Missing U is a 2013 short animated film made by Brooke Wagstaff which was featured in multiple film festivals.
Plot A 3D animated adventure that follows the letter I as she travels great distances to find her missing U.
Production The film was created by Wagstaff over the span of a year and a half while she was a student at the Ringling College of Art and Design. She made it for her senior thesis while pursuing a degree in Computer Animation. It was created using the 3D computer graphics software Autodesk Maya but styled to mimic a variety of traditional techniques such as hand-drawn animation and claymation. The film was made only using resources available through the school.
Festivals and Honors + Event/OrganizationAward/HonorLocationDate Vimeo Staff Pick Online August, 2013 On Video Creative Festival Audience Choice Award Seoul, South Korea August, 2013 Ritz Premiere International Short Film Festival Official Selection Lincoln, England November, 2013 Indiedemand Film Festival Best Film of the Year, Staff Pick Online November, 2013 SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival Official Selection Hong Kong November, 2013 Sonoma International Film Festival Official Selection Sonoma, USA April, 2014 NonStop Barcelona Animació Official Selection Barcelona, Spain May, 2014 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia Official Selection Tokyo, Japan June, 2014 Scratch! International Animation Film Festival Official Selection Lecce, Italy June, 2014 Camp Bestival Daily Screening Dorset, England July and August, 2014 CINE Golden Eagle Award International July, 2014 Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival Official Selection Bristol, England September, 2014 Be There! Corfu Animation Festival Official Selection Corfu, Greece October, 2014 Bradford Animation Festival Official Selection Bradford, England November, 2014 Puchon International Student Animation Festival Official Selection Bucheon, South Korea November, 2014 Red Rock Film Festival Official Selection Zion Canyon, Utah November, 2014 International Students Creative Award First Prize: Overseas Division Osaka, Japan November, 2014 Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Official Selection Los Angeles, USA December, 2014 Student Filmmaker Awards Best Animated Film Park City, USA January, 2015 Festival Cinema Giovane Official Selection Pieve a Nievole, Italy March, 2015 Tricky Women International Animation Festival Official Selection Vienna, Austria March, 2015 New Orleans International Children's Film Festival Official Selection New Orleans, USA March, 2015 WonderCon International Children's Film Festival Official Selection Anaheim, USA April, 2015 The Other Art Fair Official Selection Bristol, England May, 2015 San Diego International Children's Film Festival at San Diego Comic-Con Official Selection San Diego, USA July, 2015 Shorts on the Beach Official Selection Long Beach, USA August, 2015 Ars Electronica Animation Festival Official Selection Linz, Austria September, 2015 Long Beach International Film Festival Official Selection Long Beach, USA September, 2015
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External links Official Website