Plot:
Short film Codehunters tells the story set in the port city of Lhek that is on the brink of collapse. A Pacific Rim state in a not too distant Asian future with no borders, no meaningful government and little law and order… Won the Golden Nica for Computer Animation/Visual Effects in 2007.
Short film Codehunters (2006) - An Intense Dystopic Vision of the Future
Fluid, desaturated visuals complement a brief glimpse of an intense dystopic vision. If only the original brief to develop it as a series hadn’t changed into it being a wordless promo short for MTV Asia.
AWARDS /
2007 / IMAGINA Award Best Short Film Winner
2007 / PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA Golden Nica Winner
2007 / ANIMAGO Award Best Overall Production Winner
2007 / MUNDOS DIGITALES Special Jury Prize Winner
2007 / WEBCUTS AWARD Best Design Winner
2007 / D&AD Best Animation Finalist
2007 / WEBBY Awards Best Animation Finalist
2007 / ARTFUTURA Best Intern. Animation Finalist
2006 / PROMAX Asia Award Best Animation Winner
2006 / RAINDANCE SAE Award Finalist
Directed by Ben Hibon