ATHENS ANIMFEST
Competition
| Student | Panorama of Short Animated MoviesShort - Programme 3Short Competition01. ALBEDO, 8’ 31’’ (video clip) Denmark 2015 Directed by Nicolai Drejer Walther Screenplay: Nicolai Drejer Walther Animation: Nicolai Drejer Walther Technique: Digital Animation Music: Redwood Hill Production: Nicolai Drejer Walther Dialogoues: None
A father can't cope with the loss of his son and tries different ways to bring back him back, but as he comes to realize - there is only one way for him to be together with his son again.
02. BORIS & IGOR, 52’’ Australia 2015 Directed by Linda Niksic, Homeless Joe Screenplay: by Linda Niksic, Homeless Joe Animation: by Linda Niksic, Homeless Joe Technique: Stop-Motion Music: Margareta Dorkic, Homeless Joe Production: LInda Niksic, Homeless Joe Dialogues: None
A micro stop-motion skit about two ‘Balkan’ nudists who encounter a Seagull at their hidden beach location. A selfish desire for hot chips proves Karma does in fact exist.
03. KAROUMA, 12’ United Arab Emirates 2016 Director by Boubaker Boukhari Screenplay: George Saad Animation: Allan Abelardo/ Aya Al hajri/ Shihab Al Deen Al Musharaf/ Kamel Al Tamimi Technique: Hanz Villabroza/ Norman Tumamao Music: Nithin Sasikumar Production: Waheeda Al hadhrami Dilaogues: None
Karouma is a Unique gift striving to break through and to leave his parent’s nest to live pursue his dreams and live his life in its full potential.
04. ANDREJ., 3’ Netherlands 2015 Directed by Julia Veldman c Screenplay: Julia Veldman c Animation: Julia Veldman c Technique:Ink on paper Music: Flavia Faas Production: Julia Veldman c Dialogues: None
Andrej Ivanovitsj has a bewildering experience when the water he spits into suddenly turns black. Instantly his whole world is upsidedown, his dog can fly and he feels like a dog. His neighbour appears and dissapears in thin air. But when Andrej Ivanovitsj decides to drink the pitch black water something unexpected happens...
05. COLOURMAKERS, 9’ Mexic 2016 Directed by Carlos Azcuaga Screenplay: Carlos Azcuaga, Daniel Enger Animation: Mora Golstein, Carlos Azcuaga Technique: CGI Modelling Music: Guillermo Olivera Music soundtrack: Ezequiel Guido Production: MicuFilm Dialogues: None
In a gray world where communities shut themselves in from diversity by building stone walls, a tireless girl fights for color, reaching out to stray outsiders to ultimately bring down the walls by way of empathy and compassion.
06. OFF, 1’ 44’’ Greece 2015 Directed by Elli Markopoulou Screenplay: Elli Markopoulou Animation: Elli Markopoulou, Gerasimos Antypas Technique: Stop-Motion Animation Music: Production: Elli Markopoulou Dialogues: None
A viewer reacts to disinformation and violence (psychological and otherwise) received from the TV.
07. DÄWIT, 14' 5'' Germany 2015 Directed by David Jansen Screenplay: David Jansen & Sophie Biesenbach Animation: David Jansen & Sophie Biesenbach Technique: 2D Computer, Wood-cut, Drawing Animation Music: Marcus Zilz Producer: Fabian Driehorst, Fabian&Fred GmbH Dialogues: None
A wolf child, a cat, an angel. Animated in the tradition of wood cut technique. An associative animated film that never strays from the concrete story: The search for one’s identity in the aftermath of physical abuse.
08. IF THE CUCKOO DON’T CROW, 1’ 47’’ UK 2015 Directed by Steve Kirby Screenplay: Steve Kirby Animation: Steve Kirby Technique: Digital Cut-Out Animation Music: Production: Steve Kirby Dialogues: English Subtitles: None
“If the cuckoo don’t crow, then you know there’s wind coming…” Brian from Melton recounts how his mother, Doris, was the woman who predicted the October 1987 hurricane and famously phoned the BBC, but was told not to be so daft.
09. LITTLE ELEPHANT, 5' UK 2015 Directed by Kate Jessop Screenplay: Carl Miller Animation: Kate Jessop Technique: 2D Digital Animation Music: Production: Bobby Tiwana Dialogues: English Subtitles: English
The estranged relationship between a father and his gay daughter, now a young mother. The first of two films entitled 'Loveworks' exploring LGBT relationships in South Asian culture.
10. PERFECT HOUSEGUEST, 1’ 35’’ USA 2015 Directed by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata (Tiny Inventions) Screenplay: Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata (Tiny Inventions) Animation: Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata (Tiny Inventions) Technique: 3D Computer Animation Music Composer: Bram Meindersma Production: Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata (Tiny Inventions) Dialogues: None
A house is visited by a clean, organized and well-mannered guest.
11. METAMORPHOSIS, 14’ 59’’ France 2015 Directed by Frédéric Even, Louise Mercadier Screenplay: A loose adaptation of Fr. Kafka’s novel (Excerpt of “Heart of Glass” by Werner Herzog) Animation: Frédéric Even, Louise Mercadier Technique: Stop-Motion, Puppet Animation Music: Alexis Godier, Frédéric Even, Mael Guenon Des Mesnards, Julien Vandenbroucque Production: Collectif SEESAWP Narrator: William Astre (Excerpt of “Heart of Glass” by Werner Herzog) Dialogues: German Subtitles: English
As he wakes up one morning, a man feels changed, as if he was not able to live among other beings anymore.
12. RECURSION, 14’ 49’’ USA 2016 Directed by Joel Benjamin Screenplay: Joel Benjamin Animation: Joel Benjamin Technique: 3D Computer Animation Music: Production: Electricbeard Dialogues: None Subttiles: None
A marooned astronaut and his bestial companion wander a strange land until one day they come across something truly mysterious that could forever put a rift in their friendship.
14. MIJNDERT, 5’ 8’’ Netherlands 2015 Directed by Janneke Swinkels, Zonder Versnelling, Tim Frijsinger Screenplay: Janneke Swinkels, Zonder Versnelling Animation: Tim Frijsinger, Janneke Swinkels Technique: 2D Drawing Animation Music: Tim Coenen Production: Guido Franken, Mischa, All There Is Dialogues: None
‘Mijndert’, a young man from the South of the Netherlands, is about to begin his first working day in the mines. We follow his trip to the mines and the descent deep under ground.
15. THE CURSE OF CLARA: A HOLIDAY TALE, 21’ 55’’ Canada 2015 Directed by M.R. Horhager & Mike Valiquette Screenplay: Jeremy Diamond & Vickie Fagan Animation Director: Mateusz Garbulinski Technique: 2D Hand-Drawn & Flash Music: Alex Khaskin Production: Jonas Diamond Dialogues: English Subttiles: None
It’s 1972, and a small-town girl (Vickie) is accepted into the prestigious National Ballet School and selected to play “Clara” in the Company’s holiday production of The Nutcracker. Unfortunately that’s when Vickie finds out about the mysterious “Curse of Clara”, which threatens to derail everything. Thankfully, she’s got a good friend, the 1972 Summit Series and an imaginary mentor (in the form of Phil Esposito) to keep her “on pointe.” Back |
