on umd (for PSP)
Available on UMD format (playable on the Sony PSP).

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on dvd
Includes deleted/expanded scenes, commentaries, and other extras.

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sights
Download nine high-res stills from the film, suitable for desktop wallpaper.

beyond f8...
See the movie treatment and concept art that continue the story of f8 beyond the film short!
credits
Conceived and produced
by Jason Wen

Screenplay by Howard Wen
Production design by Andrew Jones
Music by Casey Hess


For broadcast and distribution rights regarding f8, contact Susan Petersen at Shorts International.

festivals
Japanese Digital Animation Festival
Nagoya, Japan (May 19, 2001)
Gold Award

Anima Mundi
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (July 13-22, 2001) and
São Paulo, Brazil (July 25-29, 2001)

Hollywood Film Festival
Hollywood, California, USA (August 2-6, 2001)
Best Animated Film Short

17th ACB Sacramento Film and Music Festival
Sacramento, California, USA (August 2-6, 2001)

SIGGRAPH 2001
Los Angeles, California, USA (August 14-16, 2001)
Jury Honors Award

Ars Electronica Festival
Linz, Austria (September 1-6, 2001)
Honorary Mention

San Diego Asian Film Festival
San Diego, California, USA (September 27-30, 2001)

Kudzu Film Festival
Athens, Georgia, USA (October 8-14, 2001)
Best Animation

BAF! 2001
(Bradford Animation Festival)

Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK (November 16-18, 2001)

animago Award 2002
Munich, Germany (March 2002)
3rd Place, Independent Animation - Film Short Category

Arcipelago 10
Rome, Italy (May 31-June 7, 2002)
Best Short Film in Computer Animation

DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival 2002
Washington, District of Columbia, USA (October 10-20, 2002)

press
newtekPRO
Volume 1, Number 2, 2001 (March/April)
"Jason Wen's f8"

The Hollywood Reporter
July 5, 2001
"Filmmaker Wen Discusses His SIGGRAPH f8"

Computer Graphics World
July 2001
Featured in the "Portfolio" for the 2001 Ars Electronica Festival

Film & Video
July 2001
"2001 SIGGRAPH Preview"

newtekPRO
Volume 1, Number 4, 2001 (July/August)
"The Making of f8"

The Hollywood Reporter
August 10-12, 2001
"City of Bytes"
("2001 SIGGRAPH Special Report")

Computer Graphics World
August 2001
Featured in the "Porfolio" section

Graphics Live
November 2001
Korean magazine that covered the production of f8

IdN (Australia & New Zealand Edition)
Volume 8, Number 5, 2001 (November/December)
"When There's a Wen, There's a Way"


Computer Graphics World
December 2001
(f8 was featured on the cover)
"Magnificent Obsession"

Computer Gazette
February 2002
(f8 was featured on the cover)
Italian language version of the CGW December 2001 article above

digital production
March 2002
Special issue listing animago Award 2002 winners including f8

Copyright 2001, 2004, 2005 Jason Wen and Spot of Bother, LLC