Animation DayThe most latest compilation of 10 inspiring animation shorts by ASIFA-Croatia members.
--- presented by ASIFA-Croatia
October 29th (Thu.) 15:45-
(1) BANABANA – HOW NAVIS GOT HER COLOURFUL SAIL
Producer: Otompotom 2008
Director: Ivan Klepac
Duration: 5'22''
Remembering magic spectacles, message in bottles, a giant woolen scarf and a stromy violet sea, Nadym, the strongest crew member on the Navis, reveals how the Navis got her attractive sail, the warmest and most colourful one in the world.
(2) HOMO VOLANS
Producer: Zagreb Film 2008
Director: Darko Bakliža
Duration: 6'24''
Inspired by the life of Faust Vrančić, a 16th century „renaissance man“, this film deals with the human quest for knowledge and the limits of human endeavour.
(3) ELEPHANT GOES TO KINDERGARTEN
Producer: Studio devet 2008
Director: Milan Trenc
Duration: 8'24''
Two mice are preparing an elephant for the kindergarten.
(4) MORANA
Producer: Kenges & Autour de minuit 2008
Director: Simon Bogojeveć Narath
Duration: 12'30''
After running through a desolate landscape, a solitary hunter dreams in his shelter ... In a war-torn megalopolis a businessman runs to a crowded shelter. He notices an intriguing red-haired woman there. Do the hunter and the businessman have something in common?
(5) MALFORMANCE PERFORMANCE
Producer: Zagreb Film 2007
Director: Tomislav Gregl
Duration: 3'48''
It is a story about the emergence of evil with the help of the heads of leaders throughout the history, made of clay. The artists, sculptor, is toying with these pictures of evil until the evil breaks out of control.
(6) NOTE
Producer: Kreativni sindikat 2008
Director: Marko Meštrović
Duration: 12'15''
Three stories about a father-son relationship
(7) MOBITEL MANIA
Producer: Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb 2008
Director: Darko Vidačković
Duration: 5'23''
The most important object in the everyday life of a young girl is her cell phone. A call from a handsome young man fills her with life-enhancing energy and stirs her imagination. However, an empty battery interrupts her hyperactivity and hyper sensibility.
(8) THE LIFE BOAT
Producer: Ars Animata Studio 2008
Director: Neven Petričić
Duration: 10'
It is a metaphoric story about the life of a common, small man and his family who are all aboard the boat at see, sea of life.
(9) DOCTOR ZODIAC'S FANTASTIC ODYSSEY
Producer: Croatian Film Club's Association 2008
Director: Matija Pisačić
Duration: 10'
Due to professional and personal problems, Dr. Zodiac loses himself to childhood obsession with circus and eventually escapes from humanity altogether.
(10) SHE WHO MEASURES
Producer: Kenges 2008
Director: Veljko Popović
Duration: 6'50''
Are we truly free? The question this film is asking is this: are we slaves to the culture and society we were born in, or is there a way to escape after all ?