Schlagwort-Archive: Animation

Pineapple Calamari

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 20, 2015, 19:00 and Monday, June 22, 2015, 21:00 (BITTER)

pineapple-calamari

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 9’00“
Category: Animation

Director: Kasia Nalewajka
Screenplay: Kasia Nalewajka, Daniel Negret, Manuela Lupini
Cinematographer: Stewart McGregor
Music: Matthew Kelly
Editor: Manuela Lupini
Producer: Daniel Negret

Synopsis: The horse, Pineapple Calamari, dreams of becoming a racing champion. When tragedy befalls the two sisters who take care of him, the happy family’s social life takes an unexpected turn.

Festivals & Awards:
Sitges Fantastic Film Festival 2014 – Best Short Animation
Tricky Woman Animation Festival 2015 – Artist-in-Residence Award
Nashville Film Festival 2015 – Special Jury Prize
Sehsüchte International Student’s Film Festival 2015 – Special Mention
Toronto International Film Festival
Annecy International Aniimation Festival

Weblink: www.kasianalewajka.com

FISH

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 2015, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 21:00 (UMAMI)

fish

Country of Origin: China
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 4’00“
Category: Animation

Director: Lin Zhang
Screenplay: Lin Zhang
Music: Ayo Chen
Editor: Lin Zhang
Producer: Hui Han

Synopsis: A surreal tale about the fate of a fisherwoman who catches more than just a fish.

Festivals & Awards:
Animafest 2015, Zagreb/Croatia
Anifilm 2015, Třeboň/Czech Republic
5th Chinese Visual Festival 2015, London/UK
9th River Film Festival 2015, Padova/Italy
Across Asia Film Festival 2014, Cagliari/Italy
2nd Independent Animation Biennale 2014, Shenzhen/China
1st Taiwan Magic Animation Award 2014, Taipeh/Taiwan: Best Student Animation Award
5th International Animation Festival 2014, Xian/China: Best Writing Award
9th China International Student Animation Festival 2014, Beijing/China: Best Directing Award
13th International Student Film & Video Festival 2014, Beijing/China
15th Platinum Originality National University Students Graphic Design Competition 2014, Hangzhou/China: Grand Prize, Gold Award
11th China Independent Film Festival 2014, Xiamen/China
9th China Element International Creative Award 2014, Guiyang/China: Silver Award
Kunshan China International Anamation Art Expro 2014, Kunshan/China
7th Xiamen International Animation Festival 2014, Xiamen/China
Chinese unknown animation treasures 2014, Paris/France
12th China Artists Association Exhibition 2014, Jiaxing/China
11th Beijing Independent Film Festival 2014, Beijing/China
2nd Northeastern Asia International Animation and Comic Competition 2014, Changchun/China: Silver Award

Weblink: vimeo.com/121447011

Impromptu

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German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:00 and Saturday, June 20, 2015, 21:00 (SWEET)

impromptu

Country of Origin: Finland
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 4’40“
Category: Animation

Director: Sirpa Loivarinne, Claudia Hidvegi, Kalle Rantakallio, Tuuli Sihvonen, Juulia Valkola
Screenplay: Claudia Hidvegi
Music: Toni Ilo, Perttu Koho, Arttu Aarnio
Editor: Kalle Rantakallio
Producer: Eija Saarinen

Synopsis: A lonley bartender dreams about becoming a skilled jazz musician.

Festivals & Awards:
Animatricks Helsinki (Finland) 2014-04
Priit Pärna Animafestival Tallinn (Estonia) 2013-10
Upload-festival Kemiö (Finland) 2014-01

My Stuffed Granny

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:00 and Saturday, June 20, 2015, 21:00 (SWEET)

my-stuffed-granny

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 9’33“
Category: Animation

Director: Effie Pappa
Producer: Miranda Ballesteros, Hemant Sharda

Synopsis: Little Sofía loves her grumpy Granny, even though she is always hungry and eats up what little food they can buy. Granny’s pension is the only thing keeping Sofia and her Father alive. To what extremes will they go to once Granny is no more?

