My Little Sumo: concept art 1

We created this concept at the beginning of the project, when we were applying for funding to Screen Australia. Here is Daisy and Charley practising some sumo at their backyard, hills hoist included! In Ana's imagination, the house was located at the top of the Adelaide Hills that surround the city :)

Daisy visits Kenji

Today we'd like to share with you a fragment of the initial storyboard created for My Little Sumo. We actually ended up changing many things but the role and feel of the place and situation remain the same.

Happy creating!
Ana & Carlos
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South Australian Screen Awards 2016 News!

We're so thrilled!

Thanks to Screen Australia for making this possible thanks to their funding and support. Thanks to our beautiful team for putting in their talent and passion. Thank you so much to our lead digital painter, Mawarini and lead animator, Alex Graham, who shined and shimmered! We'd also like to thank the lovely people at the Media Resource Centre for their constant support.

Ana (Production Designer & Co-Director) would also like to thank Charlie and Daisy for allowing her to imagine their world :)

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My Little Sumo in Germany!

We can finally escape the pile of work we've been under and share the joy of having My Little Sumo screened at Suttgart Festival of Animated Film 2016!
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Premier

Sketch by anamaria-art.com / Original Photo by SIA DUFF Photography

We loved the response that My Little Sumo got at the Adelaide Film Festival.
Many thanks to those who were able to attend the event, and to all of you for your good energy and sincere support!

~Ana & Carlos
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Sneak a peek

My Little Sumo is about to be shared with our beloved Adelaidean audience! Come and check it out during the Adelaide Film Festival! There will be screenings of other fantastic projects made in SA!

In the meantime...
Slowly but surely two more projects are waking up from slumber.
More about them later :)

~Ana&Carlos

Gratitude

We would like to thank everyone ... EVERYONE that was somehow involved in the making of My Little Sumo. It was a fantastic, exhausting, thrilling adventure full of learning opportunities.

Many thanks to...
Screen Australia for your support, the opportunity of a lifetime, and the funding to make this film possible.
Our producer, Marion Pilowsky and co-writer Lee Sellars, for believing in our potential and trusting us with a beautiful story, the seed that developed into Daisy's journey.
Our mentors, for their inspiration and guidance. We really treasure the times we were able to meet with you.
Our lovely crew, wonderful people, who put their passion, talent and energy into MLS.
Our cast, who helped bring our characters to life.
The beautiful people at the MRC in Adelaide, for always believing in us, giving us such good energy, and being so generous with us as emerging filmmakers.
To our families, for their support, for listening to us when things were stressful and lighting candles while thinking of us.

And to the Adelaide Film Festival, for giving us the first and grand chance to share My Little Sumo with an audience.

~Ana&Carlos