“Our Ocean” Wins “Best Animation” at Golden Fern Festival

Congratulations to the makers of “Our Ocean“, which has won Best Animated Short Film at the Golden Fern Film Festival.

“Our Ocean” was created by our fourth year animation and vfx students, studying the Art of Computer Animation and VFX.

Written and Directed by Priya Shah, and produced by Ethen Dent, Our Ocean was a collaboration with the charity “Ocean Generation“.

Dex and Troy are young sea turtles attending the 500th Anniversary of the Fish City Festival, an annual underwater celebration where they meet their angel fish friend Maya. Tragically, careless human activity from above threatens the festival with catastrophe.

This is the latest of many festival awards for Our Ocean.

“Our Ocean”

Our Ocean was created by our fourth year animation and vfx students, studying the Art of Computer Animation and VFX.

Written and Directed by Priya Shah, and produced by Ethen Dent, Our Ocean was a collaboration with the charity “Ocean Generation“.

Fish City Festival

Our Ocean was created by students in the fourth year of studies at Escape Studios, studying for their integrated master’s in 3D Animation.

Our Ocean Credits

Priya Shah – Writer, Director, Co-Producer, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, Concept Art
Ethen Dent – Producer, 3D Modelling
Paulette Vassell – Original Score
Jack Devereux – Editor, Animator
Jessica Hiles – Technical Director, Animator, Rigging
George Morris – Unreal Engine TD, Lighting & Rendering
Mahamud Usman – 3D Lead
Sonya Ivanova – Creature TD
Austin Hill – Storyboards
Tsvetelina Kumanova – Concept Artist
Lucy Harris – Concept Artist
Giorgos Konstantinou – Animator
Zoe Walker – Animator
Alex Maynard – Animator
Tom Perry – Rigging
Frederick Williams – Voice of Troy