Category: Animation

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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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War Before Bedtime

Synopsis: On the verge of sleep, two young sisters find themselves facing the fear of war. Imaginary characters come to their aid: a turtle, a spiky hedgehog, a missile, and a tooth fairy that doesn’t really exist. Their mother does everything in her power to stop their loss of innocence but discovers that the task is more difficult than she imagined.

Submitter Statement:  This is a film about parenting during wartime, inspired on real questions my daughters asked me during the war.
Like any child, they tried to understand the new reality that was imposed on them after the 7.10 massacre. Their questions were innocent and at the same time so painful.
This film offers a poignant glimpse into the realities of war through the perspectives of two young girls, shedding light on the dilemmas faced by every parent in this situation.
This is my debut film.

Director: Tehila Lapidot

Writer: Tehila Lapidot

Producer: Tehila Lapidot

Key Cast: Gaia Marom Lapidot, Shahar Marom Lapidot

Country of Origin: Israel

Language: Hebrew

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Runtime: 00:02:44

Student’s Project: No

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Tehila Lapidot

Bio: Plays, publications, exhibitions and awards:
– Creator of the film “War Before Bedtime” – production grant, Keren Makor.
– Playwriter of Children’s play “Princess Pitzpitsputz”. Short theater festival, Tzavta theater, 2022.
– Participation in a group exhibition: “LovingArt .MakingArt” ,Tel Aviv, 2015.
– Participation in a group exhibition: Corner of Happiness, Tel Aviv 2013.
– The “Hari Harshon” Award for Literature, Hebrew University, 2010.
– Participation in a group exhibition at the European Contemporary Art Biennale, Italy, 2008.Education:
2024: Master’s student, documentary film, Sapir College. First Year.
2011-2014: master’s degree, bibliotherapy, Haifa University. Cum Laude.
2007-2010: bachelor’s degree, Hebrew literature, and creative writing (prose and playwriting), Hebrew University.
2004-2005: The School for visual theatre. including directing, cinema, animation and editing courses.Additional courses:
2021: film and television screenplays, stage center, Isreal.
2016-2017: Storytelling course, “Golem” center, Israel.
2006: Residency Program ‘Unidee’, Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto in Biella, Italy.

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Last Call: Indian Son

Synopsis: There are some 77K foreign students in Ukraine. Naveen S G of India is one of them, studying in Kharkiv and hiding in a shelter when Russia bombs this Ukraine’s second largest city. On 1 March 2022, as he goes to buy some food, he becomes the first foreign student killed by Russia after the full-scale invasion.

Director: Vyacheslav (Slavik) Bihun

Writer: Vyacheslav (Slavik) Bihun

Producer: Vyacheslav (Slavik) Bihun

Country of Origin: Ukraine

Language: Ukrainian

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:00:60

Project Website: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19362926

Student’s Project: No

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Vyacheslav (Slavik) Bihun

Bio: Ukrainian film director and legal philosopher. Educated at leading universities in Ukraine and abroad, Dr Bihun prior to turning to filmmaking worked as a lawyer at the European Court in Strasbourg. He was later trained as film director at Sorbonne (adaptation of fiction and political cinema) and Baltic Film School. The filmmaker, active from 2013-14, shot films in Ukraine, Georgia, Estonia and France, nominated at over 150 film festivals and celebrated with over 100 awards. He’s well noted for active promotion of Ukrainian cinema. Dr. Bihun supported the release of his colleague Oleg Sentsov, by joining him for 17 days in solidarity for hunger strike. One of the founders and Supervisory Board’s chairman of the newly created Directors Guild of Ukraine which is the voice of film directors of Ukraine. (Filmography: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6484261)
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Nubecita

Synopsis: A journey between the magical pink clouds, which cannot be missed when we fall in love.

Un viaje entre las nubes mágicas y rosadas, que no pueden faltar cuando nos enamoramos.

Submitter Statement:  I graduated in Animation in 2013 from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, Hungary.
Besides short films and animated scenes for movies, my focus is primarily on making music videos.
Music videos are especially inspiring for me because instead of narrative story-telling I can create visual poetry based on associative images.
I also like to work on animated documentary films because with animation it’s possible to express the more subjective parts of a narrative.

