Chomp (2023) Award Winning Short Film

SYNOPSIS: A young boy sneaks into the kitchen to steal some chips, only to encounter some night time monsters
Written, Directed and Animated by Ben Nixon
Produced by Tayla Burton
Starring Ethan Powell, Jake Battle and Pyper Stancer
Story Consulting and Videography by Robin Hare
Concept Art by Blayke Rietman and Joelle Young
Set Design by Ben Nixon, El Finnie and Liam Govan
Props and Monsters Designed by Holly Carter-Turner
Sound Design by Shane Tremlin
Sound Mixing and Score by Tim Nixon
Colour Grading by Daniel Villa
Festival Awards and Selections:
WINNER - Best Animation Grand Jury Award - Oniros Film Awards New York, November
WINNER - Best in Animation - Australian XR Festival, 2023
WINNER - Best Director - Reale Film Festival Bimonthly Awards, November/December
WINNER - Best Animation, Best Sound Design and Best Original Score - 4 Theatre Selection, December
WINNER - Best Short Film and Exceptional Directing - Young Australian Film Festival, 2024
WINNER - Best Realistic Prop - The Art of Movie Making Film Festival, 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION - WA Made Film Festival, 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Gold Coast Film Festival, 2024
NOMINATION - Best Film Stop Motion - Animation Studio Festival Paris, 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Top Short Film Competition - St Kilda Film Festival, 2024
NOMINATION - Innovation in Animation - WA Screen Culture, 2024
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