Σπουδαστικές - Πρόγραμμα 3 (107')
Σπουδαστικές
Παρασκευή, 27 Μαρτίου 2015, Αλκυονίς New Star Art Cinema, Ώρες: 21:00-23:00
1. Cathexis, 2’ 04’’
USA 2014
Directed by Danielle Lauretano
Screenplay: Danielle Lauretano
Animation: Danielle Lauretano
Technique: Charcoal on paper, Xerox
Music: Danielle Lauretano
Dialogues: None
Cathexis (noun): The concentration of mental energy on one particular person, idea, or object (especially to an unhealthy degree).
2. Ideas are that grand, 5’ 11’’
Puerto Rico / USA
Directed by Quique Rivera Rivera
Screenplay: René Pérez Joglar, Quique Rivera Rivera
Animation: Quique Rivera Rivera
Technique: Stop-motion, After Effects, Live action, Compositing elements
Music: Calle 13, Eduardo Cabra Martínez
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Sometime in the future an old man, equipped with the benefits of evolution, survived the extinction of all other living beings. It is a very lonely world for someone unable to die. 'Así de grandes son las ideas' is a collaboration between director/animator Quique Rivera Rivera and multiple Latin Grammy and Grammy Award winner René Pérez Joglar (Calle 13).
3. The Flight, 5’
Slovakia 2014
Directed by Julia Gajdosova
Screenplay: Julia Gajdosova
Animation: Julia Gajdosova
Technique: Digital hand drawn, Cut-out
Music: Julien Cohen
Dialogues: None
Music video for the eponymous song by Julien Cohen. The lyrics tells the stories of a women suffering in the wars. The picture is more abstract and lyrical and shows a girl trying to re-build her destroyed world.
4. Reincarnation of the mousie, 3’ 04’’
Japan 2014
Direction: Kazuki Sekiguchi
Screenplay: Kazuki Sekiguchi
Animation: Kazuki Sekiguchi
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Music: Kazuki Sekiguchi
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This is an animation that has “universe” as theme, being inspired by the short film made by Charles & Ray Eames.
5. Joy of Spring, 2’ 48’’
Japan 2014
Directed by Kazuki Sekiguchi
Screenplay: Kazuki Sekiguchi
Animation: Kazuki Sekiguchi
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Music: Kazuki Sekiguchi
Dialogues: None
An animation inspired by "KUKERI", which is a traditional Bulgarian ritual.
From this, I hope you feel the joy of spring and passion.
6. Kite, 1’
Canada 2014
Directed by Valérie Gadbois
Screenplay: Valérie Gadbois
Animation: Valérie Gadbois
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Music: Dominique Lafortune
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In a tall tree higher than clouds, a little creature get disturbed during her meal by a big terrifying monster armed with a lovely kite.
7. Godfather Death, 2’ 45’’
Canada 2014
Directed by Eileen Peng
Screenplay: Eileen Peng
Animation: Eileen Peng
Technique: 3D Computer animation
Music: Andre Balan
Dialogues: English
Once upon a time, there was a young doctor whose goddfather was Death.
8. A Thousand Cranes, 4’ 14’’
Singapore 2014
Directed by Mark Evan
Screenplay: Mark Evan
Animation: Mark Evan
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Subtitles: None
The story of a lonely girl who befriends a stigmatized blind boy through the means of folding paper cranes in order to acquire a wish.
9. Afterline, 4’ 30’’
Singapore 2014
Directed by Afiq
Screenplay: Afiq
Animation: Afiq
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The story revolves around a young girl named Mei Ling. Mei Ling is a ghost, who wanders a hospital, searching for something. One night, she chances upon a mysterious figure, who escorts other souls of the departed to the AfterLife. Believing that this Grim Reaper is her way out of her problem, she follows him around the hospital as he reaps his souls, seeking his help. However, there is more to Mei Ling’s condition than meets the eye…
10. Irma, 4’ 03’’
Singapore 2014
Directed by Venty
Screenplay: Venty
Animation: Venty
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Dialogues: None
Irma, an old lady who lives in the rubbish dump, goes on her usual routine to pick up rubbish after the rubbish truck arrives. However, that day, she discovers a mysterious monkey that turned her into her younger self.
11. Me, 3’ 56’’
Singapore 2014
Directed by Venty
Screenplay: Venty
Animation: Venty
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Blue stands still for a moment, shocked at Orange’s fate. He then flees the circus into the streets, and expresses regret over his actions. Just then, Red comes along. As Blue makes his way back to the circus, a car zooms towards them. Red tries to warn Blue but it is too late, the car smashes into both of them. When the scene clears, Red looks down at himself, surprised that he is unharmed. Nearby, Blue is lying in a pool of blood, fatally injured. His blood is dyeing his clothing and hair red. To Red’s shock, he realizes that Blue is himself and that he was relieving his actions from the past. As Blue dies, Red tries to run towards his corpse, but vanishes into thin air.
12. Apu, 6’ 17’’
Canada 2014
Directed by Sebastian Boissett
Screenplay: Sebastian Boissett
Animation: Sebastian Boissett
Technique: 2D Animation
Music: Mythili Mahendran
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A short animated film about a mountain spirit of the Andes who must protect a pair of villagers from a raging storm caused by angry and selfish gods.