Festivals & Awards:
Annecy Annecy (France) 2014-06
Edinburgh SCOTLAND (United Kingdom) 2014-06 Best British Animation, Mc Lar
Rhode Island Rhode Island (United States) 2014-08
Animasyros Syros (Greece) 2014-10 BEST STUDENT ANIMATION AWARD
Montreal Film Festival Du Monde Montreal (Canada) 2014-10 BEST STUDENT ANIMATION AWARD
BE THERE! CORFU (Greece) 2014-11 BEST STUDENT ANIMATION AWARD
FOYLE IRELAND (Ireland) 2014-11
Anima Mund Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) 2014-08

Weblink: vimeo.com/95953874

Heir to the Evangelical Revival

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 20, 21:00 and Monday, June 23, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SALTY

heir-to-the-evangelical-revival

Country of Origin: Belgium, South Africa
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 7′
Category: Animation
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Wendy Morris
Screenplay: Wendy Morris
Cinematographer: Jean Delbeke
Editor: Effi Weiss
Music: Yannick Franck
Producer: Jean Delbeke

Synopsis: The film is about religious-historical baggage. The director, a descendant of French Huguenots and English Protestant missionaries who emigrated to South Africa, is atheist-apostate-agnostic. In the film she confronts her contradictory reactions to this inherited evangelical background.
Inhalt: In dem Film geht es um religiös-historisches Erbe. Die Regisseurin ist eine Nachfahrin der französischen Hugenotten und eine englische Protestantin, die nach Südafrika ausgewandert ist und eine atheistische, abtrünnige Agnostikerin geworden ist. Im Film konfrontiert sie ihre gegensätzlichen Reaktionen vor diesen geerbten evangelischen Hintergrund.

Festivals: Annecy International Animation Festival (France), Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France), Vienna International Shorts (Austria), Holland Animation Film Festival (The Netherlands), DOK Leipzig (Germany), Tricky Women Animation Festival (Austria)

Weblinks:
wendymorris.blogspot.com

Miss Todd

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 19, 19:00 and Saturday, June 21, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SWEET

miss-todd

Country of Origin: United Kingdom, USA
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 13′
Category: Animation
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Kristina Yee
Screenplay: Frances Poletti, Kristina Yee
Cinematographer: Nick Cooke
Editor: Michele Chiappa
Music: Matt Kelly
Producer: Suzanne Mayger
Cast: Lucie Jones, Tristan Chenais, Peter Marinker, Joy McBrinn

Synopsis: It’s 1909, and the whole world is waking to the possibilities of flight. Miss Todd dreams of flying, but she’s got more than gravity holding her down. This is the story of her determination, her perseverance, and her passion.
Inhalt: Es ist 1909 und die ganze Welt ist sich der Möglichkeiten des Fliegens bewusst. Miss Todd träumt vom Fliegen, aber es ist mehr als die Schwerkraft, die sie zurückhält. Dies ist die Geschichte ihrer Entschlossenheit, ihrer Ausdauer und ihrer Leidenschaft.

Festivals: Annecy International Animated Film Festival (France, 2013), Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (USA, 2013), Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (South Korea, 2013), Traverse City Film Festival (USA, 2013), Anima Mundi (Brazil, 2013), Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA, 2013), LA Shorts Fest (USA, 2013), Raindance Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Hamptons International Film Festival (USA, 2013), Warsaw International Film Festival (Poland, 2013), Blackrock Animation Film Festival (Ireland, 2013) Vermont International Film Festival (USA, 2013), Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (USA, 2013), Heartlands Film Festival (USA, 2013), St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (Canada, 2013), Austin Film Festival (USA, 2013), Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (USA, 2013), Bradford Animation Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Leeds International Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2013), Northern Lights Film Festival (USA, 2013), St. Louis International Film Festival (USA, 2013), Puchon International Student Animation Festival (South Korea, 2013), Poitiers International Film School Festival (France, 2013), British Shorts in Berlin (Germany, 2014), Athena Film Festival (USA, 2014), Beloit International Film Festival (USA, 2014), Anima Brussels (Belgium, 2014), Boomtown Film Festival (USA, 2014), MECAL Barcelona (Spain, 2014), Tricky Women Animation Festival (Austria, 2014), San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival (USA, 2014), Women+Film VOICES Film Festival (USA, 2014), Stuttgart International Animation Festival (Germany, 2014), Sarasota Film Festival – Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival (USA, 2014), Nashville Film Festival (USA, 2014)
Awards: 2013 Student Academy Award for Foreign Film (Gold Medal), Best International Student Film at Blackrock Animation Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.misstoddfilm.com
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www.vimeo.com
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Recycled

