekly(2018)
Film Festivals(2018)
Indie Wire (2018) – written by Bill Desowitz
Animation World Network (2018)
Variety (2018) – written by Ellen Wolff
Slant(2018)
Cartoon Brew(2018)
Now Toronto (2018)
The CAP TIMES (2018)
The Washington Post (2018)
Cinemablogapher (2018)
Animation Scoop (2018)
La Brasserie du Court (Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (2018)
IndieWire (2018) – written by Kate Erbland
Film Journal, (2018)
MY AJC, US (2018)
IndieWire, US (2018)
Santa Barbara Independent, US (2018)
Little Black Book, US (2018)
Arty Paris, France (2018)
The Abstract, US (2018)
Rafu Shimpu, US (2018)
Baltimore Magazine, US (‘2018)
Colossal, US (2018)
Cinema Today, JP (2018)
Dragon Frame Blog, US (2018)
The Baltimore Sun, US (2018)
Variety- Oscar’s shortlist (2018)
One Week Only Podcast (2018)
Animation Magazine- Oscar’s Shortlist (2017)
The Hollywood Reporter – Oscar’s Shortlist(2018)
Cartoon Brew(2018)
RTBF, Belgium (2018)
Le Monde (2017)
The Hollywood Reporter (2017)
Animation Magazine (2017)
Animation World Network(2017)
Variety (2017)
La Croix(2017)
Tonko House Podcast (2017)
Skwigly Animation Magazine(2017)
Variety – part of Annecy article(2017)
“The visual inventiveness is astounding: Socks and underwear fly through the air and a roadway becomes a zipper, as we are sucked into Kuwahata and Porter’s expansive environments and lovingly stitched articles of clothing. The short ends with a gut punch, and wastes no space in doing so.”
-NPR
“Negative Space is easily the strongest nominee among this year’s slate. Filled with playful visual creativity, the film expertly uses the expressive potential of animation to say something poignant and meaningful.”
-Cartoon Brew
“Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter’s Negative Space grapples, and in five short minutes, with the existential question of cause and effect in a way that’s nothing short of sublime. “
-Slant Magazine
“More touching is “Negative Space,” a stop-motion piece in which a man recalls how he and his father bonded over packing suitcases efficiently; it’s a film with an underlying sadness balanced by a faith in order.”
– Detroit News
In barely more than five minutes, [Negative] Space beautifully delineates a father-son relationship, and ends with a perfect, smile-through-tears final line.
– Arts Atl