Since graduating from the UK’s National Film & Television School in 2019, Greek director/designer Fokion Xenos has watched his ambitious MA graduation film “Heatwave” selected for 137 film festivals, winning 20+ awards along the way.

Fokion Xenos: “[‘Heatwave’ is a] playful stop motion short film animated in a hybrid technique between cut out, claymation, and thousands of replacements pieces.”
 

School: NFTS
Director/animator: Fokion Xenos
Writer: Fokion Xenos, Stella Heath Keir
Editor: Stella Heath Keir
Cinematographer: Brenden Freedman
Producer: Priya K. Dosanjh
Music: Andreas Gutuen Aaser
Sound Designer: Kevin Langhamer
Production Designer: Antonio Niculae
Model Maker: Thanos Katzavelos
Character Design/Additional Animation: Alexandros Apostolakis