Bug is a 2018 Argentine animated short film written and directed by Joaquín Ortiz. It premiered at Anima Latina on June 29, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Premise In a three-dimensional futuristic city, two-dimensional beings are controlled by surveillance systems. One of them, Bug, will overcome all obstacles in order to make a transcendent discovery.
Release Bug had its world premiere at Anima Latina: Latin American Animation Film Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 29, 2018.
It was also screened at the Córdoba International Animation Festival – ANIMA on October 10, 2019, the Mar del Plata International Film Festival on November 13, 2019, and the Manchester Film Festival on March 15, 2020. It was subsequently broadcast on Cine.ar TV in Argentina beginning on September 11, 2020.
Awards and nominations +AwardYearCategoryRecipient(s)Result Anima Latina: Latin American Animation Film Festival2018Best Latin American Student Short FilmBug BitBang International Animation FestivalCINE.AR Award Cortoons Festival Gandia2019International Competition Award Manchester Film Festival2020Best Animation Puerto Madryn International Film FestivalInternational Short Film Competition Award Signor Rossi Award References
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