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German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 20, 19:00 and Monday, June 23, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
UMAMI

recycled

Country of Origin: China
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 6′
Category: Animation
Language: No dialogue

Director: Lei Lei, Thomas Sauvin
Screenplay: Lei Lei
Cinematographer: Lei Lei
Editor: Lei Lei
Music: Zafka Zhang
Producer: Lei Lei

Synopsis: Over 3000 photos selected out of half a million negatives salvaged from a recycling plant in the outskirts of Beijing. The capital and the life of its inhabitants over the last thirty years, in an almost epic portrait of anonymous humanity.
Inhalt:
Aus einer Recyclinganlage in den Außenbezirken von Beijing wurden über 3000 Fotos aus über einer halben Million Negative selektiert. Sie erzählen von der Hauptstadt und dem Leben ihrer Einwohner während der letzten 30 Jahre. Ein fast episches Porträt von anonymer Menschheit.
Festivals: Holland Animation Film Festival (Netherlands, 2013), International Festival of Animated Films AniFest (Czech Republic, 2013), Annecy International Animated Film Festival (France, 2013), Countryside Animafest Cyprus (Cyprus, 2013), Fantoche – International Animation Film Festival (Switzerland, 2013), Sakhalin Screen International Film Festival (Russia, 2013), 25 FPS – International Experimental Film and Video Festival (Croatia, 2013), Cinanima – International Animated Film Festival (Portugal, 2013), Kaohsiung Film Festival (Taiwan, 2013), Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), Big Cartoon Festival (Russia, 2013), Animpact Animation Festival (South Korea, 2013), Sommets du cinéma d’animation (Canada, 2013), Animateka International Animated Film Festival (Slovenia, 2013)
Awards:Grand Prix for non-narrative short at Holland Animation Film Festival, Best non-narrative animation at International Festival of Animated Films AniFest, Special Mention of the Jury at Countryside Animafest Cyprus

Weblinks:
www.raydesign.cn

The Noble Stud

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 20, 21:00 and Monday, June 23, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SALTY

the-noble-stud

Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 14′
Category: Animation
Language: Swedish with English subtitles

Director: Sofia Priftis, Linus Hartin
Screenplay: Sofia Priftis, Linus Hartin
Cinematographer: Sofia Priftis, Linus Hartin
Editor: Sofia Priftis, Linus Hartin
Music: Arne Forsén, Joel Bremer
Producer: Sofia Priftis, Linus Hartin
Cast: Paloma Leal, Marcus Prifts, Niki Nordeskjöld, Elin Söderquist

Synopsis: A young girl, Maria, leaves for the countryside to work as a maid for an aristocratic couple in their mansion. Inspired by her best friend’s impossible desire to have a child with her girlfriend, Maria hatches a plan to help homosexual couples while also taking revenge on the bourgeois class.
Inhalt: Das junge Mädchen Maria zieht ins Land, um für ein aristokratisches Ehepaar in ihrem Herrenhaus als Dienstmagd zu arbeiten. Inspiriert von der unmöglichen Sehnsucht ihrer besten Freundin, ein Kind mit ihrer festen Freundin zu haben, fasst Maria den Plan, homosexuellen Paaren zu helfen, indem sie Rache an der Bourgeoisie nimmt.