Director: Katalin Egely

Writer: Katalin Egely

Country of Origin: Hungary

Language: Spanish

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:03:18

Project Website: http://katiegely.com

Student’s Project: No

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Katalin Egely

Bio: 2022
NUBECITA2021
SI VIENE DE LA TIERRA / WHEN IT COMES FROM EARTH
Femme Filmmakers Festival | music award
Femme Filmmakers Festival | mixed technique award
CLIT – Cinema em Locais Inusitados e Temporários (Portugal) | public award – best short film
Short of the Year- summer | special mention
X. Festival Internacional de Cine y Naturaleza “Valle de la Fuenfría” (Spain) | Rebollo de Oro
T-short Film Festival (Estonia) | diploma
Malescorto (Italy) | Cinema e Sviluppo Sostenible award
Plein la Bobine (France) | special mention of the jury pico
Palm Springs International Animation Festival (US) | best original music2020
EL MAGO GEORGES
Cine de las Yungas (Argentina) | special mention
Wild and Scenic Film Festival (US) | special mention
Short Of The Year 2020 spring | best music video
BAMV FEST 2020 Buenos Aires Music Video Festival | best animation
Festival Internacional de Cine Austral (Argentina) | best children’s experimental
6th Greenwich Village Film Festival (US) | best animated short
T-Short Animated Films (Estonia)| best musical motive
PIAFF Paris International Animation Film Festival (France) | Piaf Prize
San Giò Verona Video Festival 2021 (Italy) | The Lightness of Life Award
BitBang International Animation and Digital Art Festival (Argentina) | CINE.AR
Femme Filmmakers Festival | music award

2018
EUPHORIA / ALEGRÍA
Another Way Film Festival (Spain) | jury prize
SZCZECIN Film Festival (Poland) | winner of POP SEFF competition
Spi Stories 2019 “Ma che clima è” (Italy) | first prize
FIBABC (Spain) | special mention of the jury
Indie For You Film Festival (US) | best music animation
Festival International De Cortometrajes Cine Mundo Online (Argentina) | special mention

2017
LAND WITHOUT EVIL / TIERRA SIN MAL
First International Homemade Stop Motion Film Festival (Iran)| best animated shortfilm
Festival Internacional Cine de las Yungas (Argentina) | best shortfilm
Our Fest Festival International de Stop Motion Argentina | best music video
Femme Filmmakers Festival | grand prize
Femme Filmmakers Festival | best original music
Femme Filmmakers Festival | best mixed media
Femme Filmmakers Festival | best visual design
Arte Non Stop Festival Buenos Aires (Argentina) | special mention
Mi Primer Festival- Inernational Film Festival for Kids (Peru) | best animated shortfilm
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival (Japan) | Ishiya award
Open world Animation Festival (US) | best music video
Heritales International Heritage Film Festival (Portugal) | special mention
Veracruz World Film Festival (Mexico) | honorable mention
Fernando Lopes -AlvaiázereCine International Short Film Festival | honorable mention.

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We Are All Watching!

Synopsis: As the Gaza war rages without an end in sight, are we still watching? This film shows several groups watching the conflict, each from their own angle. These groups include the United Nations, Members of the Security Council, Media, Pro-Israel Protestors, Pro-Palestine Protestors, Social Media Users, and Advertisers. Everyone is watching, myself included.

Submitter Statement:  I am writing to express my deep-seated passion for writing/directing and my strong desire to be part of your festival. I believe that your festival is an ideal place for me to hone my craft, expand my horizons, and evolve as a filmmaker.

I am a passionate and dedicated writer/director who believes in the power of words to inform, inspire, and transform. With a keen eye for detail and a love for storytelling, I strive to create content that captivates viewers and leaves a lasting impact. Whether I’m crafting an informative piece, or evocative fiction, I approach each project with creativity and a commitment to delivering quality. Writing and directing are my ways of connecting with the world and sharing the knowledge, ideas, and stories that make it a better place.

The prospect of learning from top-notch practitioners and collaborating with fellow colleagues in your festival excites me immensely. Ultimately, my goal as a filmmaker is to tell stories that provoke thought, elicit emotion, and bring about positive change. I see this opportunity as an invaluable stepping stone toward achieving this aspiration.

In conclusion, I am genuinely excited about the prospect of joining your festival. I am committed to pushing the boundaries of my creativity, engaging in meaningful dialogue with my peers and mentors, and making a lasting impact in the world of filmmaking. I am ready to embark on this transformative journey, armed with my passion, dedication, and unwavering belief in the power of films.

Thank you for considering my application. I eagerly await the opportunity to learn from you.

Director: Abdoo Eladly

Writer: Abdoo Eladly

Producer: Abdoo Eladly

Country of Origin: Egypt

Language: English

Subtitles:

Runtime: 00:01:00

Project Website:

Student’s Project: Yes

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Abdoo Eladly

Bio: Navigating the intersection of finance and creativity, my biography unfolds as a nice narrative blending the analytical precision of a finance background with the imaginative storytelling of creative writing, culminating in the director’s chair where I strive to bring amazing stories to life.
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