ARCHIVE 2013

Short Films A

How Dave and Emma got pregnant, Joost Lieuwma (THE NETHERLANDS, 2012), 6΄ 50΄΄.

2D computer animation

A very infertile husband is so desperate to have a baby that he actually treats the liposuction fat from his wife as his baby. Strangely enough this all does lead to a cure! Only in Joost Lieuwma's universe this is not just possible, but even logical.

CREDITS

Director: Joost Lieuwma
Producer Chris Mouw
Storyboard-animation : Joost Lieuwma
Music: Jorrit Kleinen, Alexander Reumers
Sound: Jeroen Nadorp

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Amsterdam, het Ketelhuis Vers Awards, June 2012; Anima Mumundi, 2012, Brasil; Utrecht, the Netherlands Film Festival, 2012;KLIK! Animation Film Festival, Amsterdam 2012.

BIOGRAPHY

Joost Lieuwma graduated in 2005 at the Utrecht School of Arts with his animated short 'Once upon a time in my wife'. Since then he is working as a freelance animator in Utrecht. 'How Dave and Emma got pregnant' is his second independent short after his graduation film.
Filmography
Once upon a time in my wife - 2005, Things you'd better not mix up - 2010, How Dave and Emma got pregnant -2011

Awards
Audience Award at Vers Awards, the Netherlands

An Ogre, Gérard Ollivier (FRANCE, 2011), 6΄30΄΄ .

2D computer animation

An ogre, it’s me it’s you: the insatiable hunger devouring the child within us. That request, in some drawings.

CREDITS

Director : Gérard Ollivier
Producer: Christian Pfohl
Storyboard-animation: Gérard Ollivier
Music: Adam Wonly
Editing: Marc Boyer

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Festival national du film d’animation de Bruz - Afca, France2011; Festival international de cinéma de Porto (Fantasporto), 2012; Istanbul Animation Festival, 2011;Go Short 2012, Nijmege, 2012; AniFest, Teplice, 2012; 41th ROSHD Festival – Iran, 2011: Golden Plaque for the Best Animation.

BIOGRAPHY

After a master's degree and a postgraduate diploma in Film, Gérard Ollivier has participated in various short films and video reports as a sound engineer before specializing himself in filming music (performances, music videos). He then completed three short animated films: 100 Papers in volume (1998), Burger Burp’s & the Happy Farmer made in 2D paper cut (2001) and White Earthenware (2002), a project started several years earlier. Living in Marseille, he is working on a set of drawn travel diaries, slide shows devoted to his city. He also prepares an introductory workshop on animation for children.

Itsihitanantsu, Natalia Ryss (RUSSIA, 2011), 15΄.

2D computer animation, Cut-out animation

Three brothers went to the woods for the brushwood. Old father warns them of a danger, but one of the brothers, Itsihitanantsu, doesn't’t listen to the advice and responds to the voices of the wood spirits…

CREDITS

Director: Natalia Ryss
Producer : Natalia Ryss
Storyboard - artistic direction – animation - editing : Natalia Ryss
Music : Dmitriy Milovanov

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Open Russian Suzdal Animation Festival - Diploma for the style research; Anima Mundi Animation Film Festival; AnifestROZAFA2012; Festival de Cinema de Avanca; International Animated Film Festival TINDIRINDIS; DOK Leipzig; International Animated Film Festival Banjaluka - Special Prize for the creativity and the artistic expression; Libelula animation festival - Prize for the best graphic design; ReAnimania YIAFF; ANIMA 2013, 32nd Brussels International Animation Film Festival

BIOGRAPHY

Natalia Ryss
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Natalia Ryss lives and works in Rostov-on-Don. 1988–1995 - was studying the production design of animation film at All-Russian University of Cinematography in Moscow (VGIK), the workshop of S. Sokolov. 1997-1999 – was making the collages for "Chemistry and Life" Magazine. Natalia Ryss is also a painter whose paintings are kept in private collections of a lot of countries. Between making the films she takes part in different exhibitions.

Filmography
2011 - "Itsihitanantsu"
2007 - "The Magpie’s gossip""
2005 - "Pyramid"

Eve to Disobey, Cléo Biasini (FRANCE, 2012), 4΄ 20΄΄.

2D computer animation

Eve Tougo decides to join a civil disobedience internship in order to learn how to resist the “neoliberalism’s steamroller” …

CREDITS

Director : Cléo Biasini
Producer: Ron Dyens
Storyboard-animation-editing: Cléo Biasini
Music: Cléo Biasini, July Ancel

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

BIOGRAPHY

Cléo Biasini
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Graduate of Paris Fine Arts, Cléo Biasini decided to turn to animation by choosing the Art Institute of Chicago, a school close to effusive comics that allowed her to take her first steps. Back in Paris, she keeps working on her techniques at the Decorative Arts School of Paris; meanwhile she starts cultivating the rough version style and gets closer to the Estonian school, whose exuberance she highly appreciates. After her stay in Tallinn, she comes back with a funny road movie «Kinobuss Parade» in which her antiheroine Eve Tougo makes her first appearance. At the present time, she works in her newest short film produced by Sacrebleu, where Eve initiates her path into the resistance, a passive one…

Eight-minute Deadline, Zina Papadopoulou & Petros Papadopoulos (GREECE, 2012), 8'.

2D computer animation, Live action, Photos

In a world where mistakes are unacceptable, everyone is trying to catch up with strict deadlines. The main character, a postman, is given the mission to hand in a letter in eight minutes. Along the way he has to make a choice between love and duty.
He lives brief moments of passion, defying the rules.
The rules are clear:
Everyone must travel alone on a UNICYCLE.
Every assignment must be accomplished within the DEADLINE.
Every inconsistency has severe CONSEQUENCES.

CREDITS

Directors: Zina Papadopoulou & Petros Papadopoulos
Producer: Οvalimage, Haos Film & Ekso Productions
Storyboard-animation-editing : Zina Papadopoulou & Petros Papadopoulos
Music: Greg Grigoropoulos

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

35th Drama Film Festival: Best Animation (Distinction) and Best Movie Award (Federation of Cinematographic Clubs); WorldFilm Festival, Montreal 2012; 35th Drama Film Festival;18th Athens International Film Festival.

BIOGRAPHY

Zina Papadopoulou & Petros Papadopoulos
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Zina Papadopoulou was born in Greece. She studied Graphic Design at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens.  She took her Master’s degree in Animation in the Utrecht School of the Arts, the Netherlands. She has many years working experience as a designer and animator in the Netherlands, UK and Greece. Currenlty, she works as an independent animator and director
Petros Papadopoulos is a Greek animator and Graphic Designer. He studied Technology of Graphic Arts at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens. After finishing his MA in Digital Moving Image at the London Metropolitan University, he worked in the field of TV advertisement. At the moment he is doing a PHD research on “The role of graphic communication to people with special needs” at Cyprus University of Technology.

Filmography 
Lena Platonos: Moving House / 2009 / Cyprus International Film Festival: Best Music Video Award
Lena Platonos: Date / 2008
Bloody Mary / 2007 / Anifest Czech Republic: Best Internet Film
How evil went to paradise / 2005 / Winner in "Move it" Animation Competition, Channel 4, UK
My Dad / 2004

Kali, the little vampire, Regina Pessoa (PORTUGAL/FRANCE/ CANADA/SWITZERLAND, 2012 ), 9΄ 20΄΄.

2D Computer animation

This is the story about a boy not like the others that dreams about finding his place in the world. As the moon passes trough different phases, also Kali should face his inner demons, pass trough his fears to, at last, come across his passage to light. One day he will disappear… or maybe it’s just another phase of a cycle.

