''Delivery'' is a 2005 animated

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digital and

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, graphic designer and

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Till Nowak Till Nowak is a German digital artist and visual artist, graphic designer and filmmaker. He received recognition for his grad project, the 2005 film ''Delivery'', and for his art piece The Experience of Fliehkraft and its film offshoot ''The ...

, created as his

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film project.

Background

Nowak wrote and produced the film in 2005 as his thesis project at the

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. He had no expectation that anything would develop from releasing the film, and stated "I didn’t expect this little film to change my life, but it all went really crazy. At first, when I entered it only into some small festivals, I didn’t have big plans for it. I just thought that one or two festivals would be nice to show the film and meet some people. Then the film won awards in the first three festivals and I recognized that it had much more potential. Over three years I travelled to Australia, Korea, USA, Spain and many other countries and until now the film has been screened in more than 200 festivals. I have sold it to some TV stations in some countries and won more than 35 awards." These events caused Nowak to change his professional focus from commercial advertising work to independent art and film. Among the film's many awards were those from AFI Fest Hollywood,

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, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Kurzfilmpreis, and a nomination from the

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. He had first shared the film on an internet forum discussing simulated 3-D in film, the resulting attention included hundreds of emails with job offers and festival invitations.

Plot

A lonely senior lives in a gloomy and dirty factory town and dedicates himself to caring for a small potted plant on his balcony. The world around him is dying, as is the flower on his plant. One day he receives a mysterious box in the mail, one which enables him to have impacting effects on his surroundings.

Recognition

In 2006, after ''Delivery'' had screened at Audi Festival of German Films in Australia, '' Die Woche in Australien'' Called Nowak a rising young star" and praised his film ''Delivery'' as a successful exploration. Katja Sprenz of ''Schnitt'' praised the film in her review, and ''

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'' also praised the film, its story, and its creator.

Partial awards and nominations

* 2005, Won both 'Short Award' and

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' at

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* 2005, Won Prix UIP Ghent (European Short Film) at

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* 2005, Won Audience Award - Student Competition for 'Best Animation Film' at Wiesbaden goEast * 2005, Won Hamburg Animation Award for 'Best Short Film' at OFFF Barcelona * 2005, Won the Bergischer Filmpreis for 'Best Animation' * 2006, Won Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau 'Short Film Award' * 2006, Won Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for a First Film at

* 2006, Won 2nd place Children's Jury Award at

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* 2006, Nominated for 'Best Short Film Award' at

* 2006, Won Audience Award at Hamburg International Short Film Festival * 2006, Won Prix du Conseil Général at Pontault-Combault Short Film Festival * 2006, Won Jury Prize for 'Best Short film' at San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival * 2006, Won 'Best Animation' at Tehran Short Film Festival * 2006, Won Festival Prize for 'Best Animation' at Toronto Fantasy Worldwide Film Festival * 2007, Won Gold Award for 'Animation' at

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* 2007, Won Audience Award for 'best animation' at Anifest Hungary * 2007, Won Jury Award for 'Best Animated Short' at Durango Film Festival * 2007, Won Special Jury Award for 'Best Short Film' at Montecatini Filmvideo - International Short Film Festival * 2007, Won both 'Director's Choice Award' and 'Excellence in Filmmaking' at

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* 2007, Won Golden Glibb for 'Best Short Film' at Weekend of Fear,

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