- Illustrated by Alligators
03:28United States of America 2023
Directed by: John Akre
Technique: paper and objects stop motion
Dialogue language: English
Various esoteric and interesting situations are illustrated by alligators of various talents.
- The Body of the World
/ Il corpo del mondo 04:00Italy 2023
Directed by: Simone Massi
Screenplay: Simone Massi
Production/School: Alessandro Ingaria
Dialogue language: Italian
The intellectual soul of man extends from the earth and ascends, in order to comprehend the body of the world, the wondrous substance of the sky.
- LACK
10:45Poland 2023
Directed by: Paweł Prewencki
Screenplay: Paweł Prewencki
Animation: Paweł Prewencki
Technique: 2D, 3D, sand
Music: Kacper Krupa
Production/School: Ewa Sobolewska, Michalina Prewencka
Dialogue language: English
The film tells a story about struggling with pain and suffering. It touches on a very personal experience. It is a story of loneliness, anger and grief experienced by parents who lose a child. It is an intimate and emotional visualization of the world in which bereaved people live. It tells about a situation for which no one is prepared, and the 'catalogue' of reactions we have known up to that point becomes useless.
- Debt & Misgivings
13:51United States of America 2023
Directed by: Maya ButtMaggot Ash
Screenplay: Conor Cole, DJ Garcia
Animation: Maya ButtMaggot Ash
Music: Jakemenz, Adariiius, Moose
Production/School: Peachy Co.
Dialogue language: English
Set in the far future on a war-torn twisted version of Earth, two good-for-nothing government bounty hunters - Riff and Toto - struggle to earn a living, make rent, and feed their pet lizard.
- The Music of the Summer Night
13:45Russia 2022
Directed by: Aleksandr Vasilyev
Screenplay: Aleksandr Vasilyev
Animation: Aleksander Panov, Tatiana Yatsyna, Daria Dementieva, Anna Dostoevskaya, Aleksandr Vasilyev
Technique: Hand-drawn
Production/School: Nikolay Makovsky
Dialogue language: Russian
Subtitles language: English
Life is tough but beautiful. And the film`s heroes, who drives along the night highway, will understand this through their accidental companion - Death.
- With My Dad
06:00Iran 2024
Directed by: MehrLTD Sales
Screenplay: Amirreza Mafi
Production/School: Farzaneh Fakhrian
Dialogue language: Persian
The story of a little girl who is learning how to live from her father in daily sweet adventures. They have a lot of fun together and she gets familiar with the world.
- Dog - Apartment
14:14Estonia 2022
Directed by: Priit Tender
Screenplay: Priit Tender
Production/School: Kerdi Oengo
Ills of fortune have deported a ballet dancer Sergei to a suburban kolhoz. Here he's having his mundane fights against routine, domestic animals and alcohol.
- DROP
03:30Italy 2023
Directed by: Claudio Quattrone
Screenplay: Claudio Quattrone
Animation: CTRL Z LAB
Technique: 2D Animation
Music: David Sabiu
Production/School: Q. Animation Film
A rain droplet scared of having to fall from the sky, will be able to find the courage to face the void and get to know itself.
- Mr. Passenger_#01_Shapes
/ Sr. Passageiro_#01_Formas 05:00Portugal 2024
Directed by: José Pedro Cavalheiro
Screenplay: Regina Guimarães
Production/School: Luis Correia
Dialogue language: Portuguese
Each day, Mr. Passenger is drawn to a new direction of travel crammed full of adventures. Throughout all the journeys he has taken, humour and the absurd give rise to many questions and discoveries. This series involves a set of adventures, with an itinerant-thinker as its protagonist, that are rich in detours and shortcuts, and where nonsense determines the routes and broadens horizons. Today, Mr Passenger decided to escape the routine of the city. He sets off in search of shapes that might surprise him. Things only change if we extend our boundaries. Mr. Passenger is fascinated with shapes and clouds constantly shifting and never repeating each other. Suddenly, he spots a whale …
- Blu
12:16Italy 2023
Directed by: Michela Anedda
Screenplay: Michela Anedda, Irene Scardavilli, Giulia Tolino
Animation: Michela Anedda
Technique: Stop Motion- 2D
Music: Simone Mura
Production/School: Massimo Casula
Dialogue language: Italian
Subtitles language: EN
Blu is a frustrated and hungry soul collector, who has the misfortune to live in a village whose old inhabitants have no intention of dying. Jobless and sleepless, Blu takes refuge at home in the night-time television. Here she sees the Sickle4000, who promises her, with a small sacrifice, that she can kill without limit or mercy
- Vijanden van Venus! (~1965) (Surviving clip)
11:11Netherlands 2023
Directed by: Ernst-Jan van Melle
Screenplay: Ernst-Jan van Melle
Animation: Ernst-Jan van Melle
Technique: Digital Puppetry
Music: Ernst-Jan van Melle
Production/School: Ernst-Jan van Melle
Dialogue language: Dutch
Subtitles language: English
The only surviving fragment of a Dutch science fiction series for children from the mid-sixties (that never was). Part homage to classic British television scifi, part satire of Dutch drama, part meditation on lost media and irretrievable memories and part explosion-rich spaceship adventure. Join a heroic space captain who, together with his amphibian lieutenant and robot pal, fight to retrieve the Dutch president, who has been kidnapped by evil Venusians!
- The Seed
01:52India 2023
Directed by: Suresh Eriyat
Animation: Aman Gupta
Technique: Clay Animation
Music: Sameer Uddin, Dhawal Tandon
Production/School: Nilima Eriyat
Dialogue language: No dialogue
Subtitles language: No subtitles
For 14 years, at Eeksaurus, our passion for designing, planning, and producing films mirrors the nurturing of a seed into a tree. The seed, or idea, may originate from you or be discovered by us. Clients, both new and longstanding, often inquire about our expertise. Are we an animation studio, a CG house, or a live-action production company? Do we handle print? What about music and sound? The answer is, for over a decade, we've been creating films—yes, with music and sound—in a medium-agnostic manner. Versatility is our hallmark; we don't confine ourselves to a specific style or genre. Our commitment to storytelling drives us to use all our strengths to transform an idea into a timeless, fully formed film. We don't specialize in just one aspect, such as animation, graphics, or storyboards. We embrace the entire concept, crafting it into a lovable, memorable piece of work. While our films have garnered numerous awards, there's still a lingering question among our audience: What exactly are we good at? To address this, we've decided to reveal the process of how we make films at Eeksaurus. Whether you bring us an idea or we unearth the seed ourselves, the love and dedication we put into designing, planning, and producing a film is akin to nurturing a seed into a flourishing tree. We accomplish this in less time and at a cost that often doesn't fully capture the joy our tribe invests in bringing it to life for you. After experiencing our creation, if you're tempted to label Eeksaurus as just adept at clay animation films, be warned, we have hunters among us too! :) Savour the joy of our creation, as we eagerly await your next brilliant idea to nurture and grow! Cheers to more fun and creativity ahead!
ATHENS ANIMFEST
