BUZZ
AN ANIMATED SHORT FILM
CO-DIRECTORS: ANDREW BRAND & BRYN CHAINEY
SCREENPLAY: BRYN CHAINEY
CREATIVE & LEAD ANIMATOR: ANDREW BRAND
COMMISSIONED BY: THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
PRODUCTION: WELLINGTON FILMS & BAD STUDIO
SYNOPSIS: ‘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.’
”The jury members loved the iconic main character of Buzz the mischievous bee, and the inspiring message the film brings to an audience of all ages”
ESA - The European Space Agency
AWARDS
Mo Award (Special Mention) - 25th Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg Mo&Friese
Best London Filmmaker - Wimbledon International Short Film Festival
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) - Germany (April 2023) // WORLD PREMIERE
25th Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg Mo&Friese - Germany (June 2023) // MO AWARD (SPECIAL MENTION)
24th ShortShorts Film Festival, Tokyo - Japan (June 2023) ASIAN PREMIERE
27th LA Shorts International Film Festival - USA (July 2023) US PREMIERE
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 (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)
18th Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival - USA (May 2024)
International Children's & Youth Film Carnival - China (July 2024)
