Barko | A Short Film by Allison Craig

Barko is a lonely, unloved, and abused dog who has established himself as the unwilling clown of a circus run by poodles. His seemingly random fear of hot dogs is rationalized by flashbacks conveying a former owner who occupies his time tormenting the poor pup with the processed snack. Yet, in the end, Barko suddenly finds himself in the arms of a caring boy who shows him that he can experience a little love after all.

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Barko won the following awards:

Palm Springs Shortfest, June 22-28, 2010, Palm Springs, CA, USA (in best of the fest program, voted 3rd by audience)
Austin Film Festival, Oct. 13-24, 2010, Audience Award for Animated Short
Red Stick International Animation Festival, Nov. 10-13, 2010
(Best of the Fest finalist Professional Animated Short category), Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Les Nuits Magiques Festival Int'l de Film d'Animation, Dec. 3-12, 2010, Begles, France, Audience Award
Los Angeles Animation Festival, Dec. 3, 2010, Audience Award for Animated Short
Dam Short Film Festival, Feb. 9-12, 2011, Boulder City, NV, USA, Best Animation Award
2D Or Not 2D Animation Festival, Jan. 22, 2011, Seattle, WA, USA Golden Pencil Award

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Barko has been shown at numerous festivals, including:

Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, July 21-25, 2010, Seoul, S. Korea
Flickers, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Aug. 10-15, 2010 Providence, RI, USA
Acadiana Film Festival, Nov. 11-14, 2010, Lafayette, LA, USA
Hollywood Shorts, Nov. 21, 2010, LA, CA, USA
Worldkids International Film Festival, 2010 India
International Film Festival Ireland, Sept. 4-9, 2011
Yellowknife International Film Festival, Feb. 4-11, 2011 Yellowknife, Canada
Spokane Film Festival, Feb. 3-13, 2011, Spokane, WA, USA
Cinequest Film Festival, Mar 1-13, 2011, San Jose, CA, USA
Animac, Feb 21-27, 2011, Lleida, Spain

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Director: Allison Craig
Screenplay: Allison Craig
Producer: Cris Prynoski & Shannon Prynoski
Music: Justin Craig