notes from the jury

Thanks to Leeds International Film Festival for the following quote from the jury, where The Astronomers Sun won the Yorkshire Short Film Competition:

There is such weight and therefore capacity for emotion in the beautifully crafted stop motion animation, but it is the universal film techniques supporting this that make it such a joy to watch; the lighting, the sound and the camerawork are masterfully synchronised in tone, emphasising the sacrifice and loss at the heart of this story

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