Buzz

'On a prairie millions of miles from home, a grumpy space farmer is having trouble with one of her hive: a robot bee called Buzz that keeps going rogue. After failing to reprogram the mischievous bee she follows him into the belly of a volcano and discovers something that will change life on Mars forever.'

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AWARDS

Winner of the ESA New Worlds Film Competition: Animation Category
Mo Award (Special Mention) - 25th Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg Mo&Friese
Best London Filmmaker - Wimbledon International Short Film Festival
Audience Award (The European Short Film Section) - 10th Valencia Int Children's Film Festival


CREW

Co-Directors – Andrew Brand & Bryn Chainey
Screenplay - Bryn Chainey
Creative Director & Lead Animator - Andrew Brand
Producer – Wellington Films & Bad Studio
Commissioned by - European Space Agency

SALES AGENT / DISTRUBUTION

Represented by Kurz Film Agency in Hamburg


FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) - Germany (April 2023)
25th Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg Mo&Friese - Germany (June 2023) // MO AWARD (SPECIAL MENTION)
24th ShortShorts Film Festival, Tokyo - Japan (June 2023)
27th LA Shorts International Film Festival - USA (July 2023)
IFI Family Festival - Ireland (August 2023)
Bolton International Film Festival - UK (October 2023)
Wimbledon International Film Festival - UK (October 2023) // BEST LONDON FILMMAKER AWARD
CineKid Festival - Netherlands (October 2023)
Silbersalz Science & Media Festival - Germany (October 2023)
17th Filem'On International Film Festival for Young Audiences - Belgium (November 2023)
40th Chicago International Children’s Film Festival - USA (November 2023)
27th Black Nights Film Festival - Estonia (November 2023)
6th Athens International Children's Film Festival - Greece (November 2023)
KUKI Young Short Film Festival / Interfilm - Germany (November 2023)
London International Animation Festival - UK (November 2023)
CINANIMA International Animated Film Festival of Espinho - Portugal (November 2023)
Foyle Foyle Film Festival - Ireland (November 2023)
Children’s Film Festival Seattle - USA (February 2024)
36th JEF Youth Film Festival - Belgium (February 2024)
Lisbon International Children Film Festival (Play Festival) - Portugal (February 2024)
15th Ciné Court Animé - France (March 2024)
Glasgow Short Film Festival - UK (March 2024)
Short Stack Film Festival - UK (March 2024)
Kaboom Animation Festival - Netherlands (April 2024)
26th Wisconsin Film Festival - USA (April 2024)
Stockholm International Film Festival - Sweden (April 2024)
13th CMS International Children’s Film Festival - India (April 2024)
18th Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival - USA (May 2024)
Cycladic Art Museum (Athen Int. Children’s Film Festival) - Greece (May 2024)
International Children's & Youth Film Carnival - China (July 2024)
Mansfield Town Film Festival - UK (July 2024)
20th San Diego International Children’s Film Festival - USA (July 2024)
Outwith Festival Film - UK (September 2024)
Valencia Int Children's Film Festival - Spain (September 2024) // AUDIENCE AWARD
The Galician Freaky Film Festival - Spain (September 2024)
Re-Generation International Youth Film Festival - Australia (October 2024)
17th Barcelona and Madrid Children's Film Festival (Mi Primer Festival) - Spain (November 2024)
36th Aguilar Film Festical - Spain (November 2024)
PEQUE FILMES of International Children Film Festival of Galicia - Spain (February 2025)