CREDITS

Director : Regina Pessoa
Producer : Abi Feijó - CICLOPE FILMES; Julie Roy, René Chénier, National Film Board of Canada, Pascal Le Nôtre - FOLIMAGE; Georges Schwizgebel - STUDIO GDS
Storyboard : Regina Pessoa
Αnimation : Marc Robinet, Laurent Repiton, Luc Chamberland, Jorge Ribeiro
Music : The Young Gods
Εditing : Abi Feijó

BIOGRAPHY

Regina Pessoa
Regina Pessoa nasceu em Coimbra em 1969 e licenciou-se em Pintura pela Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto, em 1998. Durante a frequência da licenciatura começa a trabalhar no estúdio Filmógrafo, onde colabora em vários projectos, entre os quais como animadora, nos filmes “Os Salteadores”, “Fado Lusitano” e “Clandestino” de Abi Feijó. Em 1999 anima e realiza a sua primeira curta-metragem de animação “A Noite”, em gravura sobre placas de gesso – uma técnica morosa e delicada que resulta numa plasticidade singular – que ganhou mais de uma dezena de prémios nacionais e internacionais. Em 2005, realiza o seu segundo filme “História Trágica com Final Feliz”, igualmente em gravura. Esta animação tornou-se numa das curtas-metragens portuguesas mais galardoadas de sempre com quase cinco dezenas de prémios e menções internacionais, entre os quais se destaca Prémio Cidade de Espinho e Alves Costa no CINANIMA (2005, Portugal), o Grande Prémio no Festival de Annecy (2006, França), o Prix à la Qualité do CNC (2006, França), e o Grande Prémio no SICAF (2006, Coreia do Sul).

Filmography
2012 KALI, O PEQUENO VAMPIRO
2005 HISTÓRIA TRÁGICA COM FINAL FELIZ
1999 A NOITE
2001 ODISSEIA NAS IMAGENS
1998 ESTRELAS DE NATAL
1996 CICLO VICIOSO

Palmipedarium, Jeremy Clapin (FRANCE , 2011), 10΄ 26΄΄.

2D computer animation, 3D computer animation

Simon knows ducks quite well. They make noise, fly, swim, some even roll.
Sometimes, it's a bit confusing and Simon gets lost.

CREDITS

Director : Jérémy Clapin
Producer: Richard Van Den Boom
Storyboard-artistic direction-editing-graphics: Jérémy Clapin
Animation: Alexis Artaud, Jérémy Clapin
Music : François-Eudes Chanfrault

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Brussels Anima 2013; Dresden Filmfest 2013; Miami International Film Festival 2013; Stuttgart International Film Festival 2013; Tehran International Animation Festival 2013;Anim'est, Bucharest, 2012; Utrecht Holland Animation Festival 2013; Klik! 2012, Amsterdam; Bruz animation festival 2012: Special Mention.

BIOGRAPHY

Jérémy Clapin
Jérémy Clapin gets his degree in Paris ENSAD in 1999. He works since then in various fields: art direction, illustrator for editors and magazines, animator and independent director for commercials. In 2004, he directs his first animation short film, A Backbone Tale, which wins about 15 international awards. In 2008, Skhizein, his second film is nominated for the french CèSARS, short-listed for the OSCARS and wins more than 90 awards in festivals. Since then, he directs many commercials (SNCF,CITROEN), as wells as the Good vibrations short film for the ACME filmworks. In 2010, he joins PAPY3D Productions and direct Palmipedarium; his new film financed by Arte et and entirely made using Open Source software (Blender).

Filmography
Palmipedarium, Produced in 2012
Skhizein, Produced in 2008
A backbone tale Produced in 2005

Slapjack, Rosemary Fung (AUSTRALIA , 2012), 3΄ 08΄΄.

2D computer animation, Drawing on paper

Jacque is a very sick little boy who yearns to be able to go outside and play with the other children. To his delight however, he finds there is another boy in the hospital who wants to play with him. But increasingly Jacque discovers, that neither the boy, nor the play, are as they seem.

Slapjack is an animated short about fate and chance, but most of all, about a lonely little boy and his new friend.

CREDITS

Director : Rosemary Fung
Producer: Rosemary Fung
Storyboard-animation-editing : Rosemary Fung
Music : Nicholas Kazantzis

BIOGRAPHY

Rosemary Fung
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Rosemary is an artist and an animator in her penultimate year studying Digital Media at the College of Fine Arts, UNSW. A long time fascination with puppetry and movement has preceded her decision to pursue animation. Slapjack (2012) is her first animated film.

Three Little Pigs, Irene Jihyun Kim (UK, 2011), 2΄17΄΄.

Photos

Once upon a time, there lived three little buttons on the grandma's sewing table. When they grew up, they left home and built their own houses. The first, second, and third made house with threads, knitting needles, and pins with fabric respectively. One day, a scary scissors came to each house. What would happen to three buttons? Would they manage to survive?

CREDITS

Director : Irene Jihyun Kim
Producer: Irene Jihyun Kim
Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing- graphics : Irene Jihyun Kim
Music: Fun Boy & Bananarama - It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Thurrock International Film Festival: Best Animation Award

BIOGRAPHY

Irene Jihyun Kim is an animator and illustrator. Irene enjoys making a story in her own visual language and placing a story in different contexts such as abstraction, daily objects, etc. She has previously studied and worked in graphic design and in 2012, finished her masters in Sequential Design and Illustration in the University of Brighton, UK. The piece, Three Little Pigs is her first animation.

The Cronicle of Oldrich S. , Rudolf Smid (CZECH REPUBLIC, 2011), 17΄ 27΄΄.

Cut-out animation, Photos

Το χρονικό του Όλντριτς Σ. είναι μια πολύ προσωπική ιστορία του Όλντριτς Σ., ο οποίος κρατά ένα ημερολόγιο γεμάτο σύντομες σημειώσεις για τα καθημερινά γεγονότα, τους φίλους του, τους συγχωριανούς του, αλλά αντανακλώντας επίσης παγκόσμια γεγονότα.

CREDITS

Director : Rudolf Smid
Producer : AniFest (Teplice)
Storyboard: Rudolf Smid & Jana Svermova
Artistic direction : Jana Svermova
Animation: David Filcik
Editing: Jakub Halousek
Music: Jaroslav Koran

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Silver Docs; AniFest 2012, KFF Krakow.

BIOGRAPHY

Panorama 1 (out of competition)

Re:Boot, Eimhin McNamara (IRELAND, 2011), 3΄ 38΄΄.

Cut-out animation

One man’s careless actions cause a global catastrophe. Is there any hope of a second chance?

CREDITS

Director : Eimhin McNamara
Producer : Ian Davis
Storyboard-artistic direction-animation : Derek Wall, Ryan Palmer, Michael Andrews, James Hornillios, Anthony Whelan, Sarah O'Neill
Music: Chris McLoughlin
Editing-facilitator : Eimhin McNamara

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

First Cut Youth Film Festival, October 2012, Cork, Ireland

To be on TV, Alexey Nekrasov (RUSSIA, 2011), 5΄.

3D computer animation

What will do brave puppies Chewy, Dina and Rex to make their dad a TV-star? Will they ask him to eat a plane? Or cross the ocean? Or may be to lift a house?

CREDITS

Director: Alexey Nekrasov
Producer: Vadim Sotskov
Music : Ivan Uryupin
Editing: Natalia Mazevich

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Best animation festival "Moscow premiere" 2012

Luna and Solaris, Vanessa Levesque (CANADA, 2012), 1΄22¨.

