Trading Cards - Awards & Official Selections

 

TRADING CARDS: 26 Official Selections, 4 Awards (8 Countries),  

13 Academy Award Qualifying Festival Selections

SYNOPSIS: An enigmatic man journeys back in time to find his younger self, seemingly to revisit the nostalgia of trading cards. An exploration of identity, mental health and the erosion of childhood innocence, Trading Cards is a dark fantasy animated film about the weight of living with Obsessive-compulsive disorder. 

 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 

1) Flickerfest, Sydney, Australia, 23 Jan - 1 Feb 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, WORLD PREMIERE - 25 Jan 2026) 

2) WA Made Film Fest, Perth, Australia, 19 Feb - 1 March 2026

3) Hong Kong International Film Festival (50th HKIFF), Kowloon, Hong Kong, 1-12 Apr 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, INTERNATIONAL & ASIAN PREMIERE - 5 Apr 2026) 

4) Florida Film Festival. Florida, USA, 10-19 Apr 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE)

5) Dallas International Film Festival, Texas, USA, 23-30 Apr 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)

6) Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, California, USA, 30 Apr - 7 May 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival)

7) Animafest Zagreb (World Festioval of Animated Film), Croatia, 8-13 June 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, EUROPEAN PREMIERE)

8) Gold Coast Film Festival (SIPFest - Shorts in Paradise), Surfers Paradise, QLD, 2 May 2026

9) Sci-On! - The Biggest Little Science + Fiction Film Festival in the World, Reno, Nevada, USA, 1-3 May 2026

10) Fest Anca, Zilina, Slovakia, 30 June - 5 July 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, SLOVAKIAN PREMIERE)

11)  Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Tokyo, Japan, 25 May - 10 June 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, JAPANESE PREMIERE)

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

13) Under Embargo till 1 June (Canadian Premiere) 

14) 13th Galacticat International Film Festival in Tàrrega and Ponent, Catalunya, Spain, 24 Sept - 4 Oct 2026

15) Believe Psychology Film Festival,  Pasadena, California, USA 15-17 May 2026 (Nominee)

16) Humboldt International Film Festival, Arcata, California, USA 23-26 Apr 2026

17) South By Southwest SXSW London, UK, 1-6 June 2026 (Top 10 Competition Stream, UK PREMIERE)

18) Under Embargo - till final quarter 2026  (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, Europe)

19) Under Embargo - A++ Grade Festival Europe (1st week of June 2026)

20) Under Embargo - (Till Early may 2026 Italian Fest in AUgust)

21) Under Embargo till Sept 2026 - Goya Qualifying Festival, Spain October 2026  

22) Stay Gold Film Festival, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Sept 2026

23) Under Embargo till 17 May - (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, Southwest USA) 

24) Under Embargo Till Late May - Western Australia Fest in July 2026.

25) Under Embargo till 17 May - (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, England) 

26) Under Embargo till late May - (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, California) 

AWARDS

1) Yoram Gross Award for Best Australian Animated Film - Flickerfest, Sydney, Australia, 23 Jan - 1 Feb 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival) 

2) Best Animation - Humboldt International Film Festival, Arcata, California, USA 23-26 Apr 2026

3) Best International Film -  Gold Coast Film Festival (SIPFest - Shorts in Paradise), Surfers Paradise, QLD, 2 May 2026

4) AWARD (TBC) - Sci-On! - The Biggest Little Science + Fiction Film Festival in the World, Reno, Nevada, USA, 1-3 May 2026

COUNTRIES PLAYED IN (11)

Australia, Canada, Croatia, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Embargoed, Slovakia, Spain, UK (England), USA

CONTINENTS PLAYED IN (4)

Oceania, Asia, North America, Europe

CREW & CAST

Radheya Jang (Jegatheva) - Writer, Director, Producer, Animator, Editor

Jay Jay Jegathesan - Producer & Narrator

Executive Producer - Bart Yates

Nicholas Gardiner - Original Music

James Utting - Sound Design