Adventures of Malia

Adventures of Malia
Directed by Shubhavi Arya
Produced by Shubhavi Arya
Written by Shubhavi Arya
Release dates
  • 21 March 2015 (2015-03-21)
Running time
 12 minutes
Country India
Language English

Adventures of Malia is a 2015 award-winning independent animation short film directed, animated and written by Shubhavi Arya. The film was completed by Shubhavi Arya at the age of 16 years.

Adventures of Malia held its US premiere on 21 March 2015 at the School Daze Movie Fest in Oregon.[1] As of November 2015, it has been accepted in competition by more than 30 international film festivals including the 51st Chicago International Film Festival – Cine Youth 2015, the Arlington International Film Festival 2015[2] and the ENIMATION Little Elephant - International Children and Youth Film Festival.[3] The film got nominated for 11 international film awards, winning 3 of them including the Honorary Mention Foreign Film Award at the ColorTape International Film Festival, Australia and Best Under 18 Filmmaker at the Global Independent Film Awards, United States.[4][5][6]

Plot

In order to save her home from rampant pollution, a little girl goes in search of a magical spell and transforms into a mermaid.[7]

Development

After Shubhavi Arya worked as an animator at the age of 12 years in the short film "ZAP" and received critical acclaim at numerous international film festivals including Viborg Animation Festival, Denmark and Golden Snail International Animation Film Festival, Serbia, she set about developing her own material for her own next project. After an unusually long development period, the film was completed by Shubhavi Arya in February 2015 at the age of 16 years. The trailer of the film was released online on 11 February 2015. Adventures of Malia is created using cutout and stop-motion animation techniques.

Critical reception and reviews

The film gained national and international recognition. The film has received mostly rave reviews. Jury members from the CINE Golden Eagle Awards noted "There are some fantastic details captured in this stop motion. The sound design really adds to the visual environment. This is very impressive for a 16-year-old!" and "Amazing talent. Great use of sound". Rock and Roll Film Festival 2015, Kenya agrees by saying "16-year-old, Shubhavi Arya, shows great promise as she writes, directs and animates "The Adventures of Malia". If she carries on like this, it won't be long before she is winning a lot of awards for her work." Other praise included jury of the Underexposed Film Festival who said "There is something great about seeing a film which celebrates it's naive style. I was delighted by some of the treatments that the filmmaker brought to the piece. The smoke was well done for example and I really liked the fact that not everything was just a straight visual representation of what was being said. I also liked the fact that the underwater sequences were graded differently to give those scenes a distinctive look. It also had an excellent use of colour and the vibrant style was good to see. Once Shubhavi hones her craft, she may well produce some very interesting work." Insight Curation Scheme, United Kingdom noted its key influences "I like the animation style very much and the clear and bold shapes in the film (e.g. the green clouds and wind farm), reminding me of Richard Scarry and the original Moomins animated series. It's a warm and witty world to travel through with a strong eco-theme. There are some wonderful creatures here and I love the lo-fi Mighty Booshness of the film's aesthetic and its slow pace." The general consensus praised the film's animated setting, vibrant visuals and pleasant undertones.

The film received numerous international awards and was selected for screening at several international film festivals. It was the only selection from India at many international film festivals including the 51st Chicago International Film Festival – Cine Youth 2015, US and Kratka Forma – The International Festival of Short Films 2015,[8] Serbia. Adventures of Malia was the only film directed by an Under 18-year-old at the Twister Alley Film Festival 2015, US. It received critical acclaim all around the world and was screened in over 30 film festivals in over 10 countries. Adventures of Malia made it into the quarter-finals at the ColorTape International Film Festival 2015, Brisbane, Australia. Adventures of Malia made it into the Top 16 films for the Foreign Film Award at the ColorTape International Film Festival 2015, Brisbane, Australia. It was the only Indian film to be a winner in the Global Independent Film Awards, US in August 2015.[9][10][11]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Adventures of Malia
Year Association Country Award Category Status
2016 Scout Film Festival[12]  United States Best in Animation Nominated
2015 ColorTape International Film Festival  Australia Foreign Film – Honorary Mention Won
2015 Twister Alley International Film Festival[13]  United States Best Family Short Nominated
2015 Twister Alley International Film Festival[14]  United States Best Animated Short Nominated
2015 Awareness Film Festival[15]  United States Merit Award of Awareness Won
2015 TOFUZI – 7th International Festival of Animation Films  Georgia Best Children Film Nominated
2015 Global Independent Film Awards[16][17]  United States Best Environmental Film Nominated
2015 Global Independent Film Awards[18][19]  United States Best Under 18 Filmmaker Won
2015 Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne  Australia Best Animation Nominated
2015 Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne  Australia Best Student Film Nominated
2015 Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne  Australia Best of New Filmmakers Nominated
2015 9th International Chinh India Kids Film Festival and Forum  India Kids for Kids Nominated

