BLACK EYED DOG | Award-Winning Stop Motion Animated Short Film

Alone but for his dog, a man is consumed by obsession with a mysterious creature he encountered in the woods as a child. 🌍 Official Selection at over 40 international film festivals. Multi-award winner. 2022 | Stop motion animation | Short film | 15min 11sec Written, directed & animated by Alessandro Cino Zolfanelli 📷 Instagram: @cinozolfanelli 🌐 Website: https://www.alessandrocinozolfanelli.com 🎞️ Festival Selections & Awards: 2023 • In The Palace International Short Film Festival 2023, Bulgaria (Special Mention) • Montreal International Animation Film Festival 2023, Canada (Official Selection) • FANCINE – Fantastic Film Festival of Málaga 2023, Spain (Official Selection) • Alice nella Città – Onde Corte Section 2023, Italy (Official Selection) • Premio Fausto Rossano 2023, Italy (Best Animation) • Sulmona International Film Festival 2023, Italy (Best National Short Film) • Linea d’Ombra Festival – VedoAnimato Competition 2023, Italy (Official Selection) • Still Voices Film Festival 2023, Ireland (Official Selection) • Tehran International Short Film Festival 2023, Iran (Official Selection) • Visioni Italiane 2023, Italy (Official Selection) • Izmir International Short Film Festival 2023, Turkey (Official Selection) • Fabrique du Cinéma Awards 2023, Italy (Official Selection) • Corto Dorico Film Fest 2023, Italy (Official Selection) • Aguilar Film Festival – Section De Campo – 2023, Spain (Official Selection) • Next Generation Short Film Festival – Artist’s films section 2023, Italy (Official Selection) • Fabrique du Cinéma Awards 2023, Italy (Official Selection) 2024 • Animovies at the Festival of Animated Objects 2024, Canada (Official Selection) • Ribalta Experimental Film Festival 2024, Italy (Official Selection) • Sudestival – “Corta è la notte” Section 2024, Italy (Official Selection) • Akbank Short Film Festival 2024, Turkey (Official Selection) • La Guarimba Film Festival 2024, Italy (Official Selection) • Nastri d’Argento 2024 – Animation Finalist • Festival del Cinema di Cefalù 2024, Italy (Official Selection) • Cryptshow Film Festival 2024, Spain (Official Selection) • Adriatic Film Festival 2024, Italy (Official Selection) • AmiCorti International Film Festival 2024, Italy (Best Short Animation) • Pop Corn Festival del Corto 2024, Italy (Official Selection) • Cisterna Film Festival 2024, Italy (Official Selection) • Southport FilmFest 2024, UK (Official Selection) • SàFF – Sanità Film Festival 2024, Italy (Best Animation) • LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival 2024, Italy (Best Animation Movie) • Ibrida – Festival delle arti intermediali 2024, Italy (Official Selection) • Maazzeni Film Festival 2024, Italy (Official Selection) • Weird Market Festival 2024, Spain (Official Selection) • Mediterraneo Festival Corto 2024, Italy (Best Animation) • Baff In Corto 2024, Italy (Best Short) • Festival de Cine Oro Negro 2024, Mexico (Official Selection) • Sky photo and Film Festival 2024, Iran (Official Selection) • Picentia Short Film Festival 2024, Italy (Finalist) • Lucca Film Festival 2024, Italy (Special Screening) • LUSCA Film Fest 2024, Puerto Rico (Official Selection) • Aguilar Film Festival – Section De Campo – 2024, Spain (Official Selection) 2025 • Comicon Naples 2025 (Special Screening) • Fantoche 2025 - Uncanny Puppets in Motion - Baden, Switzerland (Official Selection)