To Build a Fire

Lead producer: Composite Films

2D animated short film (13 min). Marking the centenary of Jack London's death, Fx Goby adapts his famous short story. In the depths of a Yukon winter, a man and his wolf-dog try to reach a distant camp through a freezing, hostile wilderness. A polar western and a sensory journey, voiced by Tony Fish.

Director: Fx Goby

Music: Mathieu Alvado, recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra

Production: Composite Films (lead producer) in association with France 2, co-produced with Fx Goby Films & Pictures, Nexus Productions and Carabine Productions

International sales: France tv distribution

Awards: Grand Prize for Animation, Rhode Island International Film Festival 2016, qualifying for the 2017 Academy Awards; Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere; Best International Animation, Shorts México 2016; Jury Special Mention, Animaze Montréal 2016; Best Original Score, Fimucinema (Fimucité, Tenerife) 2016; Special Mention, KLIK! Amsterdam 2016; Best Animation, London Short Film Festival 2017; Best Animation, Miami Short Film Festival 2017; Best Animated Film, Norwich Film Festival 2017; Audience Award, Scenic City Film Festival 2017

Official selections: Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2017, Carrefour de l'animation (Forum des images) 2017, Anima Brussels 2017, Aubagne Music & Cinema Festival 2017, Ciné court animé Roanne, British Animation Film Festival 2017, RiverRun 2017, Newport Beach Film Festival 2017, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016, Venice Film Week 2016, Anima Mundi 2016, Huesca Film Festival 2016, Anibar 2016, Cinanima 2016, 3D Wire 2016, New Orleans Film Festival 2016, Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2016, Cambridge Film Festival 2016, Denver Film Festival 2016, Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2016, Asiana International Short Film Festival 2016, KuanDu International Animation Festival 2016