Love, Dad

{{Infobox film

| name = Love, Dad

| native_name = {{infobox name module|Czech|Milý tati}}

| image =

| caption =

| director = Diana Cam Van Nguyen

| producer = Karolina Davidova

| writer = Lukas Janicik
Diana Cam Van Nguyen

| animator = Vojtech Domlátil
Barbora Halírová
David Stumpf
Diana Cam Van Nguyen

| music = Viera Marinová

| cinematography = Krystof Melka
Matej Pino

| editing = Lukas Janicik

| studio = 13ka
FAMU
Nutprodukcia

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2021|8|6|Locarno|df=y}}

| runtime = 12 minutes

| country = Czech Republic
Slovakia

| language = Czech

| budget =

}}

Love, Dad ({{langx|cs|Milý tati}}) is a Czech/Slovak animated short documentary film, directed by Diana Cam Van Nguyen and released in 2021.Céline Roustan, [https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/03/08/love-dad-diana-cam-van-nguyen/ "Milý tati (Love, Dad)"]. Short of the Week, 3 August 2023. The film centres on her relationship with her father, which was loving in her childhood but became strained and distant as she grew into adulthood.

The film premiered on 6 August 2021 at the 74th Locarno Film Festival.Mercedes Milligan, [https://www.animationmagazine.net/2021/07/events-round-up-locarno-premieres-ottawa-retrospections-vr-at-siggraph-more/ "Events Round-Up: Locarno Premieres, Ottawa Retrospectives, VR at SIGGRAPH & More"]. Animation Magazine, 5 July 2021.

Awards

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scope="col"\| Award ! scope="col"\| Date of ceremony ! scope="col"\| Category ! scope="col"\| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"\| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\| {{Abbr\|Ref(s)\|Reference(s)}}
Toronto International Film Festival \| 2021 \| Share Her Journey \| rowspan=16\| Diana Cam Van Nguyen \| {{honored}} \| Steve Pond, [https://www.thewrap.com/belfast-wins-toronto-film-festivals-peoples-choice-award/ "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award"]. TheWrap, 18 September 2021.
Festival du nouveau cinéma \| 2021 \| New Alchemists, Animated Short Film \| {{won}} \| [https://ctvm.info/fnc-le-palmares-des-competitions-de-courts-metrages-et-dexcellents-films-en-salle/ "FNC – Le palmarès des compétitions de courts métrages et d’excellents films en salle"]. CTVM, 14 October 2021.
AFI Fest \| 2021 \| Grand Jury Prize, Animation \| {{won}} \| Valerie Complex, [https://deadline.com/2021/11/afi-fest-audience-jury-awards-jockey-1234874830/ "AFI Fest Sets Audience & Jury Award Winners; ‘Jockey’ Receives Top Honor"]. Deadline Hollywood, 15 November 2021.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival \| 2021 \| Best Student Short Animation \| {{won}} \| [https://www.zippyframes.com/festivals/poff-shorts-winners-2021 "'Bestia', 'Love, Dad', 'A Most Exquisite Man' in the PÖFF Shorts 2021 Winners"]. Zippy Frames, 21 November 2021.
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival \| 2022 \| Festivals Connexion Award \| {{won}} \| Laurence Boyce, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/421305/ "Clermont-Ferrand announces its awards after a successful on-site edition for 2022"]. Cineuropa, February 7, 2022.
rowspan=2\| Czech Lion Awards \| rowspan=2\| 2021 \| Best Short Film \| {{won}} \| rowspan=2\| Martin Kudláč, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/422784/ "Zátopek runs a victory lap at the annual Czech Lion awards ceremony"]. Cineuropa, 7 March 2022.
Best Student Film \| {{won}}
Seattle International Film Festival \| 2022 \| Grand Jury Prize for Best Animated Short \| {{won}} \| J. Kim Murphy, [https://variety.com/2022/film/news/seattle-international-film-festival-2022-winners-1235239732/ "Seattle International Film Festival Awards Top Honors to ‘Klondike,’ ‘Know Your Place’"]. Variety, 24 April 2022.
rowspan=3\| Kraków Film Festival \| rowspan=3\| 2022 \| Silver Dragon, Best Animated Film \| {{won}} \| rowspan=3\| Martin Kudláč, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/426409/ "Denis Dobrovoda’s The Cathedral tops Krakow’s International Documentary Competition"]. Cineuropa, 8 June 2022.
Jury Award for Best European Film \| {{won}}
FICC Don Quixote Award \| {{honored}}
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films \| 2022 \| Best Student Documentary Short \| {{won}} \| Jonathan Horwitz, [https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2022/06/27/2022-palm-springs-international-shortfest-winners-announced/7740473001/ "2022 Palm Springs International ShortFest winners announced"]. The Desert Sun, 27 June 2022.
Nashville Film Festival \| 2022 \| Best Documentary Short \| {{won}} \| [https://screenmag.com/nashville-film-festival-announces-festival-winners-including-chicago-film-the-year-between/ "Nashville Film Festival Announces Festival Winners, Including Chicago Film ‘The Year Between’"]. Screen Magazine, 3 October 2022.
Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist" \| 2022 \| International Competition, Student Films \| {{won}} \| Natalia Serebriakova, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/435856/ "Pamfir scoops the Grand Prix at the 51st Molodist Film Festival"]. Cineuropa, 8 December 2022.
European Film Awards \| 2022 \| Best Short Film \| {{nom}} \| Leo Barraclough, [https://variety.com/2022/film/awards/european-film-awards-2022-winners-1235456466/ "Ruben Östlund’s Satire ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Triumphs at European Film Awards"]. Variety, 10 December 2022.
Annie Awards \| 2023 \| Best Animated Short Subject \| {{nom}} \| Carolyn Giardina, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/annie-awards-animation-2023-winners-1235334278/ "‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Wins Five Trophies Including the Top Prize at the 50th Annie Awards"]. The Hollywood Reporter, 25 February 2023.

