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Life is what you make it

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Press KitShort Film: Stop Motion AnimationDuration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

Written and Directed byChristopher Kezelos

Produced byChristopher & Christine Kezelos

Los Angeles, [email protected]

Life is what you make it.



About The MakerA strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.

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DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT CHRISTOPHER KEZELOS

The Maker explores the preciousness of our moments on earth, the short time we have with loved ones and the enjoyment of ones life’s work and purpose. In their fleeting existence our characters experience joy, love, hard work, purpose, loss and loneliness. As the tagline suggests, ‘life is what you make it’ and we are all makers in this world.

Anecdote: The Maker was initially conceptualised as a music video for a classical music composition created by my friend Paul Halley. After writing the story to the movements in the piece, it quickly became apparent that we no longer had a music video on our hands, but rather a short film. The production took place in Sydney, Australia, the puppets were designed by US artists Amanda Louise Spayd and the compositing and FX were done by Monkeyhut VFX in the UK, making this a truly international collaboration.

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Christopher Kezelos

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June 2011

Australia

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AWARDS- 2011 Rhode Island International Film Festival: Grand Prize (USA) - 2011 Lady Filmmakers Film Festival: Best of Festival (USA) - 2011 ACS Awards for Cinematography: NSW Gold Award (Australia) - 2012 SXSW Film Design Awards: Audience Award for Best Poster (USA) - 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival: Best Animated Short (USA) - 2012 Animayo Animation Film Festival: Special Jury Mention (Spain) - 2012 CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival: Best Animated Short (Canada) - 2012 Sydney Film Festival: Best Animated Short (Australia) - 2012 Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival: Grand Prize (Korea) - 2012 Indy Film Fest: Best Short Film – World Cinema (USA) - 2012 TheShortList Film Festival: Audience Award for Best Short Film (USA) - 2012 Granada Film Festival: Best International Short Animation (Spain) - 2012 ITSA Film Festival: Best Animated Film (USA) - 2012 San Jose Short Film Festival: Best Animated Short (USA) - 2012 Couch Fest Film Festival: Best Animation (International) - 2012 Kaohsiung Film Festival: Best Selection – Fantasy Short Film (Taiwan) - 2012 Kaohsiung Film Festival: Audience Choice – Fantasy Short Film (Taiwan) - 2012 Bondi Short Film Festival: Audience Choice (Australia) - 2012 Bondi Short Film Festival: Best Music (Australia) - 2012 Bondi Short Film Festival: Best Production Design (Australia) - 2012 Bondi Short Film Festival: Best Film (Australia) - 2013 Greek-Australian Short Film Festival: Best Film (Australia)

SCREENINGS- 2011 Palm Springs International ShortFest (USA) - 2011 LA Shorts Fest (USA) - 2011 Athens International Film Festival (Greece) - 2011 Anim’est Intl. Animation Film Festival (Romania) - 2011 Savannah International Film Festival (USA) - 2011 Geneva International Film Festival (Switzerland) - 2011 Animanima - Intl. Festival of Animation (Serbia) - 2011 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (Cyprus) - 2011 Animated Encounters Bristol Intl. Film Festival (UK) - 2011 St. Louis International Film Festival (USA) - 2011 Bradford Animation Festival (UK) - 2011 APRA Screen Music Awards: Nomination (Australia) - 2011 Foyle Film Festival (Ireland) - 2012 Irvine International Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Dam Short Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Film Fest Petaluma (USA) - 2012 New York International Children’s Film Festival (USA) - 2012 SXSW (USA) - 2012 Monstra Animated Film Festival (Portugal) - 2012 Atlanta Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Cleveland International Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Athens Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Florida Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Nashville Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Boston Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Hill Country Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (Germany) - 2012 Film Fest Petaluma (USA)

- 2012 Northwest Animation Festival (USA) - 2012 Annecy Intl. Animated Film Festival (France) - 2012 Nantucket Film Festival (USA) - 2012 CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (Canada) - 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival (UK) - 2012 BAMcinemaFest (USA) - 2012 Sydney Film Festival (Australia) - 2012 Anima Mundi (Brazil) - 2012 San Diego International Children’s Film Festival - 2012 Fantasia International Film Festival (Canada) - 2012 Lucania Film Festival (Italy) - 2012 New Orleans Intl. Children’s Film Festival (USA) - 2012 TheShortList Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Festival Les Percéides (Canada) - 2012 Sidewalk Film Festival (UK) - 2012 Saguenay International Puppet Festival (Canada) - 2012 Calgary International Film Festival (Canada) - 2012 Reel Shorts Film Festival (Canada) - 2012 Los Angeles Intl. Children’s Film Festival (USA) - 2012 London International Animation Festival (UK) - 2012 Access All Areas Film Festival (Australia) - 2012 Short Film Night in Lausanne (Switzerland) - 2012 Cockatoo Island Film Festival (Australia) - 2012 Rockport Film Festival (USA) - 2012 Anibar International Animation Festival (Kosovo) - 2012 Naples International Film Festiva (USA)

Awards & Screenings



Meet the CrewCHRISTOPHER KEZELOS DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / WRITER / ANIMATOR

In 1996, Christopher received a BVA from Sydney University, majoring in film production. For more than a decade he’s worked as a writer, producer, director and editor on ads, online videos and award winning short films through his production company Zealous Creative.

