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'Soggy Flakes' is a Canadian animated short comedy film, created by Heath, Jon, Nathan and Thomas Affolter and released in 2017.[[https://www.awn.com/news/soggy-flakes-makes-world-premiere-montreal-stop-motion-festival "Soggy Flakes Makes World Premiere at Montreal Stop Motion Festival"]. 'Animation World Network', September 6, 2017.] The film centres on a group of washed-up former breakfast cereal mascots, who are forced to reevaluate their definition of success when they unexpectedly encounter their sellout former friend and colleague Captain Kale.[ The voice cast includes Peter New, Cole Howard, April Cameron, David C. Jones, Stephanie Halber, Robert Heimbecker and Toren Atkinson.
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The film was funded in part by a $10,000 prize from Telus's Storyhive contest for emerging filmmakers,[[https://roundhouseradio.com/2017/07/03/bc-creators-win-storyhive-top-prize-make-labours-love-reality/ "BC creators win top STORYHIVE prize to make labours of love a reality"]. Roundhouse Radio, July 3, 2017.] and was inspired by a news report suggesting that Kellogg's was considering expanding into dog food due to declining sales of its breakfast cereal lines.[
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The film premiered at the Montreal Stop Motion Festival in 2017,[ and was later screened at the Vancouver Short Film Festival in 2018,][[http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/soggy-flakes-makes-west-coast-debut-at-vancouver-short-fest/ "Soggy Flakes Makes West Coast Debut at Vancouver Short Fest"]. 'Animation Magazine', January 25, 2018.] but was distributed primarily through Storyhive's YouTube channel.[
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The film received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Web Program or Series, Fiction, Best Direction in a Web Program or Series (the Affolters) and Best Actor in a Web Program or Series (New).[[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/csa-nominees-2018-1.4489100 "Canadian Screen Awards 2018: Anne has leading 13 nominations"]. CBC News, January 16, 2018.][
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