| Scale | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Pierce |
| Written by | Joseph Pierce Nicolas Pleskof |
| Produced by | Helene Mitjavile Chris Hees Jiri Konecny Jérémie Mazurek Christophe Beaujean |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Lung Dart |
Production | Melocoton Films |
| Distributed by | Salaud Morisset |
Release date |
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Running time | 15mn |
| Countries | France United Kingdom Czech Republic Belgium |
Scale is a 2022 French animated short film directed by Joseph Pierce.[1][2] The film debuted at the 2022 Critics WeekatCannes Film Festival[3][4] and was produced by Melocoton Films (France), in co-production with Bridge Way Films (UK), Endorfilm (Czech Republic) and Ozù Productions (Belgium).[3] Scale has received several nominations and awards, including a nomination for Best British Short Film at the 2022 British Independent Film Awards[5] and winning the Golden Zagreb Award at the 2023 Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films.[6] In August 2022, the film won the Oscar-qualifying award for Best Animation at HollyShorts Film Festival, and became eligible for the 96th Academy Awards.[7] The film is also in the official selection for the 2024 César Awards.[8]
The film is an adaptation of the homonymous novella written by Will Self[2] as part of the short story collection Grey Area (1994). Pierce, who read the story as a teenager, felt compelled to adapt the story into an ambitious animated short.[1]
An opium-addicted father obsessed with the UK highway system narrates his descent into crippling addiction and isolation, and how he lost his sense of scale.[9]
Since its release, the film has been selected for various festivals around the world:
| Year | Award | Award/Category | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Cristal Award | Nominated | [10] |
| HollyShorts Film Festival | Best Animation | Won | [11] | |
| British Independent Film Awards | Best British Short Film | Nominated | [5] | |
| Guanajuato International Film Festival | Best Animated Short Film | Nominated | [12] | |
| Raindance Film Festival | Best Animated Short | Nominated | [13] | |
| Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival | Grand Prize for Best Animation | Won | [14] | |
| Les Arcs Film Festival | Grand Prix for Best Short Film | Won | [15] | |
| 2023 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | [16] |
| Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival | Moon of Valencia Award | Nominated | [17] | |
| Anima - Brussels Animation Film Festival | Press Award | Won | [18][19] |
