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Copyright © 2009 John J. Wardlaw

The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas

3 Awards

5 upcoming
screenings

Overview
Credits
Screenings
Awards
Reviews and comments
Synopsis
A bolt tries to take away Christmas from the citizens of Screwville.
Filmmaker Notes

An animated short film and a parody of the "Grinch" story with nuts and bolts for characters.

While seeking the perfect voice for this parody I needed someone with as distinct a voice as Boris Karloff who narrated the original "Grinch" film. My choice was Jonathan Harris (Lost In Space). Sadly Harris passed away not long after his part was recorded. As it would become his last film I decided to make the film a tribute to him and was able to add his former co-stars from Lost in Space (Marta Kristen, Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy) as the additional voices for the film. The film also features the voice of Tress MacNeille (The Simpsons).

Awards
NOMINATION
Best Animation Director

1st Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, 2009

Best Animation Story

1st Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, 2009

2nd Place - Animation

1st Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, 2009

Best Animated Characters

1st Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, 2009

NOMINATION
Best Animated Visuals

1st Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, 2009

NOMINATION
Best Animation Sound Design

1st Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, 2009

NOMINATION
Best Original Score

1st Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, 2009

NOMINATION
Best Animation Voice Over - Male (Jonathan Harris)

1st Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, 2009

NOMINATION
Best Animation Voice Over - Female (Tress MacNeille)

1st Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, 2009

Current and Upcoming Screenings
2010

16th San Luis Obispo International Film Festival

12 Mar – 21 Mar | San Luis Obispo, USA

NOW ON

5th Very Short Movies Festival

1 Apr – 31 Dec | Los Angeles, USA

10th Phoenix Film Festival

8 Apr – 15 Apr | Phoenix, USA

FirstGlance Film Festivals

9 Apr – 10 Apr | Hollywood, USA

L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival

15 Apr – 18 Apr | Los Angeles, USA

Previous Screenings
2009

1st Los Angeles Reel Film Festival

30 Dec | Los Angeles, USA

2010

25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival

4 Feb – 14 Feb | Santa Barbara, USA

11th Da Vinci Film Festival

12 Mar – 14 Mar | Corvallis, USA

Main contact

John Wardlaw

Flag of USA

Production Country

USA

(Santa Barbara, California)

Completion Date

September 2009

Running Time

7 min 4 s

Animation Techniques

2D Computer

Cameraless

Cel

Drawn

Ink

Dialogue Languages

English

Subtitle Languages

No Subtitles

Picture

Color

Aspect Ratio

1.78:1 (16:9)

Production Formats

Computer-generated

Updated: 17 Mar 2010

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