A huge congratulations to Radheya Jang, Jay Jay Jegatheva Jegathesan, Nicholas Gardiner, James Utting and the entire Trading Cards team.
The film has now become an Official Selection of the Academy Award® Qualifying BronzeLens Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, where it will screen on 29–30 August.
As if that wasn’t enough, Trading Cards has also received an extraordinary 8 nominations at the 2026 WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCAs) — tying the highest number of nominations in the awards’ history.
Nominations include:🏆 Innovation in Short Film🏆 Innovation in Animation🏆 Directing🏆 Writing🏆 Cinematography🏆 Editing🏆 Original Music🏆 Performance
Since premiering at Flickerfest, Trading Cards has continued an incredible festival journey, earning 15 Academy Award® qualifying festival selections, including Raindance, Palm Springs ShortFest, Animafest Zagreb, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia and SXSW London.
Recognition like this doesn’t happen by accident. It reflects years of dedication, artistic courage and an unwavering commitment to storytelling.
Congratulations also to all of this year’s WASCA nominees. Western Australia’s screen industry continues to produce remarkable work, and it’s wonderful to see so many filmmakers, animators and creatives recognised.
We can’t wait to see where Trading Cards goes next.
Congratulations to everyone involved.
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