2D computer animation, Drawing on paper

At dusk, while Solaris, the sun entity, goes to sleep, he happens to meet Luna, the moon spirit, who wakes up from the darkness to watch over the Earth by night. At this precise moment where the moon and the sun are seen together in the very same sky, it is love at first sight. It is a story full of childish seduction and spacey romantic tricks. Furthermore, it is also about magic and what makes a funny little story into a legend.

CREDITS

Director : Vanessa Levesque
Producer: Cegep du Vieux-Montréal
Storyboard- artistic direction- animation- graphics- editing : Vanessa Levesque
Music : Joseph Arsenault Ruel

Νο more posts, 6th Ηigh School, Patras (GREECE, 2012), 5΄ 44΄΄.

Puppets

Eleuterios Zoes, from high school till about the age of 30, lives an unreal life through facebook, till the moment that…

CREDITS

Director: 6o Γυμνάσιο Πάτρας | 6th Ηigh School, Patras, Greece
Storyboard-animation-music-editing: Ομάδα animation 6ου Γυμνασίου Πάτρας | 6th Ηigh School, Patras, Greece

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

PISAF 2012 (SOUTH KOREA); Libelula 2012 (SPAIN); Animated Exeter 2013 (UK)

The Art of Crime, Michael Bicarregui (UK, 2011 ), 9΄34΄΄.

2D computer animation, Clay, Cut-out animation

Three unlikely criminals break into an art gallery to steal a priceless painting, only to find its corridors crawling with eerie security guards. Will our adorable heroes escape with the painting, or even their lives? Discover in this epic animated action comedy.

CREDITS

Director : Michael Bicarregui
Producer: Michael Bicarregui
Storyboard-animation-editing: Michael Bicarregui
Music: Chris Mears
Sound recording-plant making: Ollie Sayeed

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Animex Festival 2012 - shortlisted for Best Young Filmmaker Award

Now you know it anyway, Bastiaan Schravendeel (THE NETHERLANDS, 2011 ), 2΄ 33΄΄.

2D computer animation

At a sunny flea market, Robin tries to sell her own made-up stories. As she tells one of her stories with increasing confidence to a potential customer, all the main characters anxiously listen in.

CREDITS

Director : Bastiaan Schravendeel
Producer : Chris Mouw
Storyboard: Bastiaan Schravendeel
Artistic direction : Sander Kamermans
Animation: Paulien Bekker, Bastiaan Schravendeel
Music : Alex Debicki
Graphics-sound mix : Jeroen Nadorp

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Annecy 2012; Animamundi 2012; The Netherlands Film Festival, 2011; Leiden, Leids Film Festival, 2011; Nijmegen Go Short Festival, 2012; Festival International des Très Courts, 2012; Zlin, Zlin Film festival, 2012 (Czech Republic); SICAF 2012; Carrousel International du Film de Rimsouski, Quebec, 2012; Bern, Shnit International Film Festival, 2012

Pilipka, Tatiana Kublitskaja, (BELARUS , 2012), 6΄ 47΄΄.

2D computer animation, Cut-out animation

The little boy Pilipka turned up at log hut of evil Baba-Yaga.
He is trying to run away. But the forest where the log hut is located was bewitched...

CREDITS

Director : Tatiana Kublitskaja
Producer : Eliza Potapenko
Storyboard-artistic direction : Tatiana Kublitskaja
Animation : Siargey Germanenka, Victorya Bratsishka, Natallia Darvina,Stanislay Speranski, Ganna Tumelya. Aliaksandra Mukhamiadzianava
Music : Uladzimir Kandrusevitch
Editing : Dzmitriy Yakutovitch
Graphics : Irina Zabello

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Jingle & Bell’s Christmas Star, Chel White (UNITED STATES, 2012 ), 23΄ 54΄΄.

Puppets

Jingle the Husky Jingle the Husky Pup is back in his latest holiday adventure "Jingle and Bell's Christmas Star", and this time he and his buddy Andrew have some new friends. New girl Sofia and her Husky pup Bell have just moved to town. Though Sofia misses her old home, Andrew and Jingle, help make her Christmas special.

CREDITS

Director : Chel White
Producer: Tsui Ling Toomer, Ray Di Carlo
Storyboard: Robin Ator, Abbey Paccia
Artistic direction: Greg Arden
Animation: Teresa Drilling
Editing: Ben Blankenship
Music: Charles-Henri Avelange

GRADUATION FILMS IN COMPETITION B

Stop human trafficking, Maria Douni (GREECE, 2012), 1’ 37’’ .

2D computer animation

The movie deals with human trafficking by telling a story about a yellow blouse, which starts getting riddled from a little girl from Bangladesh and ends up in a woman's of European origins wardrobe, who fights for human rights. The irony is obvious and the underlying hidden messages vary.

CREDITS

Director: Maria Douni
Producer: Maria Douni
Storyboard-animation-editing: Maria Douni

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Animasyros 5.0

ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ

Maria Douni This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ,Greece, Trainee graphic designer, Drawing and sketching skills, creativity, teamworking skills, technical skills in QuarkXPress, Adobe In Design, Illustrator, Photoshop ,Premiere, Acrobat, 3D Max, 3D Maya and Flash School of Graphic Design, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece

Whinstor Norville Dines Again at The Gothique, Eric Bent (CANADA, 2012), 4’ 47’’.

2D computer animation, Drawing on paper

Whinstor Norville is a high-end, professional food critic who goes to the Gothique Restaurant in order to conduct his next review. But, will the demonic presence in the restaurant disrupt his meal?

CREDITS

Director: Eric Bent Producer: Eric Bent Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing: Eric Bent Music: Jeremy Gaudet Sound: Eric Bent, Ana Della'Majek, Nick Waters

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Young Cuts Film Festival 2012; Mumia Film and Animation Festival 2012 (Brazil); Philadelphia Film and Animation Festival 2012; Death by Dawn Film Festival 2012 (Scotland)

CV

Eric Bent is a young filmmaker, animator and artist currently based in Montreal, Quebec, after having studied in the Film Animation program at Concordia University. Filmography Man Vs Brick Wall, 2010 Snowball, 2010 Natural Defence of the Hornbird, 2011 Autistic Dissonance, 2012 Whinstor Norville Dines Again At the Gothique, 2012

Ανωμαλίες | Anomalies, Ben Cady (UK, 2012), 11’ 50’’.

Cut-out animation, Drawing on paper

A minimalist world and its inhabitants are invaded by a series of unexplained presences. A handmade film about the vastness of the universe and the tininess of humanity.

CREDITS

Director: Ben Cady Producer: Ben Cady Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing-graphics: Ben Cady Music, Sound Design: Joe Gilder, Ben Cady

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

London International Animation Festival 2012 (premiere); Potiers film Festival 2012.

CV

Ben Cady Filmography
The Goat and The Well (2010), Best graduation short, Be there! Corfu Animation Festival 2010
Anomalies (2012)

Saturdays, Hanieh Shojaee (IRAN, 2012), 5’ 32’’

Drawing on paper

In an elderly nursing home it is a custom that every Saturday a visitor-family come and choose one of the old people as their new grandparent. Today is one of those Saturdays.

CREDITS

Director: Hanieh Shojaee; Producer: Hanieh Shojaee ;Storyboard-artistic direction-graphics: Hanieh Shojaee; Animation: Mehdi Ghomorloo, Hamid Sohrabi ;Music: Keyvan Rajabi; Editing: Aida Foghani

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

PISAF 2012 (SOUTH KOREA); Libelula 2012 (SPAIN); Animated Exeter 2013 (UK)

CV

I was born in 1987 in Shiraz , a beautiful city in Iran. I have a bachelor degree of “animation directing” course from IRIB University. “Saturdays” animation is my first professional animation which I directed as my graduation project . I also worked as designer, storyboardman, dessinator, background designer and animator in many other projects.

