Love, Dad () is a Czech/Slovak animated short documentary film, directed by Diana Cam Van Nguyen and released in 2021.Céline Roustan, "Milý tati (Love, Dad)". Short of the Week, 3 August 2023. The film centres on her relationship with her father, which was loving in her childhood but became strained and distant as she grew into adulthood.
The film premiered on 6 August 2021 at the 74th Locarno Film Festival.Mercedes Milligan, "Events Round-Up: Locarno Premieres, Ottawa Retrospectives, VR at SIGGRAPH & More". Animation Magazine, 5 July 2021.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Share Her Journey Diana Cam Van Nguyen Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award" . TheWrap, 18 September 2021. Festival du nouveau cinéma 2021 New Alchemists, Animated Short Film "FNC – Le palmarès des compétitions de courts métrages et d’excellents films en salle". CTVM, 14 October 2021. AFI Fest 2021 Grand Jury Prize, Animation Valerie Complex, "AFI Fest Sets Audience & Jury Award Winners; ‘Jockey’ Receives Top Honor". Deadline Hollywood, 15 November 2021. Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2021 Best Student Short Animation "'Bestia', 'Love, Dad', 'A Most Exquisite Man' in the PÖFF Shorts 2021 Winners". Zippy Frames, 21 November 2021. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022 Festivals Connexion Award Laurence Boyce, "Clermont-Ferrand announces its awards after a successful on-site edition for 2022". Cineuropa, February 7, 2022. Czech Lion Awards 2021 Best Short Film Martin Kudláč, "Zátopek runs a victory lap at the annual Czech Lion awards ceremony". Cineuropa, 7 March 2022. Best Student Film Seattle International Film Festival 2022 Grand Jury Prize for Best Animated Short J. Kim Murphy, "Seattle International Film Festival Awards Top Honors to ‘Klondike,’ ‘Know Your Place’" . Variety, 24 April 2022. Kraków Film Festival 2022 Silver Dragon, Best Animated Film Martin Kudláč, "Denis Dobrovoda’s The Cathedral tops Krakow’s International Documentary Competition". Cineuropa, 8 June 2022. Jury Award for Best European Film FICC Don Quixote Award Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films 2022 Best Student Documentary Short Jonathan Horwitz, "2022 Palm Springs International ShortFest winners announced". The Desert Sun, 27 June 2022. Nashville Film Festival 2022 Best Documentary Short "Nashville Film Festival Announces Festival Winners, Including Chicago Film ‘The Year Between’". Screen Magazine, 3 October 2022. Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist" 2022 International Competition, Student Films Natalia Serebriakova, "Pamfir scoops the Grand Prix at the 51st Molodist Film Festival". Cineuropa, 8 December 2022. European Film Awards 2022 Best Short Film Leo Barraclough, "Ruben Östlund’s Satire ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Triumphs at European Film Awards" . Variety, 10 December 2022. Annie Awards 2023 Best Animated Short Subject Carolyn Giardina, "‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Wins Five Trophies Including the Top Prize at the 50th Annie Awards" . The Hollywood Reporter, 25 February 2023.
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