UNCG’s School of Art Visiting Assistant Professor of Animation, Dan Hale was nominated for several awards by the Lonely Wolf London International Film Festival for The Boy Who Cried, a film he co-directed. The Boy Who Cried is a dark, animated short about the complex relationship between a parent and a child, the power of fear to drive our actions and the shattering of innocence.

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Art School Professor nominated for co-directing animated film.

The film was nominated for

  • Outstanding Character Design Nomination
  • Outstanding Created Environment Nomination
  • Best Animated Film Semi-Finalist