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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Schirkoa
| image = Schirkoa.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = {{plainlist|
* Ishan Shukla
}}
| producer = Sharad Varma
| writer = {{plainlist|
* Ishan Shukla
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kira Buckland]]
}}
| narrator =
| music = Nicolas Titeux
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2016|09|08}}
| runtime = 14 minutes
| country = India
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''Schirkoa''''' ({{IPAc-en|'|ʃ|3:r|k|oʊ|a:|}}) is an Indian 14-minute animated short film written, directed, and animated by Ishan Shukla.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://screenanarchy.com/2016/07/bag-heads-revolt-in-dystopian-schirkoa.html|title=Screen Anarchy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116202229/http://screenanarchy.com/2016/07/bag-heads-revolt-in-dystopian-schirkoa.html|archive-date=2016-11-16|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/news/watch-gorgeous-trailer-ishan-shukla-s-dystopian-short-schirkoa|title=Animation World Network Feature|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218195015/http://www.awn.com/news/watch-gorgeous-trailer-ishan-shukla-s-dystopian-short-schirkoa|archive-date=2016-12-18|url-status=live}}</ref> On its premiere, the short film qualified for [[Academy Awards|The Academy Award]] after winning the 'Best Animated Short' award at [[LA Shorts Fest]].<ref name=":1" /> It's the first Indian Animated short to ever qualify for the Oscars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/ishan-shukla-creates-history-schirkoa-133157818.html|title=Yahoo|accessdate=2016-12-19|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219181825/https://in.news.yahoo.com/ishan-shukla-creates-history-schirkoa-133157818.html|archivedate=2016-12-19}}</ref> It also won the 'Best in Show' award at [[SIGGRAPH|SIGGRAPH Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/news/siggraph-asia-announces-2016-computer-animation-festival-winners|title=Siggraph Asia 2016 Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125034359/http://www.awn.com/news/siggraph-asia-announces-2016-computer-animation-festival-winners|archive-date=2016-11-25|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Premise==
In the city of Bag-heads, a politician is torn between his career, brothels and his love for a shadowy woman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schirkoa.com/|title=Schirkoa Official Website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103143258/https://schirkoa.com/|archive-date=2016-11-03|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Production==
First conceived as a graphic novel in 2012, Shukla worked on it on and off along with a day job for four years. The short was created using [[Autodesk Maya]], [[Adobe Creative Cloud]] and Redshift. Schirkoa was funded through personal savings. Shukla's wife Sharad Varma served as the producer of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sunday-special/perspective/an-animated-dystopia-earns-oscar-nomination/347330.html|title=Tribune India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108135626/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sunday-special/perspective/an-animated-dystopia-earns-oscar-nomination/347330.html|archive-date=2017-01-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.indianexpress.com/1071629/Chandigarh/January-15,-2017#page/25/2|title=Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119210534/http://epaper.indianexpress.com/1071629/Chandigarh/January-15,-2017#page/25/2|archive-date=2017-01-19|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Although the film is made in 3D, it has a stylized 2D look that's been achieved through a number of techniques.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/indian-filmmaker-ishan-shukla-shares-path-making-short-schirkoa-145975.html|title=Cartoonbrew Article|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106153546/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/indian-filmmaker-ishan-shukla-shares-path-making-short-schirkoa-145975.html|archive-date=2017-01-06|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
''Schirkoa'' has been screened in over 50 film festivals all over the world. It will continue its festival run till mid 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schirkoa.com/awards/|title=Schirkoa Screenings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123183021/https://schirkoa.com/awards/|archive-date=2017-11-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Awards and Nominations
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Result
|-
|2017
|American Movie Awards
|Best Animated Short
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americanmovieawards.com/past-winners/2017|title=American Movie Awards 2017 Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423061945/https://americanmovieawards.com/past-winners/2017|archive-date=2017-04-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|ARFF International
