The Mousochist (2001)
John Dilworth's twelfth animated film, completed in 2001. - Best of Show at the ASIFA-East Animation Festival - Best Film at the Marira Film Festival in Italy - Bronze Award at the Kalamazoo Animation Festival Available on DVD on "Avoid Eye Contact" volume Two, The Best of New York Independent Animation. Toured the US in 2002 in Spike & Mike's "Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation."
Festival & Awards
03/02 International Children's & Young People's Festival, Malmo, Sweden
04/02 USA Film Festival, Dallas, USA
05/02 ASIFA-East Animation Festival, New York City, USA Best of Show
05/02 Algarve International Film Festival, Algarve,Portugal
06/02 Florida Film Festival, Maitland, FL, USA
06/02 Lausanne Underground Film Festival, Switzerland
06/02 Nashville Independent Film Festival, Nashville, USA
06/02 Festival de Cine de Huesca, Huesca, Spain
06/02 Zagreb International Festival of Animated Films, Zagreb, Croatia
06/02 Slovenian Cinematheque, Ljubljana, Slovenia
07/02 Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival, Vila do Conde, Portugal
07/02 Anima Mundi Animation Festival, Rio de Janiero & Sao Paulo, Brazil
08/02 Palm Springs Short Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA, USA
08/02 Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, USA
09/02 BUSTER Copenhagen International Children's Film Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
09/02 Carrousel International du film de Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
09/02 International Young Film & Video Festival IMAGO, Portugal
09/02 Matita Film Festival, Matita, Italy Best Film in Competition
10/02 Tenerife International Animation Festival, Tenerife, Spain
10/02 SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, Sitges, Spain
10/02 I Castelli Animati, Rome, Italy
11/02 Mostra Curta Cinema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
01/03 USA Film Festival, Dallas, USA
05/03 Kalamazoo Animation Festival International, Kalamazoo, MI, USA Bronze Award
06/03 Santa Cruz Film Festival, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
07/03 Puchon International Film Festival, Puchon, Korea
07/03 Comic Con (with Spike & Mike's "Sick & Twisted Animation" Tour) San Diego, USA
08/03 20,000 Leagues Under the Industry Film Festival, Cleveland, USA
08/03 Caroline's on Broadway Funny Short Film Fest, New York City, USA 2nd Prize
09/03 Begins touring the United States as an official selection of Spike and Mike's "Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation"
09/03 International Festival of Film & Video for Children & Young Adults of Iran, Tehran, Iran
10/03 KROK International Animated Film Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
11/03 The Golden Elephant - International Children's Film Festival, Mumbai, India
12/03 New York Expo Best of New York Animation
01/04 Part of AVOID EYE CONTACT DVD featuring 11 independent animators
01/04 Freight Film Salon- Short Film Series, New York City, USA
02/04 Anthology Film Archives, New York City
04/04 Sick & Twisted Festival, Village East Theater, New York City
06/04 Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, New York City
06/04 Lake Placid Film Festival, New York, USA
10/04 Red Bank International Film Festival, New Jersey, USA
10/04 Cincinnati Film Festival, Cincinnati, USA
10/04 North Hampton International Film Festival
10/04 ION International Film Festival
12/04 Taste of Art Gallery, New York City
07/05 ANIMA, Tel Aviv, Israel
08/05 Nextoons the Nicktoons Film Festival, internet festival, USA Finalist
08/06 Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservatory, New York City
09/06 AnimEST International Animation Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania
11/06 Northampton Independent Film Festival, Northampton, MA, USA
11/06 Berlin Interfilm Short Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
12/06 Athens International Animation Film Festival, Athens, Greece
Credits
The Mousochist
Directed by: John R. Dilworth
Produced by: Winnie Chaffee
Production Supervisor: Peter Roos
Sound Design and Music Editing: Michael Geisler
Production Coordinator: Masako Kanayama
Art Direction and Color: Freya Tanz
Digital Compositing: Korinna Knoll
Digital Coloring Rendering:
Korinna Knoll
Freya Tanz
Beatrice Ramos
Sophie Kittredge
Editor: Tom Kartelias
Mixer: Richard Fairbanks
Digital Film Recording
Acmeworks Digital Film
Steve Hagel & Don Gyryluk
Film Processing: DuArt