But milk is important, Anna Mantzaris & Eirik Grønmo Bjørnsen (NORWAY, 2012), 10’ 38’’

Puppets

A man afraid of people gets followed by a curious and clumsy creature. Terrified the man tries to escape

CREDITS

Director: Anna Mantzaris and Eirik Grønmo Bjørnsen ;Producer: Andres Mänd, Volda University College; Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing: Anna Mantzaris and Eirik Grønmo Bjørnsen; Music: Philip Brookes Sound: André Parklind

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Aniamation Volda; Fredrikstad Animation Festival; Libelula Animation Festival

CV

Happilness, Maria Kozari Mela (GREECE, 2012), 7’29”.

2D computer animation, Cut-out animation, Collage, Digital painting

By the time you are incapable to accept your "illness" and prepare yourself for a proper "treatment", you are condemned to live an immoral, distorted, illusive world, just to cover what you have with fake happiness, by this time, you are living "Happillness".

CREDITS

Director: Maria Kozari Mela Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing: Maria Kozari Mela Sound Design: Ted Reglis Music
Production: Kostis Filippopoulos Music: Jim Ver

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Anima Film Shot Fest

CV

Maria Kozari Mela graduated from the department of Graphic Design at TEI of Athens. Participated during 2010-2011 at the Erasmus programme, in Spain at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in the department of Fine Arts. She is working as an illustrator for Lykos magazine and has also launched her jewellery series called Keyboard Jewellery. Her ideas emerge from her passion about art, design, photography,traveling, fashion,comics, animation, cinema and music. She has volunteered at Comicdom Con Athens 2012 as well as at Animasyros 5.0. She is currently working on a collaboration film project.

Nyosha, Liran Kapel & Yael Dekel (ISRAEL, 2012), 11’ 22’’

Drawing on paper, Puppets

A true story based on a testimony of Holocaust survivor, the late Nomi Kapel. She has a naive and simple dream, to buy herself a pair of shoes. Nyosha believes that her shoes are the ones that convinced the Nazi soldier who held her, to spare her life. A range of animation techniques brings together dream and reality and tells her story.

CREDITS

Director: Yael Dekel
Producer: Liran Kapel Storyboard: Yael Dekel
Artistic direction-animation: Liran Kapel, Yael Dekel
Editing-graphics: Liran Kapel Music: Yoav Hudin Soundtrack: Yonatan Englender

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Libelula Animation festival, Lloret de Mar, Spain, 2012; Bradford 19th Animation Film Festival, UK 2012; Leeds 26th International Film Festival, 2012; Rehovot International Women Film Festival, Israel 2012; 55th Dok Leipzig- Official Selection Animadoc, 2012; Best Animated Film Award Haifa International Film Festival, Israel,2012; StopTrik animation festival, Maribor, Slovenia, 2012; Honorable Mention Asif Aniamation Festival, Israel, 2012

CV

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Education:

2008 - 2012 Sapir Academic college, BFA in Cinema and Television Arts. Focus on Stopmotion and 3D Animation.

Filmography: "Nyosha” (3d stop motion and classic animation), 12:39, 2012, Israel “Tartaruga”,(3d stop motion) 1:40, Stop motion animation, 2010, Israel "Unrecognised”, (2d stop motion, sand) 6:22, documentary animation, Israel. Class project. "Home sweet home” (3d Stop motion animation), 2:09, Israel, 2010 "Keep it simple”, (2d stop motion animation), 1:34, 2009 The film was made during an animation workshop with the guidance of lead animators Regina Pessoa and Abi Feijo. Professional Experience: 2011

Lead Art Designer in a student film “goosebumbs”, by Hadas Neuman 2011
Executive Producer in the film “Overture”, Guy Lahav & Dan Sahar. 2010
Producer of Sapir's mini Animation festival 2009-12 Creator of several TV pilots intros, 2d animation of “Busted” by Asaf Yechezkel, shown in festival all over the world. 2008-12
Freelance Graphic Designer, mostly for films. (posters & DVDs)

Merfolk, Rory Waudby-Tolley (UK, 2012), 2’ 30’’

3D computer animation

Merpeople have been living among humans, on mainland Britain, for the last ten years. Forced to leave the polluted oceans, an elderly couple of merfolk refugees discuss the society they now live in, and how they have adapted to their new life.

CREDITS

Director: Rory Waudby-Tolley Producer: Rory Waudby-Tolley Storyboard-animation-music-editing: Rory Waudby-Tolley

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Best Animation - Purbeck Film Festival 2012; Interfilm International Short Film Festival 2012

CV

Rory Waudby-Tolley is an animator from London. He studied Computer Animation and Visualisation at the National Centre of Computer Animation, Bournemouth University. His graduate film 'Merfolk' won Best Animation at Purbeck Film festival and has been screened at Interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival 2012. He recently won a competition to produce part of the music video for Deadmau5 and Imogen Heap's song 'Telemiscommunications'.

Why can’t you just see me? Eleni Tomadaki–Balomenou (GREECE, 2012), 2’ 42’’.

Paint on glass

A lifetime attempt to find the perfect way to express oneself, in order to be understood/ seen by another one.

CREDITS

Director: Eleni Tomadaki Producer: Tei of Athens Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing-graphics:Eleni Tomadaki Music: Henryk Gorecki

CV

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O B J E C T I V E
In a complicated, lonely world. To be able to touch you.

E D U C A T I O N
TEI of Athens, faculty of Graphic Arts and Design, department of Graphic Design / March 2009 Student, academic resume: 8,3
F I L M O G R A P H Y Why can't you just see me? - paint on glass animation / July 2012

The Bungled Child (La Ravaudeuse), Simon Filliot (FRANCE, 2012) 9’ 40’’.

Puppets

There's nothing easy about mending a bungled child.

CREDITS

Director: Simon Filliot; Producer: Belinda Leduc; Storyboard: Simon Filliot[Editing: Suzanne Van Boxsom;Animation: Chloé Chevalier, Simon Filliot, Samuel Yal, Paul Guilhaume Music: Alexis Coutureau

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Festival de San Sebastian; British film festival of Dinard; Stop motion film festival of Montreal

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Simon FILLIOT This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it I was born in Reims. I had a high school diploma in sciences then I studied litterature, and finally came to the cinema. I just gratuated from the Femis. I work as cinematographer for stop-motion movies and live action movies.

DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY
La Ravaudeuse 9mn50, stop-motion.
Les Pensées, 3mn30, pixillation.
Les Gâteries de BabaYaga, 10mn, shot in 16mm

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Candyland, Stefanie Girard (UNITED STATES, 2011), 0΄ 40.΄΄

Puppets

Not everything as sweet as it appears

CREDITS

Director: Stefanie Girard Producer: Stefanie Girard Storyboard-animation-music-editing: Stefanie Girard

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Stephanie Girard is currently an undergraduate animation student at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, graduating in May 2013. Previously, she earned a certificate in animation through the Rhode Island School of Design’s Young Artist Program and spent nine years training in various two dimensional media, such as oil paint, watercolor, colored pencil, charcoal, and pencil. Three of her short animation pieces have been featured in MassArt’s animation shows Squealing Pegs and Peggin’ Out. She has a passion for storytelling and spends most of her free time writing, and is heavily influenced by Disney animated feature films.

