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What lies beyond
the gate?

The Gate is a short film directed and animated by Kino Jin that explores the transition to adulthood, individuality, and the pursuit of freedom. Set in a rigid city where children lose their emotions and memories at the age of 12, two friends uncover a secret that could change their lives forever. As they attempt to escape, one is captured, leaving the other to confront the truth about their world and themselves. Produced as part of a student project at Pratt Institute, the film delves into the complexities of human relationships and the fight for identity in a controlled society.

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CREDITS

●Director
Kino Jin
●Music and Sound Design
Cazz Cerkez
●Background Design
Kino Jin
Richan Li
●Animation
Kino Jin
●Compositing & Editing
Kino Jin
●Advisor
Michael O’Rourke
Liz Blazer

FESTIVALS

awards & 
selections

Pratt Department of Digital Arts

Best Animation & Best Character | US, 2021

 

*/ 17th Athens Digital Arts Festival

Official Selection | Greece, 2021

Supernova Digital Animation Festival

Official Selection | US, 2021

ASIFA-East Animation Festival #52

Student Films Official Selection | US, 2022

KuanDu International Animation Festival (關渡國際動畫節)

Official Selection | Taiwan, 2021

Bilibili Animation Carnival (Bilibili 动画嘉年华)

Animation New Star (动画新星单项奖) | China, 2021 

21st Animation Academy Awards of Beijing Film Academy (第21届北京电影学院动画学院奖)

Excellent Short Film (优秀短片奖) | China, 2021

Peekskill Film Festival

Best Animation | US, 2021

Short Stop International Film Festival, 13th Edition

Best Animation | Romania, 2021

New York International Film Awards™ - NYIFA, July

Best Animation | US, 2021

Oniros Film Awards® - New York, July

Best Student Film | US, 2021

Changing Face International Film Festival

July Best SciFi Short | Australia, 2021

Annual Best SciFi Short Nominee | Australia, 2021

Best Istanbul Film Festival, July

Best Short Animation | Turkey, 2021

Halicarnassus Film Festival, 11th Session

Best Short Animation Film | Turkey, 2021

The Monthly Film Festival

July Best Trailer Nominee | UK, 2021

August Animation Winner | UK, 2021

Metropolis Film Festival, June & July & August

Best Animated Short | Italy, 2021

Beyond Earth Film Festival, Season 8

Jury's Special Mention | India, 2021

Älvsbyns Film Festival, July

Best Animated Film | Sweden, 2021

American Golden Picture International Film Festival, 3rd Year 1st Edition

Best Animated Short | US, 2021

Five Continents International Film Festival, #5-7

Best Animation Short Film | Venezuela, 2021

Audience Award 2nd Place | Venezuela, 2021

Special Mention Screenplay Short Film | Venezuela, 2021

Special Mention Sound Design | Venezuela, 2021

Best Poster | Venezuela, 2021

SPLICE Film Fest

Honorable Mention | US, 2022

24fps International Short Film Festival

Honorable Mention | US, 2022

Serbia International Youth Film Festival

Best Animated | Serbia, 2022

YellowHammer Film Festival 3

Best Animation | US, 2023

Varsity Film Expo

Honorable Mention | Zambia, 2023

 

Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival

Best Animation Nominee | US, 2021

Toronto Independent Film Awards Inc.

Student Film Nominee | Canada, 2021

Couch Film Festival, Fall 1:00 to 5:00 Minutes

Best Animation Nominee | Canada, 2021

Alternative Film Festival, Fall Super Short

Best Animation Nominee | Canada, 2021

Rome Independent Prisma Awards, June

Best Animation Short Nominee | Italy, 2021

Feel The Reel International Film Festival, July

Short Film Animation Nominee | UK, 2021

BAYFEST / We, Women Short Film Festival) (大湾展映计划)