Festivals: Folkets Bio (Sweden, 2014), Stuttgarter Filmwinter Festival for Expanded Media (Germany, 2014), The Barcelona Independent Film Festival, l’Alternativa (Spain, 2013), Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes FENACO (Peru, 2013), Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Ciudad de Soria (Spain, 2013), Fredrikstad Animation Festival (Norway, 2013), Golden Orchid International Animation Festival (USA, 2013), Bideodromo (Spain, 2013), Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), Riga International Short Film Festival (Latvia, 2013), Shortcutz Express Caldas da Rainha (Portugal, 2013), Festival Internacional de Animación Val Paraiso (Chile, 2013), Anima-São – International Animation Festival (Brazil, 2013), Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife (Brazil, 2013), Indiana Short Film Festival (USA, 2013), Se-Ma-For Film Festival (Poland, 2013), FIC Puebla International Film Festival (Mexico, 2013), Animasyros 6.0 International Animation Festival & Forum (Greece, 2013), KratkofilPlus (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2013), Uruguay International Short Film Festival (Uruguay, 2013), Short Cutz Lisboa (Portugal, 2013), Leiden International Short Film Festival (The Netherlands, 2013), Umea Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), Cinema Queer International Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), IndieLisboa (Portugal, 2013), MashRome (Italie, 2013), Syndikalistiskt Forum Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), Gothenburg International Film Festival (Sweden, 2013)
Awards: Mejor Aportación Artística at Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Ciudad de Soria, Grand Prix at KratkofilPlus, Best Animation at Uruguay International Short Film Festival

Weblinks:
www.kompiskompis.com
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www.vimeo.com
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Father

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Screening: Wednesday, June 25, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
BEST OF GERMANY

father

Country of Origin: Germany, Bulgaria, Croatia
Year of Production: 2012
Duration: 16′
Category: Animation
Language: English without subtitles

Directors: Ivan Bogdanov, Moritz Mayerhofer, Asparuh Petrov, Veljko Popovic, Rosita Raleva, Dim Yagodin
Screenplay: Ivan Bogdanov, Phil Mulloy
Cinematographer: Vessela Dantcheva, Kristijan Dulic, Moritz Mayerhofer, Asparuh Petrov, Dmitry Yagodin
Editor: Ivan Bogdanov
Producer: Maria Stanisheva, Vanja Andrijevic, Christian Müller
Cast: Harry Anichkin, Ivana Gavrailova, Eltimir Aleksandrov, Deliana Hristova, Boris Deliradev, Katrin Toneva

Synopsis: When did you last talk with your father? Will you ever ask him about those things that hurt you? In „Father“ the reality of life is turned upside down to create an impossible dialogue – the dialogue between a child and a father that never happens.
Inhalt: Wann habt ihr zuletzt mit eurem Vater gesprochen? Werdet ihr jemals mit ihm über die Dinge sprechen, die euch verletzt haben? In „Father“ wird das reale Leben auf den Kopf gestellt, um einen unmöglichen Dialog zu ermöglichen – den Dialog zwischen Kind und Vater, den es eigentlich so niemals gibt.

Nominierung beim Deutschen Kurzfilmpreis für Animationsfilme bis 30 Minuten

Weblink: www.kurzfilmtournee.de

Coda

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 21, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SOUR

coda

Country of Origin: Ireland
Year of Production: 2014
Duration: 9′
Category: Animation
Language: English without subtitles

Director: Alan Holly
Screenplay: Alan Holly, Rory Byrne
Cinematographer: Ronan Mc Meel
Editor: Alan Holly
Music: Shane Holly
Producer: Ciaran Deeney
Cast: Brian Gleeson, Orla Fitzgerald

Synopsis: A lost soul stumbles drunken through the city. In a park, Death finds him and shows him many things.
Inhalt: Eine verlorene Seele stolpert betrunken durch die Stadt. In einem Park trifft sie auf den Tod, der ihr noch einige Dinge zeigen kann.

Festivals: South by Southwest Film Festival and Conference (USA, 2014), Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (Korea, 2014), Fest Anca International Animation Festival (Slovakia, 2014), Maui Film Festival (Hawaii, 2014), Edinburgh Short Film Festival (Scotland, 2014), Psarokokalo Athens International Short Film Festival (Greece, 2014), Rooftop Summer Series (USA, 2014), River Film Festival (Italy, 2014), Leben Festival (Germany, 2014), Fastnet Short Film Festival (Ireland, 2014), Sarasota Film Festival (USA, 2014), Flatpack Film Festival (United Kingdom, 2014), Dingle International Film Festival (Ireland, 2014)
Awards: Best Animated Short at South by Southwest Film Festival and Conference

Weblinks:
www.andcodafilm.com
www.andmapsandplans.com
www.vimeo.com
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