Phungus & Mowld

Shadywoods

The involuntary space-time adventures of two unlikely companions.
Hired gun and loudmouth Mowld drags Phungus, an anxious little alien from his cushy life as a bartender into countless outlandish adventures.

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Characters

Phungus Qabee

A harmless snail-like Samosian far away from his home planet. Phungus couldn’t hurt a fly, but his curiosity might kill a cat, or himself. He belongs to the reclusive race of the Samosians, of which very little is known. Phungus highly evolved mollusk brain allows him to do some real magic with code and computers, but he’s also a bit of a snob looking down on others who are not as intellectually gifted as him.

Mowld Schimmel

Mowld is a hired gun, adventurer, looter – looking for any opportunity to make a buck. His skill set indicates a shady past, supporting his shady present. Under this tough guy’s surface lies a big heart, and unfortunately an even bigger mouth. He will go head first into any adventure if the payment is right. His rash can-do-attitude makes him a potential hazard for any mission, but also quite resilient – if he only had the brains of Phungus…

ALIS

Manufactured by Imperial Labs, ALIS is a vintage imperial drone model that has gone out of fashion many years ago. Phungus stole this model and circumvented the security locks by replacing the firmware with his own hacked version (which has a few quirks). The drone’s official designation is “Tactical Universal Robot Drone”, but Phungus felt the acronym to be inappropriate and renamed it: ALIS (Adaptive Lethality Intervention Sentinel).

The World

Earth’s Great Outdoors

Space – the ultimate destination, where galaxies throw their last parties, where parking is always free and the view is out of this world. These are the adventures of Phungus & Mowld. Their mission: to learn strange new words, to seek out new Wi-Fi and new procrastinations, to boldly go where no one is stupid enough to go… and to avoid tickets from the ultraviolet guard.

Phungus & Mowld takes place in a distant future of our galaxy where space travel is
common and humans and aliens sort of coexist. A rather wacky future, where the oxymoronic Democratic Empire of Gaia – spanning several solar systems – rules earth and other planets, where killing the Emperor results in merely a heavy fine (cloning a new one is cheap an easy), and you can scrounge off an imperial drone, if you help the swat team meet their arrest quota.

Specs

Pilot Release: Nov 3, 2020 production ongoing Duration: 22 minutes per episode Language: English Audio (German & Japanese subtitles)

Credits

Created by Kilian Muster Produced by Kilian Muster Written by Kilian Muster Directed by Kilian Muster

The first three episodes are produced entirely as a one-man operation.

AWARDS

Awards

“Dead Angle” (pilot)

Accord Cine Fest June 2021 Best Sci-Fi Short
Best Pilot Episode RED Movie Awards May 2021 Best Sci-Fi Pinnacle Film Awards 2021 Best Animation Short – Diamond Award Toronto Film Channel Awards 2021 Best Animation WRPN.TV Global Webisode Competition 2021 Winner for Outstanding Excellence Phoenix Short Film Festival Nov 2020 Best Animated Short

Nominations

“Origins” (ep. 3)

Genesis International Film Festival 2023 Best Short Film – Animation, Finalist SENSEI Tokyo FilmFest 2022 Best Animation, Nominee

“Astral Endeavor” (ep. 2)

AniMate – Australia Animation Film Festival 2022 Short Animation Quarter Finalist

“Dead Angle” (pilot)

AniMate – Australia Animation Film Festival 2022 Short Animation Quarter Finalist Sydney Indie Short Festival Spring 2021 Official Selection Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival (MiSciFi) 2021 Official Selection Hollywood International Golden Age Festival 2021 Official Selection London Indie Short Festival 2021 Episodic / Web-Series, Semi-Finalist Flixze Film Festival 2020 Finalist