Anh Tú Nguyen

Upcoming May & Past April Film Festivals 🍪 Truly grateful for every place and cinema where our film is shown 🌏 May: 🇩🇪 ITFS @itfs_festival_stuttgart 🇨🇿 Anifilm @anifilmfestival 🇯🇵 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia @ssff.official 🇵🇹 Leiria Film Fest @leiriafilmfest 🇬🇧 Flatpack @flatpackfestival 🇦🇿 Animafilm @animafilm.festival 🇨🇭 Festival du Film d'Animation de Savigny @festival_animation_savigny 🇲🇦 FICAM @ficamofficiel 🇦🇹 Vienna Shorts - Kinderkino @viennashorts 🇪🇸 Mecal Pro Barcelona @mecalfestival 🇨🇦 Concordia @concordiafilmfestival 🇭🇷 Vafi & Rafi @vafirafi 🇩🇪 Kurzfilmtage Thalmässing @kurzfilmtagethalmaessing April: 🇺🇸 AIFVF @aifvf 🇺🇸 Maryland Film Festival @mdffparkway 🇳🇱 Go Short @goshort 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff Animation Festival @cardiffanimfest 🇱🇻 2ANNAS @2annasisff 🇩🇪 Filmfest Dresden @filmfestdresden 🇵🇱 Animocje @animocje_festival 🇺🇸 Loose Frames @loose_frames 🇩🇪 Sehsüchte @sehsuechte 🇩🇪 Grenzlandfilmtage @grenzland_filmtage_selb 🇩🇪 shorts film festival @shortsfestival 🇬🇷 Athens Animfest @athensanimfest20years Team 🍈 Producer: Luba Popova @lubopop Music & Sound: Leon Maximilian Brueckner @leon.brue @samples_unterm_sofa Color Grading: Felicitas Schmelz @_f3licit4s Director: Anh Tú Nguyen Produced @animationsinstitut @filmakademie_bw

The Sky Was Candy won the Prix DeVarti for Funniest Film @aafilmfest :)) A million thanks to the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the jury, the sponsors and my team! 🙂‍↕️This is a true honor and a daydream come true 🌟🌕❤️ Team 💥 Producer: Liubov Popova @lubopop Music & Sound: Leon Maximilian Brueckner @leon.brue @samples_unterm_sofa Color Grading: Felicitas Schmelz @_f3licit4s Director: Anh Tú Nguyen @animationsinstitut @filmakademie_bw

March & February Showings of The Sky Was Candy 💮 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor Film Festival @aafilmfest 🇧🇷 Festival Curta Cinema @curtacinema 🇵🇹 Monstrinha @festival_monstra 🇸🇪 BUFF Malmö @buff_malmo 🇪🇦 Imaxinaria @imaxinariafest 🇨🇵 Ciné-jeune de l’Aisne @cinejeunedelaisne02 🇬🇷 Psaroloco @psaroloco_org 🇹🇼 TICFF @ticff.tw 🇮🇹 Animaccio @anim.accio 🇮🇳 CHIAFF @chiaffofficial 🇪🇬 Animatex @animatex.egypt 🇺🇸 Sea Slug Animation Festival @seasluganimation 🇺🇸 Providence Children's Film Festival @pvdfilmfestival 🇪🇦 PequeFilmes 🇪🇦 Animac @animaclleida 🇨🇵 Court Mais Bon @festival_courtmaisbon Thank you for giving our film a stage 🙂‍↕️ Team 📽️ Producer: Luba Popopa @lubopop Music & Sound: Leon Maximilian Brueckner @leon.brue @samples_unterm_sofa Color Grading: Felicitas Schmelz @_f3licit4s @animationsinstitut @filmakademie_bw

