Something Borrowed (2020)

Pen to paper, a sweet old woman can’t find the right words. But when she lends her pen to a hopeless young chap, it’s more than just words that elude her.

National Film and Television School

Director and Animator: Micky Wozny
Scriptwriter: Nathan Hardisty
Producer: Andrew St Maur
Cinematographer: Twan Peeters
Background Artist: Liam Hall
Editor: Jan Schroeder
Sound Editor/Dubbing Mixer: Ruth Knight
Composer: Ethan Jeffrey
Production Manager: Malika Ruzmetova
Online Editor/Colour Grader: Francis Qureshi
Clean Up Assistants: Alejandra Anguita Corostola & Elpida Fousteri


CAST:

Jane Horrocks (BAFTA and Golden Globe Nominee for “Little Voice”)

Jason Watkins (BAFTA TV Winner and Screen Actors Guild Winner for Ensemble Cast in “The Crown”)

Awards and accolades:

• Winner New Designers Screening Award 2020
• Winner Best Animated Short 2020 Norwich Film Festival
• Winner Audience Award RIFF 2020
• Winner Best in 2D - Longwood Animation Film Festival 2021
• Winner International Short Film Irish Animation Awards 2021
• Winner Best Animated Film - Little Wing Film Festival 2021
• Winner Best Short Animation – Paris Animation Awards 2021
• Winner Best Script Award Animakom 2021
• Category Winner – Norfolk Film Festival 2021
• Winner CenterFrame Award for Best Animation 2021 – UK Film Festival
• Honorable Mention 2D Animation – Florida Animation Festival 2021
• Winner Crystal Palace 2021
• Finalist Best film by a female director - Setting Sun Film Festival 2021
• Winner Best Animation – Kino Film Festival 2022 People’s Vote


• BAFTA LA Student Film Award Shortlist 2020
• Royal Television Society Nominee 2021
• Nashville Film Festival 2020
• Austin Film Festival 2020
• Aesthetica Film Festival 2020
• This Is England Film Festival 2020
• Rome Independent Film Festival 2020
• Foyle Film Festival 2020
• Fête de l’anim’ 2020
• Manchester Film Festival 2021
• Regards de l’ICART 2021
• Animac Festival 2021
• British Shorts – Berlin 2021
• Lanterna Magica 2021
• San Diego International ShortsFest 2021
• Animatricks International Animation 2021
• Anim!Arte 2021
• International animation Festival Golden Kuker Sofia 2021
• Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia 2021
• Barnes Film Festival 2021
• MONSTRA – Lisbon 2021
• Women Over Fifty Film Festival 2021
• Neum Animated Film Festival 2021
• Hsin-Yi Chidren's Animation Awards 2022
• Crested Butte Film Festival 2022