Meeting MacGuffin

Meeting MacGuffin
Meeting MacGuffin
Directed by	Catya Plate
Written by	Catya Plate
Produced by	Catya Plate ; Todd Aven
Starring	Richard Steven Horvitz ; Misty Lee
Cinematography	Catya Plate
Edited by	Todd Aven
Music by	Zac Zinger
Animation by	Catya Plate
Release date	February 2, 2017;
Running time	9 minutes 58
Country	United States
Language	English

Meeting MacGuffin is a stop-motion animated short film written, directed and animated by Catya Plate.^[1]^[2] The film screened at the Academy Awards qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival and Rhode Island International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prize:Best Animated Short Film in Vortex Edition.^[3]^[4] It is the sequel of Hanging By A Thread and second in a trilogy of animated shorts.

Plot

In the post-apocalyptic future where humanity is no more, a group of scientists and an animated sign complete the construction of a new human race. They meet a groundhog climatologist with expertise in water renewal who prepares the Homeys for their mission to restore balance to a decimated Earth.^[5]

Voice cast

Richard Steven Horvitz as Gormal MacGuffin
Misty Lee as LF
John McBride as Hitch

Reception

Critical response

A four star review about Meeting MacGuffin in 22nd Indiestreet.com states that "Stop motion animation is not a new thing. Quite the opposite. It's the designs of these characters and the world itself, that is really something special.", Indie Shorts Mag says that "‘Meeting MacGuffin’ Is The Best Stop-Motion, Ecological Thriller Out There!".^[6]^[2]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Result
2019	Black Maria Film and Video Festival	Jury's Citation Award	Won^[7]
2018	Fano International Film Festival	Special Jury Mention	Won^[8]
2018	Blowup Film Fest	Best Animation	Nominated^[9]
2018	St. Francis College Women's Film Festival	Best Animated Short	Won^[10]
2018	Scandinavian International Film Festival	Best Animated Short	Won^[11]
2018	Wasteland Film festival	Best Animated Film	Won
2018	FilmQuest	Best Animated Film	Nominated^[12]
2017	Indie Fest	Best Animated Film	Won^[13]
2017	Rhode Island International Film Festival	Best Animated Short Film	Won^[4]
2017	Other Worlds Austin	Best Short Production Design	Won^[14]
2017	Seattle's True Independent Film Festival	Best Animated Film	Won^[15]

References

^ "MEETING MACGUFFIN". brooklynfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ ^a ^b "'Meeting MacGuffin' Is The Best Stop-Motion, Ecological Thriller Out There!". indieshortsmag.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "HollyShorts Film Festival". hollyshorts.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ ^a ^b "2017 FLICKERS' VORTEX SCI-FI, FANTASY & HORROR FILM FESTIVAL". film-festival.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "Meeting MacGuffin short film". ukfilmreview.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "Meeting MacGuffin". 22indiestreet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "Black Maria Film Festival List of Awards for Season 2019". blackmariafilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "Fano International Film Festival". fanofilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "2018 BFF Accepted Projects - Official Selection: Main Categories". blowupfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "3rd Annual Women's Film Festival Winners". sfc.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "Winners 2018". sciff.fi. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "2018 AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES". filmquestfest.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "Awards of Merit July 2017". theindiefest.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "Other Worlds Austin Announces 2017 Award Winners". otherworldsaustin.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
^ "2017 Award Winners (Full Program Below)". trueindependent.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

External links

Meeting MacGuffin at IMDb

[1] "MEETING MACGUFFIN". brooklynfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[indieshortsmag-2] "'Meeting MacGuffin' Is The Best Stop-Motion, Ecological Thriller Out There!". indieshortsmag.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[3] "HollyShorts Film Festival". hollyshorts.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[Rhode-4] "2017 FLICKERS' VORTEX SCI-FI, FANTASY & HORROR FILM FESTIVAL". film-festival.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[5] "Meeting MacGuffin short film". ukfilmreview.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[6] "Meeting MacGuffin". 22indiestreet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[7] "Black Maria Film Festival List of Awards for Season 2019". blackmariafilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[8] "Fano International Film Festival". fanofilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[9] "2018 BFF Accepted Projects - Official Selection: Main Categories". blowupfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[10] "3rd Annual Women's Film Festival Winners". sfc.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[11] "Winners 2018". sciff.fi. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[12] "2018 AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES". filmquestfest.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[13] "Awards of Merit July 2017". theindiefest.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[14] "Other Worlds Austin Announces 2017 Award Winners". otherworldsaustin.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[15] "2017 Award Winners (Full Program Below)". trueindependent.org. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

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