AHEAD

A short story about living with and as a headless person.

a film by Ala Nunu
music by Natalia Czekała and Krzysztof Guzewicz
sound design and mixing by Edward A Guy
RCA & COLA film
producers: Bruno Caetano and João Rapaz

media about the film:
shortoftheweek.com/2021/03/17/ahead/
zippyframes.com/index.php/shorts/ahead-ala-nunu
stashmedia.tv/ala-nunu-looks-ahead-in-new-animated-short-film/
digitalspring.co/2021/03/19/ahead/
thecuriousbrain.com/?p=137158
collater.al/en/tv/ahead-ala-nunu-feeling-incomplete-relationship/
animacionparaadultos.es/2019-ahead/
papaya.rocks/pl/news/zycie-z-osoba-bez-glowy-obejrzyj-nagradzana-animacje-ali-nun
elemmental.com/2021/03/24/ahead-2019-como-vivir-sin-cabeza/
animowany.pl/bez-glowy/

AWARDS:
– ANIMATEKA 2020: Young Talent Award / Best student film
– Chilemonos 2020: 3rd award in Student Competition
– O!Pla 2020: Silver Award
– Cinetoro 2020: Honourable Mention
– Warsaw International Animation Festival 2020: Honourable Mention
-O!Pla 2020: Internet Audience Award
-Copenhagen Underground / Locked In Film Festival: Best animation
– Animator International Animation Festival UNSCREENED: most voted off-competition film, awarded to join the main competition

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
-Paris International Animation Film Festival 2021 (France)
– Anima 2021 (Belgium)
-Short Film Market Picks of Clermont-Ferrand 2021 (France)
-ZUBROFFKA 2020 (Poland)
-13th PICCOLO FESTIVAL DELL’ANIMAZIONE (Italy)
– 19th International Student Film & Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy (China)
-Premi Animalcoi 2020 (Spain)
-13th CINETORO EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 (Colombia)
-Bit Bang International Animation and Digital Art Festival (Argentina)
– Festival Internacional de Cine Austral 2020 (Argentina)
-Big Cartoon Festival 2020 (Russia)
-Student Animated Film Animafantasia Festival 2020 (Romania)
-Prime The Animation! New Talent International Festival 2020 (Spain)
-Camera Action 2020 (Poland)
-CINANIMA 2020 (Portugal)
-Cinemagic Festival 2020 (UK)
-Canlandıranlar Film Festival 2020 (Turkey)
-13th Beijing Queer Film Festival 2020 (China)
-Taichung International Animation Festival 2020 (Taiwan)
– London International Animation Festival 2020 (UK)
– Sciacca Film Fest 2020 (Italy)
-Balkanima Animation Festival 2020 (Serbia)
-Thessaloniki Animation Festival 2020 (Greece)
-Kuandu International Animation Festival 2020 (Taiwan)
-GazteFilmFest 2020 (Spain)
-Sciacca Film Fest (Italy)
– Mostra Udigrudi Mundial MUMIA (Brazil)
-Animation Volda Festival 2020 (Norway)
-BIT BANG 2020 (Argentina)
-Warsaw Animation Film Festival 2020 (Poland)
-Animasyros International Animation Festival + Agora 2020 (Greece)
-Bucheon International Animation Festival BIAF 2020 (South Korea)
-12th International Inter University Short Film Festival (Bangladesh)
-La Truca Animation Festival 2020 (Colombia)
-ANIMATOR festival 2020 (Poland)
-Pixelatl 2020 (Mexico)
-International Inter University Short Film Festival-IIUSFF 2020 (Bangladesh)
– Linoleum Animation Festival 2020 (Ukraine)
– Bilbao Animakom Fest 2020 (Spain)
– UFA Kinofest 2020 (Russia)
– Cortoons Festival Gandia 2020 (Spain)
– Imaginaria Animation Festival 2020 (Italy)
– Giffoni Film Festival 2020 (Italy)
– Flipbook Film Festival 2020 (Macedonia)
– Supertoons International Animation Festival 2020 (Croatia)
– BALKANIMA – European Animated Film Festival 2020 (Serbia)
– Les Mains Gauches queer, feminist film festival 2020 (France)
– SFTF Showcase 2020 (Colombia)
– Locked In Film Festival (A Film in Quarantine) 2020
– Zagreb Internationa Animation Festival 2020 (Croatia)
– Chilemonos international Animation Festival 2020 (Chile)
– Yale Student Film Festival 2020 (US)
– Animex Awards 2020 (UK)
– ANIMOCJE International Animation Festival 2020 (Poland)
– Living Skies Student Film Festival 2020 (Canada)
– O!Pla Polish Animation Festival 2020 (Poland)
– The Film and Folklore Festival 2020 (Trinidad and Tobago)
– Caminhos Film Festival 2019 (Portugal)
– Animatou International Animation Festival 2019 (Switzerland)