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scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Date of ceremony

! scope="col"| Category

! scope="col"| Recipient(s)

! scope="col"| Result

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Toronto International Film Festival

| 2021

| Share Her Journey

| rowspan=16| Diana Cam Van Nguyen

| {{honored}}

| Steve Pond, [https://www.thewrap.com/belfast-wins-toronto-film-festivals-peoples-choice-award/ "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award"]. TheWrap, 18 September 2021.

Festival du nouveau cinéma

| 2021

| New Alchemists, Animated Short Film

| {{won}}

| [https://ctvm.info/fnc-le-palmares-des-competitions-de-courts-metrages-et-dexcellents-films-en-salle/ "FNC – Le palmarès des compétitions de courts métrages et d’excellents films en salle"]. CTVM, 14 October 2021.

AFI Fest

| 2021

| Grand Jury Prize, Animation

| {{won}}

| Valerie Complex, [https://deadline.com/2021/11/afi-fest-audience-jury-awards-jockey-1234874830/ "AFI Fest Sets Audience & Jury Award Winners; ‘Jockey’ Receives Top Honor"]. Deadline Hollywood, 15 November 2021.

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

| 2021

| Best Student Short Animation

| {{won}}

| [https://www.zippyframes.com/festivals/poff-shorts-winners-2021 "'Bestia', 'Love, Dad', 'A Most Exquisite Man' in the PÖFF Shorts 2021 Winners"]. Zippy Frames, 21 November 2021.

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

| 2022

| Festivals Connexion Award

| {{won}}

| Laurence Boyce, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/421305/ "Clermont-Ferrand announces its awards after a successful on-site edition for 2022"]. Cineuropa, February 7, 2022.

rowspan=2| Czech Lion Awards

| rowspan=2| 2021

| Best Short Film

| {{won}}

| rowspan=2| Martin Kudláč, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/422784/ "Zátopek runs a victory lap at the annual Czech Lion awards ceremony"]. Cineuropa, 7 March 2022.

Best Student Film

| {{won}}

Seattle International Film Festival

| 2022

| Grand Jury Prize for Best Animated Short

| {{won}}

| J. Kim Murphy, [https://variety.com/2022/film/news/seattle-international-film-festival-2022-winners-1235239732/ "Seattle International Film Festival Awards Top Honors to ‘Klondike,’ ‘Know Your Place’"]. Variety, 24 April 2022.

rowspan=3| Kraków Film Festival

| rowspan=3| 2022

| Silver Dragon, Best Animated Film

| {{won}}

| rowspan=3| Martin Kudláč, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/426409/ "Denis Dobrovoda’s The Cathedral tops Krakow’s International Documentary Competition"]. Cineuropa, 8 June 2022.

Jury Award for Best European Film

| {{won}}

FICC Don Quixote Award

| {{honored}}

Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films

| 2022

| Best Student Documentary Short

| {{won}}

| Jonathan Horwitz, [https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2022/06/27/2022-palm-springs-international-shortfest-winners-announced/7740473001/ "2022 Palm Springs International ShortFest winners announced"]. The Desert Sun, 27 June 2022.

Nashville Film Festival

| 2022

| Best Documentary Short

| {{won}}

| [https://screenmag.com/nashville-film-festival-announces-festival-winners-including-chicago-film-the-year-between/ "Nashville Film Festival Announces Festival Winners, Including Chicago Film ‘The Year Between’"]. Screen Magazine, 3 October 2022.

Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist"

| 2022

| International Competition, Student Films

| {{won}}

| Natalia Serebriakova, [https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/435856/ "Pamfir scoops the Grand Prix at the 51st Molodist Film Festival"]. Cineuropa, 8 December 2022.

European Film Awards

| 2022

| Best Short Film

| {{nom}}

| Leo Barraclough, [https://variety.com/2022/film/awards/european-film-awards-2022-winners-1235456466/ "Ruben Östlund’s Satire ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Triumphs at European Film Awards"]. Variety, 10 December 2022.

Annie Awards

| 2023

| Best Animated Short Subject

| {{nom}}

| Carolyn Giardina, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/annie-awards-animation-2023-winners-1235334278/ "‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Wins Five Trophies Including the Top Prize at the 50th Annie Awards"]. The Hollywood Reporter, 25 February 2023.

References

External links

{{Official|https://www.lovedad.film}}
{{YouTube|vxSMYQLtEKI|Love, Dad}}, posted by The New Yorker (North America)
{{YouTube|ySD6CN4OX0c|Love, Dad}}, posted by BANG BANG - A shot of shorts (rest of world)
{{IMDb title|14972316}}

Category:2021 films

Category:2021 animated short films

Category:Czech animated short films

Category:Czech documentary films

Category:Slovak animated films

Category:Slovak documentary films

Category:Animated documentary films

Category:Czech Lion Awards winners (films)