Official selections and screenings

Year Association Location Country
2015 Chicago International Film Festival – Cine Youth Chicago, Illinois  United States
2015 Chiyoko International Children and Youth Film Festival Zürich   Switzerland
2015 Kratka Forma – The International Festival of Short Films[20] Gornji Milanovac  Serbia
2015 ColorTape International Film Festival Brisbane  Australia
2015 Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne  Australia
2015 IN.S.A.N.E. (International Society Animation Noted Event)[21] Malmö  Sweden
2015 Brighton Youth Film Festival Brighton  United Kingdom
2016 18th Backup Kurzfilm Festival Weimar  Germany
2016 Ekofilm Festival Nowogard  Poland
2015 Near Nazareth Film Festival Afula  Israel
2015 TOFUZI – 7th International Festival of Animation Films Batumi  Georgia
2015 AnimaSyros – Videotheque section Athens  Greece
2015 ENIMATION Little Elephant - International Children and Youth Film Festival[22] Maribor  Slovenia
2015 Mobographia – Mobile Film Festival[23] São Paulo  Brazil
2015 9th International Chinh India Kids Film Festival and Forum Mumbai and New Delhi  India
2015 Arlington International Film Festival[24] Cambridge  United States
2016 Children's Film Fest Seattle Washington  United States
2016 11th REDCAT International Children's Film Festival Los Angeles  United States
2015 Universal Film Festival Missouri  United States
2015 Salt Flats Film Festival Utah  United States
2015 Global Independent Film Awards[25][26] Henderson, Nevada  United States
2015 School Daze Movie Fest Oregon  United States
2015 Three Cities International Film and TV Conference Los Angeles  United States
2015 San Diego International Kids Film Festival[27] Carlsbad, California  United States
2015 Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival[28] Ithaca, New York  United States
2015 Twister Alley International Film Festival[29] Oklahoma  United States
2015 Superman Celebration Fan Film Festival[30] Illinois  United States
2015 Underexposed Film Festival[31] South Carolina  United States
2015 Steam House Coffee & Co. Independent Film and Artistic Achievement Awards Modesto, California  United States
2015 Student Art Festival Orlando, Florida  United States
2015 Columbia Gorge International Film Festival Los Angeles  United States
2015 EyeCatcher International Film Festival Oklahoma  United States
2015 Red Dirt International Film Festival[32][33] Oklahoma  United States
2015 Flixx Fest  United States
2015 Los Angeles Cine Fest[34] Los Angeles  United States
2016 Ridgefield Independent Film Festival[35][36] Ridgefield, Connecticut  United States
2016 Annual Bonita Springs International Film Festival Bonita Springs, Florida  United States
2016 Scout Film Festival Stowe, Vermont  United States
2017 Grand IndiWise Film Convention Miami, Florida  United States

References

  1. ↑ "Release Info". Adventures of Malia – IMDb.
  2. ↑ "High School Filmmakers Program". Arlington International Film Festival.
  3. ↑ "Little Elephant Selections" (PDF). Enimation.si.
  4. ↑ "Global Independent Film Awards Winners". Rethinking Taxes.
  5. ↑ "Washington News World". GLOBAL INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS AUGUST 2015 WINNERS.
  6. ↑ "Global Independent Film Awards August winners". Daily News Detroit.
  7. ↑ "Adventures of Malia". IMDb.
  8. ↑ "Kratka Forma Selections 2015" (PDF). Kratka Forma.
  9. ↑ "Global Independent Film Awards August winners". Daily News Detroit.
  10. ↑ "Global Independent Film Awards August winners". Coupon Junki.
  11. ↑ "Global Independent Film Awards Winners". Cyberbookin.
  12. ↑ "Announcing Scout Film Festival Best-in-Category Nominees". Scout Film Festival.
  13. ↑ "Kids Flix 2015". Twister Alley International Film Festival.
  14. ↑ "Kids Flix 2015". Twister Alley International Film Festival.
  15. ↑ "Selections 2015". Awareness Film Festival.
  16. ↑ "Global Independent Film Awards Winners". Rethinking Taxes.
  17. ↑ "Washington News World". GLOBAL INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS AUGUST 2015 WINNERS.
  18. ↑ "Global Independent Film Awards Winners". Rethinking Taxes.
  19. ↑ "Washington News World". GLOBAL INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS AUGUST 2015 WINNERS.
  20. ↑ "Kratka Forma Selections 2015" (PDF). Kratka Forma.
  21. ↑ "IN.S.A.N.E. Selections". International Society Animation Noted Event.
  22. ↑ "Enimation Little Elephant Selections 2015". Issuu.
  23. ↑ "Shortlists Mobographia". Mobographia 2015 Brazil.
  24. ↑ "High School Filmmakers Program". Arllington International Film Festival.
  25. ↑ "Global Independent Film Awards August 2015". Daily News Detroit.
  26. ↑ "Washington News World". GLOBAL INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS AUGUST 2015 WINNERS.
  27. ↑ "Films made by kids". 2015 San Diego International Kids' Film Festival.
  28. ↑ "Adventures of Malia on Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival". Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival.
  29. ↑ "2015 Kid Flix". Twister Alley International Film Festival.
  30. ↑ "Adventures of Malia on Superman Celebration Fan Film Festival". Superman Celebration Fan Film Festival.
  31. ↑ "A world of films coming to Old Town". The Herald Online.
  32. ↑ "Narrative shorts". Red Dirt International Film Festival.
  33. ↑ "List of films 2015". Red Dirt Film Festival.
  34. ↑ "Official Selections". Los Angeles Cine Fest.
  35. ↑ "RIFF Films 2016". Ridgefield Independent Film Festival.
  36. ↑ "RIFF Official Selections 2016". Ridgefield Independent Film Festival.

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