An old fisherman plays a beautiful song in the calm waters of a solitary lake, when suddenly a mysterious creature takes the bait…
What is it?
Song of the Lake (La Canción del Lago) is an animated stop motion short film based on the graphic novel of the same name, winner of the Secuenciarte Award at Pixelatl Festival 2019.
It is a fantastic story about the complexity of life and the hard decisions that we have to make to protect our loved ones, where the main characters are an old fisherman and a young mermaid.
AWARDS AND SELECTIONS
Nominee Diosas de Plata - PECIME - 2024 - Mexico City, Mexico
Special Mention - Ibero American Film Festival Miami - 2024 - Miami, USA
Official Selection - Show Shorts Ventana Sur - 2023 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Official Selection - Stopmotion Mx - 2023 - Mexico City, Mexico
Official Selection - #MOSTOPMO - 2023 - USA
Official Selection - Shorts México - 2023 - Mexico City, Mexico
Semifinalist - Indie Shorts Awards Cannes - 2023 - Cannes, France
Official Selection - Cut Out Fest - 2023 - Queretaro, Mexico
Official Selection - Festival Pixelatl - 2023 - Guadalajara, Mexico
Official Selection - LALIFF - 2023 - Los Angeles, USA
1st Place Graphic Novel Contest Secuenciarte - Festival Pixelatl - 2019 - Cuernavaca, Mexico
EL EQUIPO
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HOBBY CREATIVE STUDIO
-Animation and Production-
We are a 2D and 3D animation studio specialized in stopmotion based in Guadalajara Mexico. -
HAXU 3D PROPS
-Diseño e Impresión 3D-
We are a company from Guadalajara Mexico that combines 3D printig, art and design to create prototypes and unique objects. -
Carlos Sallas
-Direction, Art and Script-
Graphic Artist, Designer and Storyteller living in Mexico City. Gets his energy from coffee, sun and “pan de muerto”.
instagram: @carlossallasart -
Ari Navarrete
- Direction and Art -
Illustrator and designer specialized in kids illustration and advertising. Addicted to movies and Series. Lives in Mexico City with her dog “Nube”.
Instagram: @ariari.art -
Humberto Cervera
- Exec. Production -
Writer and Producer with a long career in Mexican Animation, including a 4 year contract as part of Cartoon Network Mexico. He is the author of Fi-tech Robolution an has other comic, animation and videogames projects.
twitter: @game_brains -
Magdiela Duhamel
-Exec Production-
Founder and CoDirector of LatinX in Animation and Producer at Pixar. Currently she’s working on a personal project called “Mosca”. -
Davin B. Duhamel
-Exec. Production-
Director, writer and animator living in San Francisco, Californa. Currently he’s directing his shortfilm “Mosca”.
instagram: @notfamousbut
HOW TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT?
1.- dIGITAL DOWNLOAD
You can download the full digital version of the graphic novel and other materials through our Ko-Fi page and pay what you want.
2.- Sponsorship and financing
If you have a brand or you are interested in supporting the project with financing or other ideas, please contact the following mail.
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