According to the Institute for the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, seven short animations from Sweden, the Netherlands, the US, Germany, China, and Iran were nominated for the award, IRNA wrote.
The 19-minute film tells the story of a sea captain suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, who lives in isolation with his daughter by the sea, facing the challenges of a difficult life.
The fest, founded in 2001 by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, has recently focused more on short animations. This year, over 8,000 short films were submitted to the festival.
The animation has previously won the Grand Jury Prize and Best 2D Award at the 19th Animayo Gran Canaria, International Festival of Animation, Visual Effects and Videogames in Spain, qualifying it for the Best Short Animation category at the 2025 Oscars.
IRNA