🥇 JURY AWARD | Category: Ages 4+ THE SKY WAS CANDY 🍭☁️ Animation | Σκηνοθεσία: Anh Tú Nguyen (@anhtulogy ) 🇩🇪 Μια «κίτρινη και μπλε» ιστορία για την απώλεια και τη ζωή, ειδωμένη μέσα από την αθωότητα ενός παιδιού. Ο Anh Tú Nguyen δημιούργησε ένα μικρό αριστούργημα, χρησιμοποιώντας την τεχνική των loops (εμπνευσμένη από το φαινάκιστοσκόπιο), μετατρέποντας μια προσωπική ανάμνηση σε παγκόσμια τέχνη. 🐥☀️ Χρειάστηκε «μια περιστροφή γύρω από τον ήλιο» για να ολοκληρωθεί αυτή η ταινία, και το αποτέλεσμα μας θυμίζει πως ακόμα και οι πιο μικρές στιγμές αφήνουν το πιο βαθύ αποτύπωμα στην καρδιά μας. 🌊🎨 ✨ AND THE 2026 FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS ARE... ✨ We are thrilled to announce this year’s Jury Award winners! Determined by the votes of our esteemed jury members, these awards celebrate cinematic excellence and storytelling that resonates across generations. 🥇 JURY AWARD | Category: Ages 4+ THE SKY WAS CANDY 🍭☁️ Directed by Anh Tú Nguyen (@anhtulogy ) 🇩🇪 A personal yet universal story about life and loss, as light as a nursery rhyme. Using a unique animation technique inspired by the phenakistoscope, Anh Tú Nguyen captures a "yellow and blue" day in a child's life with extraordinary sensitivity and visual grace. 🎞️✨ A well-deserved win for a film that turns sorrow into beauty. Congratulations! 🐬🏆 #Psaroloco #PsarolocoFestival2026 #AwardWinners #TheSkyWasCandy #AnhTuNguyen #Animation #ShortFilm #JuryAward #FilmLiteracy #GermanCinema #VisualArts #CinemaForKids

Catch “The Sky Was Candy” @aafilmfest 🌟🍎🌙🌀 Screening date: Films in Competition 9 Saturday March 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM Michigan Theater Main Auditorium @michstatetheaters Special thanks to the Ann Arbor Film Festival for showing our short! It's an honor to be part of this year's lineup of experimental and avant-garde films. Team 🫶 Producer: Luba Popova @lubopop Music & Sound: Leon Maximilian Brueckner @leon.brue @samples_unterm_sofa Color Grading: Felicitas Schmelz @_f3licit4s Director: Anh Tú Nguyen @anhtulogy @animationsinstitut @filmakademie_bw

☀️🌙✨🌧️Psaroloco Official Selection 2026: The Sky Was Candy 🇩🇪 Σκηνοθεσία: Anh Tú Nguyen Μια ιστορία για τη ζωή και την απώλεια, τόσο ανάλαφρη όσο το τραγούδι ενός παιδιού. 🎶🕊️ Στο φεστιβάλ Psaroloco, υποδεχόμαστε το πανέμορφο animated short του Anh Tú Nguyen. Εμπνευσμένη από μια παιδική ανάμνηση του ίδιου του δημιουργού, η ταινία μας μεταφέρει σε μια «κίτρινη και μπλε» ημέρα ενός μικρού παιδιού που ανακαλύπτει την ευθραυστότητα της φύσης. 🐥☀️ Το ήξερες; 💡 Ο σκηνοθέτης χρησιμοποίησε την τεχνική των loops εμπνευσμένων από το φαινάκιστοσκόπιο (μια από τις πρώτες συσκευές κίνησης στην ιστορία του σινεμά!) για να αφηγηθεί την ιστορία του. Χρειάστηκε «μια περιστροφή γύρω από τον ήλιο» (ένας ολόκληρος χρόνος!) για να ολοκληρωθεί αυτό το μικρό αριστούργημα. 🌍🎨 Μια ταινία που μετατρέπει τη λύπη σε ομορφιά και την ανάμνηση σε τέχνη. 🐬🎞️ _____________________ Psaroloco Official Selection 2026: The Sky Was Candy 🍭☁️ Directed by Anh Tú Nguyen A personal yet universal story about life and loss, as light as a nursery rhyme. 🐥✨ Using a unique animation technique inspired by the phenakistoscope, Anh Tú Nguyen captures a "yellow and blue" day in a child's life. Inspired by a bittersweet childhood memory, this film explores the cycle of life with extraordinary sensitivity and visual grace. 🇩🇪📽️ A reminder that even the smallest moments can leave the biggest mark on our hearts. 🌊🎨 @anhtulogy #psaroloco #psarolocofestival2026 #TheSkyWasCandy #AnhTuNguyen #Animation #AnalogueAnimation #Phenakistoscope #ShortFilm #OfficialSelection #LifeAndLoss #FilmLiteracy #GermanCinema #VisualArts

