PRESS AND AWARDS
Walt Disney Family Museum Teen Animation Festival International
Best of Show and Best Digital Animation for The Gift of the Woods
“…entertains as well as runs the emotional range and for anyone who has ever loved something so dearly and feared so much of losing it, this short will frighten, tug and melt your heart.”
Jay KayMary & Marsha in the Manor of Madness
“If you’re looking for a three minute cross between Lovecraftian horror, the cart escape from Temple of Doom, and some Scooby-Doo-style wackiness, this is just the thing.”
Ben PearsonLEGO Jurassic World: A Jarring Encounter
“This short captures everything that is charming and iconic about Lego stop motion animations – quirky, slapstick comedy with unexpected punchlines in a recognizably Lego environment. This is what Lego animation should be.”
David J. Nolan
2017 Toy News 30 Under 30 to Watch in the Toy Industry
Kurtis and Kris Theorin
Mary & Marsha in the Manor of Madness
“This super adorable little short film managed to make a dog transforming into a tentacled eldritch nightmare into something rather cute, which is quite the feat.”
James Whitbrook“Macabre, heartfelt and mysterious, this less than four-minute short tells a very true tale we can all understand.”
Jay KayKris and Kurtis Theorin’s Interview with Big Little Filmmaker
“Doing stop motion animation taught me about set design, lighting, staging, and shot composition. With LEGOs, you’re able to create whatever crazy story you can imagine.”
Montreal International Animation Film Festival – ANIMAZE 2017
Official Selection: Mary & Marsha in the Manor of Madness
applause!
- Nominated for Video of the Year and Best Animated Video by Tongal 2017
- Nominated Best PA filmmaker, Best Student Film, Best Animation at the West Chester Film Festival 2017
- Presidential Scholar in the Arts Finalist 2016
- Latino Arts Beat Film Grant Award 2015
- Best Art/Experimental Film West Chester Film Festival
- WHYY Special Achievement in Film Making Award 2015
- Best Student Film Clean Shorts Film Festival 2015
- Best High School Film Holly Shorts 2015
- Best Youth Film FilmQuest 2015
- Best Student Film Maryland International Film Festival 2015
- Winner Jury Award Best High School Film Cinequest 2015
- Best Short Screenplay International Family Film Festival
- Semi-Finalist Shriekfest Film Festival Screenplay Competition
- Quarter Finalist Fresh Voices, Screencraft and Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competitions
- Winner Best Special Effects AAHSFF 2014
- Winner Best Teen Film Silent River Film Festival 2014
- Finalist Young Arts Foundation 2014
- Winners three gold keys, seven silver keys Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2014
- SAG Short Film Showcase selection 2014
- Winner, Best Animation Fresh Takes Film Festival 2013
- Winner First Glance Philadelphia- Best Student Film 2012
- Winner WHYY Youth Media Awards- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places, Judges Award (2011,2012,2013, 2014)
- Winner Off Shoot Educational Film Fest- 1st Place Student Animation 2012
- Winner Audience Choice Award National Film Festival for Talented Youth 2013
- Winner Brickfilmer’s Guild Brickfilmer of the year 2012
- Winner two Golden Brick Awards from LEGO 2012
- Nominated for Video of the Year and Best Animated Video by Tongal 2017
- Nominated Best PA filmmaker, Best Student Film, Best Animation at the West Chester Film Festival 2017
- Presidential Scholar in the Arts Finalist 2016
- Latino Arts Beat Film Grant Award 2015
- Best Art/Experimental Film West Chester Film Festival
- WHYY Special Achievement in Film Making Award 2015
- Best Student Film Clean Shorts Film Festival 2015
- Best High School Film Holly Shorts 2015
- Best Youth Film FilmQuest 2015
- Best Student Film Maryland International Film Festival 2015
- Winner Jury Award Best High School Film Cinequest 2015
- Best Short Screenplay International Family Film Festival
- Semi-Finalist Shriekfest Film Festival Screenplay Competition
- Quarter Finalist Fresh Voices, Screencraft and Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competitions
- Winner Best Special Effects AAHSFF 2014
- Winner Best Teen Film Silent River Film Festival 2014
- Finalist Young Arts Foundation 2014
- Winners three gold keys, seven silver keys Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2014
- SAG Short Film Showcase selection 2014
- Winner, Best Animation Fresh Takes Film Festival 2013
- Winner First Glance Philadelphia- Best Student Film 2012
- Winner WHYY Youth Media Awards- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places, Judges Award (2011,2012,2013, 2014)
- Winner Off Shoot Educational Film Fest- 1st Place Student Animation 2012
- Winner Audience Choice Award National Film Festival for Talented Youth 2013
- Winner Brickfilmer’s Guild Brickfilmer of the year 2012
- Winner two Golden Brick Awards from LEGO 2012
NEWS
Festival season is in full swing — and Nik is making the most of it!