Captive , Timo Kahara (ESTONIA, 2012 ) 5΄ 53΄΄.

Puppets

“Captive” is about a person in solitary confinement, to whom the routine has become the best companion. Only after a great shock the routine starts to break...

CREDITS

Director: Timo Kähara
Producer Timo Kähara

Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing : Timo Kähara

Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Thomas Auner

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

DOK Leipzig; PISAF; LibelulaEtiud and Anima; Animateka

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Captive Name: Timo Kähara E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Higher Education: Tartu Art College 2008-2012 Estonian Maritime Academy 2000-2006 Filmography: „Vang“ 2012

Life like a pencil, Μargarita Simopoulou ( GREECE, 2012 ), 4΄ 23΄΄

Cut-out animation

Two different girls. Two different worlds. The white and the black. Day and night. Winter and summer. In the middle a pencil. Sometimes it is used as a weapon, sometimes as a talisman. A story about racism, friendship and the right to be different.

CREDITS

Director : Margarita Simopoulou Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing: Margarita Simopoulou Music : Stefano Mocini

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Η ζωή ένα μολύβι: Ονομάζομαι Μαργαρίτα Σιμοπούλου. Γεννήθηκα στην Αθήνα στις 30/06/1989. Σπουδάζω στα Τ.Ε.Ι. Αθήνας στη Σχολή Γραφικών Τεχνών και Καλλιτεχνικών Σπουδών (Σ.Γ.Τ.Κ.Σ.) στο τμήμα της Γραφιστικής. Είμαι τελειόφοιτη με ειδικότητα στο animation. Έχω ασχοληθεί με διαφορετικές τεχνικές του animation (3D, cut-out, 2D cartoon, stop motion). Επίσης έχω παρακολουθήσει σεμινάρια σχετικά με το animation και τις ψηφιακές τέχνες. Τέλος έχω συμμετάσχει ως βοηθός σε σεμινάριο animation που απευθυνόταν σε παιδιά.

Last autumn, Sofiya Ilieva, (BULGARIA , 2011), 4΄ 11΄΄.

Sand animation

The time has come a woman to part with her man. Death descends from the mountain to collect a man. Inspired by haiku.

CREDITS

Director: Sofiya Ilieva Producer : NATFA "Krastyo Sarafov" Storyboard-artistic direction-animation:Sofiya Ilieva Music : Emilian Gatsov Editing: Stoyan Tenev

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

8th world festival of animated film Varna, Bulgaria RICA -Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma d'Animation de Wissembourg, France Animateka, Slovenia

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Sofiya Ilieva (27) graduated the National High School of Stage and Film Design (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) in 2003. In 2012 she graduated the National Academy for Theater and Film Arts “Krastyo Sarafov” (NATFA) in Sofia, Bulgaria, subject Animation. “Last autumn” is her graduation film.

Μοonface, Noemi Andreu, Enrique Diego, Rocio Galea, Daniel Hernandez & Carlos Nicoll (SPAIN, 2012), 6΄ 30΄΄.

2D computer, Drawing on paper

Based on Jack London’s story, Moonface. A story of hatred and obsession from a farmer to his neighbor, which leads to a dramatic resolution.

CREDITS

Director : Noemí Andreu, Enrique Diego, Rocío Galea, Daniel Hernández , Carlos Nicoll. Producer : ESDIP Escuela de Arte S.L. Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-graphics: Noemí Andreu, Enrique Diego, Rocío Galea, Daniel Hernández , Carlos Nicoll. Music : Ιsabel Latorre Editing: Enrique Diego, Frank Morales, Oscar Catalán

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Festival Cine y Tv “Reino de León”; NAFF (Neum, Bosnia-Herzegovina); Anonimul IFF 2012 (Rumania); EDUCATIONAL FILM MARKET, Hiroshima (Japan); V Concurso“Corto-Joven” Ciudad de Toledo; ReAnimania (Yerevan – Armenia)

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Noemí Andreu, Enrique Diego, Rocío Galea, Daniel Hernández and Carlos Nicoll A Production of: ESDIP Escuela De Arte Animation Studies in Escuela Superior de Dibujo Profesional (ESDIP) of Madrid. Moon Face is their first film Esdip Escuela de Arte S.L. C/ Santa Engracia 122< 28003 - Madrid (España) Tfno: 0034 91 3994639 / 0034 91 4410542 Fax: 003491441131 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it < www.esdip.com

Ηappily ever after, Ben Genislaw & Yionni Aroussi (ISRAEL, 2012), 6΄ 16΄΄.

3D Computer animation

Journey to the future of Rani and Keren, a young couple moving in together for the first time. Without control they are drawn to the race of marriage, children and work, while desperately trying to keep up with the race and stay together.

CREDITS

Director : Ben Genislaw & Yionni Aroussi Producer: Ben Genislaw Storyboard, Artistic Direction, Animation, Editing, Graphics : Ben Genislaw& Yonni Aroussi Music: Rea Meir & Stefan Maria Schneider

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Haifa International Film Festival

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Yonni Aroussi, was born in Israel in 1978. A Jerusalem raised artist. Found his interests in drawing at a very early age. Enrolled to the Charles A Smith- high school of arts in Jerusalem, where he majored and in graduated Plastic arts. After his military service began his interest in photography, which led to several photography programs at the 'Camera Obscura' school of arts Tel Aviv and Musrara school of Photography, Jerusalem. Than Started a four year Animation Program at 'Bezalel Academy of art and design, Jerusalem.lately have been working as a 3d artist and Animator in Crew 972 on the new episode Warner Broher Looney tunes Coyote and RoadRunner. Currently working as a 3d artist in Playtech, gaming software company. Awards: 2006-2007 America-Israel (Sharet) Cultural Foundation Scholarship. Ben Genislaw Ben Genislaw was born in Israel 1977 and discovered his first interest in animation at the age of 25. Ben graduated the animation program at 'Bezalel Academy of art and design' in Jerusalem'. Today, he is a partner and the creative manager at 'Breeze Creative' studios. Throughout his work, Ben has directed dozens of movies and installations for educational and commercial purposes. Amongst his personal projects are live illustrations and animation work for orchestras such as –The Revolution Orchestra, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion and the Israel Symphonietta Beer Sheva. Filmography: 'Musical Chairs' (2008) - A short 2D animated film, staring 5 unique silhouette characters. 'We Found Water' (2009) - A 15 minute historical tale, starring live actors and combining animated backgrounds.

Once upon a town, Vered Eliezri Ganchtow, (ISRAEL, 2012), 8΄ 20΄΄.

2D Computer, Drawing on paper

A shepherdess and her herd of goats go about their daily life in the desert. High above a vulture casts an ominous shadow as the flock slowly succumbs to the drought. A distant city on the horizon promises salvation. The shepherdess drives her goats straight into it, only to be plunged into despair with the loss of her shepherdess staff and the consequent dispersion of her herd into the spoils of the city. Her only remaining goat, Hubeiza, accompanies her through this dark void attempting to reassemble the herd to emerge once again into the warmth of the burning desert sun.

CREDITS

Director : Vered Eliezri Ganchtow Producer: Vered Eliezri Ganchtow Storyboard-artistic direction-editing: Vered Eliezri Ganchtow Animation: Vered Gancrow, Yavin Ben-Reshef Music: David Oppenhaim Story: Guy Meirson, Vered Ganchrow

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Awards and Exhibitions

2009 : Exhibit at "Figures and Creatures" illustration exhibition, The Moral Derfler Gallery, Musrara, Jerusalem.

