Competition
Feature | Greek | Short - Programme 4Short CompetitionSunday, 29 March 2015, Greek Film Archive, Hours: 20:00-22:00
01. The Voyage of the Beagle, Armadillo / Potovanje na ladji Beagle, Pasavec, 10’ Slovenia 2014 Directed by Jernej Lunder Screenplay: Jernej Lunder, Maja Dolores Subic Animation: Technique: 2D Computer, Ilustrations Music: Jaka Strajnar Dialogues: English Subtitles: None
Do you know how many different Armadillo species exists? Do you know what they eat? Join famous explorer Charles Darwin on his voyage on the Beagle boat and explore South America with him.
02. Hunter and the King / Lovac i Kralj, 7’ 43’’ Croatia 2014 Directed by Vjekoslav Živković Screenplay: Vjekoslav Živković Animation: Vjekoslav Živković, Sylria Viranco Extramiana Technique: 2D Computer animation Music: Maro Market Dialogues: None
A young Native American warrior goes hunting. Deep in the black forest he faces Deer, the King, but is unable to catch him – the chase begins and the warrior’s obsession with his prey grows stronger and stronger...
03. Lepus Fagus, 6’ 32’’ UK 2012 Directed by Laura Spark Screenplay: Laura Spark Animation: Laura Spark Technique: Stop-motion animation Music: L.V. Beethoven Dialogues: None
A young hare finds himself facing questions of mortality, loss and loneliness. Alone and with no-one to guide him he looks to the ancient stars for answers. Unable to decipher the world around him and the nature of being he takes matters into his own hands.
04. Lost Property, 6’ 14’’ UK 2014 Directed by Åsa Lucander Screenplay: Åsa Lucander Animation: Åsa Lucander, Marc Moynihan, Ana Garcia, Ana Fyda, Michael Towers, Simon Testro, Nathan Brenville Technique: 2D Computer animation Music: David Arch Dialogues: None
When you lose something dear to your heart, there is only one place it can be found. The Lost Property office.
05. Oddbod / Un drôle de coco, 6' 11" Belgium 2014 Directed by 22 children Screenplay: 22 children Animation: 22 children Technique: Cut-out paper animation Music: Michov Gillet Affiliation: Jean-Luc Slock (Camera-etc) Dialogues: French Subtitles: English
Oddbod the chick is born in a family of penguin. It’s difficult to learn to swim and to go fishing as his brother and her sister...
06. One of a Kind, 3’ 30’’ UK 2014 Directed by Rok Predin Screenplay: Richard Barnett, Rok Predin Animation: Will Thomas, Sam Cundall, Rok Predin, Seni Soetan Technique: 3D Computer animation Music: Daniel Pemberton Dialogues: English Subtitles:
A warm, dreamlike tale of reverse evolution and a grand comment on the time/space continuum.
07. Zepo, 3’ 08’’ Spain 2014 Directed by Cesar Diaz Melendez Screenplay: Cesar Diaz Melendez Animation: Cesar Diaz Melendez Technique: Sand animation Music: Cesar Diaz Melendez Dialogues: None
Time ago, a winter morning, a little girl went out looking for firewood, she went away from home and came across a blood trail... she followed it.
08. Junk girl, 15’ Iran 2014 Directed by Mohammad Zare, Shalale Kheiri Screenplay: Shalale Kheiri Animation: Mohammad Zare Technique: Stop-motion animation Music: Selective Dialogues: None
There once was a girl who was made up of junk. She looked really dirty, and she smelled like a skunk. She was always unhappy...
09. Without a Doubt, 6’ 3’’ USA 2014 Direction: Gerald Guthrie Animation: Gerald Guthrie Technique: 3D Computer animation Music: John Chase Dialogues: English
'Without a Doubt' is a digital animation that illustrates one variation on the 17th century philosopher Rene Descartes' view of the world. This time-based visual metaphor draws together Descartes' understanding of geometry, expressly the invention of the Cartesian co-ordinates (X,Y,Z), and his most famous statement, 'I think, therefore I am,' to create an introspective dimension within our own understanding.
10. Prosopon, 4’ 45’’ USA 2014 Directed by Thomas Thoma Screenplay: Thomas Thoma Animation: Siyu Xia, Juiting Fan, Xiaolei Ning, Thomas Thoma, Kori Amacker Technique: 3D Computer animation Music: "Prosopon Reveal" by Mikhail Bogach, "Sky Spoon" by Parrish Baker Dialogues:
A riot policeman encounters a demented old woman.
11. Swan, 4’ 12’’ Ukraine / France 2014 Directed by Oleksandr Danylenko Screenplay: Oleksandr Danylenko Animation: Oleksandr Danylenko Technique: 2D Computer cut-out, Draw on paper Music: Kwoon Dialogues: (Lyrics) in English Subtitles: None
Our souls are like swans. We have only one true love in life. But true love is stronger than time or distance. And sometimes even the border between the worlds can not stand in it's way.
12. The Fan, 6’ 53’’ Iran 2014 Directed by Fatemeh Sohani Screenplay: Fatemeh Sohani Animation: Lida Khosravani Pour Technique: 2D, 3D Computer animation Music: Danial Ostad Abdolhamid Dialogues: None
The story about an old fan that scares of being recycled....
13. The Great Vairitosky / El Gran Vairitosky, 14’ 18’’ Argentina 2014 Directed by Matias Carrizo Screenplay: Matias Carrizo Animation: Luis Maldonado, Adriana Zanier, Analia Pereda, Raul Vidal Technique: Stop-motion animation Music: Luis Toro Dialogues: Spanish Subtitles: English
Vairitosky is an immortal artist. His act consists of dying in different ways, and then magically resurrected. The public is impatient, wants to see Vairitosky, who does not come into play. What will happen?
14. The Hen, 7’ 05’’ Russia 2014 Directed by Vasil Bedoshvili Screenplay: Vasil Bedoshvili Amimation: Technique: 2D animation Music: Timur Vedernikov Dialogues: None
A comic allegory about a silly, hen whose desire to live footloose and fancy-free collides with her inborn sense of goodness and motherhood. In the finale, our heroine becomes a mother with no shortage of youngsters.
15. Lady of the Night, 9’ 40’’ France 2014 Directed by Laurent Boileau Screenplay: Attie Esterhuizen, Laurent Boileau, Pierre Core Animation: Kamal Aitmihoub, Jean-Luc Ballester, Philippe Balmossière, Franck Bonay, Christian Kuntz, Juliette Laurent, Lionel Marchand Technique: 2D Computer animation Music: Attie Esterhuizen Dialogues: English
The annual dinner commemorating the death of Cornelius revives Samuel’s memories. He was 20 years old when he discovered is attraction to Cornelius. Tormented by regret and misunderstood by all, he never revealed his homosexuality to Cornelius’s family, whom he had invited that evening. After their departure, Samuel retires to his room, desperate, and seeks for refuge in his nightlife: he becomes a Queen of the Night, in tribute to his lost love.
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