Hot Mess (2024)
A voice message triggers all sorts of anxieties in Andro, but will they be pressured into trying to change their ways?
Voiced by Nicola Walker (Last Tango In Halifax, The Split, Unforgotten) this film explores interfamily relationships and how trauma can be linked to ADHD.
Hot Mess has been capturing the attention of audiences around the world.
AWARDS
Stafford Film Festival, UK (2025) Winner BEST STUDENT ANIMATION
London Director Awards, UK (2025) Winner BEST DIRECTOR ANIMATED FILM
Soho London Independent Film Festival, UK (2025) Winner BEST STUDENT FILM
TweetFest (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2024) Winner BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
Richmond International Screenwriting and Film Festival, UK (2024) Winner MINERVA HEARTBEAT AWARD
Lynchburg Film Festival, USA (2024) Winner BEST ANIMATION
Newham Film Festival (2024) Winner BEST EDIT
Shooting People, New Shoots: Filmmakers, UK (2024) RUNNER-UP
Dorking Film Festival, UK (2024) Runner-Up BEST SHORT FILM
NOMINATIONS
New Bedford Film Festival, USA (2025) BEST ANIMATED FILM
Liverpool Indie Awards, UK (2025)
Folkestone Film Festival, UK (2025)
Oxford Shorts, UK (2025) BEST ANIMATED FILM
London Director Awards, UK (2025) BEST DIRECTOR ANIMATED FILM and BEST DIRECTOR ANIMATED BRITISH FILM
Soho London Independent Film Festival, UK (2025) BEST ANIMATION and BEST STUDENT FILM
Always Late TV Movie Awards, USA (2025) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A SHORT FILM
Oakland Short Film Festival, USA (2025) BEST SHORT ANIMATION
TweetFest (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2024) BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
Richmond International Screenwriting and Film Festival, UK (2024) BEST UK FILM and MINERVA HEARTBEAT AWARD
Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival, USA (2024) BEST MICRO ANIMATION
Cut International Film Festival, USA (2024) BEST ANIMATION
Newham Film Festival (2024) BEST EDIT and BEST FILM
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Reigate Summer Festival, UK (2025)
Happy Valley Animation Festival, USA (2025)
Tonkawa Film Festival, USA (2025)
Coventry Phoenix Film Festival, UK (2025)
Bedford Independent Film Festival, UK (2025)
Leuven DisABILITY Film Festival, Belgium (2025)
London Frames International Film Festival, UK (2025)
Southern Oasis Film Festival, USA (2025)
Liverpool Indie Awards, UK (2025)
Oxford Shorts, UK (2025)
Folkestone Film Festival, UK (2025)
TAFFI Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, CANADA (2025)
New Bedford Film Festival, USA (2025)
UPTILT Film Fest, USA (2025)
Stafford Film Festival, UK (2025)
Post-Cinema Film Festival, Italy (2025)
Underdog Film Festival Wolfsburg, Germany (2025)
Film Buzz London, UK (2025)
London Director Awards, UK (2025)
Always Late TV Movie Awards, USA (2025)
Soho London Independent Film Festival, UK (2025)
Filmic Film Festival, UK (2025)
Oakland Short Film Festival, USA (2025)
Big Fridge International Film Festival, UK (2025)
London International Animation Festival (BIFA and BAFTA Qualifying), UK (2024)
TweetFest (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2024)
The British Short Film Awards (2024) Longlist BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM and BEST STUDENT FILM
Ealing Film Festival, UK (2024)
Newham Film Festival (2024)
Hidden Film Festival, UK (2024)
The Bay International Film Festival, UK (2024)
INWARD EYE Film Festival, UK (2024)
Richmond International Screenwriting and Film Festival, UK (2024)
Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival, USA (2024)
Cut International Film Festival, USA (2024)
Lynchburg Film Festival, USA (2024)
Dorking Film Festival, UK (2024)