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“Cold Dark Hollow” written, directed, & edited by Patricia Vonne is the winner at Cannes International Independent Film Festival 2020 for Best Actress (Angela Lanza), winner at the Madrid International Film Festival for Best Cinematography ( also nominated for best original screenplay & best actress). Winner at Florence Film Awards, New York Film Awards, Roma Cine Doc Film Festival and Barcelona Planet Film Festival. It was Official Selection at the Nice International Film Festival 2020, Palma de Mallorca International Film Festival (Spain), Madrid Art Film Festival, El Paso Film Festival, & Hell’s Kitchen Film Festival.
Vonne began making films through the art of stop- motion animation. Her short film “Huerta de San Vicente”, an homage to Spanish poet Federico García Lorca won Best Animation at Madrid International Film Festival, the “El Rey Award” in Barcelona, “Excellent Animation Award” at the San Francisco International New Concept Film Festival and official selection at Nice International Film Festival, San Francisco Latino Film Festival, New York Anime Film Festival, Women's Independent Film Festival, ASOF SXSW Music Film Festival & San Antonio Film Festival. The song was the grand prize winner in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
Vonne’s debut animation film “El Marinero y La Sirena" ( The Sailor and the Mermaid) won the “Audience Award” at Cine Las Americas International Film Festival & Excellent Animation Award at the San Francisco New Concept Film Festival.
Her Animation “Paris Trance” won “Excellent Animation Award” at the San Francisco International New Concept Film Festival & was the Official Selection at Paris Independent Film Fest, Paris Short Film Fest, Madrid International Film Festival & Nice Int. Film Festival. The song won 1st place in the John Lennon Songwriting contest in the Jazz category.
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Huerta de San Vicente (2017)
Best Animation Award at Madrid International Film Festival 2017
Huerta de San Vicente is the 3rd Animation Film by Patricia Vonne. It took home the "Best Animation Award" at the Madrid International Festival in 2017 and continues to grow in accolades with a 2018 "El Rey Award" at Barcelona International Film Festival, and "Excellent Animation Award" at San Francisco International New Concept Film Festival. It was also an "Official Selection" at the Paris Short Film Festival, Nice International Film Festival, Paris Independent Film Festival, San Francisco Latino Film Festival, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, NYC Animation Film Festival & San Antonio Film Festival.
"Huerta de San Vicente" is an homage to Federico Garcia Lorca who is one of the most influential Spanish poets of the 20th century. He resurrected & revitalized the Flamenco cante jondo & Spanish poetry.
Patricia visited his home in Granada, Spain and his spirit in the house was so palpable that it inspired the song & animation.
The song was the Grand Prize winner in the Latin category for the John Lennon Songwriting contest 2009. Using original illustrations and stop motion photography. Illustrations by Patricia Vonne & Michael Martin. Rotoscoped by Johnny Villarreal. Music, lyrics, shot & edited by Patricia Vonne.