GOING APE

Going Ape is a short movie produced by Nikopicto, 

directed by Nicolas Lesaffre and Charles Blanchard. 



with over 20 selections in international animation festival all around the world and one award at Digicon6 ASIA Going Ape is a non commercial in house project, a bit weird  but surely fun.

Each shot were based on many different references from famous youtube video such as "afroninja" to video games "pokemon, minecraft", 80ies tv series "The A-team", Heavy metal band "Kiss",   VR AR technologie, politics, and feature movies such as "the great escape", "2001 a space odyssey" and many others.... Enjoy !!!



With scenery from Los Angeles to Hong Kong, monkeys finally have access to smartphone and social media, are they Going Ape ?



screening and official selection :



Digicon6 ASIA Award Hong Kong

Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film GERMANY

SIGGRAPH asia Bangkok THAILAND

Cortoons Festival Gandia 2019_ Valencia SPAIN

Iinternational animation film festival GOLDEN KUKER - Sofia BULGARIA

Copper Coast International Film Festival UK

La Guarimba International Film Festival ITALY

KisaKes (Cut It Short) Short Film Festival Istanbul TURKEY

Bitfilm Contest 2017

Cardiff International Film Festival UK

Chellavision Short Film Fest CA USA

Athens ANIMFEST GRECE

Sacalacalaca, Interdimensional Horror & Sci-Fi Festival MEXICO

Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival

Multivision Festival St Petersburg RUSSIA

Celtic Animation Film Competition Liverpool UK

Cape Town International Animation Festival SOUTH AFRICA

Australian International Animation Festival

Anima Mundi Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL

Insomnia Festival RUSSIA

Melbourne International Animation Festival AUSTRALIA

ANIMAC SPAIN

ANILOGUE International Animation Festival HUNGARY





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