Black Slide

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Black Slide
Black Slide Film Poster.jpg
Directed byUri Lotan
Written byUri Lotan
Produced byAmit Russell Gicelter, Andrew Lord
Production
companies
The Hive Studio, Flipbook Studio
Distributed byMiyu Distribution
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
Running time
11mn
CountryIsrael / United Kingdom

Black Slide is a 2021 Israeli/British animated short film directed by Uri Lotan. [1] The 11-minute short has been presented in a number of film festivals, including the Annecy International Animated Film Festival [2] and the Indy Shorts Film Festival. [3] Black Slide also won the Audience award for Best Short Film at the 2022 British Animation Awards [4] and is now qualified for the 95th Academy Awards in the eligible films under the category Best Animated Short Film. [5] [6]

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Plot

A young boy faces his deepest fears as he and his friend sneak into the scariest slide of the water park. [7]

Reception

Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world:

YearFestivalsAward/CategoryStatus
2021 Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People International Youth Jury Award [8] Won
2022 Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal for Best Animated Short [9] Nominated
British Animation Awards Audience Award for Best Short Film [10] Won
Utah Arts Festival Grand Jury Prize [11] Won
Turku Animated Film Festival TAFF Junior Award [12] Won
Indy Shorts Film Festival Best Animated Short [3] Won
Heartland Indy Shorts Animated Grand Prize [13] Won

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References

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  2. ↑ "Annecy Festival 2022 chooses 38 animated shorts for competition -". www.animationxpress.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  3. 1 2 I.Faleye (2022-07-26). "Indy Shorts Film Festival 2022 Winners - 'Black Slide', 'Ousmane', 'Stranger at the Gate' Win Grand Prizes". VIMooZ. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
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  5. ↑ Magazine, Animation (2022-10-21). "Oscar Watch 2023: The Long Shorts List". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. ↑ "A Quick Overview of Uri Lotan's 'Black Slide' Short". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. ↑ Munday, Rob (2022-11-13). "Manchester Animation Festival 2022: 7 'Must Watch' Short Films". Directors Notes. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
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  10. ↑ "Black Slide Wins At The British Animation Awards |Animation". Flipbook Studio. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
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