Nominee | China, 2022

The Producer's Night

Nominee | US, 2022

9th Annual Flamingo Film Festival

Best Art Direction Nominee | US, 2022

Simply Indie Film Fest

Best Student Film Nominee | US, 2022

Best Short Animated Nominee | US, 2022

Student World Impact Film Festival

Nominee | US, 2022

Xinguang Award China Xi'an the 9th International Original Animation (中国西安第9届国际原创动漫大赛)

Finalist | China, 2021

NewFilmmakers NY

Animation Finalist | US, 2021

Aladerri International Film Festival

Finalist | US, 2021

International Moving Film Festival

Short Films Animation Finalist | Iran, 2021

Los Angeles Animation Festival

Best Character-based Short Finalist | US, 2021

Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival, July

Student Finalist | Russia, 2021

Boden International Film Festival, July

Best Animated Film Finalist | Sweden, 2021

Sweden Film Awards, July

Best Animated Finalist | Sweden, 2021

Stockholm City Film Festival, July

Best Animated Film Finalist | Sweden, 2021

Luleå International Film Festival, July

Best Animated Film Finalist | Sweden, 2021

Cosmic Film Festival

Best Student Film Semi-Finalist | US, 2021

Children Cinema Awards

Best Animated Film Finalist | Netherlands, 2022

DRAWTASTIC "GOLDEN PENCIL AWARDS"

Semi-Finalist | US, 2022

International Children's Rights Film Festival

Official Selection | Turkey, 2021

ROS Film Festival

Official Selection | Spain, 2021

UWPG Film Festival

Official Selection | Canada, 2021

Full Bloom Film Festival

Official Selection | US, 2021

SciFi Film Festival

Official Selection | Australia, 2021

Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival

Official Selection | Greece, 2021

accordi @ DISACCORDI - 18th International Short Film Festival

Official Selection | Italy, 2021

Flanimation Film Fest

Official Selection | US, 2021

Deep Focus Film Festival

Official Selection | US, 2021

20th Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival

Official Selection | Spain, 2021

AddAMovie Film Festival

Official Selection | US, 2021

BLASTOFF

Official Selection | US, 2021

McMinnville Sci-Fi Film Festival

Official Selection | US, 2021

Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival

Official Selection | Nigeria, 2021

Oudeis International Film Festival

Official Selection | Italy, 2021

Human-Environment Care Film Festival

Official Selection | Canada, 2021

International Futurological Film Festival

Official Selection | Poland, 2021

Tbilisi International Animation Festival

Official Selection | Georgia, 2021

Zero Degree Film Contest, Season IV

Official Selection | India, 2021

Moscow Shorts, June

Official Selection | Russia, 2021

Canted Angle Film Festival

Official Selection | US, 2021

Film for Peace

Official Selection | Canada, 2021

semana por la soberania audiovisual

Official Selection | Argentina, 2021

McMinnville Short Film Festival

Official Selection | US, 2022

Beeston Film Festival

Official Selection | UK, 2022

QRC.PRJCT

Official Selection | Greece, 2022

Oblikon Film Festival

Official Selection | France, 2022

Crazy Talented Asians & Friends: 3rd Annual Animation Short Films Festival

Official Selection | US, 2022

New Jersey Independent Film Festival

Official Selection | US, 2022

Animex Screen

Official Selection | UK, 2022

7th Chaniartoon International Comic & Animation Festival

Official Selection | Greece, 2023

Salsa Film Festival

Official Selection | Germany, 2023

screenings

Physical

2021

  • Five Continents International Film Festival | August 03, 2021 | Anzoategui, Venezuela

  • Flanimation Film Fest | August 20-21, 2021 | Jacksonville, United States

  • Peekskill Film Festival | August 20, 2021 | Peekskill, United States

  • Älvsbyns Film Festival | September 3, 2021 | Älvsby folkhögskola, Sweden

  • Full Bloom Film Festival | Sep 9-11, 2021 | Statesville, United States

  • International Futurological Film Festival | September 10-12, 2021 | Łódź, Poland

