Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Nighthawk’ by Spela Cadez

“Attempting to remove an unresponsive badger from a dark road, a police patrol soon realizes that the animal is not dead but rather dead drunk. Things take an even stranger turn when the creature wakes up.”

Film by Špela Čadež, Slovenia/Croatia, 2016.

Screened at over 70 film festivals. Winner of grand prix at Zagreb (2017), Bucheon Animation Festival (2017), Holland Animation Festival (2017), and best narrative short at GLAS Animation Festival (2017). Tied for top animated short of 2016 in survey of animation community.

Credits
Director: Špela Čadež
Scriptwriters: Gregor Zorc, Špela Čadež
Animators: Zarja Menart, Matej Lavrenčič, Špela Čadež
Editor: Iva Kraljević
Post-production: Mario Kalogjera
Voices: Andrej Nahtigal, Karin Komljanec, Gregor Zorc
Music: Tomaž Grom
Sound design: Johanna Wienert
Producers: Tina Smrekar, Špela Čadež (Finta Film)
Co-producer: Vanja Andrijević (Bonobostudio)
Co-producer: RTV Slovenija
Financial support: Slovenian Film Center, Croatian Audiovisual Center