While we have been busy filming, our resident screenwriter Nik has been equally busy working on short films and stageplays- congrats to him for his recent festival successes!
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Hot Wheels Music Video Series
Hot Wheels and music may not seem like an obvious association at first, but with the growing trend of shareable MTV music-inspired videos online it is only natural that a fun and exciting brand like Hot Wheels take the next evolutionary step of music-inspired video...
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Fall is Film Festival Season!
Fall is film festival season! We are happy to be a part of so many wonderful festivals this year. If you are in Seattle, Chicago, New York, Provo or Hollywood be sure to attend these fine festivals to see our films and so many other fabulous productions!
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The Gift of the Woods Wins Awards from Walt Disney Family Museum
We're happy to announce that Kris' film The Gift of the Woods was chosen as Best of Festival and Best Digital Animation at this year's Teen Animation Film International festival held by Walt Disney's Family Museum. Entries from around the world were judged by...
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Something Awry’s Awards
Here's a little list of the love we've received from the industry. Winner Best of Festival and Best 2D Animation Walt Disney Family Museum Teen Animation Festival 2017 Winner Best Animation CineYouth 2017 Nominated for Video of the Year and Best Animated Video by...
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Success Story: LEGO Yellow Submarine
Working with Tongal, we came up with a storyline that was fun and reminiscent of the movie The Yellow Submarine. Combining stop motion animation and psychedelic 2D elements drawn by Actuality Films gave the visuals a suitably ‘trippy’ feel.
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Success Story: Thumb Drift: Kitchen Counter Showdown
Fast and Furious meets kitchen counter! This trailer was created to promote the introduction of SMG Studios new mobile game Thumb Drift. Live action toy car drifting chase created by Something’s Awry Productions. 2D animation and graphics by SOAP Creative.
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Success Story: Zing Toys: Stikbot Studio Stars – Rise to Fame!
Zing Toys wanted a video introducing their new Stikbot Studio set and app. The challenge was to create a fun shareable video that was entertaining but also outlined the features included in the new app. In addition Zing wanted the video to act as a tutorial on how to use the features of the new app.
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Success Story: LEGO Jurassic Park – A Jarring Encounter
Working with Tongal we came up with an engaging and humorous storyline involving the park rangers and the T-Rex. The video received over 3 million views in just a few days with several major blogs such as i09 picking up and reviewing the film. After a year, the film has over 17 million views online.
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Success Story: Once Upon a Time Creation
Once Upon a Time hired us to create an informational video for them to share on their website and social media. They wanted something that was informative but not boring to watch.
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Premiere of Gumball and Alien Communications
Our two new films premiered this Sunday at Theater N in Wilmington, DE. Thanks so much for coming out and joining us! Also thanks to our special guest artists Emma Cullen, Felicia Maziarz and Liz Krov for sharing their art with us! Here are a few pictures from the...
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YoungArts Master Class week for Kris
Last week Kris headed to Florida as a YoungArts finalist in Cinematic Arts! Chosen as one of five Cinematic Arts students nationwide to attend National YoungArts Week, which takes place in Miami each year, allowing YoungArts Finalists in the visual, literary, design...
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