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Stop motion short Sleight of Hand into Austin Film Festival

Australian short animation Sleight of Hand has been accepted into the Austin Film Festival. The stop motion film is by production house Anifex and writer/director Michael Cusack. The film was recently nominated for an AACTA Award.

The announcement:

The prestigious Austin Film Festival has just officially announced that Anifex’s short, stop motion animation film “Sleight of Hand” has been accepted into official competition. This is a major coup for the animation company and writer/director Michael Cusack, as the Austin FF is an Academy Award accredited festival.

“It’s really exciting to be included in this festival as it showcases some of the world’s best films so I am very honoured indeed to be a part of it .” said Cusack.  “We have also had enquiries from a number of other festivals wanting to see the film for consideration, which is very gratifying. The film is very personal  to me, exploring themes of free will and destiny so it is very rewarding that it seems to resonate with others too.”

The short film has just begun its Festivals run and Austin was one of the first festivals that Sleight of Hand was entered into. This news comes hard on the heels that the film has been nominated for an AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) and the company is very hopeful for future festivals.

Source: Anifex press release

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