Sad Beauty
Arjan Brentjes
09:50 | Netherlands
In a heavily polluted world, a young woman mourns the disappearance of animal species. When she falls ill due to a bacterial infection, nature appears to send her a message in her hallucinations.
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival
Baden
September 1, 2020
World Premiere
Switzerland
Oldenburg International Film Festival
Oldenburg
September 16, 2020
German Premiere
Official Selection
Germany
Encounters Film Festival
Bristol
September 18, 2020
UK Premiere
Official Selection
United Kingdom
Dutch Film Festival
Utrecht
September 27, 2020
Dutch premiere
Golden Calf Selection
Netherlands
Videomedeja
Novi Sad
October 8, 2020
Official Selection
Serbia
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
York
November 4, 2020
Official Selection
United Kingdom
PEFF 2020 Patagonia Environmental Film Festival
Puerto Madryn
November 1, 2020
Official Selection
Argentina
Balkanima
Belgrade
October 6, 2020
Official Selection
Serbia
TAF, Thessaloniki Animation Festival
Thessaloniki
October 21, 2020
Official Selection
Greece
Raindance
London
October 28, 2020
Nominated Best Animation Short
United Kingdom
Miami Short Film Festival
Miami
November 1, 2020
Nominated Best Animated Short
United States
Shorts That Are Not Pants
Toronto
November 13, 2020
Official Selection
Canada
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Memphis
October 21, 2020
North American Premiere
Official Selection
United States
Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festiva;
Mallorca
October 23, 2020
Spanish Premiere
Official Selection
Spain
Braunschweig International Film Festival
Braunschweig
November 2, 2020
Official Selection
Germany
Red Rock Film Festival
Cedar City
November 4, 2020
Official Selection
United States
St. Louis International Film Festival
St. Louis
November 5, 2020
Official Selection
United States
Animest
Bucharest
November 9, 2020
Official Selection
Romania
Interfilm
Berlin
November 10, 2020
Official Selection
Germany
RIFF, Rome International Film Festival
Rome, Georgia
November 12, 2020
Awarded Best Animation Film
United States
International Kids Film Festival
Bengaluru
November 20, 2020
India
Soria International Film Festival
Soria
November 12, 2020
Spain
Shortcutz Amsterdam
Amsterdam
November 18, 2020
Nominated Best Film
Netherlands
Pixel Vienna
Vienna
November 20, 2020
Second prize Best Animation Short
Austria
Animasivo
Mexico City
November 25, 2020
Official Selection
Mexico
RIFF Awards, Rome Independent Film Festival
Rome
November 27, 2020
Official Selection
Italy
Les Sommets du cinéma d’animation
Montréal
December 3, 2020
Official Selection
Canada
Icona, Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival
Kerkira
December 4, 2020
Official Selection
Greece
Kortfilm, Short FIlm Festival Leuven
Leuven
December 5, 2020
Belgium
Tafic Tapiales
Buenos AIres
December 5, 2020
Argentina
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
Los Angeles
December 12, 2020
United States
JIFF, Jaipur International Film Festival
Jaipur
January 15, 2021
Official Selection
India
SF Indiefest
San Francisco
February 4, 2021
Official Selection
United States
Love Your Shorts
Sanford (Florida)
February 12, 2021
Official Selection
United States
VOID International Animation Film Festival
Copenhagen
Official Selection
Denmark
MONSTRA -Lisbon Animation Festival
Lisbon
March 10, 2021
Official Selection
Portugal
Manchester Film Festival
Manchester
March 11, 2021
Official Selection
United Kingdom
FINDECOIN
Puerto La Cruz
February 23, 2021
Official Selection
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
In the Palace
Varna
February 26, 2021
Official Selection
Bulgaria
Ibizacinefest
Ibiza
Official Selection
Spain
