Director: Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels

Englisht title:  Oh Willy...
Original title:   Oh Willy...

2012/ Belgium/ HD/ 16’/ Animation/ Colour

CREDITS:
Script:  Emma de Swaef & Marc James Roels;    Photography:  Marc James Roels;   Editing: Dieter Diependaele; Animation:  Andreas De Ridder, Alice Tambellini; Sound:  Bram Meindersma;   Producer:  Ben Tesseur- Beast Animation

Synopsis:
Forced to return to his naturist roots, Willy bungles his way into noble savagery.

Filmography:
Marc studied animation at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium. He has directed three live action short films which have each garnered several international awards and nominations, including the Berlin Film Festival and Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival. 'Oh Willy...' is his first animated short.

Emma studied 'Documentary filmmaking' at the St-Lukas academy in Brussels. Her graduate film 'Soft Plants' was her first animated short, introducing the character of chubby office-worker Willy. Oh Willy is their first collaboration, and they are currently developing a new animated short together.

Awards:
Clermont Ferrand 2012 Holland Animation Film Festival 2012 (Grand Prix) Indielisboa 2012 Anifilm Trebon 2012 (best short) Brussels Short film festival 2012 (Jury Award) Hamburg Short film Festival Animafest Zagreb (Grand Prix and Audience Award)