Sneeze Me Away is an award winning animated short film written and directed by Ryan Grobins.

Plot

A young boy by the name of Thomas, accidentally enters a fantastic, magical world full of unexpected occurrences and wondrous sights by sneezing with his eyes open, and now must enlist the aid of strange creatures to help him find his way home again.

About The Film

Husband and wife team, Ryan and Hyojung spent two years working on this short animated film full time in South Korea

South Korea

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, not including another six months previous to the main production period spent working after hours on the previs

Previsualization

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 in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Hyojung painted the majority of the backgrounds, Stanley Darmawan completed the majority of the character animation, and Ryan did the majority of the other tasks. The backgrounds were all digitally painted, and the characters, while rendered using 3D software

3D computer graphics software

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, were given a cel-shaded

Cel-shaded animation

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 look.

The music was composed and orchestrated by the Australian composer, Nicole Brady. It was performed by The Orchestra of Vienna and Moravian Philharmonic, with solos performed by Martin Penicka (cello

Cello

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) and Nicole Brady (piano

Piano

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).

Crew

Writer and Director:	Ryan Grobins
Backgrounds:	Hyojung Kim Grobins
Character Animation:	Stanley Darmawan
Additional Backgrounds:	Rudy Sumarso, Onesuk Yang
Music Composer and Orchestrater:	Nicole Brady
Cellist:	Martin Penicka
Pianist:	Nicole Brady
Sound Designer:	Eddie Bye
Additional Sound Production:	Shane Rogers
Modeller, Rigger, Additional Animation, FX, Shot Finaller, Editor, Producer:	Ryan Grobins

Awards and Nominations

• Hyart Film Festival - Best Animation
• Park City Film Music Festival - Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
• High Desert Shorts International Film Festival - Best Animation
• Canadian International Film Festival - Award of Excellence
• Kids First! Film Festival - Second, Independent Short, Ages 5-8
• Australian Effects and Animation Festival - Finalist
• 8th Annual iP Short Film Contest - Finalist
• Rome International Film Festival - Nominated, Best Animation

Festival Selections and Screenings

• Park City Film Music Festival, 2010
• Crystal Palace International Film Festival, 2010
• Animation Block Party
  Animation Block Party
  Animation Block Party is a yearly animation film festival in New York City, usually held in late July. The first edition of this festival took place in 2004...
  
  , 2010
• Australian Effects and Animation Festival, 2010
• Jiff Theque, Ani Factory, 2010
• Hyart Film Festival, 2010
• Silicon Valley Film Festival, 2010
• Rome International Film Festival, 2010
• Croq’Anime, 2010
• Philly Film and Music Festival, 2010
• Cincinnati Film Festival, 2010
• SoDak Animation Festival, 2010
• Flatland Film Festival, 2010
• Banjaluka, 2010
• Linoleum Animation Festival, 2010
• Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival, 2010
• River's Edge International Film Festival, 2010
• African International Film Festival, 2010
• Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival, 2010
• 4th Winter International Festival of Arts, 2011
• Athens Animfest, 2011
• Sacramento International Film Festival, 2011
• Downtown Boca Film Festival, 2011
• High Desert Shorts International Film Festival, 2011
• California International Animation Festival, 2011
• Puerto Rico International Film Festival, 2011