ATHENS ANIMFEST
Competition
| Student | Panorama of Short Animated MoviesSTUDENT - Programme 3Student CompetitionSTUDENT – Programme 3 (96’ 24’’)
01. RADIO WAVE, 3’ 09’’ Japan 2016 Directed by Ryotaro Miyajima Screenplay: Ryotaro Miyajima Animation: Ryotaro MIYAJIMA (Tokyo University of the Arts) Technique: 2D Digital Animation Music: Yoshiki Masuda Production: Yamamura Animation, Inc., Department of Animation, Tokyo University of the Arts.) Dialogues: None
Numbers stations were prominently used during the Cold War. A boy was tuning the radio in the snow mountain and happened to tune the shortwave of codes.
O2. PAUL, 4’ Germany 2016 Directed by Peter Anlauf Screenplay: Jonas Heicks Animation: Peter Anlauf Technique: 3D Cpmputer Animation, MoCap/Keyframe Music: Segun Akinola Production: Daniela Pennekamp, Robert Schaefer Dialogues: None
Paul is alone at home, and in front of his window raging a terrible thunderstorm. Only his cuddly dinosaur would help him to survive that night. But his buddy lies forgotten in the living room.
03. HALLUX, 10’ 27’’ Germany 2015 Directed by Henning Thomas Screenplay: Henning Thomas Animation: Henning Thomas Technique: 2D Animation, Stop-Motion, Puppet Animation, CGI Music: Juha Hansen Production: HfbK Hamburg, Academy of Fine Arts of Hamburg Dialogues: None
A walk on the beach takes an unexpected turn. The footprints have their own secrets. The tracks have a great attraction for the protagonist. On investigation, he is captivated.
04. POKEY POKEY, 6’ 43’’ USA / China 2015 Directed by Jun-Jie “Jake” Zhang Screenplay: Jake Zhang Animation: Jake Zhang Technique: 2D Computer Animation Music: Pantawit Kiangsiri Production: Zhen Zeng Dialogues: English Subtitles: None
A father starts a journey to figure out the best way to protect his son from seeing filthiness of this crime-ridden city.
05. DISTANCE, 7’ 58’’ UK 2015 Directed by Sammy-Jo Tawn Screenplay: Sammy-Jo Tawn Animation: Sammy-Jo Tawn Technique: Stop-Motion Animation Music: Liam Pollard Production: Falmouth University Dialogues: None
In the harsh wilderness of the Arctic, an Inuit, Aluki, struggles to cope with the absence of her only companion, Anik, while a mysterious creature haunts her every step.
06. SCENT OF GERANIUM, 4’ 41’’ USA 2016 Directed by Naghmeh Farzaneh Screenplay: Naghmeh Farzaneh Animation: Naghmeh Farzaneh Technique: 2D Computer Animation Music: Nima Farzaneh Production: Naghmeh Farzaneh Dialogues: English
Immigration is a new chapter in one's life, a chapter with unexpected events that can take one's life down paths different from the one imagined. This film is an autobiographical account of the director's experience with immigration.
07. LIKE A PARROT / Kili pola, 2’ India, 2015 Directed by Rohit Asokan Screenplay: Rohit Asokan Animation: Rohit Asokan Technique: Stop-Motion, Clay Animation, Puppet Animation Music: A Bhaskar Rao Production: National Institute of Design, Paldi, India Dialogues: None
The story is about the emotional trauma a butcher's boy undergoes during his first kill and the consequence.
08. FIRST SNOW / První Sníh, 13’ 34’’ Slovakia 2015 Directed by Lenka Ivančíková Screenplay: Lenka Ivančíková Animation: Lenka Ivančíková Technique: Stop-Motion Animation Music: Zbyněk Matějů Production: Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček in Písek, Dita Knotová, Czech Television Dialogues: None
First snow is a fairy tale about the curious little Hedgehog who gets lost in snowy woods and so he heads out for a dangerous adventure to find his den.
09. OBSOLESCENCE, 2’ 48’’ Canada 2015 Directed by Andrea Cristini Screenplay: Andrea Cristini Animation: Andrea Cristini Technique: ToonBoom Harmony Paperless Animation Music: Chiara Micci Production: Andrea Cristini Dialogues: None
Three ghosts, representing three different generations, keep a portrait of themselves as the unique sign left of their own identity after death. Two of the ghosts have an analog portrait (a black and white photography and a painting), while the third one has a digital portrait contained within a computer. Soon they will experience the obsolescence of technology, which will challenge the preservation of memories and data through time.
