During dinner, "the system" feeds the few who consume all the resources while the rest survive on scraps. Inevitably, the struggle for what remains leads to catastrophic change. The offspring of this transition turns out not to be a sign of hope, but the spitting image of the parents.
Original title - Dinner for few
Director and writer - Nassos Vakalis
Producer - Nassos Vakalis, Katerinai Stergiopoulou
Music - Kostas Christides
Year - 2014
Orchestration by Kostas Christides, Mark Buys, Jared Banta
Orchestra Conducted by Vladimir Martinka
Music Performed by Bratislava Studio Orchestra
This short film won multiple awards, including:
- 9th Cyprus Iff – Cyprus – Best Short Film Director
- 37th Drama – Greece – Best Music
- 37th Drama – Greece – Special Jury Award
- 8th Expotoons – Argentina – Best Short Film
- 4th Ecofilm – Mexico – Best International Short Film
- 47th Sitges – Spain – Animation Special Mention
- 6th Reanimania – Armenia – Best Short Film
- 4th Bethere! Animation Festival – Greece – Jury Award
- 24th Curtacinema - Rio De Janeiro Isff – Brazil – Audience Award
- 10th Animarte – Brazil – 1st Place Environmental Film Audience Award
- 10th Animarte – Brazil – 2nd Place Environmental Film Jury Award
- 10th Animarte – Brazil – 1st Place Best Environmental Film North America Award
- 10th Animarte Curitiba Grand Prix 2014 – Brazil – Honorable Mention Award
- 10th Animarte São Luís Grand Prix 2014 – Brazil – 1st Place Environmental Film Award
- 10th Animarte São Paulo Grand Prix 2015 – Brazil – 1st Place Environmental Film Award
- 10th Animarte Lençóis Maranhenses Grand Prix 2015 – Brazil – 1st Place Enviromental Film Award
- 7th Animasyros Iaf & Forum – Greece – Special Mention
- 6th Enmut – Spain – Best Animation Short Film
- 3rd Tally Shorts – Usa – Runner Up
- 18th Zoom - Zblizenia Iff – Poland – Best Animated Film By Yougn Jury
- 28th Medina Del Campo Film Festival – Spain – Best International Short Film
- 10th Athens Animfest – Greece – Grand Prix “Athena”
- 4th Tracce Cinematografiche Film Festival – Italy – Special Mention
- 37th Uncipar Film Festival – Argentina – Best International Short Film
- 2015 Short Of The Year – Spain – Best Animation Short Film
- 4th Cinema Prepetuum Mobile – Belarus – Special Mention Perpetuum Adversi
- 6th Piélagos En Corto Iff – Spain – Best Screenplay Award
- 21st Bilbao Fantacy Film Festival – Spain – Audience Award
- 12th Caostica – Spain – Animation Special Mention
- 2nd Navi Mumbai – India – Runner Up
- 2nd Summa3d – Spain – Canal+ Best Animation Award
- 21st Festival International Du Film Nancy-Lorraine – France – Best Original Music
- 31st Alexandria Film Festival For Mediterranean Countries – Egypt – Special Mention
- 8th Sydney Underground Film Festival – Australia – Special Mention
- 10th Shorts Mexico – Mexico – Best International Short Animation
- 26th Fano Film Festival – Italy – Special Mention
- 7th I(N)Differenti – Italy – Best Short Film
- 1st Global International Silent Film Festival – Usa – Special Audience Award
- 27th Festival De Cinema De Girona – Spain – Best Short Animated Film “Millor Creació”
- 1st Festival Internacional Del Cortometrajes Cine Petiso – Argentina – Special Mention
- 10th Festival Internacional Del Cortometraje "Fic" – Argentina – Special Mention
- 22nd Publicystyka – Poland – Distinction
- 9th Klik Animation Film Festival – Netherlands – Best Political Animated Short
- 7th Festival De Cinema Fantástico Da Coruña – Spain – Best International Short Film
- 7th Festival De Cinema Fantástico Da Coruña – Spain – International Grand Audience Award
- 2nd Upstate Ney York Horror Festival– Usa – Best Short Animation
- 2nd Upstate New York Horror Festival – Usa – Best Music Score
- 5th Festival De Cine Fantástico De Torremolinos – Spain – Best Short Film
- 23rd International Environmental Film Festival Ficma – Spain – Best Short Film
- 31st Interfilm Berlin – Germany – Special Mention Confrontations Category
- 17th Certament Cortos Soria – Spain – 2nd Place Award In The Dieta Mediterránea Category
- 25th Fancine – Spain – Best Short Animation
- 8th Cineuphoria Awards 2016 – Portugal – Best International Animation Award
- 8th Cineuphoria Awards 2016 – Portugal – Honorary Mention For Freedom Of Expression
- 9th Ecozine Film Festival – Spain – Best Short Animation
- 5th Carmarthen Bay Film Festival – Uk – Best Short Animation
- 48th Fotogramma D’oro Film Festival – Italy – Special Mention
- 7th Greek Australian Film Festival – Australia – Best International Film
- 1st I.P.A.S. Political Activism Film Festival – Greece – Audience Award
- 1st Chania Cartoon & Animation Festival – Greece – Jury Award
- 1st Palm Springs Animation Festival – Usa – Best 2d Odd And Twisted Animated Short
Are we seeing evidence of a Direct Energy Weapon being used in Maui? Or is something else going on in Lahaina? The DEW may indeed be the Red Herring in this case.