EKO
Lagos
March 8, 2021
Official Selection
Nigeria
Fargo Film Festival
Fargo
March 18, 2021
Official Selection
United States
Taos Shortz Film Fest
Taos
March 19, 2021
Best Animation Award
United States
Mecal Pro
Barcelona
March 22, 2021
Spain
Animation Dingle
Dingle
March 24, 2021
Official Selection
Ireland
Sonoma International Film Festival
Sonoma
March 25, 2021
United States
Athens AnimFest 2021
Athens
March 26, 2021
Official Selection
Greece
AmDocs Documentary and Animation Film Festival
Palm Springs
March 25, 2021
Official Selection
United States
Kaboom Animation Festival
Amsterdam
March 31, 2021
Official Selection
Netherlands
Artfools international Film Festival
Larissa
March 31, 2021
Official Selection
Greece
ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival
Paris
April 9, 2021
Official Selection
France
Le Temps Presse
Paris
April 6, 2021
Official Selection
France
Filmfest Bremen
Bremen
April 14, 2021
Official Selection
Germany
Livable Planet Film Festival
San Francisco
April 22, 2021
Official Selection
United States
Indy Film Fest
Indianapolis
April 29, 2021
Official Selection
United States
Lanterna Mágica, International Animation Festival
Goiás
April 22, 2021
Official Selection
Brazil
ITFS
Stuttgart
May 4, 2021
Official Selection
Germany
RiverRun IFF
Winston-Salem
May 6, 2021
Official Selection
United States
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
Philadelphia
May 10, 2021
Official Selection
United States
Maryland Film Festival
Baltimore
May 19, 2021
Official Selection
United States
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Minneapolis
May 13, 2021
Official Selection
United States
Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg, School program
Regenburg
May 23, 2021
Germany
Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival
Athens
June 2, 2021
Official Selection
Greece
Zeitgeist
Orange Country
June 4, 2021
Official Selection
United States
Animafest Zagreb
Zagreb
June 7, 2021
Croatia
IAFF Golden Kuker
Sofia
May 26, 2021
Best Eco film Award
Bulgaria
NFMLA Annual Awards
Los Angeles
May 24, 2021
Nominated Best Animation
United States
Florida AnimationFestival
Tallahassee
Official Selection
United States
Euganea Film Festival
Padua
June 17, 2021
Official Selection
Italy
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
Tokyo
June 19, 2021
Save the Earth! Minister’s Award
Japan
River Film Festival
Padua
July 1, 2021
Official Selection
Italy
ShorTS – Maremetraggio
Trieste
July 1, 2021
Official Selection
Italy
IAFF Animator
Poznan
July 9, 2021
Official Selection
Poland
La Guarimba – La Grotta dei Piccoli
Amantea
August 7, 2021
Italy
OFF – Odense International Film Festival
Odense
August 30, 2021
Official Selection
Denmark
Cartoon Club
Rimini
July 12, 2021
Official Selection
Italy
NaturVision
Ludwigsburg
August 21, 2021
Official Selection
Germany
SiciliAmbiente
San Vito Lo Capo
July 18, 2021
Official Selection
Italy
Zabut
Messina
July 22, 2021
Official Selection
Italy
Dieciminuti Film Festival
Ceccano
August 3, 2021
Official Selection
Italy
Alpinale SFF
Bludenz
August 10, 2021
Official Selection
Austria
Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt
Weiterstadt
August 11, 2021
Official Selection
Germany
Divercine
Montevideo
August 14, 2021
Official Selection
Uruguay
Corto e a Capo
Venticano
August 18, 2021
Official Selection
Italy
CineGlobe
Meyrin
August 25, 2021
Official Selection
Switzerland
Linoleum Animation Festival
Kyiv
September 1, 2021
Official Selection
Ukraine
Festival of Nations
Lenzing
September 9, 2021
Official Selection
Austria
Torino Underground Cinefest
Turin
September 2, 2021
Official Selection
Italy
Richmond Int. Film Festival
Richmond
September 7, 2021
Official Selection
United States