2003 : “Fabrication” exhibit, Ashdod Museum, Ashdod, Israel.

2002 : “Pairs” exhibit, David-Yelling Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel. 1997 : Award for artistic achievement from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.

1995: Flipbooks exhibited at the University Gallery, Tel Aviv, and Israel. 1993 : Award for artistic achievement from the America-Israel Cultural Foudation.

1993: Thesis project exhibit, “The Drums” shown at Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

tWINs, Peter Budinsky, (SLOVAKIA, 2011), 5΄ 39΄΄.

2D Computer animation

The story is about Siamese twins who fight each other inside but also outside the boxing ring. Because of their disability, they have to share their professional and private lives, but each one sees things from a different perspective. Twins is an animated film about brotherly love and its limits.

CREDITS

Director : Peter Budinsky Producer: VSMU Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing-graphics : Peter Budinsky Music : Peter Kudlicka

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

ZUBROFFKA 2012 - 2nd prize in EASTWARD WINDOW;

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Peter Budinský Education: graduated from VSMU, the Film and TV Faculty, Animation film department, Bratislava, Slovakia 2010. Erazmus Program spending at RITS, Animation department, Brussels, Belgium, 2008. Graduated from High School UAT, Animation department, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2006.
web: www.peterbudinsky.com

Bite of the tail, Song E Kim (UNITED STATES/ SOUTH COREA , 2012), 9΄ 00΄΄.

2D computer, Drawing on paper

Wife is suffering from stomach pain but Doctor has no clue for cure. Husband is in his own journey of hunting a snake. Life is a constant struggle to find a right answer.

CREDITS

Director: Song E Kim
Producer: Song E Kim
Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing-graphics: Song E Kim
Music : Dominic Bisignano

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Sundance Film Festival; Bradford Int’l Animation Festival: Best student film; Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival; Chicago International FestivalRaindance Film Festival; FLIP Animation Festival; Animasyros: Best student film Animation Block Party; Anifest Rozafa; Festival ANIMANIMA

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Song E Kim was born in Seoul, Korea and now resides in Los Angeles. Her first film, Dinner Table, was featured at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, San Francisco International Animation Festival, Asian American International Film Festival and National Conference of the Association for Women in Psychology. Also, it was received Best Animation awards at New Orleans Film Festivals and Big Muddy Film Festival. Additionally, her work includes commercials for Reebok, OK GO's Last Leaf music video, Delta Goodrem's In This Life music video, and the documentary films Playground and Plastiki. She earned her MFA at California Institute of the Arts.
Filmography: Bite of the Tail (2012) Dinner Table(2006)

The library, Leo Crane (U.K. , 2012), 4΄ 00΄΄.

3D computer

Annie’s day at The Library starts like any other, but the intriguing man who takes the seat opposite her encourages her thoughts to stray. Theo is equally distracted, not least by his books on the Renaissance nude, which set his mind – and pulse – racing. This 4-minute computer animation takes the viewer into their fantasies to share in what could happen if library etiquette is overridden by carnal urges.

CREDITS

Director : Leo Crane
Producer : Leo Crane Storyboard-artistic direction-animation-editing-graphics: Leo Crane Music: Andrew Hayes

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

MIA Animation Festival, Miami, 2012: WINNER Best Student Film

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Leo Crane is an animation generalist, recently graduated with distinction from Bournemouth University’s MA in 3D Computer Animation. His graduation film THE LIBRARY was awarded Best Student Film at MIA Animation Festival, Miami 2012. Previously he worked for 11 years in museums and galleries, giving him a thorough knowledge of art and design that underpins his work.

Filmography:

DULWICH (in development): Director/Producer/Animator

THE LIBRARY (2012): Solo project. Best Student Film, MIA Animation Festival 2012

THE SMILE FACTORY (2012): Director/Producer in student group project

Employment

Development Consultant, Royal Institute of British Architects, London (ongoing since October 2012) Business Development Consultant, Forma, London (2011) Head of Individual Giving, V&A Museum, London (2004-2011) Further arts and heritage work in UK and USA (1999-2004)

Education

National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth Uni (2011-2012) MA 3D Computer Animation (Distinction) Oxford University (1995-1999) MA Hons/BA Hons Classics (2:1)

Tired of swimming, Anna Eijsbouts (U.K., 2012 ), 5΄ 50΄΄.

Puppets

An old man is torn between the lingering presence of his dead wife, a fish in a jar and the reality of his lonely existence.

CREDITS

Director : Anna Eijsbouts
Producer: Royal College of Art Storyboard-animation: Anna Eijsbouts Editing: Lot Rossmark Sound : Mauricio D'Orey

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Canterbury Anifest, 2012; Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival, 2012; FLIP Festival 2012; Bradford Animation Festival, 2012; Libelula Animation Festival, Lloret de Mar; Eindhovens Film Festival, 2012 / Nominated for a Golden Camera for Best Animation

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Anna Eijsbouts www.annaeijsbouts.com

Education

2010-2012 Animation (MA), Royal College of Art, Londen, U.K. Dissertation “Why we engage with the Unreal”
2006-2010 Animation (BA Hons), Utrecht School of the Arts, Hilversum, Netherlands
2004-2006 Fine Arts (Foundation and second year) , Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, Netherlands

Projects (selection)
2012 “A Happy Sad Song” A music video for singer-songwriter Dave J. Giles with live-action and animation footage.
2012 Kyocera I worked on the animation and concept for a Kyocera commercial done in paper.
2011-2012 “Tired of Swimming” Graduation film Royal College of Art.
2011 “Why We Engage With the Unreal” Dissertation Royal College of Art about why we allow ourselves to be persuaded to feel for creatures constantly pointing out their lifelessness in stop-motion animation.
2011 National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India Together with two other RCA students I did a two week workshop for third year Animation BA students called “Kinetic and Sonic Objects”.

Scholarships and Awards

2012 EEF Golden Camera Nomination for Best Animation at the Eindhovens Film Festival.

2012 Blink Prize Prize for best first year project and most promising graduation film amongst RCA Animation Students.

2010 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Scholarship for studies abroad 2010 Huygens Talentprogram Scholarship for studies abroad

Zen Zen Wakaranai : No idea, Fay Heady-Carrol (THE NETHERLANDS /JAPAN, 2012), 8΄ 30΄΄.

2D computer animation, 3D computer animation, Clay, Cut-out animation, Drawing on paper, Rotoscope.

“Zen Zen Wakaranai : No Idea” is the story of Fay, a Westerner living in Japan and Eri, a Japanese girl, living in Holland who are making an animation together.

CREDITS

Director : Fay Heady-Carrol
Producer : Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
Storyboard: Fay Heady-Carrol
Artistic direction-editing : Fay Heady-Carrol
Animation: Fay Heady-Carrol, Εri Knioshita
Music : Fay Heady-Carroll, Sin Sin Collective

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Name: Fay Heady-Carroll mail : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.fayheady.com

EDUCATION:
MASTERS in Design for Digital Cultures. BACHELOR in Design for 2D Animation. From the HKU School of Art, Media and Technology in Holland, September 2012. Kyushu University of Design, exchange studentship, Fukuoka, Japan, 2011 - 2012 Studio GONZO, Internship and training, Tokyo, Japan, 2010
ANIMATION WORK EXPERIENCE
WEZEN LEVENS, animated mini-series for [email protected] 24, a Dutch children's cable television channel. I was the creator, director and head-animator, 2011 Internship at GONZO ANIMATION STUDIO in Tokyo Japan, as an inbetweener and key animator, 2010 ANIMATED SHORTS:
ZEN ZEN WAKARANAI: NO IDEA, graduation animation. During its creation I collaborated with a team of pan-national artists. This included Japanese animators, artists and musicians I established relationships with while attending Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, as an exchange student. 2012.
THE COOL CATS SHOW, an animated film where performers interact with animated characters on a screen (in honour of Winsor McCay's Gertie the Dinosaur from 1914). It is also homage to the history of animation, starting as a black and white vaudevillian act and becoming a full colour 'modern' animation.

