YES-PEOPLE
One morning an eclectic mix of people faces the everyday battle - such as work, school and dish-washing. As the day progresses, their relationships are tested and ultimately their capacity to cope.
Category
Short film
director
Gísli Darri Halldórsson
production
Arnar Gunnarsson, Gísli Darri Halldórsson
country
Iceland
format
HD, DCP
runtime
8 min 35 sec
year
2020
language
Icelandic
subtitles
English
genre
Animation, Award-Winning, Comedy, Oscar®
Festivals
- Oscar® 2021 Nominated at the 93rd Academy Awards® (category animated short film)
- Children's Choice Award Nordic Youth Category", Nordisk Panorama, Sweden (2020)
- "Best Nordic-Baltic Short Film", Frederikstad Animation Festival, Norway (2020)
- "Best Icelandic Short Film", Reykjavík IFF, Iceland (2020)
- "Best European Short Film", Wierd International Animation FF, Spain (2020)
- "Audience Award", Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden (2020)
- Annecy, Fantoche, ITFS Stuttgart, Minimalen, Anifilm, Animest
More info
"In “Yes-People,” a Single Syllable Conveys Worlds of Meaning" - Kelsey Rexroat, The New Yorker
Category
Short film
director
Gísli Darri Halldórsson
production
Arnar Gunnarsson, Gísli Darri Halldórsson
country
Iceland
format
HD, DCP
runtime
8 min 35 sec
year
2020
language
Icelandic
subtitled_versions
English
genre
Animation, Award-Winning, Comedy, Oscar®
Synopsis
One morning an eclectic mix of people faces the everyday battle - such as work, school and dish-washing. As the day progresses, their relationships are tested and ultimately their capacity to cope.
Festivals
- Oscar® 2021 Nominated at the 93rd Academy Awards® (category animated short film)
- Children's Choice Award Nordic Youth Category", Nordisk Panorama, Sweden (2020)
- "Best Nordic-Baltic Short Film", Frederikstad Animation Festival, Norway (2020)
- "Best Icelandic Short Film", Reykjavík IFF, Iceland (2020)
- "Best European Short Film", Wierd International Animation FF, Spain (2020)
- "Audience Award", Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden (2020)
- Annecy, Fantoche, ITFS Stuttgart, Minimalen, Anifilm, Animest
More info
"In “Yes-People,” a Single Syllable Conveys Worlds of Meaning" - Kelsey Rexroat, The New Yorker