In 2010 Christopher wrote, directed and animated a stop motion short film called Zero. It screened in over 50 festivals and has won 15 awards including ‘Best Animation’ from LA Shorts Fest and the Rhode Island International Film Festival and has been nominated for an AFI Award in the ‘Best Short Animation’ category.

His latest stop motion short The Maker has currently screened at over 60 festivals and won 22 awards, including top honours at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival and SICAF 2012.

Christopher currently lives in Los Angeles and is developing several feature films.

FILMOGRAPHY

CHRISTINE KEZELOS PRODUCER

Christine is the co-owner of Zealous Creative, a boutique production company based in Los Angeles. She has been writing and producing award winning short films, ads and online videos since 2001.

In 2010 she produced a stop motion animated short called Zero. The film has won 15 awards including ‘Best Animation’ from LA Shorts Fest and the Rhode Island International Film Festival and has been nominated for an AFI Award in the ‘Best Short Animation’ category.

Christine’s latest stop motion short film called The Maker has currently screened at over 60 festivals and won 22 awards, including top honours at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival and SICAF 2012.

Christine has a number of new projects in development including a feature film and TV series.

DentaMate (2006)Become One (2005)Annie, Forget Your Gun (2005)Margaret (2004)

Allure (2013)The Maker (2011)Zero (2010)For Doris (2008)

SMS (2003)No Butts About It (2003)Dentophobia (2001)



MATTHEW HORREX A.C.SDIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Matthew Horrex has been working in the Film and Television industry for nearly 15 years. During this time, he’s received accolades from the Australian Cinematographers Society, winning several NSW silver and gold awards and a national ACS Award of Achievement in Cinematography. He is currently employed as the series Director of Photography for “Home and Away”, one of Australia’s most watched dramas.

Matthew’s cinematography has been featured on many award winning international short film projects. His film DentaMate was screened in the ‘Rhode Island International Film Festival’ in 2006 and Annie, Forget Your Gun was awarded first prize at the ‘Young at Heart’ Short Film Festival.

His work on Zero has recently awarded him two awards from the Australian Cinematographers Society, a NSW ‘Gold Award’ and the coveted ‘Golden Tripod’.

AMANDA LOUISE SPAYDPUPPET CREATOR

Amanda Louise Spayd is a professional mixed-media artist from Ohio. Graduating with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration in 2002, she worked as a designer in the social expressions industry for 8 years before pursuing her own art fulltime.

Amanda’s work is a dichotomy of art and craft, sculpture and plaything. The cloth creatures invoke both feelings of whimsy and pity; the stark eyes and human teeth playing against vintage floral cotton, pastel ribbons, and dirty ruffles.

Her work is highly sought after by collectors around the globe, and has been exhibited in galleries, boutiques, and conventions across the United States.

PAUL HALLEYCOMPOSER

Paul Halley is one of Australia’s most popular and innovative composers of classical music, blending elements of traditional classical styles with a distinctive modern edge. With his beautifully melodic and intensely dramatic music he’s making a considerable reputation for himself as a composer of highly likeable, contemporary classical music.

Drawing on influences primarily from the classical masters such as Beethoven, Bach and Mozart, Paul also draws inspiration from sources as varied as medieval music, cinematic scores, The Beatles and Metallica.

Paul regularly puts on performances with his string quartet “The Halley Quartet”. Some of his popular works include “Midnight”, “The Hand Of Fate” and “Angel”.



CreditsWritten and Directed by

Produced by

Director of Photography

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Original Music by

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Sound Design, Foley & Mix

Visual Effects Supervisor

CG Modeller

Particles

Particles Test

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Graphic Design

Wall Illustration

Christopher Kezelos

Christopher Kezelos Christine Kezelos

Matthew Horrex A.C.S

Amanda Louise Spayd

Paul Halley

Christopher Kezelos Mark Lagana

Brendan O’Brien

Justin Alvarez

Stanley Darmawan

Stanley Darmawan Salvo Severino

Robert Grbevski

Justin Alvarez Christopher Kezelos

David Devjak

Ai Ikeda Gabrielle Smith Mohini Herse David Cox Mark Cordina Olivier Strobel Christine Kezelos

Olivier Strobel David Cox Ciara Ferrao-Read Christine Kezelos

Christopher Kezelos

Christopher Kezelos Brett Bimson Amanda Louise Spayd

David Cox Ai Ikeda

Ciara Ferrao-Read Christopher Kezelos Mark Lagana Mark Eliott Grace Tan Max Grieg Susan McClymont

Gabrielle Smith Christopher Kezelos Elle Triantafillou Jack McGrath



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