|Best of the Best
|{{nom}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://acudkino.de/Archiv/ARFF_-_Around_International_Film_Festival_Berlin_-_Amsterdam/8461|title=ARFF Berlin Screenings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123183021/https://acudkino.de/Archiv/ARFF_-_Around_International_Film_Festival_Berlin_-_Amsterdam/8461|archive-date=2017-11-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|Athens Animfest
|Special Mention
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athensanimfest.eu/2017/en/awards/|title=Athens Animfest Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116212651/http://athensanimfest.eu/2017/en/awards/|archive-date=2017-01-16|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|Tapiales International Film Festival
|Best Animated Short
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://leedor.com/2016/12/08/comienza-el-13o-tafic-festival-internacional-de-cine-de-tapiales/|title=Leedor Tafic Winners 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209105529/http://leedor.com/2016/12/08/comienza-el-13o-tafic-festival-internacional-de-cine-de-tapiales/|archive-date=2016-12-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|[[SIGGRAPH]] Asia
|Best in Show
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sa2016.siggraph.org/cn/attendees/award-winners|title=Siggraph Asia 2016 Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721182544/http://sa2016.siggraph.org/cn/attendees/award-winners|archive-date=2017-07-21|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|The Great Indian Film and Literature Festival
|Best Animated Short
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/stalwarts-come-together-to-gurgaon-s-film-and-literature-festival/story-HBVzbZkbzw3gfgF65P3S4I.html|title=Hindustan Times Coverage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421030909/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/stalwarts-come-together-to-gurgaon-s-film-and-literature-festival/story-HBVzbZkbzw3gfgF65P3S4I.html|archive-date=2017-04-21|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|[[Oaxaca FilmFest|Oaxaca Film Festiva]]<nowiki/>l
|Best Animated Short
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rollingstone.com.mx/g_r_cine/conoce-a-los-ganadores-de-oaxaca-filmfest-2016/|title=Rolling Stone Mexico|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027031325/http://rollingstone.com.mx/g_r_cine/conoce-a-los-ganadores-de-oaxaca-filmfest-2016/|archive-date=27 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|Venice Film Week
|Best Animated Short
|{{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.venicefilmweek.com/post03.html|title=Venice Film Week 2016 Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706175123/http://venicefilmweek.com/post03.html|archive-date=2017-07-06|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|[[LA Shorts Fest]]
|Best Animated Short
| {{won}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://lashortsfest.com/content.asp?PageID=79|title=LA Shorts 2016 Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520162357/http://lashortsfest.com/content.asp?PageID=79|archive-date=2017-05-20|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

== Reception ==
''Schirkoa'' has been listed in the Zippy Frames Annual list of Top animated shorts of the 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zippyframes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2658:blind-vaysha-nighthawk-top-2016-animation-shorts&catid=144:shorts&Itemid=100094|title=Zippy Frames|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102012519/http://www.zippyframes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2658:blind-vaysha-nighthawk-top-2016-animation-shorts&catid=144:shorts&Itemid=100094|archive-date=2017-01-02|url-status=live}}</ref> Jeroen Van Rossem of Kortfilm calls it "frequently reminiscent of ''Blade Runner'', ''Brazil'', ''Children of Men'' and ''1984''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kortfilm.be/recensie/schirkoa|title=Kortfilm Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123183020/http://www.kortfilm.be/recensie/schirkoa|archive-date=2017-11-23|url-status=live}}</ref> Cult Critic Magazine praises the mature theme of the animated film, calling it "a prototype for a much longer feature or series".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hlc-cultcritic.com/reviews-february-2017/|title=Cult Critic Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201012230/http://hlc-cultcritic.com/reviews-february-2017/|archive-date=2017-02-01|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://schirkoa.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.nicolastiteux.com/ Sound design & composer]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5823554/?ref_=rvi_tt Schirkoa at the Internet Movie Database]

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[[Category:2016 English-language films]]
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