Category: Selection 2024

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Wild Housemates

Synopsis: A joyful goat decides to build a cabin in the jungle. But the construction process results in sharing it with dangerous roommates. Luckily she succeeds in building a friendship. However, it comes at a heavy price.

Submitter Statement: 

Director: Armelle Mercat-Junot

Writer: Armelle Mercat-Junot

Producer: Christophe Camoirano, Vanessa Buttin-Labarthe

Key Cast: Nastasia Berrezaie, Maxence Thireau, Laurent Fradin, Olivier Deweer

Country of Origin: France

Language: French

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Runtime: 00:14:51

Project Website: https://pentacle-prod.com/films/colocation_sauvage/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pentaclefilms/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pentacle_films/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pentacle_prod

Student’s Project: No

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Armelle Mercat

Bio: Armelle Mercat was born in Clermont-Ferrand in 1985. Her studies at the IAV in Orleans and at the ICA in Baltimore allowed her to approach engraving, graphic design, illustration and cartooning. In 2012, she graduated from the Ecole de La Poudrière in Valence.
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Lotus

Synopsis: Ana is going through a difficult moment in her life. To calm down, she decides to meditate, finding herself in a deep inner connection and encountering her shadow and her light.

Submitter Statement: 

Director: Sara Pinheiro, Larissa Moreira

Writer: Sara Pinheiro, Larissa Moreira

Producer: Sara Pinheiro, Larissa Moreira

Key Cast: Ana Severo Martins, Morgana Hoeffel, Sara Pinheiro

Country of Origin: Brazil

Language: Portuguese

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:06:56

Project Website:

Student’s Project: Yes

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Lotus Project

Bio: Born in the northeastern region of Brazil, Sara Pinheiro and Larissa Moreira are Animation students at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Both pursuing their second Bachelor’s Degree, they got together to tell a story about self knowledge and resilience.
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Feng Zikai’s May

Synopsis: It was cold before the Qingming Festival in 1937 not only climatically but also psychologically for Feng Zikai.

The painter who had quit his job in Shanghai and returned to the hometown, with thoughts deeply in the creation bottleneck of Chang Hua Ji and Wu Chang Hua Ji.

The cook, Mum Li wanted to make a dish using the little black carp in the tank of Ah Bao, his daughter. Ah Bao snatched the fish and freed it in the lake in front of the house, but the fish was caught again. It could be seen that the Shiliming Lake in Tongxiang was dangerous for the small fish without any freedom.

Ah Bao could not get over the death of the little fish. Her father took his sad daughter to school. In order that Ah Bao was in a mood like the warm May, her dad needed a sea that could make both Ah Bao and the little fish happy.

Feng Zikai nurtured Ah Bao’s loving heart, hoping that her daughter could face the reality calmly and bravely, so that the child’s kindness and innocence could grow naturally.

Submitter Statement: 

Director: Dengyun Yang

Writer: Guang yang, Dengyun Yang

Producer: Dengyun Yang

Country of Origin: China

Language: Chinese

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Runtime: 00:15:00

Student’s Project: No

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Terry Chor

Bio: 1986: Animation at Department of Fine Art, Beijing Film Academy
1999: Film directing at Department of Directing, Beijing Film Academy
1987: Animation designer at Beijing Science and Education Film Studio
1989: American Pacific Animation (Shenzhen) Company
1991: Animation Department of CCTV
1993: Founder of “Longma Animation” creating animated indie films and televisions
1995: Producer of animation-based ads for more than 150 enterprises, television stations and advertising companies1998-2028: Director of video publicity and design
Chinese Restaurant, Sister Ma the Idler, A Family in the Northeast, Underground Communication Station, No. 2 Communication Station, Net Potato Diary, New Story of Bage, My Family, When David Meets Lili, Health Express, Dragon Locomotive and other sitcom publicity

2006: Investor of the original animated short film Ten Ox Herding Picture, Village Chief – Eighth Route Army Soldier

Animation Teaching
Visiting professor at the Animation School of Beijing Film Academy and a researcher of China Animation Association
Part-time professor at Communication University of China, Nanjing; Capital Normal University; College of Art and Design, Beijing University of Technology, etc.

2007: Animation director of the 42-episode CCTV documentary series “Road of Millennia Bodhi – Famous Temples and Senior Monks in China”

2010: Organized and planner of the Happy Prescription with a complete industry chain
2013: Developer of the blue-white animation production process and producer of “Century Golden Emblem”
2014: Visual effect supervisor of the 52-episode Disney sitcom Naughty Guys
2015: Video director of the 30-episode costume comedy Dragon Locomotive.

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Wander of Light

Synopsis: ”Wander of Light” pays tribute to authentic childhood vision, reminding us of the simplicity often lost in adulthood. It shows the beauty of our differences, highlighting how unique each of us is.