13. Inti, 4’ 04’’
Mexico 2014
Direction: Chiara Hübner Travezán
Screenplay: Chiara Hübner Travezán
Animation: Chiara Hübner Travezán
Technique: Paper and pencil (Traditional animation)
Music: Matt thomas
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A short story about the relationship of spring and winter.
14. I'm Human, 5’ 33’’
Jordan 2014
Directed by Razan Haikal
Screenplay: Razan Haikal
Animation: Razan Haikal
Technique:
Music: Mohammad Joudeh
Dialogues: Arabic
Subtitles: English
An experimental animation short film about “ENSAN” a Syrian who enters through a world of deep emotions carrying the most valuable belongings in a suitcase.
15. Massoud, 4’ 08’’
Lebanon 2014
Direction: Tania Iskandar
Screenplay: Tania Iskandar
Animation: Tania Iskandar
Technique: 2D Animation
Music: Carl Freiha
Dialogues: None
A Lebanese, stuck in a big traffic jam in Beirut, decides to turn his car into a flying vehicle, allowing it to escape from this nightmare.
16. Twins in Bakery, 4’ 55’’
Japan 2014
Directed by Mari Miyazawa
Screenplay: Mari Miyazawa
Animation: Mari Miyazawa
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A magical incident happened in an ordinary bakery while the baker was away for delivery. That incident made this bakery the best in the town. But it is a secret not to be disclosed.
17. The Rust, 5’ 50’’
Poland 2014
Direction: Justyna Sołomianko
Screenplay: Justyna Sołomianko
Animation: Justyna Sołomianko
Technique: Stop-motion
Music: Kuba Puchnowski
Dialogues: Polish
Subtitles: English
"Rdza" is a simple story about little robot who lives in a land of rust. He builds himself a friend, but to finish his task, he'll have to make a huge sacrifice.
18. Queen of the Night, 3’ 3’’
Sweden 2014
Directed by Kristina Frank, Jessica Lundeberg
Screenplay: Pixi Ingelse, Nora Klingfors, Elba Lundeberg, Filippa Maurin
Animation: Pixi Ingelse, Elba Lundeberg,
Technique: Stop-motion, Shadow, Puppet theater
Music: Gotlands
(Musicians: Lars Linna, David Nisbel, Magnus Dungner, Zbigniew Jakubowski, Tomas Danielsson)
Dialogues: None
Young girls improvise a story from The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night.
19. The Immaculates, 13’ 27’’
France 2014
Directed by Ronny Trocker
Screenplay: Ronny Trocker
Animation: Sebastien Pincin
Technique: Foto, 3D Computer animation, Mapping
Music: The Necks
Dialogues: Italian
Subtitles: English
December 2011, in a town in northern Italy, a young man returns home as he does every evening. He parks his car and discovers his 16-year-old sister in tears in front of their house. She tells him that two young Romani guys have brutally raped her. The young man immediately goes in search of the attackers but cannot find them. The neighbourhood organizes a solidarity march in view of the event. The tension begins to rise…
20. Coquetry or how women seduce, 3’ 21’’
Poland 2014
Directed by Agnieszka Waszczeniuk
Screenplay: Agnieszka Waszczeniuk
Animation: Agnieszka Waszczeniuk
Technique: Hand drawn, 2D animation
Music: Agnieszka Waszczeniuk
Dialogues: English
The film is a guide for women containing four golden rules of coquetry. The film also shown application of these rules in practice. This is digital hand-drawn animation.
21. You sometimes come here, 5’ 02’’
Poland 2014
Directed by Agnieszka Waszczeniuk
Screenplay: Agnieszka Waszczeniuk
Animation: Agnieszka Waszczeniuk
Technique: Hand drawn on paper painted by watercolour, video
Music: Mateusz Gudel
Dialogues: None
Subtitles: English
The subject of the movie is someone's absence which leaves permanent marks on the present. The movie is consists of two layers: animated and video. The animation layer represents is a memory. The video layer is shows the present. Both of layers overlap to descend of them to make deepen the feeling of absence. The main character of the film is a dog which is still present during the whole of all the movie, but in fact his presence is only illusory.
22. Ridiculous illusion, 6’ 50’’
China 2014
Directed by Caibei Cai
Screenplay: Caibei Cai
Animation: Caibei Cai
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The explanation to this word could be the irrationality that exists everywhere in our life. It is so ignoble, but many of us pretend not seeing it. We believed that this phenomenon is convict and ironic, and it has the value to be discussed. Our project will present this main theme to our audience, by using blending images and changing scenes.
23. Heftz Gets Screwed, 5’ 25’’
Israel 2014
Directed by Tzlil Bendrihem
Screenplay: Tzlil Bendrihem
Animation: Tzlil Bendrihem
Technique: Puppet, Stop-motion
Music: Noa Kornberg
Dialogues: Hebrew
Subtitles: Englsih
Heftziba wants to lose her virginity, but the fear of penis paralyzes her. her best friend offers her to get it get it over with. Hephzibah silence the inner voices telling her to run away. She lose control of the situation and loses herself.
24. Life of Lights, 4’ 40’’
The Netherlands
Directed by Sven Stroomberg
Screenplay: Sven Stroomberg
Animation: Sven Stroomberg, Sander Bultman
Technique: 3D Computer animation
Music: Jurre Werner
Dialogues: None
Gummy is a little creature who arises as a result of chemical residue between garbage which gives him a heart beating for light. But in order to keep his heart shining it needs to be fed with other lights and the affection of a friend.
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