Salvation Has No Name

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{{Infobox film

| name = Salvation Has No Name

| image =

| caption = Official Poster

| director = Joseph Wallace

| producer = Loran Dunn

| screenplay = Joseph Wallace

| starring = Itziar Ituño
Yasmine Al Masri

| music = Kit Wilson

| studio = Delaval Film
Autour De Minuit
Animation People

| animator = Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly

| released = {{Film date|2022|08|13|df=y}}

| runtime = 17 minutes

| country = United Kingdom
France
Czech Republic

| language = English

}}

Salvation Has No Name is a 2022 stop motion animated short, written and directed by Joseph Wallace.{{cite web|author=Skwigly |url=https://www.skwigly.co.uk/joseph-wallaces-salvation-has-no-name-begins-production/ |title=Joseph Wallace's 'Salvation Has No Name' Begins Production | Skwigly Animation Magazine |date=13 April 2019 |publisher=Skwigly |access-date=27 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.josephwallace.co.uk/about |title=About — Joseph Wallace |publisher=Josephwallace.co.uk |access-date=28 December 2020}} Told through a dynamic mixture of color and black with a dramatic narrative and international all-female voice cast, it is a unique animated film which explores themes of xenophobia and the refugee crisis.

The film features the voices of Itziar Ituño (Netflix's Money Heist) and Yasmine Al Massri (ABC's Quantico).{{cite web|first=Tom |last=Grater |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/shanghai-fest-money-heist-star-english-debut-baby-cow-hire-1202939257/ |title=Global Briefs: Shanghai Fest Delays; 'Money Heist' Star English Debut |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=20 May 2020 |access-date=28 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/southcinema/money-heist-actor-itziar-ituno-to-make-english-debut/ar-BB14pjhG |title=Money Heist Actor Itziar Ituno To Make English Debut |publisher=Msn.com |date=13 May 2020 |access-date=27 May 2020}} The short is produced by Loran Dunn for Delaval Film{{cite web|url=https://www.delavalfilm.com/slate/salvation-has-no-name/ |title=Salvation Has No Name |publisher=Delaval Film |access-date=27 May 2020}} and Exec Produced by Maisie Williams and Lowri Roberts through their company RAPT{{cite news |last1=Grater |first1=Tom |title=Maisie Williams’ Rapt Boards UK Animation |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/maisie-williams-rapt-uk-animation-paolo-sorrentino-zurich-indonesias-vidio-wattpad-1234813431/ |access-date=9 August 2022 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}} and co-produced by Autour de Minuit in France and Animation People in Czech Republic.{{cite news |title=Autour de Minuit Line Up |url=https://blog.autourdeminuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ADM_LineUp_2022_Rennes.pdf |access-date=9 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Podhradský |first1=Michal |title=Animation people točí krátký film v koprodukci s Delaval Film a Aardman Animations |url=https://www.animation.cz |website=Animation People |access-date=9 January 2023}} The film is funded by the BFI NETWORK,{{cite web|url=https://network.bfi.org.uk/news-and-features/industry-insights/postroom-slate-and-update |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831101718/https://network.bfi.org.uk/news-and-features/industry-insights/postroom-slate-and-update |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 August 2021 |title=Postroom Slate and Update | BFI NETWORK |publisher=Network.bfi.org.uk |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=27 May 2020}} France Televisions, the CNC and the Czech Film Commission.

Filmed at Aardman Animations studios in Bristol and Media City in Manchester, the film features an original score by Kit Wilson, sound design by David Kamp, with casting by Heather Basten.{{cite web|url=https://www.studiokamp.com/salavation-has-no-name-joseph-wallace/ |title=Salvation Has No Name | STUDIOKAMP I Music & Sound Design |publisher=Studiokamp.com |access-date=27 May 2020}} In August 2022, the refugee organisation Choose Love was announced as the official charity partner of Salvation Has No Name with the intention to use the film as a tool to highlight the plight of refugees through their humanitarian work.{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Jamie |title=Joseph Wallace’s ‘Salvation Has No Name’ Gets Trailer Ahead Of London Film Fest Screening |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/salvation-has-no-name-trailer-bfi-lff-221536.html |access-date=9 January 2023 |publisher=Cartoon Brew |date=22 September 2022}}

Plot

A troupe of clowns gather to perform a story about a Priest and a refugee but as their misguided tale unfolds, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to fray.

Cast

  • Itziar Ituño as Malabarista / Priest
  • Yasmine Al Massri as Woman
  • Anna Savva as Pierrot / Gossip
  • Katrina Kleve as Piccolo Clown / Tailor
  • Elisabetta Spaggiari as Ringmaster / Bookkeeper
  • Barbara Sotelsek as Grande Clown / Boucher

Reception

The project was the winner of the 2017 Visegrad Animation Forum pitching competition.{{cite web|last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/visegrad-animation-forum-2017-winners-revealed/ |title=Visegrad Animation Forum 2017 Winners Revealed |publisher=Animationmagazine.net |date=4 May 2017 |access-date=27 May 2020}} The film had its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 13 August 2022 {{cite web |title=Mclaren Animation 1 |url=https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/2022/shorts-mclaren-animation-1/08-13_13-00 |website=Edinburgh International Film Festival |access-date=9 August 2022}} and the North American premiere took place at Rhode Island Film Festival. The film has been since selected at numerous film festivals worldwide including Encounters Short Film Festival,{{cite web |title=Salvation Has No Name |url=https://2022.encounters.film/films/62f3d02bde1d4f0055d5be15 |website=Encounters}} Uppsala International Short Film Festival,{{cite news |last1=Nikkhah Azad |first1=Navid |title=UPPSALA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2022 LINEUP |url=https://www.deed.news/news/uppsala-short-film-festival-2022-lineup/ |access-date=9 January 2023 |publisher=Deed News}} Aesthetica Short Film Festival,{{cite web |title=Aesthetica |url=https://issuu.com/aesthetica_magazine/docs/aesthetica_short_film_festival_2022}} Cinanima,{{cite web |title=Cinanima |url=https://www.cinanima.pt/en/outros-en/107-films-will-compete-in-cinanima-2022/}} London International Animation Festival{{cite web |title=LIAF |url=http://www.liaf.org.uk/2022/10/liaf-2022-international-competition-programme-8-long-shorts-18/}} and Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival.{{cite web |title=Curta Cinema |url=https://curtacinema.com.br/anual/programacao/mostras/competicao-internacional/competicao-internacional-2/}}

Salvation Has No Name was nominated for the McLaren Award for Animation at the Edinburgh Film Festival, received the Special Mention for Best Independent Short Award at Stop Motion Montréal in September 2022 and won both the Grand Prix for Best Short Film and the Best Direction award at Animage in November 2022.{{cite news |last1=Massy |first1=Lovell |title=Animege 2022 unveils winning shorts from its competition program |url=https://www.bobfm.co.uk/animege-2022-unveils-winning-shorts-from-its-competition-program-see-the-list/ |access-date=9 January 2023 |publisher=BOB FM}}

In January 2023, it was announced the film was long-listed for the British Short Animation BAFTA 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/bafta-awards-2023-film-longlists-1235480633|title = 2023 BAFTA Film Awards Longlists Unveiled|date = 6 January 2023}}

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