Calleen Koh - My Wonderful Life

Animated Short, 10.5 min, Momo Film Co, 2024.
Grace Lee, an overworked mom in Singapore, collapses at work. She gets admitted into the hospital, where she finds newfound freedom as a patient.

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Written & Directed by Calleen Koh
Produced by Tan Si En

Starring the voices of Yeo Yann Yann, Zheng Ge Ping, Genevieve Tan, Vera Ma & Matthias Teh
Music by Diego Ayala Raffalli

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Bucheon International Animation Film Festival
Annecy International Animation Film Festival – Official Shorts Competition
SXSW – Special Jury Award
The Gothams – Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase Winner
SGIFF – Best Singapore Short Film Silverscreen Award
Singapore Youth Film Festival – Best Screenplay Award
Berlin NewGen Film Festival – Best Animated Short
Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival – Michael Fukushima Animasian Award
AFI Film Festival
Hawaiʻi International Film Festival
GIRAF21 – Jury Special Mention Award

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MUSIC

ART
Inspired by gaudy WhatsApp "Good morning" GIFs that older people in Asia send to people. "Mom-core".
A combination of paper puppets, photobashing and digital painting.

STORYBOARD

FULL ACCOLADES

1. Bucheon International Animation Festival
25-29 Oct 2024
Bucheon, South Korea
Graduation Short Film Competition

2. Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival
16 Nov 2024
Toronto, Canada
Push Back Programme
Winner of Michael Fukushima Animasian Award

3. Alternativa Film Awards
22-29 Nov 2024
Jogja, Indonesia
Nominee

4. Gothams Award
2 Dec 2024
Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase
Winner

5. Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF)
6 Dec 2024
Singapore
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition
Winner of Best Singapore Short Film Award, Silver Screen Awards

6. SXSW Texas (South by Southwest)
7-15 Mar 2025
Texas, USA
Animation Short Film Competition
Winner of the Special Jury Award

7. Annecy International Animation Film Festival
9-14 June 2025
Annecy, France
Official International Short Film Competition

8. Chicago Critics Film Festival
2-8 May 2025
Chicago, USA
Short Films Program 2

9. 17th International Short Film Festival PSAROKOKALO
10-17 July 2025
Psarokokalo, Greece
Official Competition

10. Indie Street Film Festival
18-24 Ag 2025
New Jersey, USA
Jury Award

11. Ciputra Film Festival
27-31 May 2025
Surabaya, East Java.
Official Selection

12. SUPERTOON International Animation Festival
22-26 July 2025
Šibenik, Croatia
Short Student Animated

13. Singapore Shorts '25
1 Aug & 16 Aug 2025
Singapore
Official Selection

14. Rich & Successful Film Festival
10-13 Sept 2025
Los Angeles, USA
Official Selection

15. Seoul Indie-AniFest
18-13 Sept 2025
Seoul, South Korea
ASIA PANORAMA Section

16. Seashorts
16-19 Oct 2025
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
In Competition

17. Hawaiʻi International Film Festival
16 Oct-16 Nov 2025
Hawaii, USA
In Competition

18. Adelaide Film Festival
15-26 Oct 2025
Adelaide, Australia
In Competition

19. Vita Shorts
16-19 Oct 2025
Shanghai, China
In Competition

20. Ficvi Fest
17-26 Oct 2025
Vila-seca, Spain
In Competition

21. Philadelphia Film Festival
16-26 Oct 2025
Philadelphia, USA
In Competition

22. Berlin NewGen Film Festival
20-26 Oct 2025
Berlin, Germany
Best Animated Short

23. Spektrum Film Festival
21-26 Oct 2025
Świdnica, Poland
In Competition

24. AFI Fest
22-26 Oct 2025
Los Angeles, USA
In Competition

25. CINEMAFORUM
22-26 Oct 2025
Warsaw, Poland
In Competition

26. Camera Action Film Critics Festival
23-26 Oct 2025
Łódź, Poland
In Competition

27. CINANIMA
12-14 Nov 2025
Espinho, Portugal
In Competition

28. GIRAF21
13-16 Nov 2025
Alberta, Canada
Jury Special Mention Award

29. Singapore Youth Film Festival
2026
Singapore
Winner for Best Screenplay, Nominee for Best Short Film, Best Sound Design

30. Silverlake Shorts
2026
Los Angeles
Official Selection

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