The jury prize for Best Animated Short Film at the Cinequest Film Festival goes to TRASH!
News . 31 Mar. 2025
TRASH, a 3D animated film directed by Gregory Bouzid, Maxime Crançon, Robin Delaporte, Matteo Durand, Romain Fleischer, Alexis Le Ral, Margaux Lutz and Fanny Vecchie, continues to rise on the international scene. Its latest accolade: the prestigious jury prize for Best Animated Short Film at the Cinequest Film Festival!
TRASH in the spotlight with a prestigious award
Winning the jury prize for Best Animated Short Film is a real accolade, highlighting the creativity and technical excellence of TRASH.
Offering exceptional visibility to the award-winning films, the Cinequest Film Festival has established itself as a key event on the world cinema calendar. Based in California, it stands out for its commitment to promoting innovation and new talent in independent cinema.
Heading for the 2025 Oscars!
Thanks to this victory, TRASH has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to be nominated for an Oscar in 2025! This is a major step forward for its directors, propelling their film onto the path to the highest accolade in cinema.
TRASh shines on the international scene
TRASH has won a series of prestigious competitions and has been a hit at the biggest festivals since winning first prize at the ESMA Grand Prix in September 2024:
- Tokyo Anime Awards Festival
- Cinequest Film Festival
- PIDS
- SHORTS – Trinationales Filmfestival Offenburg
- Wellington Animation Film Festival
- Florida Film Festival
- TAAFI Toronto Animation Arts Festival International
- Bordeaux European Short Film Festival
- Animafest Zagreb
- Melbourne International Animation Festival
- In the Palace International Film Festival
This fast-paced film depicts an explosive clash between a hungry rat and a feisty pigeon, both desperate to get their hands on a slice of pizza in a dark alleyway. A spectacular chase that plunges the audience into a whirlwind of adrenaline.
Congratulations to the whole team for this dazzling ascent! We wish them an even greater journey, perhaps all the way to the Oscars!