It’s simply amazing to create a frame by frame animation and then watch it come to life.
James Smith, born on March 20th 1996, is a filmmaker with a passion for stop motion animated films. He's been creating stop motion films for ten years and his animated films on his YouTube channel „SplitterShot“ have been viewed by a few million. In 2022 he was interviewed by two TV stations about his stop motion art. His award-winning horror short film Monster Encounters (2020) was screened at over 55 international festivals. His dedicated passion for horror films continues with his 2023 stop motion film Demons in the Closet.
  • Animator (4 Credits)
    Demons in the Closet2023
    Animation, Short
    Animals Habitat2020
    Animation, Short
    Eye2020
    Animation, Short
    Monster Encounters2020
    Animation, Short
  • Writer (4 Credits)
    Demons in the Closet2023
    Animation, Short
    Animals Habitat2020
    Animation, Short
    Eye2020
    Animation, Short
    Monster Encounters2020
    Animation, Short
  • Director (4 Credits)
    Demons in the Closet2023
    Animation, Short
    Animals Habitat2020
    Animation, Short
    Eye2020
    Animation, Short
    Monster Encounters2020
    Animation, Short
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
Regensburg
2024
Offical Selection
Demons in the Closet
London Short Film Festival
London
2024
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Tampere Film Festival
Tampere
2024
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Slamdance Film Festival
Park City
2024
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
BaiDeFest
Roses, Girona
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Spook Screen
Cork, Ireland
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Spooky Empire's International Horror Film Festival
Orlando, Florida
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Obskuur Ghent Film Festival
Ghent
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival
New York
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Midsummer Scream Halloween and Horror Convention
Los Angeles
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Spookfest
San Francisco
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Fantosfreak
Cerdanyola del Vallès
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
HorrorConUK
Rotherham
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
GenreBlast
Winchester, VA
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Braunschweig International Film Festival
Braunschweig
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest
San Juan
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Ramaskrik
Oppdal
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Animest
Bucharest
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Curtas Festival do Imaxinario
Vilagarcía de Arousa, Galicia
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
FilmQuest
Provo, Utah
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Court Métrange Film Festival
Rennes
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Morbido Fest
Mexico City
2023
Special Mention
Demons in the Closet
TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest
Torino
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Uppsala Short Film Festival
Uppsala
2023
Official Selection
Demons in the Closet
Fantastic Fest
Austin, Texas
2023
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Panama Horror Film Fest
Panama City
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Fest Anča International Animation Festival
Žilina
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Indy Film Fest
Indianapolis
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Macabre Faire Film Festival
Hendersonville
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival
Sheffield
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Brussels Independent Film Festival
Brussels
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
FiSH - Filmfestival im Stadthafen Rostock
Rostock
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Festival of Nations
Lenzing
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Midsummer Scream Halloween and Horror Convention
Los Angeles
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Sydney World Film Festival
Sydney
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
Regensburg
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
GenreBlast Film Fest
Winchester
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Crystal Palace International Film Festival
London
2022
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Palm Springs Animation Festival
Cathedral City, California
2022
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Vaasa Wildlife Festival
Vaasa
2022
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Colorado Environmental Film Festival
Colorado
2022
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Ecozine Film Festival
Zaragoza
2022
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Festival Boca do Inferno
São Paulo
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Weird Wednesday 0711
Stuttgart
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Grindsploitation Film Fest
Winchester
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Obskuur Ghent Film Festival
Ghent
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Dead And SudBuried Horrorthon
Sudbury
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Fangofest Amposta
Amposta
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Happenstance Horror Fest
Haverhill, Massachusetts
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Threadbare Mitten Film Festival
Lansing, Michigan
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Nieve Roja - International Horror Film Festival
El Bolsón
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Spooky Empire’s International Horror Film Festival
Orlando, Florida
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Santiago Horror Film Festival
Santiago
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
HorrorFest International
St. George, Utah
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Anomaly - The Rochester Genre Film Festival
Rochester, New York
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Boston Short Film Festival
Boston, Massachusetts
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Mad Monster Party Film Festival
Concord, North Carolina
2021
Finalist - Best Animation
Monster Encounters
Spook Screen
Cork
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Atlanta Horror Film Festival
Atlanta, Georgia
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Warsaw Animation Film Festival
Warsaw
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Knoxville Horror Film Fest
Knoxville, Tennessee
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Ramaskrik Film Festival
Oppdal
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
HorrorHound Film Festival
Milford, Ohio
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest
Torino
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Morbido Fest
Mexico City
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
FilmQuest
Provo, Utah
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
Kyiv
2021
Offical Selection
Monster Encounters
Feratum International Fantastic Film Festival
Mexico City
2021
Winner - Best One Minute Short
Monster Encounters
South African HorrorFest
Cape Town
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Caselle Film Festival
Salerno
2021
Finalist
Animals Habitat
The Roughcut 60 Second Film Challenge
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Minute Madness Toronto
Toronto
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Papaya Rocks Film Festival
London
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Festival de Cinema de Alter do Chão
Santarém
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Independent Days International Filmfestival
Karlsruhe
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Kurzfilmwettbewerb Göttingen
Göttingen
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
International Short Film Festival Detmold
Detmold
2021
2nd place Audience Award
Animals Habitat
Harzmovienale
Quedlinburg
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Green Screen Environmental Film Festival
Port of Spain
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
CineEco
Seia
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
International Nature Film Festival Gödöllő
Gödöllő
2021
Official Selection
Animals Habitat
Oakville Festivals of Film & Art
Oakville
2021
Official Selection
Eye
FIXION Fest, Fantastic & Horror Film Festival
Santiago
2021
Official Selection
Monster Encounters
90 Second Horror Challenge
Basildon
2020
Winner
Animals Habitat
Sweden Film Awards
Stockholms län
2020
Finalist
Monster Encounters
Hollywood Horrorfest
Los Angeles, CA
Semi-Finalist
Animals Habitat
Serbest International Film Festival
Kishinev
Official Selection
Eye
NOX FILM FEST
Salto
Birth Date
March 20, 1996
Birth City
Hannover
Hometown
Hannover
Gender
Male
Eye Color
Blue
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
It’s simply amazing to create a frame by frame animation and then watch it come to life.
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