The Animated Film - Della Mortika: Carousel of Shame
SHORT FILM | 2018 | Duration: 17 mins
The Della Morte Sisters have been made into a short film as a good way to introduce these great characters and their amazing world. The short is called 'Della Mortika: Carousel of Shame' and follows the sisters after they arrive in Australia and are sent to the Skipping Girl Home for Wayward and Homeless Girls. Their sisterly bond is put to a test when jealousy rears its ugly head. The film takes place after the first book 'Voyage to the Antipodes' and has been produced in a stop-motion style using paper puppets and pop-ups to bring the girls from the pages of the books into lively animation.
The Film is currently on the Festival Circuit. Subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of the page to keep up to date with all things Della Mortika, including screenings near you.
The Della Morte Sisters have been made into a short film as a good way to introduce these great characters and their amazing world. The short is called 'Della Mortika: Carousel of Shame' and follows the sisters after they arrive in Australia and are sent to the Skipping Girl Home for Wayward and Homeless Girls. Their sisterly bond is put to a test when jealousy rears its ugly head. The film takes place after the first book 'Voyage to the Antipodes' and has been produced in a stop-motion style using paper puppets and pop-ups to bring the girls from the pages of the books into lively animation.
The Film is currently on the Festival Circuit. Subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of the page to keep up to date with all things Della Mortika, including screenings near you.
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Della Mortika: The Animated SeriesDella Mortika is a steampunk world focussing on three inventive, intelligent and resourceful girls as they search for their missing parents in a strange, dark and exciting new city.
Abigail, Beatrix and Zarah Della Morte, find themselves stuck in the Skipping Girl Orphanage in Steampunk Melbourne - a mysterious world full of machines, villains and dark gothic beauty. The normal line of history is altered in this world and while some parts appear old fashioned, others appear strangely futuristic. This world is archaic and advanced, Dickensian and Orwellian, elegant and spooky. The sisters themselves are vastly different, working best when they band together. We have developed a 13 part TV series in this world. A booklet outlining the series can be downloaded below: 
The short film project was supported by the ACT Government through an arts grant.
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Screenings
FlickerFest Film Festival, Sydney Australia, January 2019
Steampunk NZ, Oamaru New Zealand, June 2018
GammaCON (Panel & Discussion), Canberra Australia, August 2018
Gaslight Steampunk Expo, San Diego California USA, October 2018
8th Annual Steampunk Film Festival, Portland Oregon USA, November 2018
Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention, Tucson Arizona USA, March 2019
Steampunk NZ, Oamaru New Zealand, June 2018
GammaCON (Panel & Discussion), Canberra Australia, August 2018
Gaslight Steampunk Expo, San Diego California USA, October 2018
8th Annual Steampunk Film Festival, Portland Oregon USA, November 2018
Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention, Tucson Arizona USA, March 2019
Awards & Commendations
- Winner, Best Australian Animation, FlickerFest Short Film Festival, Sydney NSW, 2019
- Winner, Holding Redlich Pitching Competition, Screen Producers Association of Australia, 2011
- Awarded, Short Film Production Funding, artsACT, 2010
- Awarded, Top Project & Development Funding (1 of 5), ScreenACT Project Pod, 2010
