WEEKENDS
Directed by Trevor Jimenez
USA | 15 min | 2017 | English
“Weekends” is the story of a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal, dream-like moments mix with the domestic realities of a broken up family in this hand-animated film set in 1980’s Toronto.
Credits
Written and directed by Trevor Jimenez
Production designer: Chris Sasaki
Producer: Jeremy Slome
Associate producer: Mattie Brehm
Storyboards & Animatic: Trevor Jimenez
Creative & Technical consultant: Bradley Furnish
Pre-production manager: Sarah Kambara
Trevor JimenezCanada
Festivals & Awards
Warsaw Film Festival 2017 – “Best Animated Short” – World Premiere
Oaxaca Filmfest 2017 – “Best Animated Short”
San Jose International Short Film Festival 2017 – “Best Animation”
London Short Film Festival 2018
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2018
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2018
Victoria Film Festival 2018 – “Best Short Animation”
Anima, The Brussels Animation Film Festival 2018 – “Special Jury Prize”
Toronto Shorts International Film Festival 2018 – “Best Animation”
Aspen Shortsfest- Colorado Premiere. April 3-8
San Francisco International Film Festival 2018 – “First Prize Bay Area Short Film”
Florida Film Festival 2018
Sarasota International Film Festival 2018
Newport Beach Film Festival 2018
Nashville Film Festival 2018 – “Grand Jury Prize for Best Animated Short”
Rooftop Films Summer Series 2018
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2018 – “Special Jury Prize” & “Audience Award”
Palm Springs Shortfest
Anima Mundi- Brazil Premiere 2018 – “Best Screenplay”
LA Shorts Festival 2018
Anibar International Animation Festival 2018
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