Freeze frame

Director, writer, animator: Soetkin Verstegen
Sound: Andrea Martignoni, Michał Krajczok

With the support of
Akademie Schloss Solitude, Germany
Saari Residency – Kone Foundation, Finland
Atelier 105 residency – Light Cone, France

2019

Awards:

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France, 2020 – Special Jury Prize Lab
Ann Arbor Film Festival, USA, 2020 – Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France 2020 – Jury Distinction
Fantoche International Animation Festival, Switzerland, 2020 – High Risk Award
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia, 2020 – Golden Zagreb Award
Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Noway, 2020 – Grand Prix
Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival, Bosnia, 2020 – Grand Prix
Monstra Animation Festival, Portugal, 2020 – Grand Prix
Warsaw International Animation Festival, Poland, 2020 – Grand Prix
Golden Kuker Sofia, Bulgaria, 2020 – Grand Prix
Supertoon International Animation Festival, Croatia, 2020 – Grand Prix
Black Maria Film Festival, USA, 2020 – Best Animation
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Germany, 2020 – Best Animation
Animakom Bilbao, Spain, 2020 – Jury’s Special Award
Filmzeitkaufbeuren, Germany, 2020 – Innovationspreis
Toronto Arthouse Film Festival, Canada, 2020 – Best Animated Short Film
Shorts that are not pants, Canada, 2020 – Best Animated Short

Featured on:

Short of the Week:
shortoftheweek.com/2020/12/29/freeze-frame/
Booooooom:
tv.booooooom.com/2021/01/06/freeze-frame-soetkin-verstegen
Colossal:
thisiscolossal.com/2020/12/freeze-frame-soetkin-verstegen/
Stash:
stashmedia.tv/soetkin-verstegen-animates-stop-motion-ice-in-freeze-frame-short-film/
Schlosspost:
schloss-post.com/freeze-frame/
Animation week:
animation-week.com/freeze-frame/
Testkammer:
testkammer.com/2020/12/18/freeze-frame-2019/