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Uncle

Year of completion
1996
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Comedy
Duration
6 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

The biography of a humble man, his lemon tree, chihuahua and crumpets.
Completion Year
1996
Genres
Comedy
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director of Photography

Adam Elliot

Director

Adam Elliot

Editor

Adam Elliot

Production Designer

Adam Elliot

Writer

Adam Elliot

Producer

Ann Shenfield, Robert Stephenson, Sarah Watt

Cast

William McInnes (Narator), John Flaus (Voice)

Awards

1997 — Cafe Provincial Film Festival

1997 — Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

1998 — Edge of the World Short Film Festival

1997 — Melbourne University Festival of Short Films

1997 — Melbourne University Festival of Short Films

1997 — National Student Film & Video Festival

1997 — Palm Springs International Short Film Festival

1996 — Victorian College of the Arts School of Film and Television

1996 — Victorian College of the Arts School of Film and Television

1997 — Australian Film Institute

1997 — St Kilda Film Festival

1998 — Aspen Shortsfest

Screenings

1997 — Anima Mundi - International Animation Festival

1997 — Asia Pacific Film Festival

1997 — Australian Short Film Today

1997 — Bilbao International Festival of Documentary & Short Films

1997 — Brief Encounters Short Film Festival

1997 — British Short Film Festival

1997 — Cafe Provincial Film Festival

1997 — Vevey International Comedy Film Festival

1997 — Dakino International Short Film Festival

1997 — Denver Film Festival (Media One)

1999 — Dresden International Festival for Animation and Short Films

2001 — Durango Film Festival

1998 — Edge of the World Short Film Festival

1997 — Fantoche International Animation Festival

1997 — Festival des Antipodes - Paris

1997 — Hannover International Film Festival

1999 — Hero Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

1998 — International Animation Festival in Japan, Hiroshima

1997 — Down Under Films On Top Film Festival

2000 — Inter-Film Festival - Berlin

2001 — London Australian Film Festival

1998 — Mediawave International Festival of Visual Arts

2001 — Short Film Festival Tubingen

1997 — Melbourne University Festival of Short Films

1997 — Melbourne University Festival of Short Films

2000 — Mill Valley Film Festival

1998 — Mill Valley Film Festival

1997 — National Student Film & Video Festival

1999 — The New Festival / The NY Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

1997 — International Student Animation Festival of Ottawa

1997 — Palm Springs International Short Film Festival

1998 — Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

1999 — Pittsburgh International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

1997 — Santa Barbara International Film Festival

1998 — Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival

1997 — St Louis Film Festival

1999 — Washington D.C. Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

1997 — Edinburgh International Film Festival

1997 — St Kilda Film Festival

2003 — Annecy International Animation Film Festival

1997 — Annecy International Animation Film Festival

2004 — Aspen Shortsfest

1998 — Aspen Shortsfest

1997 — Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

1997 — Cork International Film Festival

2000 — DOK Leipzig

1997 — DOK Leipzig

1997 — Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival

1998 — Stuttgart International Animation Festival

1998 — Tampere International Short Film Festival

1997 — Uppsala International Short Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

Australian Film Institute Distribution

International Sales

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Production Company

Victorian College of the Arts School of Film and Television
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