Edmond's impulse to love and be close to others is strong ... maybe too strong. As he stands alone by a lake contemplating his options, he goes on a journey backwards through his life, and revisits all his defining moments in search for the origin of his desires.

Direction: Nina Gantz

Script: Nina Gantz

Production: Emilie Jouffroy, Hemant Sharda

Cinematography: Ian Forbes

Editing: Nina Rac

Production Design: Laura Mickiewicz, Paulina Wieczorek, Aoife Blair

Animation: Adam Watts, Nina Gantz, Terri Matthews

Costume Design: Eva Roelfs

Sound: Rob Turner

Original Score: Terence Dunn

Original Title: EDMOND

Original Language: English

Film Production Country: United Kingdom

Website: www.ninagantz.com

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/EdmondNFTS/?fref=ts

Biography of the Director/s
Born in Amsterdam, Nina Gantz grew up in Rotterdam. Whilst attending St Joost Art School in Breda, she discovered her passion for animation and produced her first notable hand drawn film, ZALIGER (2010), which went on to be selected at 37 festivals winning the Golden Panda for best student film at the Sichuan Festival in China.
After setting up Studio Gantz in Rotterdam, she was commissioned to be head of animation for a live action feature film in the Netherlands, TOEGETAKELD DOOR DE LIEFDE by Ari Deelder.
In 2013 Nina Gantz began a Masters in directing animation at the National Film and Television School where she filmed her first stop motion film EDMOND.
EDMOND has received overwhelming acclaim thus far and since its premiere at Zagreb International Animation Festival, it has won a host of prizes including the BIFA for best short film, the Short Film Jury award for animation at Sundance and a BAFTA for best animated short.
Since completing her Masters at the National Film and Television School, she is working freelance on all sorts of projects, developing a feature and a new short, still concentrating on new combinations of techniques.

Filmography of the Director/s
2016 - CARTWRIGHT GANTZ, short
2016 - PEDAALRIDDER, animation director
2016 - CARTWRIGHT GANTZ, WINEGUMS, commercial
2016 - BABYLUIK, animation director
2014 - EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
2012 - DEVASTATED BY LOVE, animation
2010 - ZALIGER – ST JOOST
2009 - BUREN, online magazine.
2009 - STEUNEN, cut-out and 2d animation
2008 - GLUREN, live action film/ public exposition

Awards Won
Uppsala Int'l Short FF: EFA Nomination

Annecy Int'l Animation FF: Canal+ Creative Aid Award & Best Graduation Film Jury Award
Holland Animation FF: Grand Prix (student competition)
Sundance FF: Jury Award for Best Animated Short

BAFTA for Best Animated Short

Moet BIFA for Best Short

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