The Bunny - Official Selections & Awards

The Bunny: 48 Official Selections, 13 Awards (16 Countries)  

2 Academy Award Qualifying Festival Selections

SYNOPSIS:  On the anniversary of his sister’s Easter night disappearance, sixteen-year-old Johnny discovers that the town’s darkest myth may not be a myth at all. When a trail of chocolate eggs leads back to the past, Johnny is drawn into a terrifying sequence with an unthinkable cost. The Bunny is a brutal coming-of-age horror about grief, legacy, and the monsters we keep alive. 

 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 

1) The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, Morgantown, USA, 5-8 Mar 2026 

2) Reel Fest, Colombia, Missouri, USA, 7 March 2026

3) 15th Film Olympiad Grand Prix, Athens, Greece, 13-14 March 2026 

4) Bedford Independent Film Festival,  UK, 10-12 Apr 2026

5) International Bornova Short Film Days, Izmir, Turkey,  24-26 Apr 2026

6) St Kilda Film Festival, St Kilda, Victoria, 4-14 June 2026, (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE)

7) Screen Test Student Fest, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA, 11 Apr 2026

8) Youth Diversity Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2 May 2026  

9) Stay Gold Film Festival, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 30 Aug 2026

10) Bite Night Presents,  Portland, Maine, USA, Oct 2026

11) Sivas International Film Festival (SIVIFF), Sivas, Turkey, 12-16 May 2026

12) Flamingo Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, 25 Apr 2026

13) Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, South Korea, 8-14 July 2026

14) Nogales International Film Festival, Nogales, Arizona, USA & Sonora, Mexico, 12-17 May 2026

15) Revelation Film Fest, Perth, Australia, 8-19 July 2026 (WA PREMIERE)

16) White Rose Film Festival, Harrogate, England, UK, 2nd May 2026 (Block 4 Official Selection)

17) Kıyıdan Perdeye Kısa Film Festivali, Sile, Istanbul, Turkey, 20-2 May 2026

18) Open Frame Galati, Galati, Romania, 23 May 2026

19) OutLoud Film Festival, Dallas, Texas, 25 June 2026

20) ICJ International Film Award, Lviv, Ukraine, 10 Sept 2026  

21) Parallusion Film Festival, 13 June 2026, Beijing, China

22) Sparrowland Short Film Festival, Brisbane, Queensland,  25 July 2026 (Nominee: Best Student Film)

23) Mount Gretna International Film Festival (MtGIFF), Pennsylvania, USA, 14-16 Aug 2026

24) OpenFrame International Film Festival, Ontario, Canada, 1 Aug 2026 

25) Bragi Film Festival, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway, 4-6 Sept 2026  

26) Georgetown Film Festival, Guyana (South America), 20-23 Aug 2026  

27) Broadway International Film Fest - Los Angeles, California, USA, 21-23 Aug 2026

28) WHO CREATES? - Youth Film Festival, Burgas, Bulgaria, 25-27 Aug 2026

29) All American High School Film Festival, New York, USA, 16-18 Oct 2026

30) Calgary International Film Festival, Alberta, Canada, 24 Sept - 4 Oct 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, North America) 

31) Catskill International Film Festival, New York, USA, 9-11 Oct 2026 (Nominee Best Costume Design)

32) Young Australia Film Fest, Melbourne, Australia, 15-24 Sept 2026 (Nominee Sound, Under 18)

33) STUFFit Student Film Festival, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,  3 Oct 2026 

34) Perth Horror Film Fest, WA, Australia, 4-6 Sept 2026 

35) Tallgrass Film Festival, Wichita, Kansas, USA, 15-18 Oct 2026 

36) Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival, New York, USA, 5-11 Oct 2026 

37) Fort Smith International Film Festival, Arkansas, USA, 5-7 Nov 2026

38) Real to Reel Global Youth Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA, 15 Oct 2026 

39) Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF), United Arab Emirates (UAE), 25 Oct - 1 Nov 2026

40) H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival® - Cosmic Horror & Tales of the Supernatural, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2-4 Oct 2026

41) Scream Diego Horror Film Festival, San Diego, California, USA, 17 Oct 2026

42) Ethereal Horror Fest, Austin, Texas, USA, 16-18 Oct 2026 

43) The International Film and Television Festival SIMFEST, 23th Edition, Tirgu Mures, Romania, 28 Sept - 4 Oct 2026

44) Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival (DARK HEART - Halloween Event), Gympie, QLD, Australia, 30 Oct 2026

45) Out of the Cellar Film Festival, Castro Valley, California, 13-14 Nov 2026

46) Centre Film Festival, Pennsylvania, USA, 2-8 Nov 2026

47) FECEA - Festival Internacional de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 17-26 Nov 2026

48) IFEFA-International Film & Entertainment Festival Australia, Sydney, 20 Nov - 15 Dec 2026 (Semi-Finalist)

AWARDS

1) Best Young Filmmaker - The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, Morgantown, USA, 5-8 Mar 2026

2) Best Poster (Bronze Medal) -  15th Film Olympiad Grand Prix, Athens, Greece, 13-14 March 2026

3) Best First Time Film - White Rose Film Festival, Harrogate, England, UK, 2nd May 2026 (Block 4 category Winner - Qualifies for Grand Final)

4) Best Student Short Film - Stay Gold Film Festival, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 30 Aug 2026

5) 2nd Place (Best Student Film) - OpenFrame International Film Festival, Ontario, Canada, 1 Aug 2026 

6) Best Production Design (Student) - OpenFrame International Film Festival, Ontario, Canada, 1 Aug 2026 

7) Best Trailer (Student) - OpenFrame International Film Festival, Ontario, Canada, 1 Aug 2026 

8) 3rd Place (Audience Choice Award) - OpenFrame International Film Festival, Ontario, Canada, 1 Aug 2026  

9) Best First Time Film - White Rose Film Festival, Harrogate, England, UK, 16 Aug 2026 (Grand Final Winner) 

10) Best Horror - Real to Reel Global Youth Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA, 15 Oct 2026 

11)  Best Screenplay (U16) - Bragi Film Festival, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway, 4-6 Sept 2026 

12) Youth by Youth Cinema: International Short Film Award Winner - Calgary International Film Festival, Alberta, Canada, 24 Sept - 4 Oct 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)

13) Junior Scripted Runners-Up - STUFFit Student Film Festival, Sunshine Coast, Queensland,  3 Oct 2026 

COUNTRIES PLAYED IN (16)

Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Greece, Guyana, Mexico, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Turkey, UK (England), Ukraine, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

CONTINENTS PLAYED IN (5)

Asia, North America, North America, Europe, Oceania

CAST

Frankie Cassam, Ronan Bergin, Jay Jay Jegathesan, Nick Britton, Jordan Rayne, Ramon Bartuccio

CREW

Directors: Isaiah Supadi, Oscar Smith

Producers: Isaiah Supadi, Oscar Smith, Jay Jay Jegathesan

Editors: Isaiah Supadi, Oscar Smith

Director of Photography: Isaiah Supadi, Oscar Smith

Editors: Isaiah Supadi, Oscar Smith

Sound Design: Isaiah Supadi

Sound Recordist: Jacob Hall

Music Composition: Sirgin Supadi