Hummings of a Hummingbird

A man is visited by a curious hummingbird, inspiring him to examine his own place in the universe.

  • Savvas Constantinou
    Writer
    Font of Infamy
  • Savvas Constantinou
    Director
    Font of Infamy
  • Anna Christina Kattou
    Producer
  • Andreas Georgiou
    Key Cast
    "Human"
  • Avgi Trifonos
    Key Cast
    "Hummingbird"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Τα Βουητά του Κολιμπρί
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama, Animated
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Cyprus
  • Country of Filming:
    Cyprus, Greece
  • Language:
    English, Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • GeekFest Toronto (Winner - Best Animated Film)
    Toronto
    Canada
    Canadian Premiere
    Best Animated Film
  • Venus Community Awards (Winner)

    Indonesia
    Winner
  • Athens International Digital Film Festival AIDFF
    Athens
    Greece
    December 9, 2022
    Athens Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Animation Marathon
    Athens
    Greece
    November 28, 2022
    (Online)
    Official Selection
  • ACK Creative Arts Competition (Screenwriting Competition)
    Nicosia
    Cyprus
    May 29, 2021
    Finalist Placement (2nd)
  • Bridges International Film Festival (Screenwriting Competition)
    Corinthia, Greece
    Greece
    December 12, 2020
    Semi-Finalist Placement
  • SWN Screenplay Competition (Screenwriting Competition)

    United States
    June 1, 2020
    Semi-Finalist Placement
  • Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 3, 2023
    US Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Cyprus International Film Festival
    Nicosia
    Cyprus
    November 1, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Savvas Constantinou

Born in 1997, Savvas Constantinou is an award winning film director, scerenwriter and editor residing in Cyprus. He is the current vice president of the Cyprus Animation Association and head festival programmer for the Cyprus Comic Con film festival. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media & Digital Communication from the University of Nicosia. Provided Post-Production work for local TV shows, with additional motion graphics work for the nightly news and over 150 TV spots spanning from local to international brands like Vogue & Disney. His film festival directorial debut started in 2020 with the award-winning documentary short “Font of Infamy” and followed with another award-winning animated short in 2023 with the titled "Hummings of a Hummingbird".

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Director Statement

This is a short existential animated piece about our place in the universe. Inspired by the tales of Aesop, I aimed for a simillar tone. That being a short quick to the point story that ends with a message that is important to be aware of, especially in the modern era. The short has elements, of 2D animation, 3D animation, motion graphics and some embedded live action backgrounds, wanting to make the ''moral of the story'' more noticeable by incompassing the biggest variety of visuals the story can allow in order to make the point of the film hit a more visual note as well.