Homebird

Struggling to make it in a big city, a young artist finds herself retreating into the rose-tinted memories of the village she left behind. Homebird is a National Film and Television School graduation film created entirely in paint-on-cel technique. Key Achievements: Young Director Award 2022, Oscar and BAFTA long lists, screened at over 80 festivals, recognised with over 20 awards and special mentions. Directed and Animated by Ewa Smyk Producer – Leah Bethany Jones Writers – Ralph Mathers & Ewa Smyk Cinematographer – Pep Bosch i Calvo Editor – Amy Pettipher Composer – Natalia Tsupryk Sound Designer – Tatiana Borges Alvares Sanches Production Designer – Iasonas Houssein CG Artist – Valerie George Colourist & Online Editor – Marco Valerio Caminiti Production Manager – Beatriz Honorio Voice Actors – Laura Greenwood, Brian Ward, Natalie Beran Production Coordinator – Tian Boyce Production Assistant – Catherine Lynn Lead Cel Painters – Ollie Griffiths, Ciara Kerr, Haemin Ko, Jess Macadam, Harry Saxon, Thrish Sumanasekera, Solomon Triffitt Cel Painters – Riffat Ahmed, Laura Carter, Carolina Cordero, Alemsah Firat, Annie Gordon, Lucy Hirst, Gagandeep Kalirai, Milda Kargaudaitė, Drishti Kosambia, Stephanie Marshall, Phoebe Morrison, Robin Richardson, Ross Stringer, Malaki Triffitt Additional 2D Animation – Helena Bonastre & Kathryn Leviton Animation Assistants – Bella Bernard, Annie Gordon, Nadya Iudina, Suzanne Matharan, Shan Ogilvie, Danie Quirke, Jade Tucker Set Dressing – Miguel Joao, Samantha Langton Titles – Marta Lissowska Recording Engineers – Yin Lee, Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen / source: