Meeting MacGuffin

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{{Infobox film

| name = Meeting MacGuffin

| image = Meeting MacGuffin.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Catya Plate

| producer = Catya Plate
Todd Aven

| writer = Catya Plate

| starring = Richard Steven Horvitz
Misty Lee

| music = Zac Zinger

| cinematography = Catya Plate

| animator = Catya Plate

| editing = Todd Aven

| studio =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2017|02|02|}}

| runtime = 9 minutes 58

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

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Meeting MacGuffin is a stop-motion animated short film written, directed and animated by Catya Plate.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/film-detail?fid=1793|title=MEETING MACGUFFIN|website=brooklynfilmfestival.org|access-date=2019-04-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indieshortsmag.com/reviews/2019/01/meeting-macguffin-is-the-best-stop-motion-ecological-thriller-out-there/|title=‘Meeting MacGuffin’ Is The Best Stop-Motion, Ecological Thriller Out There!|website=indieshortsmag.com|access-date=2019-04-12}} The film screened at the Academy Awards qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival and Rhode Island International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prize:Best Animated Short Film in Vortex Edition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollyshorts.com/2017-program-1|title=HollyShorts Film Festival|website=hollyshorts.com|access-date=2019-04-12}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.film-festival.org/Vortex_WINNERS17.php|title=2017 FLICKERS' VORTEX SCI-FI, FANTASY & HORROR FILM FESTIVAL|website=film-festival.org|access-date=2019-04-12}} It is the sequel of Hanging By A Thread and second in a trilogy of animated shorts.

Plot

In the post-apocalyptic future where humanity is no more, a group of scientists and an animated sign complete the construction of a new human race. They meet a groundhog climatologist with expertise in water renewal who prepares the Homeys for their mission to restore balance to a decimated Earth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/blog/meeting-macguffin-short-film|title=Meeting MacGuffin short film|website=ukfilmreview.co.uk|access-date=2019-04-12}}

Voice cast

Reception

=Critical response=

A four star review about Meeting MacGuffin in 22nd Indiestreet.com states that "Stop motion animation is not a new thing. Quite the opposite. It's the designs of these characters and the world itself, that is really something special.", Indie Shorts Mag says that "‘Meeting MacGuffin’ Is The Best Stop-Motion, Ecological Thriller Out There!".{{Cite web|url=https://www.22indiestreet.com/meeting-macguffin.html|title=Meeting MacGuffin

|website=22indiestreet.com|access-date=2019-04-12}}

=Accolades=

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Result

2019

|Black Maria Film and Video Festival

|Jury's Citation Award

|{{won}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackmariafilmfestival.org/page2.php?content=PickSeasonOnlyNew&RequestedPage=ListOfAwardWinners-BMFF|title=Black Maria Film Festival List of Awards for Season 2019|website=blackmariafilmfestival.org|access-date=2019-04-12}}

2018

|Fano International Film Festival

|Special Jury Mention

|{{won}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fanofilmfestival.it/?page_id=936|title=Fano International Film Festival|website=fanofilmfestival.it|access-date=2019-04-12}}

2018

|Blowup Film Fest

|Best Animation

|{{nom}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.blowupfilmfest.com/#!/2018/official-selection-and-nominations.html|title=2018 BFF Accepted Projects - Official Selection: Main Categories|website=blowupfilmfest.com|access-date=2019-04-12}}

2018

|St. Francis College Women's Film Festival

|Best Animated Short

|{{won}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfc.edu/news-feed/~post/3rd-annual-womens-film-festival-winners-20180426|title=3rd Annual Women's Film Festival Winners|website=sfc.edu|access-date=2019-04-12}}

2018

|Scandinavian International Film Festival

|Best Animated Short

|{{won}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sciff.fi/winners-2018/|title=Winners 2018|website=sciff.fi|access-date=2019-04-12}}

2018

|Wasteland Film festival

|Best Animated Film

|{{won}}

2018

|FilmQuest

|Best Animated Film

|{{nom}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmquestfest.com/2018-awards-winners-nomineees/|title=2018 AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES

|website=filmquestfest.com|access-date=2019-04-12}}

2017

|Indie Fest

|Best Animated Film

|{{won}}{{Cite web|url=http://theindiefest.com/past-winners/awards-of-merit-july-2017/|title=Awards of Merit July 2017 |website=theindiefest.com|access-date=2019-04-12}}

2017

|Rhode Island International Film Festival

|Best Animated Short Film

|{{won}}

2017

|Other Worlds Austin

|Best Short Production Design

|{{won}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.otherworldsaustin.com/news/2017/12/21/other-worlds-austin-announces-2017-award-winners|title=Other Worlds Austin Announces 2017 Award Winners|website=otherworldsaustin.com|access-date=2019-04-12}}

2017

|Seattle's True Independent Film Festival

|Best Animated Film

|{{won}}{{Cite web|url=http://trueindependent.org/stiff/archives/2017-program/|title=2017 Award Winners (Full Program Below)|website=trueindependent.org|access-date=2019-04-12}}

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