10. I COULD EAT A HORSE, 4’ 30’’ UK 2015 Directed by Jake Hovell Screenplay: Jake Hovell Animation: Jake Hovell & Anna Humphries Technique: Stop-Motion Animation Music: Jono Martin Production: Jake Hovell Dialogues: (narration in English) Subtitles: None
An incompetent student's desperate quest for sustenance as he explores his filthy shared house, which leads to a brutal and life changing dilemma. Inspired by horrific experiences with shared student accommodation!
11. SLEEPWALKERS, 1’ 38’’ UK 2015 Directed by Altea Claveras Screenplay: Altea Claveras Animation: Altea Claveras Technique: 2D Animation Music: Production: UCA Farnham Dialogues: None
7.125 billion people live on Earth. How many of us are truly awake? A film about doing exactly what you're told.
12. THE WOMEN & EART SERIES, 7’ 42’’ UK 2015 Directed by Rosanna Wan Screenplay: Animation: Rosanna Wan, Natasza Cetner, Simona Mehandzhieva, Joe Sparrow, Youyang Yu Technique: 2D, Hand Drawn Animation, Monoprint Music: Matt Part Production: The Royal College of Art Dialogues: None
Three tales about the relationship between a woman and the land that she depends on, her earthly longing, and belonging.
13. RABBIT BLOOD, 4’ 36’’ Turkey / USA 2016 Directed by Yagmur Altan Screenplay: Yagmur Altan Animation: Yagmur Altan Technique: 3D Computer Animation Music: Mehmet Aydin Production: School of Visual Arts and Yagmur Altan Dialogues: None
Just an ordinary day at an old mysterious Turkish country house where its residents have an extraordinary way of brewing tea.
14. FAREWELL, 3’ 58’’ Taiwan 2015 Directed by Cheng-Chu Yu Screenplay: Chun-Wang Sun Animation: Cheng-Chu Yu Technique: Cheng-Chu Yu Music: Joseph Haydn Production: Cheng-Chu Yu Dialogues: None
Animals are going extinct every day, everyone know we should protect the environment and save the earth. This animation noticed people that important issue by a different way.
15. THE SWIRL OF LIFE, 2’ 29’’ France 2014 Directed by Alexandra Karamisaris Screenplay: Alexandra Karamisaris Animation: Alexandra Karamisaris Technique: Stop-Motion Animation Music: Serge Rezvani Production: Alexandra Karamisaris Dialogues: None Subtitles: English
In between Eros and Thanatos, in between the past and the present, a couple gets together and sets apart in order to find themselves again. This love story is a homage to one of the most beautiful songs of the national French chanson heritage.
16. BREATH, 2’ 37’’ Korea 2015 Directed by Ma-Eum Ko Screenplay: Ma-Eum Ko Animation: Ma-Eum Ko Technique: 2D Digital, Drawing Animation Music: Good Sound kit Production: Ma-Eum Ko Dialogues: None
Nice walk, laid-back pace, peaceful rest, warm sunshine, and serene relaxation. As I breathe in daily lives, I feel alive with the realization of trifle but meaningful moments.
17. At The End Of The Day, 3’ 33’’ Estonia 2015 Directed by Lilli-Krõõt Repnau Screenplay: Animation: Lilli-Krõõt Repnau Technique: Stop-Motion, Drawing Animation Music: Robert Jürjendal Production: Estonian Academy of Arts Dialogues: None
At The End Of The Day is an artistic animation film in one single picture. Highly detailed hand-drawn lines awaken the forest to life and then again everything reaches out into void. This endless loop resembles the compassionate and meditative circle of life.
18. FORGIVENESS, 12’ 38’’ Lebanon 2015 Directed by: Rima Irani Screenplay: Rima Irani Animation: Ziad Leyla - Rawad Abi Akar Technique: Rima Irani - Fouad Aoun Music: Dany Bou Maroun Production: Rima Irani Dialogues: Rima Irani Subtitles: English
A patient is attending a session with his hypnotherapist. The purpose is to travel back to childhood through the milestones of the whole past life. We can feel the conflict and the complexity. The theme is waking hypnosis.
19. KNOCKED DOWN, 2’ 50’’ UK 2015 Directed by Pepe Gomez Screenplay: Pepe Gomez Animation: Pepe Gomez Technique: Digital 2D Music: Once John Doe / Ritornelo Production: Independent Dialogues: Spanish Subtitles: English
A young boxer ponders about the world of boxing while fighting for the championship belt.
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