Short Films C

The Last Bus, Martin Snopek, Ivana Laučíková (SLOVAKIA, 2011), 15'

Pixilation

It’s the start of the hunting season. The animals of the forest board a small bus and flee to safety.

When hunters stop the bus in the middle of the night, its passengers reveal their true natures in fear for their lives.

CREDITS

Director: Martin Snopek
Producer: Ivana Laučíková
Storyboard: Martin Snopek
Editing: Frantisek Krahenbiel
Animation: Martin Snopek, Ivana laucikova
Music: Jakub Ursiny

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

International Stuttgart Animation Festival 2011: Grand Prix; Animateka, Slovenia; Animated Encounters, Bristol; AniFest, Teplice, Czech Republic.

BIOGRAPHY

Martin Snopek, Ivana Laučíková
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Martin Snopek was born on November 13, 1974 in Bratislava. He studied Animation on Film and Television Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. His diploma film Everyday Grazing was awarded among others also by the main student prize on Animafest Zagreb. Two of his short films were distributed in cinemas in Slovakia as pre-films. Besides the directing he works as a graphic designer and teacher.

Filmography
2006 - Pik and Nik - screenplay, director, animator, art-designer
2001 – Everyday grazing - screenplay, director, animator, art-designer
1998 – Raven and Fox - screenplay, director, animator, art-designer
1997 - Appointment - screenplay, director, animator, art-designer
1995 - Steps, Years, Leaps... – co-director, animator

Ivana Laučíková was born on October 12, 1977 in Partizánske. She studied Animation on Film and Television Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and nowadays she’s teaching there. In 2006 she established a production company feel me film and debuted as a producer with an animated short by Ivana Šebestová Four. She’s a founder and editor in chief of a magazine about animated film Homo Felix.

Filmography
2007 – Four (dir. Ivana Šebestová) – producer
2005 – Nazdravíčko! – Screenplay, co-director, animator, art-designer
2001 – Today Is My First Date (dir. Boris Šima) – pixilated actor
2000 – To Know – screenplay, director, animator, art-designer

The Hatred, Stefan Vogt (GERMANY, 2011), 1'.

2D computer animation

The hatred rages through the world. Looking for a victim.

CREDITS

Director: Stefan Vogt
Producer: Stefan Vogt
Storyboard-Editing-Animation: Stefan Vogt

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Internationales Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg

BIOGRAPHY

Stefan Vogt
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Born in Trier a while ago. Never went back. Studied in Kassel at the Academy of Arts Animation.
Filmography:
Loudfilms 2007
Der Tierschutz warnt 2007
Herz für Tiere 2008
Forever love 2008
In the woods 2008
Ampel-the traffic light 2009
Günther und der verlorene Knopf- Günther and the lost knob 2010
Ahle Worscht 2010
Der beste Schuh- the best shoe 2010
Warum mag jeder Würstchen- Why does everybody like saussages 2010
Zusammen- together 2011
Das Leben ist hart, wenn du auf dem Land wohnst- Life is hard, when you live in the countryside 2011
Warum hasst jeder Autos- Why does everybody hate cars 2011
Der Hass- the hatred 2011
Become one 2012
Gott kommt/God comes 2012
Ein Stock 2012
Sunshinetours 2012

Moxie, Stephen Irwin (UK, 2011), 5' 40''.

2D computer animation, Drawing on paper

A pyromaniac bear misses his mother.

CREDITS

Director: Stephen Irwin
Producer: Stephen Irwin
Storyboard-Editing-Animation: Stephen Irwin
Music: Various

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Ottawa International Animation Festival 2011: Grand Prize; AniFest, Czech Republic: Best Film (5-15 min); Ann Arbor Film Festival 2012: Audience Award; London International Animation Festival 2012 ; Best British Film; BEST OF THE FEST, Melbourne International Animation Festival 2012: Best of the Fest; Riga International Short Film Festival 2012; Jury Special Mention.

BIOGRAPHY

Stephen Irwin
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Stephen Irwin is a graduate of Central St. Martin’s College of Art & Design. His film 'Moxie' was awarded the Grand Prize at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2011, and 'The Black Dog's Progress' won Best Short Film at the British Animation Awards 2010. He has received commissions from the UK Film Council & Film London, BBC New Talent/Warp Films and Animate Projects/Arts Council England, and Channel 4. His films have been screened in competition at festivals all over the world, including Sundance, Annecy, Zagreb, Edinburgh, Ann Arbor and Clermont-Ferrand. He was named as one of Animation Magazines Rising Stars of Animation 2009.

Filmography
Hidden Place - Random Acts Channel 4 / Lupus Films, 2012
Moxie Independent production, 2011
Horse Glue Independent production, 2010
Atomic Hubbub Independent production, 2009
The Black Dog’s Progress Animate Projects (Channel 4 / Arts Council England), 2008
Dry Lips, Lightspeed Champion BBC New Talent & Warp Films, 2007
Bows and Arrows UK Film Council & Film London, 2006
Dr Umz, Pest Ninja Tune, 2005
Dialog Central St. Martins, 2005

Villa Antropoff, Kaspar Jancis, Vladimir Leschiov (LATVIA, 2012), 13'.

2D animation

A man has nothing to lose except his dream. To make his dream come true, the man takes a dangerous journey. But he has the wrong address.

CREDITS

Directors: Vladimir Leschiov and Kaspar Jancis
Producers: Vladimir Leschiov, Kalev Tamm
Editing: Kaspar Jancis, Vladimir Leschiov
Animation: Līga Skirmane, Vladimir Leschiov, Inta Silanža, Kristīne Zvirbule, Marje Ale, Karina Golovin, Ulle Metsur, Tarmo Vaarmets
Screenplay: Vladimir Leschiov, Kaspar Jancis
Scene & character designer : Vladimir Leschiov
Computer Graphics: Ere Tott, Marje-Ly Liiv
Original music: Kaspar Jancis
Sound: Horret Kuus
Production Companies: Lunohod (Latvia), Eesti Joonisfilm (Estonia)
Supported by: National Film Centre of Latvia, State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, Estonian Film Foundation, The Cultural Endowment of Estonia

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Short Film Nominee, European Film Awards, 2012; Krakow Film Festival, Poland 2012; Blue Sea Film Festival, Finland 2011: Golden Baltic Herring Award; ANIMAGE Festival, Brazil 2012: Prize for the Best Script.

BIOGRAPHY

Vladimir Leschiov , Kaspar Jancis
Vladimir Leschiov was born 1970, in Daugavpils, Latvia. Graduated from Riga Art School in 1989. Worked as illustrator, designer and director at several video production companies in Latvia since 1992. Studied animation at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Sweden, where his first two films where produced. After several years of working in different animation film studios, the decision was made to create his own working space. Thus in 2007, Vladimir established his own company Lunohod. It is named in honour of the first robot-moonwalker "Lunohod-1" who accomplished his amazing journey on the surface of the Moon the same year that Vladimir was born. In addition to filmmaking, he has been a lecturer of animation at the Art Academy of Latvia since 2005.

