What a month November has been for The Maker. We had already picked up 5 awards and now another 4 from the Bondi Short Film Film Festival. They include the People’s Choice Award, Best Music, Best Production Design and BEST FILM. It’s such a huge honour for our film to continue to receive the recognition it has had and is a testament to the amazing work put in by all those involved in its creation.

The Maker has won both the ‘Best Selection’ and ‘Audience Choice’ awards in the ‘Fantasy Short Film’ competition at the Kaohsiung Film Festival. Now in its 12th year, this Taiwanese film festival claims to be the only international short film contest in Taiwan and is hosted by the Kaohsiung Film Archive and the Bureau of Cultural Affairs. This recent win bumps our awards tally up to 17!

The Maker has picked up another award, this time for ‘Best Animation’ at the Couch Fest Film Festival. This festival is unique from all others in that it’s hosted in people’s houses all over the world all on one day. What a great idea! If you’d like to volunteer your living room or other services to the festival, you can do so here.

While tech companies usually dominate Silicon Valley, The Maker recently took the spotlight by winning ‘Best Animated Film’ at the San Jose Short Film Festival. The festival brings together filmmakers, industry executives, Silicon Valley notables and celebrities, to mix and mingle with visitors and patrons seeking to discover new talent, experiences and witness the best in short subject entertainment in categories including comedy, drama, documentaries, sci-fi, horror, comedy, action, fantasy and many more.

The Maker has done it again, picking up its 13th award. This time, we must thank the ITSA Film Festival in Sonora, California whose judges voted it the ‘Best Animated Film’. The festval is a multi-day event featuring short films and animations from around the world and includes film-related panel discussions, workshops, and live performances.

We’re proud to announce that The Maker has won the ’Best International Short Animation’ award at the 19th edition of the Granada Film Festival. Set in the city of Grenada, Spain, the jury said the following about The Maker’s win (translated using Google) “for good design, animation art, photography and music, by its dense content, structured around an atmosphere … that make this work, a short round”.

Thanks to the incredible support from our fans, in a landslide victory, The Maker wins the audience voted award for ‘Best Short Film’ At TheShortList Film Festival. Run by Hollywood industry news organization The Wrap News Inc, the festival brought together 12 award winning short films showcasing the best of the best from this year’s top international film festivals. Visit our facebook page for photos from the event.

The Maker has picked up the ‘Best World Cinema Short Film’ at the Indianapolis International Film Festival. Since 2004, the Indy Film Fest has quickly grown into one of the Midwest’s fastest-growing and most-watched film festivals — and one of the most valued annual cultural events in the city. Many thanks to the festival and judges for acknowledging our film.

We’re honoured and proud to announce that The Maker has been awarded the Grand Prize at the 2012 Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF). The festival has been running for 16 years and is Korea’s biggest comic book and animation festival. Congratulations to the Maker crew who helped make this happen.

The Maker was awarded ‘Best Animated Short’ at the 2012 Sydney Film Festival. The Dendy Awards judges remarked: “The Maker delivered a concept and world with astonishing effect, which resonates long after viewing”. This is the second Academy qualifying film festival The Maker has won this month. Visit our facebook page for photos from the event.