Playing God

Directed by Matteo Nicolò Burani | animazione |

In an atelier immersed in the shadows, inhabited by hundreds of deformed clay Creatures, a mysterious Sculptor shapes his latest masterpiece, infusing within it, life.
Playing God is the story of the bond between a clay Creature and its Creator, of the unawareness between creaton and destructon, choice and destny, love and
obsession.
A magical flm made in stop moton animaton that illuminates the shadows of contemporary society.

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Publication date: 29/10/2025
Last change: 29/10/2025

ANIMATION

Direction

Matteo Nicolò Burani

Production

Studio Croma Animation S.r.l. / Autour de Minuit

SUBJECT and SCRIPT

Matteo Nicolò Burani / Gianmarco Valentino

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Guglielmo Trauttvetter

MUSIC

Pier Danio Forni

Duration

Anno bando di riferimento

2022

DISTRIBUTION

Sayonara Film / Autour de Minuit

PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS AWARDS OR SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREMI E RICONOSCIMENTI:

• La Biennale di Venezia 2024: Settimana della Critica - SIC@SIC - Premio FEDIC miglior cortometraggio
• Nastri d’Argento 2025: Categoria Animazione – Corto d’Argento
• Mostra de Cinema Italià de Barcelona 2024: Cortometraggi SIC@SIC - Mejor Cortometraje
• Tribeca Film Festival 2025: Shorts - Best Animated Short
• Animayo 2025: International Animation Competition - Grand Jury Award, Best Stop Motion Award
• Stop Trik 2024: Stop motion animation category - Student Jury Award
• Ravenna Nightmare 2024: Méliès d'Argento - Méliès d'Argent Best European Genre Short Film, Premio Anello d'Argento Audience Award
• Visioni Italiane 2024: Visioni Italiane - Miglior Contributo Tecnico, Premio Giovani Luca De Nigris, Menzione Speciale Giuria Visioni Italiane
• Corto Dorico Film Fest 2024: Concorso Nazionale cortometraggi - Premio Ristretti Oltre le Mura, Premio Nazzareno Re, Premio Sentieri di Cinema
• Cortinametraggio 2025: International Competition - Premio ANEC-FICE, Menzione Speciale Groenlandia Film
• Figari International Short Film Fest 2025: Official Competition – Best Animation Film of the Year
• Saturnia Film Festival 2025: Official Competition - Miglior Corto in Animazione
• Huesca International Film Festival 2025: International Short Films Competition - Special Mention (Young Jury)
• Stop Motion Our Fest 2025: International Stop Motion Short Film - Best International Shortfilm
• Bolton International Film Festival 2025: Official Competition - Best animation
• New York International Film Festival 2025: Official Competition - Best animation winner
• Hollywood Shortfest 2025: Official Competition - Honorable mention

Altre partecipazioni a festival nazionali e internazionali:

• Animation Is Film 2025: TCL Chinese Theatre Short Selection
• Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025: Midnight Specials
• Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2025: International Competition
• ICFF Italian Contemporary Film Festival 2025: Shorts
• International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart 2024: International Competition
• Palm Springs International ShortFest 2025: Late Night
• Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2025: Competition
• Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF) 2024: Short Film Competition
• Warsaw Animation Festival 2024: Professional Animated Short Competition
• London International Animation Festival 2024: Into the Dark
• Manchester Animation Festival 2024: Short Film Panorama
• Indy Shorts - Heartland Film Festival 2025: Animated Short Film
• MONSTRA 2024: Short Film Competition
• Imaginaria International Film Festival 2025 – Main Competition
• Sulmona International Film Festival 2025 – National short category
• Matera Film Festival 2025 - MFF Short
• Animateka festival 2024: Panorama
• Septimius Awards 2025: Nomination Best Animation
• Stop Motion Mexico 2025: Main Competition

Publication date: 29/10/2025
Last change: 29/10/2025