A short animated documentary exploring the immigration experience through the eyes of children learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands.

For Your Consideration - Best Documentary Short Film 

Credits:
Director: Daphna Awadish
NL Producer: Richard Valk, Valk Productions 
IL Producer: Amit Gicelter, The Hive Studio 
Distribution: Studio Wasia 
Sales: SND Films
 
Awards and Festivals: 

Grand Prix du Jury- Meknes International Animation Film Festival, Maroco
ECFA Documentary Film Award - Olympia International Film Festival, Greece
ECFA Award- PLAY Festival-  Lisbon International Children Film Festival, Portugal 
Narrative Jury Prize- CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival, Mexico
Best Animated Short- Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival,  USA
Special Jury Award- Rising of Lusitania, AnimaDoc Film Festival, Poland
Jury Award for Human Rights and Environment- Psarokokalo International Film Festival for Children & Young People, Greece 
The Special Distinction of the Jury - Insomnia International Animation Film Festival, Russia
Honourable Mention - Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada
Best Editing Award- ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival, France

Special Mention- Hsin-Yi Children’s Animation Awards, Taiwan 

Nominee for the Best Dutch Short Film for audiences 9+ Cinekid - Int. Film and Television Festival for Children and Young Adults, The Netherlands
Jury Finalist- New York International Children's Film Festival, USA


Warsaw Film Festival, Poland
FIPADOC International Documentary Festival, France
Curtas Vila do Conde IFF Portugal 
Dok Leipzig, Germany
POFF SHORTS, Estonia 
Animest, Romania
Kaohsiung Film Festival Animest, Taiwan 
BANJALUKA Int' Animated Film Festival, Bosnia 
Animateka Animated Film Festival, Slovenia
Anima - The Brussels Animation Film Festival, Belgium 
Miami Jewish Film Festival, USA
ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA International Film Festival, Poland
Children's Film Festival Seattle, USA
Psaroloco International Children's & Young People’s Film Festival, Greece
Kaboom Animation Festival, The Netherlands
Prague Shorts Film Festival, Czech Republic
Wisconsin Film Festival, USA
Stuttgart Animation Festival, Germany
Anifilm, Czech Republic
Cleveland International Film Festival, USA
New York International Children's Film Festival, USA
Milwaukee Film Festival, USA
Arizona int' Film Festival, USA
IFF - Integrazione Film Festival, Italy
Playgrounds Festival, The Netherlands 
Arizona int' Film Festival USA
Playgrounds, Netherlands
Fest Anca, Slovakia
Brooklyn Film Festival, USA
Framed Animation Festival, The Netherlands
Animation Film Festival of Savigny, Switzerland 
Film Festival della Lessinia, Italy
Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico
Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland 
Imaginaria Film Festival, Italy
Palm Springs Animation Festival, USA
Flipbook, Macedonia 
Seoul Indie-AniFest, South Korea
doxs!- Germany 
Animatou International Animation Film Festival- Switzerland
Animasyros International Animation Festival    Greece
Weird Market - International Animation, Video Games, and New Media Market and Festival- Spain
Nederlands Film Festival- Netherlands
Big Cartoon Festival- Russia  
Young Film Fest- Czech Republic
Big Cartoon Festival Russia 
Animator Fest, European Youth Festival of Animated Films- Serbia
Cinekid- Netherlands
21114 Film Fest - Serbia
Primanima World Festival of First Animations-     Hungary
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival- Japan
Macao International Documentary Film Festival
DOCDAYS- Netherlands
Ningen International Animation Film Open Air Festival, Serbia 
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Film Festival- Canada
Cinemira International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Hungary
Barcelona Sports Film Festival, Spain
Macau International Short Film Festival, Macau
Anilogue IAF -Hungary
Aguilar Film Festival- Spain
PEQUE FILMES of International Children's Film Festival of Galicia, Spain

Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival, USA

Oneota Film Festival, USA

VERS Film Festival, Netherlands

Animac, Spain

IFSAK Short Film Festival, Turkey

Hsin-Yi Children’s Animation Awards, Taiwan 

Havurah's Short Film Festival, USA

Athens Animafest, Greece

CMS International Children’s Film Festival, India

ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival, France

Kids First, USA

24FRAME Future Film Fest, Italy

TISFF - Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, Israel

Plein la Bobine, France

ZEBRA animation friendly festival, Slovenia

The Quarantine International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria

BUSTER Film Festival, Denmark

Figari International Short Film Fest, Italy

   


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