The Hunt
While lost in the woods, a group of soldiers must face the traumas of their past and the terrifying forces stalking them. A sudden reaction, triggered by memories of the past, unleashes an escalation of the conflict among the soldiers which culminates in a blood-bath of madness.
Public screenings, Festivals & Awards
2024 Motel X, Portugal (Official Selection)
2024 Sitges International Film Festival, Spain (Official Selection)
2024 Prémio Nacional da Animação, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 Monstra – Lisbon International Animation Film Festival, Portugal (Official Selection) Honorable Mention
2025 Prémios Curtas, Portugal Best Sound Design Nominee
2025 24Frame Future Film Fest, Italy (Official Selection)
2025 Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia (Official Selection)
2025 Leiria Film Fest, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 Chilemonos, Chile (Official Selection)
2025 Passos no Escuro, Portugal (Invited Film)
2025 Embrace Your Darkness Film Festival, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 short/age, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 Cinetejo, Portugal (Official Selection) Best Sound
2025 Girona Film Festival, Spain (Official Selection)
2025 Cinanima, Portugal (Official Selection)
2025 BaiDeFest, Spain (Official Selection)
2025 ICONA 2025 – Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival, Greece (Official Selection)
2025 AnimaPIX, Portugal (Official Selection)
2026 Animalusa, Spain (Official Selection)
2026 Nox Film Fest, Uruguay (Official Selection)
Format: 2k, 2.39:1, DCP/Prores
Color/BW: Color
Sound: Stereo
Duration: 7’52″
Technique: 3D
Genre: Horror
Language: No Dialogues
Country of Origin: Portugal / Spain
Year: 2024
Written and directed by
DIOGO COSTA
Production
COLA ANIMATION
STUDIO KIMCHI
STUDIO UNKAI
BLAUW FILMS
Producers
DIOGO COSTA
BRUNO CAETANO
SUSANA ANTÓNIO
CARLOTA POU
BRUNO SIMÕES
Co-Producers
PETER ANTONIEW
LEONARDO VERKOELEN
Executive Producer
CARLOTA POU
Production Coordinator
INÊS PERES MESQUITA
Art Director
DIOGO COSTA
Storyboard Supervisor
GABRIELA SÁ
Concept Artists
FRANÇOIS LEROY
FRÉDÉRIC COLIN
MANNY CONTRERAS
ÖVGÜ YELES
Lighting Supervisor
MANAL BARGHOUT
Compositing Supervisor
LÉA PINTO
Lead Character Modeler
MARTA MACEDO
Modelers
RITA DUARTE
PEDRO CAMPOS
JUANI FORN
MANAL BARGHOUT
NOELIA ARCOS RUBIO
ANTJE SCHMIEDEL
Texture Supervisor
IGNAZIO ACERENZA
Rigging
MARIA FONTES
ANZE REGINA
Layout Supervisor
RITA NOVAIS
Animation Supervisor
JOSÉ POEIRAS
Animation
DAVID MOURATO
RITA NOVAIS
PEDRO OLIVEIRA
SOFIA SANTOS
TIAGO COIMBRA
MANUEL BELLO
SUSANA BARATA
SELENE MELGAR
KAROLINA TOMASZEWSKA
DIANA SÁNCHEZ
LUCAS TARIN
JOKIN DE LOS TOYOS
JUAN JOSÉ ESPINÓS
Technical Animator
SEBASTIÃO LOPES
2D Animation Lead
ERWIN RIEFFEL
2D Animation
INÊS PORTELA
FX
TIAGO CARVALHO
Matte Painters
LÉA PINTO
HENRY WONG
EHSAN MOGHANI
GABRIELA SÁ
ÖVGÛ YELES
JOÃO SILVA
DIOGO COSTA
Lighting and Compositing
DIOGO COSTA
Sound Design
ALEX GREGSON MPSE
Foley Artist
DANNY JONES
Sound Effects Editor
RYAN SWEETMAN
Graphic Design
SVETLANA ZIVANOVIĆ
Motion Graphics
MILES CORLESS
Title and Credit Design
SVETLANA ZIVANOVIĆ
ABBIE JAMES
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