Inspired by the sacrifices made by generations preceding us and expanding upon an exploration of World War II, Elysian Fields fuses fantastical and historical into a surreal reconfiguration of the present.The experimental stereoscopic 3D animated short film  Winner of a number of accolades including multiple “Best Animated 3D Short Film” awards the film was shortlisted with other 56 films for Animated Short Film Screening for The Oscar 86th Academy Awards. The film was adapted forthe famous Deep Space Ars Electronica Festival in Linz Austria, as well as at the Beyond Festival at the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, (ZKM) Germany and was in official selection of the 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival, Arizona International Film Festival, New Media Film festival, 9th Annual HollyShorts, Anima Mundi and most recently Washington DC Independent Film Festival SPARK [FWD] 3D, VFX & Advanced Imaging Conference and Festival in Vancouver Canada. Elysian Fields film has been published by the best selling German 3D Content Hub a world-leading content distributor specialized in stereoscopic 3D titles in September 2014.

Film web site: http://www.elysianfieldsfilm.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElysianFieldsFilm

Awards

  • 27/04/2013 Audience Choice Awards: Animation, Beverly Hills Film Festival, USA
  • 05/10/2013 Best Short 3D Festival Beyond, the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Germany
  • 23/09/2013 Best Animated 3D Short Film 3D Film Festival 2013/6th Annual
  • 23/09/2013 Best Animated Short, Phenom Film Festival, USA
  • 15/09/2013 Best Animated Film, The Oregon Independent Film Festival
  • 15/09/2013 Best Experimental/Art Film, The Oregon Independent Film Festival
  • 03/09/2013 Best International Shorts, 2013 CGIF Awards
  • 22/08/2013 3D Short Runner Up, The 9th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival
  • 13/07/2013 Best Animation, Intendence Film Festival
  • 12/06/2013 3D Innovation Award, The 4th Annual New Media Film Festival
  • 05/05/2013 Award of Excellence Animation, Los Angeles Movie Awards
  • 15/04/2013 Award of Merit: Animation, Best Shorts Competition
  • 27/04/2013 Winner 1st Place Animation 2013, 5th Los Angeles Art-House Film Festival
  • 05/04/2013 2013 Rising Star Award Winner, Canada International Film Festival

