Project Detail

Poles Apart

Synopsis

In a harsh Arctic landscape, a hungry and solitary polar bear has to decide if a naïve Canadian grizzly bear is her food or her friend.
BAFTA Film Awards 2018 - Winner - Best Short Animation

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 52 secs
Format
Digital animation/HD
Director
Paloma Baeza
Producer
Ser En Low
Editor
Zsófia Tálas
Screenwriter
Paloma Baeza
Director of Photography
Jon Muschamp
Production Designer
Paula Gimenez
Sound
Morgan Muse
Composer
Hollie Buhagiar
Principal cast
Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph May
Animators
 Alex Crowley, Nuria Bataller, Paloma Baeza, Joanna Brooks

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

National Film and Television School (NFTS)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

Sales Company

The National Film and Television School (NFTS)

Hemant Sharda
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

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