Black Slide

Black Slide is a 2021 Israeli/British animated short film directed by Uri Lotan.[1] The 11-minute short has been presented in a number of film festivals, including the Annecy International Animated Film Festival[2] and the Indy Shorts Film Festival.[3] Black Slide also won the Audience award for Best Short Film at the 2022 British Animation Awards[4] and is now qualified for the 95th Academy Awards in the eligible films under the category Best Animated Short Film.[5][6]

Black Slide
Directed byUri Lotan
Written byUri Lotan
Produced byAmit Russell Gicelter, Andrew Lord
Production
companies
The Hive Studio, Flipbook Studio
Distributed byMiyu Distribution
Release date
2021
Running time
11mn
CountryIsrael / United Kingdom

Plot

A young boy faces his deepest fears as he and his friend sneak into the scariest slide of the water park.[7]

Reception

Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world:

Year Festivals Award/Category Status
2021 Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People International Youth Jury Award[8] Won
2022 Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal for Best Animated Short[9] Nominated
British Animation Awards Audience Award for Best Short Film[10] Won
Utah Arts Festival Grand Jury Prize[11] Won
Turku Animated Film Festival TAFF Junior Award[12] Won
Indy Shorts Film Festival Best Animated Short[3] Won
Heartland Indy Shorts Animated Grand Prize[13] Won

References
  1. Zahed, Ramin (2022-10-10). "Director Uri Lotan Takes Us on a Ride Down His 'Black Slide'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  2. "Annecy Festival 2022 chooses 38 animated shorts for competition -". www.animationxpress.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  3. I.Faleye (2022-07-26). "Indy Shorts Film Festival 2022 Winners - 'Black Slide', 'Ousmane', 'Stranger at the Gate' Win Grand Prizes". VIMooZ. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  4. Yossman, K. J. (2022-03-10). "'Ron's Gone Wrong' Wins Best Feature at British Animation Awards 2022". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  5. Magazine, Animation (2022-10-21). "Oscar Watch 2023: The Long Shorts List". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. "A Quick Overview of Uri Lotan's 'Black Slide' Short". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. Munday, Rob (2022-11-13). "Manchester Animation Festival 2022: 7 'Must Watch' Short Films". Directors Notes. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  8. admin (2021-12-04). "Τα βραβεία του 24ου Φεστιβάλ Ολυμπίας και της 21ης Camera Zizanio". Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου Ολυμπίας για παιδιά και νέους. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  9. Bacon, Redmond (2022-06-20). "10 Stellar Short Films from Annecy 2022 // Animation // Directors Notes". Directors Notes. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  10. "Black Slide Wins At The British Animation Awards |Animation". Flipbook Studio. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  11. Roka, Les. "Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Fear No Film, Artist Marketplace, WordFest Poetry Slam, Wasatch IronPen award winners announced | The Utah Review". Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  12. Skwigly (2022-08-30). "Špela Čadež's 'Steakhouse' & Sander Joon's 'Sierra' Among Winners at Finland's 7th Turku Animated Film Festival". Skwigly Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  13. Duncan, Keltie (2022-08-23). "9 Animated Shorts That Are Oscar Hopefuls For 2023". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
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