 

Director: Agata Zych

Writer: Agata Zych

Producer: Agata Zych

Country of Origin: Poland

Language: English, Polish

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:07:15

Project Website: http://agatkazych.pl

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agatkazych/

Student’s Project: Yes

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Agata Zych

Bio: Agata Zych is a Boston based illustrator and director from Poland. She is working on individual projects in publishing, advertising and animation. A graduate of studies at the University of Arts in Poznan in the field of Animation.
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Hellenic Places: Missolonghi

Synopsis: Through documents and narratives, discover the major and minor events that compose the unique history of the city of Missolognhi and get to know the stories of some of the most important locals. This is the third episode of the animated documentary TV series Hellenic Places. Production: Platforma – Urban Culture Co., COSMOTE TV

Director: Daphne Xourafi

Writer: Maria Sampatakaki

Producer: Vassilis C. Karamitsanis

Country of Origin: Greece

Language: English

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Runtime: 00:15:32

Student’s Project: No

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Daphne Xourafi

Bio: Daphne Xourafi is a director, illustrator and animator born and based in Athens, Greece. She graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Mass Media and a Master’s degree Msc in Animation & Vfx from the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. She has collaborated with animation studios and digital & advertising agencies all over the world as a storyboard artist, animator and illustrator. ‘Mine’, her first animated short film, is about mental health and won as a pitch the support of the Greek Film Center and the Ministry of Culture in 2020. The film has been screened in schools and organizations about mental health all over Greece, has been screened on the Greek Parliament TV channel, on ERT Greek TV state channel as well as Ertflix streaming platform and has been selected and awarded by festivals all over the world.
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Ashes to Hill

Synopsis: It is a story about family relationships and alienation. A man who had been away from home for many years boarded a train and once again walked the familiar streets. He encountered his brother, the only one left at home, and the accumulated conflicts intertwined with his memories.

Submitter Statement:  Hi there!
I’m Leslie, I’m a illustration / animation Artist. And I’m currently a BFA4 student in Department of Arts and Design at Taipei University of Education. I’m also doing concept art, film making and oil painting.

Director: Sun Lei

Writer: Sun Lei

Producer: Sun Lei

Country of Origin: Taiwan

Language:

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:04:20

Project Website: https://lesliesunnn.wixstudio.io/leiprofolio/home-1-1

Student’s Project: Yes

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Leiv Soon

Bio: Leslie Sun

– concept art
– animation
– illustration

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She narrated it

Synopsis: Thus, she narrated, dealing with the decision to leave and the accompanying journey of persecution based on gender, gender, repeated racial discrimination, and acts of violence that do not stop regardless of place or time; Where women are the first to suffer while carrying the legacy of their culture on their backs and cruising them across continents

Director: Marwa Abd Elmoneim

Writer: Marwa Abd Elmoneim

Producer: Marwa Abd Elmoneim

Key Cast: Marwa Abd Elmoneim

Country of Origin: Egypt

Language:

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:04:20

Student’s Project: No

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Marwa Ail

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To find you

Synopsis: A woman undertakes the journey of her life on a barge alone at sea, in search of her love. There she will have to confront her deepest fears to the point that she will have to completely transform herself to get ahead between life, death and fantasy.

Director: Chantal Paula Rosengurt

Writer: Chantal Paula Rosengurt, Athena Andreadis

Producer: MASA Animation Studio

Country of Origin: Argentina

Language: English

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:04:26

Project Website: https://www.masaanimation.com/to-find-you

Student’s Project: No

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Chantal Rosengurt

Bio: Chantal Rosengurt is a recognized Argentinian stop motion animator, audiovisual realisator, illustrator, founder of the young MASA Animation Studio, art and animation educator and former scholar Aesthetics investigator. She has worked for clients all over the world (USA, México, India, Spain, Argentina), having worked with Nicolas Villarreal (Disney), and studied with Leo Batic (Disney, DC Comics, Warner) and Carlos Escudero (Paka Paka). Chantal has been honored with several awards including 1st Prize in National Painting Contest “100 years of the Keren Kayemet le Israel”, 1st Prize in Provincial Drawing Stimulus Contest, By The Visual Artists Association of the Province of Buenos Aires, 1st Prize in Photography Contest, by The Republica de los Niños, and the 2nd Prize in Provincial Sculpture Stimulus Contest, by The Visual Artists Association of the Province of Buenos Aires.
Her works have been published and seen in children books (Amazon), magazines, animated commercials, music industry and theatrical scenography. Her works of art has been exhibited in many acknowledged art institutions such as the Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, the International Book Fair held in La Rural, Buenos Aires, and the Centro Cultural Islas Malvinas, La Plata.
Chantal has recently teamed up with Batik, the main and biggest art & stationary supplies stores in the region, to be their Endorser.
She has a Bachelor Degree in Psychology oriented in arts, and a posgraduate academic research about the aesthetic experience. Given all that, she has been invited to give talks, lectures and conferences about her art, Psychology and creativity in many events, as in ADA’s (Argentinian’s Drawing artists Assotiation) Exhibition about the creative process held in the Centro Cultural Islas Malvinas, association in which she is an active member. And was encouraged by the National University of La Plata to be the main organizer and coordinator of the I Simposyum of Psychology and Art held the Faculty of Psychology of that house of studies.
Chantal has devoted herself also to the art, illustration and stop motion animation education, holding workshops and seminars in different institutions, from national events at the Centro Cultural Kirchner, Schools and Hospitals, to her own private and already well known art studio, and was invited by Teeter Pal to become an official instructor.
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Believe in Darkness

Synopsis: In the post-apocalyptic world, where the sun and the stars have gone out, the one who preserves the last pieces of light is left.

Submitter Statement: 

Director: Olexiy Tsymbal

Writer: Olexiy Tsymbal

Producer: Olexiy Tsymbal

Country of Origin: Ukraine

Language: English

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:04:28

Student’s Project: No

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Olexiy Tsymbal

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Miss Biu

Synopsis: Miss Biu is a student short film animation about a faith healer who lives in a small town in the Northeast of Brazil. A women narrates a story about her memories as a child and the daily habits of Miss Biu.

Director: Gabriela Taulois

Writer: Gabriela Taulois, Caio Mello

Producer: Claudia Bolshaw

Country of Origin: Brazil

Language: Portuguese

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Runtime: 00:04:41

Student’s Project: Yes

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Gabriela Taulois

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