  • Aladerri International Film Festival | September 17-19, 2021 | Chicago, United States

  • Deep Focus Film Festival | September 18-19, 2021 | Brooklyn, United States

  • SciFi Film Festival | October 15-31, 2021 | Sydney, Australia

  • */ 17th Athens Digital Arts Festival | October 13-17, 2021 | Athens, Greece

  • New York International Film Awards™ | October 21, 2021 | New York, United States

  • Tbilisi International Animation Festival | October 30 - November 2, 2021 | Tbilisi, Georgia

  • ROS Film Festival | November 12-21, 2021 | Elche, Spain

  • Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival | November 17-20, 2021 | Enugu, Nigeria

  • International Children's Rights Film Festival | November 12-20, 2021 | Bursa, Turkey

  • semana por la soberania audiovisual | November 28, 2021 | Quilmes, Argentina

  • Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival | December 2-4, 2021 | Melbourne, United States

  • Oudeis International Film Festival | December 11, 2021 | Rome, Italy

  • Vertigo Film Fest | December 17, 2021 | Milano, Italy

2022

  • BAYFEST 大湾展映计划 奇想艺术节 | December 31, 2021 - February 20, 2022 | Changsha, China

  • McMinnville Short Film Festival | February 10-13, 2022 | McMinnville, United States

  • Simply Indie Film Fest | February 24-26, 2022 | Oklahoma, United States

  • QRC.PRJCT | April 1, 2022 | Athina, Greece

  • Beeston Film Festival | April 1-3, 2022 | Beeston, United Kingdom

  • Flamingo Film Fest | April 22, 2022 | Fort Lauderdale, United States

  • Oblikon Film Festival | May 7, 2022 | Paris, France

  • Crazy Talented Asians & Friends: 3rd Annual Animation Short Films Festival | May 13, 2022 | New York, United States

  • Animex Screen | May 16 - 22, 2022 | North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  • New Jersey Independent Film Festival | May 17-21, 2022 | New Jersey, United States

2023

  • Student World Impact Film Festival | November 22, 2022 | New Jersey, United States

  • 7th Chaniartoon International Comic & Animation Festival | September 11-24, 2023 | Chania, Greece

  • YellowHammer Film Festival | October 27, 2023 | Alabama, United States

  • Salsa Film Festival | November 11, 2023 | Weimar, Germany

 

Online

2021

  • Supernova Digital Animation Festival | September 17, 2021

  • BLASTOFF | September 2021

  • McMinnville Sci-Fi Film Festival | September 24-25, 2021

  • Film for Peace | September 25-26, 2021

  • */ 17th Athens Digital Arts Festival | September 20 - October 31, 2021

  • NewFilmmakers NY | October 5, 2021

  • UWPG Film Festival | October 19-23, 2021

  • Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival | October 28 – 31, 2021

  • AddAMovie Film Festival | November 2, 2021

  • accordi @ DISACCORDI - 18th International Short Film Festival | November 16 – 21, 2021

  • International Children's Rights Film Festival | November 15-17, 2021

  • Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival | December 2 - 5, 2021

  • Changing Face International Film Festival | December 16 - 19, 2021

2022

  • Canted Angle Film Festival | January 7 - 8, 2022

  • McMinnville Short Film Festival | February 14 - 20, 2022

  • Serbia International Youth Film Festival | March 5 - 8, 2022

  • ASIFA-East Animation Festival #52 | March 22 - 24, 2022

  • Oblikon Film Festival | April 28 - May 11, 2022

  • Flamingo Film Festival | April 23, 2022

  • Crazy Talented Asians & Friends: 3rd Annual Animation Short Films Festival | May 13, 2022

  • New Jersey Independent Film Festival | May 17 - 21, 2022

  • SPLICE Film Fest | June 26, 2022

  • American Golden Picture International Film Festival | July 1 - August 31, 2022

2023

  • YellowHammer Film Festival | October 27, 2023

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