Lost Property Office | |
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Directed by | Daniel Agdag |
Written by | Daniel Agdag |
Produced by | Liz Kearney |
Running time | 9 minutes 45 seconds |
Country | Australia |
Lost Property Office is a 2017 stop-motion animated short film written and directed by Daniel Agdag and produced by Liz Kearney. [1] [2] The film about a lost property office in a train station premiered at the 56th Melbourne International Film Festival. [3]
Year | Presenter/Festival | Award/Category | Status |
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2017 | Melbourne International Film Festival | Best Animated Short Film | Nominated [4] |
Sydney Film Festival | Yoram Gross Animation Award | Won [5] | |
Sydney Film Festival | Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director | Won [5] | |
AFI / AACTA | Best Short Animated Film | Won |
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