Animated music videos in competition
Haroula Rose, OvePictures: Free To Be Me
The competition of music videos and jingles is already a traditional part of the festival. And this year again, we’ve received a few very interesting works, by famous authors as well as by young talents. Let’s begin with the biggest star – Bill Plympton with his video about a hard life of celebrities called TMZ. The representative of new and progressive Japanese animation Mirai Mizue created a video for the song Toru Matsumota, using his typical variations abstract forms. Massimo Ottoni is original due the the technique of glass-painting (Wheels and Love).
The most „freaky“ and absurd video is definitely Freak Out-luv Ka The End, the first stop-motion in this genre ever. In the opening video for the film Luv Ka The End, ten Indian actors are communicating with the pictures on their T-Shirts…
And finally, we can’t forget the local representants. We still feel like home in Slovakia, that’s why the video Free To Be Me by the increasingly interesting duo OvéPictures is mentioned as local. Czech director Jana Hrušková is the author of the video called „Hope“, a song by Czech singer Karolína Kamberská. From the Turkish – Czech cooperation a video inspired by animation of unusual materials celebrating the spirit of Hermína Týrlová was born. Circus Love by Akile Nazli Kaye will have its Czech premiere at AniFest. Ginger breads and marzipan-hearts will be made alive…
Ozvěny se ozývají – zítra promítáme v klubu K4
Zítra 4. ledna od 19 hodin pořádáme další promítání Ozvěn AniFestu – tentokrát v pražském studentském klubu K4, který najdete v samém centru Prahy – v Celené ulici č. 20.
Tentokrát v tomto působivém prostoru gotického světa představíme celovečerní film Billa Plymptona Idioti a andělé (USA 2008), který získal mj. Grand prix na AniFestu 2009.
Černá komedie, ve které můžeme nalézt inspiraci filmem noir (v hlavní roli padouch bojující o svou duši i femme-fatele), westerny Sergio Leoneho (dlouhé statické záběry, detailní rozzuřené tváře) či dílem Charlese Bukowskiho (mnoho naturalistických scén a spousta vypitého alkoholu). Jak již předcházející výčet napovídá, Plympton si tentokrát nechal na vizuální stránce skutečně záležet, což se projevuje nejen vytříbeným použitím temných barev, ale i originálními „kamerovými úhly“ ze dna sklenice apod. Zároveň nám však Plympton předkládá i zajímavý příběh rozervaného muže bojujícího s dobrem v sobě samém, a to mnohdy hodně rázným způsobem.
Vstup je zdarma a všichni příznivci animovaného filmu jsou zváni!!!
ABOUT FESTIVAL
Every year in the spring one Czech spa cities becomes the city of animation. AniFest was held for the first time in 2002 in the Southbohemian spa city Třeboň, in 2009 it began its journey to the north, up untill to Northbohemian spa Teplice. Since then AniFest grew from a local film event to a big festival with international competition, which annualy causes some swirlings in the calm waters of Czech film through the selection of the best from both Czech and world animated production. Renowned film makers and theorists of animation are coming every year and students of animation as well as all the fans of moving pictures are heading to AniFest too, looking for some animated treasures unlikely to be found in cinemas.
The aim of the festival is to annualy bring thoughtfully curated selection from the best of contemporary animated film, systematically present the work of big personalities from the history of animation in retrospectives (sometimes celebreting their anniversaries) and in selections of various national productions. For this reason AniFest also colaborates with many other world festivals of (not only) animated film. We are also part of the Cartoon EU organization and we nominate our candidate for the Cartoon d’Or prize every year. AniFest 2012 will aslo screen the selection of Cartoon d’Or winners.
In spite of the fact that we’re trying (so far sucessfully) to break the old cliche about animated films being only for children, we’re also aware that it’s necessary to start with film education early. A significant part of the festival programme is dedicated to children and little visitors can also attend various workshops organized by experienced lectors or authors themselves.
And because we’re also aware that it’s not healthy to spend all week sitting in the dark screening halls, rich accompanying programme in form of concerts, theatre shows and exhibitions is a traditional part of AniFest.
So - viva la animation and see you at the festival!
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