Filmography
Villa Antropoff 2012 / Wings and Oars 2009 / Lost in Snow 2007/ Insomnia 2004 / Grandad’s Honey 2002 / The Letter 2002
Kaspar Jancis was born 1975 in Tallinn, Estonia. His first moving pictures came to life in the corners of his school notebooks. He has been part of the creative core of several rock groups by writing song lyrics, making arrangements and creating tunes. Kaspar Jancis enrolled at the Tallinn Pedagogical University in 1996. In 1997, he transferred from the Pedagogical University to the Turku Arts and Media School in Finland to study animation under the guidance of Priit Pärn. There he made his debut film “Romance” in 1999.

Filmography
Villa Antropoff 2012 / Crocodile 2009 / The Very Last Cigarette 2007 / Marathon 2006 / Frank and Wendy 2003-2005 (co-director) / Weitzenberg Street 2002 / Romanss 1999

Dove sei, amor mio, Veljko Popovic (CROATIA, 2011), 10' 30''.

3D computer animation

Is the comfort of routine and the happiness it provides enough to keep us its slaves forever?

CREDITS

Director: Veljko Popovic
Producer: Vanja Andrijevic
Storyboard: Veljko Popovic
Editing: Iva Kraljevic
Animation: Marin Kovacic
Music: Willem Milicevic, Ivan Arnold
3D modeling: Milivoj Popovic
Co-producer: Vinko Bresan

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

International Music and Film Festival, Riga 2011: Best animation; Tabor Film Festival 2011; Special mention; Sarajevo Film Festival 2011: Special Jury Mention; Anibar International Animation Festival 2011: Special Mention; Anifest Rozafa 2012: Best animated film for adults; Balkanima Animated Film Festival 2011: Special award Anibar; Animanima; London International Animation Festival; KROK; Anim'est; DOK Leipzig; Cinanima; Anilogue, Budapest / Vienna; Animated Dreams Tallinn; Animateka Ljubljana; Animfest, Athens; Stuttgart Int'l Festival of Animated Film; Maremetraggio; Sitges Int'l Fantastic Film Festival; KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival;

BIOGRAPHY

Veljko Popovic
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Born in 1979 in Split, Croatia. Graduated in 2003 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Department of Painting. In 1998 starts working professionally with computer graphics, since 2003 works with Lemonade Productions on development of computer games. Co-founder of Lemonade3D, studio for 2D and 3D graphics and animation; also teaches at the Arts Academy in Split.

Filmography
Father (2012, co-director); Dove sei, amor mio (2011); Moj put / My Way (2010, co-director); Ona koja mjeri / She Who Measures (2008)

The Banquet of the Concubine, Hefang Wei (FRANCE/CANADA/ SWITZERLAND, 2012), 12' 46''.

Drawing on paper

China, in the year 746, the Tang dynasty, the most rich/blooming period of the country history. The emperor, Li, beholds a court of numerous concubines, the most precious is Yang. The emperor is preparing a grand banquet in her honor. But on the day, the emperor Li is seeing someone else, and he completely forgets about Yang’s banquet...

CREDITS

Director: Hefang Wei
Producer: Pascal Le Notre
Storyboard: Hefang Wei
Editing: Hervé Guichard
Animation: Marc Robinet, Hefang Wei, Laurent Repiton
Music: Normand Roger, Denis Chartrand, Pierre-Yves Drapeau

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

Festival des Films du Monde de Montréal, Canada 2012: Jury Prize; KROK, Ukraine, 2012: Diploma; Anim'est, Bucharest; HiroAnim 2012; New York City short film festival, 2012; Short Film Corner, Cannes 2012.

BIOGRAPHY

Wei Hefang
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Chinese, born on July 26th, 1983. She practices Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy since childhood. Hefang attended the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in China. She obtained her degree with honors for four years studies. After a professional experience in a studio in Beijing, she decided to come to France. Hefang graduated from the International School La Poudrière (Valence, France). She made three short films:
- Chant des klaxons
- A moi (Jury Prize Canal J, Espoirs de l'Animation, International Animation Film Festival of Annecy 2010)
- Chronicles of the bridge (her graduation film) was screened in many international festivals. She obtains the SACD Award for Best French Animated Film (International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, 2011) and several other awards. This film was broadcasted on RTP2, Portugal.
While directing films, Hefang works for feature films, short films and series productions as a story-boarder, animator, background designer, layout man and composer.

The Cold Heart, Hannes Rall (GERMANY, 2012), 29'.

2D computer animation, Drawing on paper

An artistic animated short-film adapted from the famous German 'Gothic' fairy-tale 'The Cold Heart' by Wilhelm Hauff: A 'Faustian' tale in the Black Forest, the films tells the story of a young man who trades his warm heart for a cold stone in order to become rich. A magical story, which narrates his encounters with the good and evil spirits of the forest. Directed by Hannes Rall in his highly expressionistic style it also features the color-design  by famous animation-designer Hans Bacher.

CREDITS

Director: Hannes Rall
Producer: Hannes Rall
Storyboard-editing: Hannes Rall
Animation: Hannes Rall, Michael Meier, Ralf Bohde, Lorna Sun, Davide Benvenuti, Norman Baculi
Artistic Direction: Hannes Rall/Hans Bacher
Music: Eckart Gadow
Graphics: Jochen Rall
Color design: Hans Bacher

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS/AWARDS

15th DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF), Washington, 2013

BIOGRAPHY

Hannes Rall
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1994-2005 Freelance illustrator, animator and comic book-artist in Stuttgart, Germany. Hannes Rall creates commissioned pieces and independent artistic works in the fields of 2D animation, illustration, comics and character-design. 2003-2005 Adjunct assistant professor at the Media University in Stuttgart, Germany. 2003-2005 Visiting lecturer at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg, Germany. Since 2005 Assistant Professor at the School of Art, Design and Media (ADM) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Since 2007 Area Coordinator Digital Animation at ADM. 2011 appointment as Associate Professor (tenured)

Filmography/Awards
2008”The Gym Lesson“-Written, produced and directed by Hannes Rall
1.) 3rd Place ANIMATION (400 USD)
MACON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010, Georgia, USA
2.) Finalist Animation Beaufort International Film Festival
BEAUFORT INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL, 18-21 February 2010
3.) Nomination for Best Story
THE ANIMAZING SPOTLIGHT COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL, Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood
4.) Finalist Award 2D Animation
CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL, 27 September 2009
5.) Award of Merit Animation
2003”The Erl-King“– Written, produced and directed by Hannes Rall
6.)”Goldener Reiter“Filmfest Dresden, Germany. (Winner of national competition) 2004
7.) Special jury award Shortfilm-Festival Rottweil, Germany 2003
8.) Honourable Mention, Filmshow Baden-Württemberg 2003
9.) First Place Dragon Con International Shortfilm-Festival, Atlanta 2003
10.) Semi-Finalist, Action Cut Shortfilm Competition Los Angeles 2003
11.) Certificate of Excellence”Besonders Wertvoll“by FBW, Germany 2003
1999”The Raven“ - Written, produced and directed by Hannes Rall
12.) Golden Sun Award (Best film of festival) CSUN Animation Festival, Los Angeles, April 1999
13.) Gold Medal, CineArt Festival, Hamburg, Germany, October 1999
14.) 5th prize at the EXGROUND-Festival, Wiesbaden, November 1999 14(Audience-prize for best German short film)
15,) Certificate of Excellence”Besonders Wertvoll“ by FBW, Germany.
1994
15.)”DICKI”-Development for animated TV series, written and illustrated by Hannes Rall
MIFA (Annecy Animation Film Festival) Animation Project Competition Shortlist 10 best projects 1995

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