2024 / Short / clay

Playing God

Name: Playing God
Released: 2024

France / Italy

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StudioStudio Croma Animation; Autour de Minuit

Year2024

Format familyShort

Techniqueclay

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Playing God

Overview

Award-winning stop-motion short by Matteo Burani. Animation Magazine identifies Studio Croma / Autour de Minuit. Winner, Grand Prize in Animation and Best Stop-Motion Short Film, PFCAT 2026 Awards.

Cast & crew (13)

Cast and crew credited on Playing God
Person	Role	Department	Source
Matteo Burani	director; writer; designer; puppet creator; editor	direction	Press source animationmagazine.net europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence Details Animation Magazine identifies Burani and the production labels; European Film Academy's credits listing corroborates and adds editor credit (co-edited with Gianmarco Valentino).
Arianna Gheller	animator; producer	animation	Press source shortoftheweek.com europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence Details Short of the Week identifies Gheller as Burani's Studio Croma partner, animator and producer; European Film Academy's credits listing corroborates.
Gianmarco Valentino	writer; editor	writing	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence
Nicolas Schmerkin	co-producer	production	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence
Rodolfo L. Masedari	executive producer	production	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence
Filippo Schiaffino	executive producer	production	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence
Kim Magnusson	executive producer	production	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence
Guglielmo Trautvetter	director of photography	camera	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence
Pier Danio Forni	music	music	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence
Quentin Robertni	sound designer	sound	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence
Francesca D'Agnano	production assistant	production	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence
Sole Piccininno	puppet making	puppets	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence
Chiara Ziveri	sfx make-up	art	Official source europeanfilmawards.eu high confidence

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