In a small town, word goes around that Mister Ping’s exotic birds are on the loose. Two bored teenagers go on a quest to find them. During their adventure, they find that escaping daily life isn’t quite the same as escaping each other. Easter Eggs is a short animated film about finding extraordinary things in ordinary places.

Available on Dalton Distribution

written and directed by NICOLAS KEPPENS
voices by VICTOR POLSTER & RIK VERHEYE

produced by ANIMAL TANK, MIYU PRODUCTION & KA-CHING CARTOONS
animation by CAMIEL HERMANS, CARL VAN ISACKER, PASCAL VERMEERSCH, SACHA BRAUNER, NICOLAS KEPPENS, DIGNA VAN DER PUT
assistance animation by ENO SWINNEN, LAURA PIETTE, MIRTE TAS, SACHA BRAUNER, TIEMEN FOCKE, FLORE VAN HOLDERBEKE, FELIX YSENBAERT
compositing NICOLAS KEPPENS
editing NICOLOS KEPPENS
color grading JOACHIM VANSTEELANT
music, sound design, editing & mixing GREG SCHEIRLINCKX


with the support of:

FLANDERS AUDIOVISUAL FUND
TAX SHELTER OF THE BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THE NETHERLANDS FILM FUND
THE CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINEMA ET DE L’IMAGE ANIMEE (CNC)

with the participation of:

ARTE FRANCE

FESTIVALS

International Short Film Festival Leuven (Leuven, Belgium): December 2020
Festival premiers plans d'angers (Paris, France) 2021
Anima Festival (Brussels, Belgium): 12 -21 februari 2021
Kino Pavasaris (Lithuania) 18 march - 5 april 2021
Anifilm (Liberec, Czech Republic) 4 - 9 may 2021
Berlinale Shorts (Berlin, Germany): 9-20 juni 2021
GLAS Animation Festival (Berkeley, VS): 5-11 april 2021
Flatpack Film Festival (Birmingham, UK) may 2021
IFFR (Rotterdam, Netherlands) june 2021
Animafest Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) june 2021
Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy (Annecy, France)
Berlin Film Week (Berlin, Germany) june 2021
Anifilm (Liberec, Czech Republic) june 2021
Filmfest Dresden (Germany) july 2021
Lago Film Fest (Italy) july 2021
Anibar International Animation Festival (Kosova) july 2021
Aegean Film Festival (Greece) july 2021
ABI Film Festival (Romania) july 2021
Insomnia - International Animation Film (Russia) july 2021
Festivalul International de Film de Animatie Bucureşti (Romania) july 2021
IndieLisboa (Portugal) august 2021
La Guarimba Film Fest (Italy) august 2021
Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium) august 2021
Animix (Israel) august 2021
Kyiv International Short Film Festival (Oekraïne) august 2021
Molise Cinema Film Festival (Italy) august 2021
Reykjavík International Film Festival (Iceland) september 2021
Fantoche (Switzerland) september 2021
Linoleum Animation Festival (Oekraïne) september 2021
CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival (Hungaria) september 2021
L’ÉTRANGE festival, France, 2021
Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland, 2021
Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico, 2021
Animasyros, Greece, 2021
Telluride Film Festival, US, 2021
Calgary International Film Festival, Canada, 2021
FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival, Portugal, 2021
SEMINCI, Spain, 2021
Bit Bang Animation, Videogames and Digital Art Festival, Argentina, 2021
BIAF, South Korea, 2021
Animatou, Switzerland, 2021
Festival International de Courts Métrages de la Côte Bleue, France, 2021
Nashville Film Festival, US, 2021
Sedicicorto Forlì International Film Festival, Italy, 2021
Animest – Bucharest International Animation Film Festival, Romania, 2021
Riga International Film Festival, Latvija, 2021
Balkanima, Serbia, 2021
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden, 2021
Philadelphia Film Festival, US, 2021
Leeds International Film Festival, UK, 2021
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Japan, 2021
London International Animation Festival, UK, 2021
Manchester Animation Festival, UK, 2021
ALCINE 50, Spain, 2021
Feinaki 2021 Beijing Animation Week, China, 2021
Cinanima, Portugal, 2021
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, US, 2021
Animario, Spain, 2021
Kinemastik Short Film Festival, Malta, 2021
Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla, Spain, 2021
Denver Film Festival, US, 2021
Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Germany, 2021
Animateka, Slovenia, 2021
Courts métrages français Pro, France, 2021
PÕFF - Black Nights Film Festival, Estionia, 2021
Festival Séquence Court-Métrage, France, 2021
Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Leuven, Belgium, 2021
Aguilar Film Festival, Spain, 2021
Carrefour de l'animation, France, 2021
London Short Film Festival, UK, 2022
Blue Danube Film Festival, Hungary & Austria, 2022
Culturgest, Portugal, 2022
Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg, Germany, 2022
Annie Awards, US, 2022
ANIMAC, Spain, 2022
Festival d'un Jour, France, 2022
Mecal, Spain, 2022
International Film Festival Tegenstroom, Netherlands, 2022
Kino w trampkach - Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival for Children and Youth, Poland, 2022
Rooftop Films: Summer Series, US, 2022
Savigny Animation Film Festival, Switzerland, 2022
FEAR NO FILM Festival, US, 2022
Animix, Israel, 2022
Annie Award, US, 2022
Bueu’s International Short Film Festival, Spain, 2022

AWARDS

International Short Film Festival Leuven 2020 (Leuven, Belgium) // Audience Award for Best Flemish Animation Shortfilm
Festival premiers plans d'angers (Paris, France) 2021 // Special Mention of the Jury
Anima Festival (Brussels, Belgium) 2021 // Beste Belgische Kortfilm
Berlinale Shorts (Berlin, DE) // Berlin Film Festival Short Film Candidate for the 2021 EFA
GLAS Animation Festival (Berkeley, VS) 2021 // Special Mention of the Jury
Animafest Zagreb 2021 (Zagreb, Croatia) // Special Mention of the Jury
Flatpack Film Festival // 2021 WTF Award winner
Berlin Film Week // Jury Prize (most original short film)
Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy // Jury Award
Insomnia - International Animation Film // A diploma of the jury
Brussels Short Film Festival // Best Actors Award
FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival // Silver Lynx Award for Animation Short Film
Animest – Bucharest International Animation Film Festival // Animest trophy
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival // Grand Prix for Short Films
Cinanima // grand Prix
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival // Golden Eyeballs (Grand Prize) Award
Animario // Special metion
Kinemastik Short Film Festival // Jury award International competition
European Film Awards // nomination European Short Films
Int. Film Festival Tegenstroom // Opstormer award
Annie Award // nomination Best Short Subject