To Kill the Birds & the Bees (2021)

A pair of young twins, a secondary school prefect, and a conservative housewife each has a sex-related encounter during the course of a day.
Written & Directed by Calleen Koh

A Graduation Film by 
Calleen Koh, Teo Wan Yee, Shahrazad Logan

Original songs by Matthias Teh & Calleen Koh

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Accolades:
1. National Youth Film Awards Media Student Category
24 July 2021 
Singapore
Best Art Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Music Awards
2. DIGICON6 ASIA 
11 Oct 2021 
Japan 
Top 12 Finalist 
3. Animae Caribe Animation Festival 2021 
28-31 Oct 2021 
Carribean, America 
Official Selection 
4. Up-and-coming Int. Film Festival Hannover 
22-28 Nov 2021 
Hanover, Germany 
Official Selection, Special Mention Award 
5. ICONA 2021 
2-5 Dec 2021 
Ionia, Turkey 
Official Selection 
6. Crowbar Awards 2021 
2 Dec 2021 
Singapore 
Gold for Animation, Editing, Directing, Art Direction, Scripting 
7. Singapore International Film Festival 
4 Dec 2021 
Singapore 
Official Selection, Singapore Panorama
8. ANIMA 2022, 41st Brussels International Animation Film Festival
25 Feb - 6 Mar 2022 
Brussels, Belgium 
Official Selection, In-competition 
9. ANIMAC 2022 
3-6 Mar 2022 
Lleida, Spain 
Official Selection, FUTURE TALENT 2 
Audience Choice Award 
10. Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI)
24-27 Mar 2022 
Toronto, Canada 
Official Selection 
11. 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
2-15 May 2022 
Stuttgart, Germany 
Official Selection, Young Animation Student Film Competition 
12. 62. Zlín Film Festival 
26 May - 1 June 2022 
Zlín, Czech Republic 
Official Selection, Student Animation Film Competition 
13. Annecy International Animation Film Festival 
13-18 June 2022 
Annecy, France 
Official Selection, Graduation Film Category 
14. Fest Anča 
29 June – 3 July 2022 
Žilina, Slovakia 
Official Selection, Non-competitive section Anča in Wonderland 
15. Durban International Film Festival 
21 – 30 July 2022 
Durban, South Africa 
Official Selection
16. Anibar Animation Film Festival 
13-19 July 2022 
Peja, Kosovo 
Student Competition 
17. Insomnia International Animation Film Festival
14-18 Jul 2022 
Moscow, Russia 
Official Selection 
18. IAFF ANIMATOR 
15-21 Jul 2022 
Poznań, Poland 
Best of ANIMAC Programme 
19. Yugo Student BAFTA Awards 2022
20 May 2022 
London, United Kingdom 
Shortlisted Top 20 
20. ANIMIX Fest 
10-13 Aug 2022 
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel 
Official Selection 
21. Seoul indie-anifest 
22-27 Sept 2022 
Seoul, South Korea 
Official Selection 
22. The Feminist Film Festival 
13-16 Oct 2022 
Bucharest, Romania 
Official Selection 
23. Canlandıranlar Animation Film Festival
17 Oct 2022 
Istanbul, Turkey 
Finalist

24. Cartoons Underground 
22 Oct 2022 
Singapore 
Official Selection, Best Student Film & Audience Choice Award 
25. Global University Film Awards 2022 
2-4 Nov 2022 
Hong Kong 
Shortlisted 
26. Denver Film Festival 
2-13 Nov 2022 
Denver, Colorado, USA 
Official Selection 
27. ANIMAFEST GDANSK - 8. International Animation Film Festival
10-13 Nov 2022 
Gdansk, Poland 
Official Selection 
28. Lublin Film Festival 
18-26 Nov 2022 
Lublin, Poland 
Official Selection 
29. Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 
9-20 Nov 2022 
Toronto, Canada 
Official Selection, Michael Fukushima Animasian Award 
30. L’hybride 
1 Dec 2022 
Lille, France 
Official Selection 
31. PAFestival 
7 Dec 2022 
São Paulo, Brazil 
Finalist
32. Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival 
5 - 13 May 2023 
Canada 
Official Selection 
33. Animatricks International Animation Festival
18 - 20 May 2023 
Helsinki, Finland 
International Competition 
34. Varsity Film Expo 
5 Dec 2023 
Africa 
Honourable Mention Award 
Screenings: 
1. Best of NYFA 2021 Playlist 
10 Jan - 10 Feb 2022 
Singapore 
Hosted by Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film 
2. Avant Premiere 2021 
12 Feb 2022 
Singapore 
Hosted by LASALLE College of the Arts 
3. Minikino Monthly Screening March 2022 
Mar 2022 
Bali, Indonesia 
Hosted by Minikino Film Week 
4. 32rd SGIFF Extended Showcase 
3 - 31 Mar 2022 
Singapore 
Hosted by Projector +

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