Violence Begets Violence. A Film About a Witch Killing a Scarecrow.
Director, Art, Script, Animation: Margaret Emdal. Original music by Steinar Starholm.
The film is made in digital 2D, format 16:9, running time 00:04:52.
Production date: 30.11.2023
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A W A R D S
Brandenburg International Film Festival 04.12.25, WINNER of the The Grand Jury Award
WINNER for best animation, 23.11.2025. MEI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Karnataka, India
WINNER for Best Animated Film at RIFF – Rameshwaram International Film Festival in Virugampakkam, Tamil Nady, India
Bahia Independent Film Festival November 2025, Winner of the award for Best Experimental Short Film
Winner Animation Film, Nexus International Film Festival 5/2025
Honorable Mention from Indo Dubai International Film Festival in February 2025!
07.11.2024 – Winner Best Animation Hollywood Gold Awards, Hollywood, USA.
30.09.2024 – Winner Best Thriller Stop Motion Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain & Resistencia, Argentina.
31.05.2024 – Winner Best Fantastic Animation Fantastic Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain.
30.04.2024 – Finalist in Pageant Film Festival, Gangtok, India.
10.04.2024 – WINNER at Luminary Independent Film Fiesta, Paris, France (Winner Best Animation)
16.03.2024 – Finalist at Europa Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina
06.03.2024 – Award for Best Animation, Bengal International Independent Film Festival, Kolkata, India
15.02.2024: Finalist at Humro Cinema Film Fest in Pokhra, Nepal
20.01.2024: Winner Animated Films Dec23-Jan24 at Venice Grand Cine Celebration in Venice, Italy
Dec 2023: Swedish Academy of Motion Picture Awards, Stockholm, Sweden. WINNER of the CRAFTSMAN Of CINEMA award.
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F E S T I V A L S / S E L E C T I O N S
November 2025:
MEI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Karnataka, India. WINNER 23.11.25
LOS ANGELES FILM AND DOCUMENTARY AWARDS, Los Angeles, USA
BINCIF – BAHIA INDEPENDENT CINEMA FESTIVAL, Bahia, Brazil. WINNER 8.11.25
October 2025:
RIFF – RAMESHWARAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Virugampakkam, Tamil Nady, India. Semi Finalist 01.11.25, Finalist 4.11.25 WINNER 16.11.2025
August 2025:
THE GREEN ACADEMY AWARDS, Narok, Nigeria
Juli 2025:
ANGELIC STARS INERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Los Angeles
June 2025:
BRANDENBURG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Berlin, Germany. WINNER of the Grand Jury Award 04.12.2025
MIFVIF. MARACAY INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL, Venezuela
PORTOVIEJO FILM FESTIVAL, Ecuador
May 2025:
NEXUS INTERNATIONAL FiLM FESTIVAL, San Diego, California. WINNER of Best Animation 23th of May.
WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 4th Edition, Barcelona, Spain. Finalist.
INCA IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Lima, Peru
April 2025:
FECSC – Festival Internacional de Cine de Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Argentina
March 2025:
Bonne Chance Film Festival, Paris, France. Nominee.
February 2025:
IDIFF – Indo Dubai International Film Festival, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Kolkata, India. Honorable Mention.
VIP FEST FILM FESTIVAL 2024, Barcelona, Spain. Finalist.
January 2025:
Star Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain. Best Violence Animation.
December 2024:
Milan Gold Awards, Milano, Italy. Award: Best Animation.
November 2024:
Cinema Carnival, Pisa, Italy
Icona 2024, Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival, Corfu, Greece
Hollywood Gold Awards, Hollywood, USA. Silver Award – Animated Film .
October 2024:
BANGIFF – Bangkok Thai International Film Festival 10th Edition, Bangkok, Thailand
September 2024:
Stop Motion Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain. (Finalist, WINNER “Best Thriller”)
Author Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain
July 2024:
Concepcion Independent Film Awards, Concepcion, Chile
Montecine 10. Montevideo World Film Festival, Montevideo, Uruguay
June 2024:
Cleveland Arthouse Film Awards, Cleveland, USA. (Semi Finalist)
VIP FESTIVAL, Barcelona, Spain
May 2024:
Fantastic Film Festival 7th Edition in Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina. (Winner)
April 2024:
Pageant Film Festival, Gangtok, India. (Finalist)
London Cinematic Horizons, London, England.
Filmfest Dresden, film shown in Sonderprogramm Short Film Lotto on the 18th of April
Luminary Independent Film Fiesta, Paris, France (Winner Best Animation)
March 2024:
Europa Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain and Resistencia, Argentina (Finalist)
Swiss Screenwriting and Cinema Summit, Zürich, Switzerland.
Dumbo Film Festival, NY, USA. (Semi-finalist)
Bengal International Independent Film Festival, Kolkata, India. (Winner Best Animation)
Athens Animfest, Athens, Greece.
February 2024:
Hollywood International Golden Age Festival in New York, USA (Semi Finalist)
FELACOS 2024, Festival de Largos y Cortos. Santiago, Chile
January 2024:
Humro Film Festival, Pokhra, Nepal (Winner Best Animation)
Venice Grand Cine Celebration, Venice, Italia (Winner Best Animation)
Dec 2023:
Swedish Academy Of Motion Picture Awards in Stockholm, Sweden (Special Mention)
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