L’Île Noire by Nino Christen


ANIMATED SHORTFILM BY NINO CHRISTEN

Animation: Nino Christen & Milan Hofstetter
Cut: Marcel Ramsay
Sounddesign/Mix: Peter Bräker Foleys: Darko Linder
Production: Nino Christen
Co-Production: Swiss Radio and Television | SRG SSR | Catherine A. Berger & Gabriela Bloch Steinmann
Official website: http://ift.tt/2yLNw7N
Year: 2014
Country: Switzerland

SYNOPSIS

english:
On an island, at the edge of the woods, a watchman and his bird live a miserable and isolated life. One day a deceptive chance came up to escape the boredom. But great danger lurks behind it.

deutsch:
Ein Wachmann und sein Vogel verbringen zusammen ein ereignisloses Dasein auf einer Insel am Waldrand. Eines Tages ergibt sich eine trügerische Chance der Langeweile zu entkommen. Doch hinter lauten Klängen nähert sich eine dunkle Gefahr.

français:
Sur une île à l’orée de la forêt, un gardien et son oiseau vivent leurs vies solitaires. Surgit alors une chance d’échapper à l’ennui. Mais les apparences peuvent être trompeuses…

L’Île Noire has been screened at following ACADEMY AWARD® qualifying animation film festivals:

– ENCOUNTERS SHORT FILM AND ANIMATION FESTIVAL (U.K.) September 2015
– ANIMA MUNDI (Brazil) July 2015
– HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Japan) August 2014
– HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Spain) June 2014
– LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (U.K.) November 2014
– MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Australia) August 2014
– STUTTGART FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM (Germany) April 2014

… and more then 80 international animation film festivals. See the complete list here:
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Remembering Astronaut Paul Weitz

Remembering Astronaut Paul Weitz In this June 1973 photo, astronaut Paul J. Weitz, Skylab 2 pilot, mans the control and display console of the Apollo Telescope Mount. Weitz, who also commanded the STS-6 shuttle mission and served as Deputy Director of Johnson Space Center, passed away this week at the age of 85. via NASA http://ift.tt/2z2GxbS

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang — SXSW Jury Winner for Midnight Short by Gillian W Horvat


He was a nice guy… until she came.

SXSW 2015, Jury Award Winner in Midnight Shorts
Maryland Film Festival, Official Selection
deadCENTER Film Festival, Official Selection
Beyond Fest, Official Selection
Cucalorus, Official Selection
St. Louis International Film Festival, Official Selection
Yale Film Colloqium

Starring: Anton Yelchin, Kate Lyn Sheil, Buck Henry
Written, directed and produced by Gillian Wallace Horvat
Produced by Riel Roch Decter and Daniel Waters

In the Valley of the Sun by Rocky Mountain Bicycles


Stretching through high mountain meadows and down deep winding valleys, the trails of Sun Valley, Idaho are absolutely world class. Rocky Mountain Bicycles’ athletes, Thomas Vanderham and Sam Schultz, set out with their sights set on singletrack, tapping into their instinct for adventure.

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Presented by Rocky Mountain Bicycles
A Film by Liam Mullany
Cinematography by Liam Mullany & Andre Nutini
Featuring Thomas Vanderham & Sam Schultz
Edited by Liam Mullany & David Peacock
Colour by Sam Gilling
Post Production Sound by Keith White Audio
Typography by Mike Taylor
Photography by Margus Riga

Thanks to Gabe Schroeder, Sun Valley Resort

MUSIC
Denmark/ Van Gogh & Gone
Written and Performed by Psychadelic Porn Crumpets
All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Garden Party by Illogic


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Directed by :
Florian BABIKIAN
Vincent BAYOUX
Victor CAIRE
Théophile DUFRESNE
Gabriel GRAPPERON
Lucas NAVARRO

Original Soundtrack :
Romain MONTIEL

End Music :
„Boys Back in Town“
Steve SIDWELL

MOPA – 2016

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Festival Awards and Selections :

Grand Jury Price, Nashville film Festival 2017
Best Student Project, Siggraph 2017
Special Jury Mention, Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival 2017
Best Young Production, Animago Award 2016
Best Short Film, Future Film Festival 2017
Special Jury Mention, Fantasporto 2017
Audience Award, Dead by Dawn 2017
First Prize, Hamburg Animation Award 2017
Audience Award, Hamburg Animation Award 2017
First Prize, Shorty Week 2017
Best Short Film, Aniwow Festival 2016
Best Graduate Short, GLAS Animation Festival 2017
Best Animated Short, Bonebat „Comedy of horrors“ Film fest 2017
Best Student Short, Paris Courts Devant 2016
Grand Jury Prize, Panam Anim 2016
Audience Award, Panam Anim 2016
Technical Jury Mention, Festival Tous Courts 2016
Best Student Film, FICCI Best Animated Frames Awards 2017
Special jury Mention, FEC Festival 2017
Audience Award, Ciné en Herbe 2017
Grand Jury Price, L’ombre d’un court 2017
Honorary Mention, Animatricks Festival, 2017
Best Animation Short Film, Mundos Digitales 2017
Audience Award, Mundos Digitales 2017
Best Animation, Cryptshow Festival 2017
Special Mention EcoFilm, Rural FilmFest 2017
Grand Prize, SICAF 2017
Jury Animation Prize, Espalion Film Festival 2017
Valois René Laloux, Angouleme Film Festival 2017

Official Selection, VES awards 2017
Official Selection, LA Shorts 2017
Official Selection, Festival d’animation d’Annecy 2017
Official Selection, Landshut Short Film Festival 2017
Official Selection, Leuven Short Film Festival 2016
Official Selection, Anima 2017
Official Selection, ITFS 2017
Official Selection, Colcoa Festival 2017
Official Selection, Sacramento French Film Festival 2017
Official Selection, Heartlandfilm 2017
Official Selection, Anima Mundi Fest Int de Animaçao do Brasil 2017
Official Selection, Klik animation festival 2017
Official Selection, Ottawa International Animation Festival 2017
Official Selection, Cinema of Tomorrow 2016
Official Selection, Flickerfest 2017
Official Selection, MONSTRA 2017
Official Selection, DC International Film Festival 2017
Official Selection, Brussels Short Film Festival 2017

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Mark Stoermer – Filthy Apes and Lions by Lee Hardcastle


Official music video for „Filthy Apes and Lions“ by Mark Stoermer
Directed by Lee Hardcastle
Production Assistance by Ingrid Pakkas

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