FRIED! [2025]
Directed by Lizzie Watts // 09:54 // 3d/2d Animated short
FRIED! is a folk-horror comedy which explores themes of hope and community. The story draws inspiration from new-age spiritualism, Greenham Common and the proximity of ancient and industrial ruins in the British landscape.
Created almost entirely in Blender, FRIED! combines mixed-media techniques, 3D and 2D animation, hand-drawn charcoal, and 3D-scanned props. The film takes an experimental approach to 3D software, merging an expressive making style with a lo-fi, 'scruffy' CG aesthetic to evoke a uniquely handmade feeling.
FESTIVALS
Awards
Primanima, Hungary 2025 - WINNER Audience award
Festival Anca, Slovenia 2026- WINNER best student film
Paris Animation Contest, France 2026 - WINNER best visual work
Friss Hus, Hungary 2026- WINNER weirdcore audience award
Move Summit, UK 2026- WINNER best short film
GRRL HAUS, USA 2026 – WINNER best animated film
Selections
2025
Animator, Poland
Anibar, Kosovo
Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland
Viborg, Denmark
Bucheon International Animation Festival, South Korea
Dinard Film Festival, France
Animest, Romania
SQIFF (Scottish Queer international Film Festival), UK
Norwich Film Festival, UK
Manchester Animation Festival, UK
Aniwow Student Animation Festival, China
London International Animation Festival, UK
Animeteka, Slovenia
Anifantasia, Romania
2026
Watersprite Student Film Festival, UK
British Shorts, Germany
London Short Film Festival, UK
Anima, Belgium
Motion North, Manchester
Animac, Catalonia
Kaboom, Netherlands
Cardiff Animation Festival, UK
Sea Slug, USA
Anifilm, Czechia
Tricky Women, Tricky Realities, Austria
Brighton Animation Festival, UK
Fifca, France
Melbourne Animation Festival, Australia
Ypsilanti Festival, USA
si-fan, UK
OFN network, UK
Anilogue, Hungary, Austria
Pictoplasma, Germany
HVAR, USA
Off-Beat Folk Festival, UK
Festival Animation Berlin, Germany
Animatricks, Finland
Sunrise, UK
Supertoon, Croatia
Daydream Nation, UK