Trading Cards - Awards & Official Selections

 

TRADING CARDS: 9 Official Selections, 1 Award (3 Countries),  

6 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 (WORLD PREMIERE - 25 Jan 2026, Academy Award Qualifying Festival) 

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

3) Under Embargo till March 2026 (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, Asia) 

4) Under Embargo till 18 March 2026, April 2026  (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, North America)

5)  Under Embargo - end embargo unknown, April 2026  (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, North America)

6) Under Embargo till 1 May (Canadian Premiere)

7) Under Embargo, Surfers Paradise, Qld, Australia Apr 2026

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

9) Under Embargo - till 1 Apr  (Academy Award Qualifying Festival, North America)

AWARDS

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

COUNTRIES PLAYED IN (5)

Australia, Canada, Embargoed, Embargoed, Embargoes

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