The Bird & the Whale by Carol Freeman

**Online for a limited time**

The Bird and the Whale is a story about a young whale struggling to find his voice. After straying too far from his family to explore a shipwreck, he discovers it's sole survivor, a caged songbird. Together they struggle to survive lost at sea.

The Bird & the Whale was created using a near obsolete form of animation – paint-on-glass. It was created in Dublin, Ireland by indie stopmotion studio Paper Panther and a small majority female team.

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AWARDS
Silver Screen Award, Best Animated Film, Young Director Awards, Cannes Lions, France
Prix de P'tits Loups, Montréal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada
Best Kids, Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland
Best Film for Children, Balkanima, Serbia
Best Animated Short Film (Youth Jury). FANCINE, Spain
Jury Citation: Excellence in Artistic Expression, Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada
Prix de la Classe Jury Mezzo, Festival Plein la Bobine, France
Silver, Best Animation, Rosh’d International Film Festival, Iran
Best Animated Film, Festival de Menigoute, France
Finalist, Short Animation, Indy Shorts, USA
Festival Award, Chicago Irish Film Festival, Illinois, USA
Best Animation, Oxford International Film Festival, UK
Best Animation, 21 Islands International Film Festival, New York, USA
Prix des Lycéens, 11th Festival de Cinéma d'Animation de Pontarlier, France
Special Jury Prize, Fest Forward Animation Film, Oxford International Film Festival, Mississippi USA
Best Animation / Best Design & Art Direction, Irish Animation Awards, Ireland
Gold: Best Animated Film / Best New Director / Best Music, Kinsale Shark Awards, Ireland
Best Animated Film, Young Director Awards, Ireland
Best Animated Film / Best Writer / Best Producer, Crossover Film Festival, Virginia, USA
Best Animated Film, Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival, New York, USA
Best Short, Dublin Animation Film Festival, Ireland

CREDITS
Written & Directed by Carol Freeman
Original Music by Chris McLoughlin
Produced by Jonathan Clarke
Paint-on-Glass Carol Freeman, Ciara Nolan, Caitlyn Rooke, Svetlana Sobcenko, Katie Sherlock, Kristina Yee, Chris McLoughlin
Animation & Technical Supervisor Eimhin McNamara
2D Animation Manuel Galiana, Santiago Lopez Jover, Kenneth Ladekjaer, Anne Lou Erambert, Alessandra Sorrentino, Ciara Nolan
Post Production Supervisor Chris McLoughlin
Compositing Carol Freeman, Katie Sherlock, Ciara Nolan, Eimhin McNamara
Colourist Matt Branton
Post Production Facility Windmill Lane
Post Production Sound Facilities Paul Lynch - Studio 4
Executive Producer for
the Irish Film Board Emma Scott
Executive Producer for RTÉ Pauline McNamara
Shorts Co-ordinator for the Irish Film Board Jill McGregor

CONTACT
carol@paperpanther.ie

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Cast: Paper Panther