BLUE WILLOW
A hand-drawn animated short film.
Inspired by the famous "Willow" plate pattern, Blue Willow brings the blue lines on a porcelain plate to life and weaves a haunting (and quirky) story of love and family betrayal.
Written, Directed, Illustrated & Produced by
Veialu Aila-Unsworth
Starring the voice of Jing He as the female lead, Koong-se
Original Music & Musical Performance by Tim Beals
Digital Direction by Mark D'Ath
Traditional Cell Animation by Tom Simpson
Concept Artist and Storyboards by Dave Bat
Sound mixing by Phill Adams
Screened at 30 film festivals in 13 countries, including the 56th Berlin International Film Festival.
Running time: 13 mins
Country: Aotearoa New Zealand
Language: English
Year of Production: 2005
Blue Willow was created with the kind support of Creative New Zealand, the New Zealand Film Commission, Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School, and the Victoria University of Wellington Theatre Programme.
AWARDS
Winner - Audience Favourite at Dawson City International Shorts Festival
Finalist - New Zealand Screen Awards, Best Short & Script
ASIA
Goyang International Children's Festival (Korea)
Seoul International Family Film Festival (Korea)
With Ensemble Fleder Swedish vocal quartet in Hangzhou, Wenzhou, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music in China (2013)
UNITED STATES
Chicago International Film Festival
Milly Valley Film Festival
Cinema K Children's Festival
San Diego Women's Film Festival
GlamourFilmFest (Christina Ricci's 'pick of the week')
Alaska Native Film Festival
CANADA
ImagineNATIVE Film & Media Festival (Toronto)
Dawson City International Shorts Festival - Winner of Audience Favorite (Yukon)
Carousel International Film De Rimouski (Vancouver)
AWARDS
Winner - Audience Favorite at Dawson City International Shorts Festival
Finalist - New Zealand Screen Awards, Best Short & Script
