Overview
The antagonist of a dark opera becomes increasingly unsettled following the unlikely return of the former lead actor.
Credits
- DIRECTOR: Mikai Geronimo, Josh O'Caoimh
- WRITER: Josh O'Caoimh
- ANIMATION: Mikai Geronimo, Giorgia Mckenna, Josh O'Caoimh, Charles Henri-Sanson
- ADDITIONAL ANIMATION: Ina Albrecht, Deither Kirby Jay, Patrick O'Callaghan, Marie Liesse-Coumau
- BACKGROUNDS & COMPOSITING: Josh O'Caoimh
- SOUND DESIGN: Niall Delahan, Stephen Hennessy, Cathal Hughes
- SOUND EDITING & MIXING: Karima Dillon El-Touky
- MUSIC: Samantha Sack, Alex Voytenko
- CAST: Sean Mcmanus, Ava Farrell, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jack Mchugh, Aisling Smith, Anna Lawlor, Conor Mcnally
- THANKS TO: Teemu Auersalo, Gary Blatchford, Damien Byrne, Michael Connerty, Keith Foran, Eimhin Mcnamara, Ronan O'Muirthile, Sherra Murphy, Jack O'Shea, Geoffrey Perrin, David Quinn, Annette Vella, Laura Venables, Steve Woods
Press
- Cartoon Brew — Eight Student Shorts Vying For Best Animated Short At Oscars 2023
- Animation Obsessive — Great Animation Right Now
- Irish Film & Television Network — Animators Josh O'Caoimh and Mikai Geronimo discuss their Venice Film Festival-selected Fall of the Ibis King
- Clermont-Ferrand — Last drink with Fall of the Ibis King
Awards
- Venice International Film Festival - European Film Award Nominee
- Mladá kamera - Best Animation U30
- Tirana International Film Festival - Best Student Film
- BALKANIMA - Best Student Film
- Milano Film Festival - Jury Special Mention
- Cork International Film Festival - Grand Prix Irish Short Special Mention
- CINANIMA - Grand Prize for Student Film
- GIRAF - Honourable Mention for Best International Short Film
- Los Angeles Animation Festival - Best Student Design
- Dublin Animation Film Festival - Best Student Film
- Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival - Jury Special Mention
- Rabat International Film Festival - Best Animated Short Film
- Animation Dingle - Best Irish Short
- IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2022 - Best Animated Short
- Student Royal Television Awards Ireland 2022 - Animation Winner
- MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival - Best Student Film
- Martovski Film Festival - Best Animation
- European Science Fiction Society - Irish Chysalis Award
- Fastnet Film Festival - Best Animation
- FEST – New Directors New Films Festival - Animation Special Mention Flickers'
- Rhode Island Intl Film Festival - Animation Grand Prize
- BANG Animation Awards - Best University Film
- FICBUEU - Special Mention for Student Film
- Silk Road International Film Festival - Best Animation
- Flipbook Film Festival - Jury Special Mention
Screenings
- Official Selection – Venice International Film Fesitval
- Official Selection – Mladá kamera
- Official Selection – Animasyros
- Official Selection – Nottingham International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Tirana International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Viborg Animation Festival
- Official Selection – Bolton International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Woodstock International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Vancouever International Film Festival
- Official Selection – BALKANIMA
- Official Selection – Taichung Animation Festival
- Official Selection – Milano Film Festival
- Official Selection – International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
- Official Selection – Canlandıranlar Film Festival
- Official Selection – TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest
- Official Selection – SCAD Savannah International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Montecatini International Short Film Festival
- Official Selection – Kuandu International Animation Festival
- Official Selection – Uppsala International Short Film Festival (EFA)
- Official Selection – International Film Festival Film Front
- Official Selection – Braunschweig International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Aesthetica Film Festival
- Official Selection – Denver International Film Festival
- Official Selection – European Film Forum SCANORAMA (EFA)
- Official Selection – Edinburgh Short Film Festival
- Official Selection – Seville European Film Festival (EFA)
- Official Selection – Cork International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival
- Official Selection – CINANIMA
- Official Selection – Girona International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Belfast Film Festival
- Official Selection – PÖFF - Black Nights Film Festival (EFA)
- Official Selection – Cyprus International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Prague Independent Film Festival
- Official Selection – GIRAF Festival of Independent Animation
- Official Selection – Shorts That Are Not Pants
- Official Selection – Cornwall Film Festival
- Official Selection – İzmir International Short Film Festival
- Official Selection – Catania Film Fest
- Official Selection – Leuven Short Film Fest
- Official Selection – Los Angeles Animation Festival
- Official Selection – Dublin Animation Film Festival
- Official Selection – Rabat International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Minimalen Short Film Festival (EFA)
- Official Selection – Chilliwack Independent Film Festival
- Official Selection – Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
- Official Selection – Dam Short Film Festival
- Official Selection – Manipulate Festival
- Official Selection – Cinematheque Passion (EFA)
- Official Selection – Brussels International Animation Film Festival
- Official Selection – Animation Dingle
- Official Selection – First Cut! Film Festival (CIFF Programme)
- Official Selection – MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival
- Official Selection – REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival
- Official Selection – KABOOM Animation Festival
- Official Selection – Martovski Film Festival
- Official Selection – GLAS Animation
- Official Selection – Seattle International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Festival du Cinéma Européen de Lille
- Official Selection – Brussels Short Film Festival
- Official Selection – Atlanta International Film Festival
- Official Selection – ANIFILM Liberec
- Official Selection – Animatricks International Animation Festival
- Official Selection – Fastnet Film Festival
- Official Selection – Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival
- Official Selection – Curtas Vila do Conde (EFA)
- Official Selection – ASIFA South
- Official Selection – IBIZACINEFEST (EFA)
- Official Selection – DokuFest
- Official Selection – ALPINALE Short Film Festival
- Official Selection – Flickers' Rhode Island Intl Film Festival
- Official Selection – HollyShorts Film Festival
- Official Selection – Animist Tallinn
- Official Selection – Museu da Imagem em Movimento
- Official Selection – Concorto Film Festival
- Official Selection – IDSFFK
- Official Selection – BANG Awards Festival
- Official Selection – OFF Odense International Film Festival (EFA)
- Official Selection – International Animation Film Festival Nikozi
- Official Selection – HACKfest
- Official Selection – OFF-COURTS TROUVILLE
- Official Selection – LINOLEUM
- Official Selection – FICBUEU
- Official Selection – MANIFEST - Mafra Animation Film Festival
- Official Selection – Nashville Film Festival
- Official Selection – Animation Volda Festival
- Official Selection – Festival of Animation Berlin
- Official Selection – Cork Indie Film Festival
- Official Selection – Kilkenny Animated
- Official Selection – OFFline Film Festival
- Official Selection – Galway Cartoon Festival
- Official Selection – BOGOSHORTS
- Official Selection – Centro de Artes e Espectáculo de Portalegre
- Official Selection – REX Animation Festival
- Official Selection – Festival Shorts in Big
- Official Selection – Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione
- Official Selection – YARN Storytelling Festival
- Official Selection – Short Movie Sunday
- Official Selection – Silk Road International Film Festival
- Official Selection – British Shorts Film Festival
- Official Selection – London Short Film Festival
- Official Selection – ANIMAC
- Official Selection – Bergamo Film Meet
- Official Selection – Long Beach Opera
- Official Selection – Flipbook Film Festival
- Official Selection – FICMEC SCAD Savannah International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Irish Film Berlin
- Official Selection – EXPO 2025
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