"Artifact" Wins "Golden Merlion Award"

Congratulations to BNU Animation student Kristis Bandzevicius whose animated short "Artifact" has won a Certificate of Achievement at the World Film Carnival Singapore Golden Merlion Awards. 

"Artifact" is an animated short film written, produced and directed by Kristis, studying at BNU for his MA in 3D Animation.   

"Artifact" was created as part of the final module of the Master's Degree in 3D Animation at BNU, Module DA704, which involves the creation of a final project and demo reel. 

Artifact is the story of a lonely robot in a desolate world, searching for signs of life.

This is the latest of many festival awards for Artifact. 

Artifact

You can watch Artifact below. 

 

Inspiration for "Artifact"

Inspired by the immersive, dark and gloomy atmosphere of video games such as "Inside", director Kristis Bandzevicius wanted to tell a story "based on surroundings rather than using dialogue", a simple tale of "a lonely robot in a desolate world, searching for any signs of life."

"Artifact" was created as part of the final module of the Master's Degree in 3D Animation at BNU, Module DA704, which involves the creation of a final project and demo reel. 

Artifact at IMDB

You can find "Artifact" at the IMDB.

Festival Success

This is the latest of many festival awards for Artifact: 

• Certificate of Achievement at the World Film Carnival Singapore Golden Merlion Awards
• Best Sci-Fi Film at the Future of Film Festival
• Best VFX at the Singapore World Film Carnival
• Best No Budget Film at the Dreamer's Film Festival
• Special Mention at One-Reeler Film Festival
• Best Micro Short at the Vesuvius Film Festival
• Best Sci-Fi at the Art Film Awards

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