Screenings

  • 9-11.12.2014 3D Stereo Media, 6th The International 3D Summit for Science, Technology, Art, and Business, The International 3D festival (I3DF), Liège, Belgium
  • 7-8. 11.2014 The 16th edition of the 24FPS International Short Film Festival, The Landmark Paramount Theatre, Abilene, Texas
    2014 permanent screening The Mubi Film Forum MUBI is a curated online cinema a global subscription VoD platform to watch films available in over 200 countries around the globe and on multiple devices
  • 5.11.2014 permanent screening on ShortsHD online broadcasting/Electronic Program Guide (EPG) on www.shorts.tv
  • 19-25.10.2014 Xi’an Silk Road International Film Festival
  • 9.-12. October 2014 3D-Symposium Beyond Festival Screening Karlsruhe Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM) Germany
  • 9-14. 07.2014 “Best of the Fest” screening National Stereoscopic Association 3D-CON, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA (Invited)
  • 01.05.2014. Spring Showcase Selection, May 1, 2014 The Best in Film and Video, American Online film Awards, hosted New York, USA (Invited)
  • *23.-27.04.2014 Beverly Hills Film Festival, The Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, US
  • *19-23.02.2014 Washington DC Independent Film Festival DCIFF, USA
  • *5-9.02.2014 SPARK [FWD] 3D, VFX & Advanced Imaging Conference and Festival. Festival’s 3D Stereo Short Programme “FILM -Depth Perception: Short Stories in 3D”, Vancouver International Film Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) Canada. (Invited)
  • *22.12.2013 The 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) Closing ceremony, Singapore Segment, Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (Invited)
  • 1.-31.12.2013 Creative Arts Film Festival 2013 Edition (CAFF), USA an Annual International Online Short Film festival.
  • 13-15.12.2013″Little Shop of Social Horrors” Shortz Video/Film Festival 2013, The Multimedia Center Academy of Arts Novi Sad, Serbia, Europe
  • 1.12.2013 Best of The Fest The Intendence Film Festival, Casselman’s Venue, Denver Colorado, USA
  • *13-15.12.2013 10th Annual LA 3-D Movie Festival, Films Featuring Stereography by Women, Los Angeles 3-D Club (SCSC), Downtown Independent Theatre Los Angeles. (Invited)
  • *19.10.2013 Animated Short Film Reviewing Committee Private Screening for The Oscar 86th Academy Awards, TCL Chinese Theatre Hollywood, (Grauman’s Chinese) Hollywood, USA
  • *3-6.10.2013 3D Festival Beyond, Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe,(ZKM) Germany Award: Best Short 3D Festival Beyond
  • *24, 25, & 26 09.2013 “ShortHD at the Movies” Shorts HD’s Academy qualifying release, Mann’s Chinese Theatres, Hollywood, USA(Invited)
  • 20-22 2013 Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, Big Bear Lake, California USA
  • *19-21.09.2013 3D Film Festival 2013, 6th Annual, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE, Los Angeles, USA (Invited)
  • 19-22.09.2013 2nd International Film Festival Phenom, Shreveport, Bossier City Louisiana, USA
  • *18-23.09.2013 The Oregon Independent Film Festival, Portland & Eugene, Oregon, USA
  • *5-9.09.2013 Ars Electronica Festival 2013 “Total Recall, Evolution of Memory”, Deep Space Live, Linz, Austria, Europe
  • 21-25.08.2013 International Film Awards Berlin, (ifab) Sputnik Movie Theatre Berlin, Germany, Europe
  • *15-25.08.2013 9th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, TCL Chinese Theatres Hollywood, Los Angeles USA Award: 3D Short Runner Up
  • *14-18.08.2013 2013 CGIFF/Columbia Gorge International Film Festival Washougal, Washington, USA. Award: Best International Shorts
  • *2-11.08.2013 The 21st International ANIMA MUNDI 2013
  • 2-11.08.2013 Rio de Janeiro and from 14-18.08.2013 Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • *12-21.07.2013 The 16th Annual Maine International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF) Waterville, Maine, New England, USA
  • 26-30.06.2013 Intendence Film Festival, Colorado, USA. Award: Best Animation
  • *19-30.06.2013 67th Edinburgh International Film, Scotland UK;Europe
  • *11-12.06.2013 The 4th Annual New Media Film Festival Venue: The Landmark Theatres, Los Angeles, California, USA Award 3D innovation
  • 27.04.2013 5th season 2013, The Los Angeles Art House Film Festival, Venue The Actors Company, West Hollywood, Los Angels USA, Award: 1st Place Animation
  • *12-28.04.2013 22nd Arizona International Film Festival (AzFilmFest), Tucson, USA
  • 04.2013 Best Shorts Competition, La Jolla, California, USA Award: Award of Merit: Animation
  • *5-6.04.2013 Canada International Film Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Award: The 2013 Rising Star Award/Animation
  • *24. 01.2013 ANIMATION CROSSING @ Filmgarde Cineplex – BUGIS+, Singapore (Private Stereo Screening)

Publishing

  • 26.09.2014. Best of 3D – The Original-Vol .10-12 [3D Blu-ray], Publisher: 3D Content Hub. Elysian Fields film published by the best selling German 3D Content Hub a world-leading content distributor specialized in stereoscopic 3D titles.
  • 12.08.2013 3D Vision Live NVIDIA online platform for viewing 3D stereo, “Elysian Fields – How it was Made”, Ina Conradi Chavez

Director/Producer:
Ina Conradi Chavez

Associate Producer:
Mark Chavez

Assistant Directors:
Joshua Tan, Davier Yoon

Animation & Stereography:
Joshua Tan, Davier Yoon

Animation Assistance:
Ivan Yew

Special Thanks:
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ADM Stereoscopic Lab Chair (ADM)Vibeke Sorensen (Prof) Research Associate (ADM) Thummanapalli Nagaraju, INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA INNOVATION Director (IMI) NADIA THALMANN (Prof) IMI Immersive Room Technical Executive Koh Hian Hwa, ADM IT Services Senior Assistant Manager (ADM) Teo Cheng Lim, Production Supervisor (ADM) Yeong Chen Hui, ADM Motion Capture Studio Senior Assistant Manager (ADM) Teo Cheng Lim, Marc Porterfield

Duration :
11min

Medium:
Digital animation - Stereo /25 fps

Genre:
War, Fantasy, CGI, SCI-FI Stereoscopic 3D Animation

Project:
1.03.2011-28.02.2014 MOE AcRF Tier 1 RG 55/10 (M52090031)

Project:
15.08.2011-31.12.2013 IMI Seed Grant, (M4080760.B40)