Lost Property Office

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Lost Property Office
Directed byDaniel Agdag
Written byDaniel Agdag
Produced byLiz 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]

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Awards

YearPresenter/FestivalAward/CategoryStatus
2017 Melbourne International Film Festival Best Animated Short Film Nominated [4]
Sydney Film Festival Yoram Gross Animation AwardWon [5]
Sydney Film Festival Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best DirectorWon [5]
AFI / AACTABest Short Animated FilmWon

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