Awards for The Sky Was Candy @sottodiciottofilmfestival & @piaff.paris.animation.film 🌟 Next stop: @lecourtclermont 🌕 We got the award for best short in the category That's Animato! For Kids “for its ability to transform simple forms into a poetic universe accessible to children. A work that introduces the theme of the cycle of life with a formal sensitivity capable of reaching all ages and offering a visual experience that educates the viewer without ever explaining too much. In a continuous movement, similar to a hypnotic dance, each image generates the next and constructs a flow that suggests the permanent metamorphosis of the world.” I had an unforgettable time in Turin 🌼 Grazie mille to the jury and the festival team @sottodiciottofilmfestival We also won the award for Best Music-Narration (special shoutout to Leon) at PIAFF “for a film that made us start the session in a good mood. A film that manages in 3 short minutes to leave us with an emotion.” Merci beaucoup @piaff.paris.animation.film 🙏 Thanks & congrats to the whole team @lubopop @leon.brue @samples_unterm_sofa @_f3licit4s @animationsinstitut @filmakademie_bw 🫶 December & January Screenings: 🇩🇪 Filmschau BW @filmschau.bw 🇮🇹 Sardinia Film Festival @sardiniafilmfestival 🇸🇮 Animateka @animateka_festival 🇮🇹 Sottodiciotto Film Festival @sottodiciottofilmfestival 🇶🇦 Design For Screen @liwan.qa 🇨🇵 PIAFF @piaff.paris.animation.film 🇩🇪 Bamberger Kurzfilmtage @bambergerkurzfilmtage 🇦🇺 Flickerfest @flickerfest 🇨🇵 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival @lecourtclermont

The Girl and the White Fox

Sun, moon, stars, rain. ☀️🌙✨🌧️ Watching THE SKY WAS CANDY instantly feels like being a kid again. In this hand-drawn short film, Anh Tú Nguyen (@anhtulogy ) captures an entire day through a child’s eyes, turning each frame into a hypnotic, mandala-like moment that draws you into its world. With the magical score by Leon Maximilian Brückner (@leon.brue ) and the incredible support of producer Liubov Popova (@lubopop ), every detail comes alive. Swipe to peek behind the scenes and see how the film came to life, from early sketches to final frames, and just how much care and craft goes into every second on screen. 🎬✏️ #animationsinstitut #studentproject #makingof #theskywascandy #animation

A Special Mention @rea_festival and more screenings in November of The Sky Was Candy 🌜 🇸🇬 Cartoons Underground @cartoonsunderground 🇨🇦 TAIS Animation Showcase @tais_animation 🇨🇳 Feinaki Beijing Animation Week @feinaki 🇨🇭 Lugano Animation Days @lugano_animation_days 🇨🇭 Festival Cinéma Jeune Public @festival_cinema_jeune_public 🇨🇿 Juniorfest @mffjuniorfest 🇺🇸 Open World Animation Festival @openworldanimation 🇵🇱 Animafest Gdansk @animafestgdansk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Animex Screen @animexfestival 🇦🇷 Plum! @plum.fest 🇵🇪 Festival de Animación Ajayu @ajayufest 🇮🇹 Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione @piccolo_festival_animazione 🇮🇹 Cortino Film Festival @dolomitihub 🇮🇹 Festival CinemaZero @festivalcinemazero 🇪🇦 Aguilar Film Festival @aguilarfilmfest 🇪🇦 Girona Film Festival @gironafilmfestival 🇮🇪 DAMnation Animation Festival @dublin.animation.meetup We're truly thankful for every screening around the globe! 🐚 Team: Direction, Story, Animation: Anh Tú Nguyen Production: Liubov Popova @lubopop Music, Sound, Mixing: Leon Maximilian Brueckner @leon.brue @samples_unterm_sofa Color Grading: Felicitas Schmelz @_f3licit4s Produced @animationsinstitut © @filmakademie_bw 2025

It's a perfect day for jumping out of a chimney! 🌤️ The Sky Was Candy is having its German premiere @dokleipzig this week 👞👠 Leon and I will be at the festival on Saturday for a Q&A 🪺 and we're looking forward to watch the film with a bunch of children! 🐣 Team: Direction, Story, Animation: Anh Tú Nguyen Production: Liubov Popova @lubopop Music, Sound, Mixing: Leon Maximilian Brueckner @leon.brue @samples_unterm_sofa Color Grading: Felicitas Schmelz @_f3licit4s Produced @animationsinstitut © @filmakademie_bw 2025

October screenings for The Sky Was Candy 🍁 Starting with a world premiere @hello.primanima in Budaörs, Hungary 🇭🇺 Following festivals: 🇩🇪 German premiere @dokleipzig 🇹🇷 Canlandiranlar, Istanbul @canlandiranlar_ 🇦🇲 ReAnimania, Yerevan @rea_festival Thanks to the programmers for selecting our film! We are looking forward to the start of the festival tour and to interesting discussions and encounters 🌞🐦 Credits: Direction, Story, Animation: Anh Tú Nguyen Production: Luba Popova @lubopop Music, Sound, Mixing: Leon Maximilian Brueckner @leon.brue @samples_unterm_sofa Color Grading: Felicitas Schmelz @_f3licit4s Produced @animationsinstitut © @filmakademie_bw 2025