BEST OF INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION DAY - AN INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION DAY SHOWCASE FEATURING ANIMATION SHORTS FROM ATLANTA, BRAZIL, PORTUGAL AND AUSTRALIA 6:30pm Sun Dec 21! Covering the full gamut of styles, stories and techniques as animation often does best is the final instalment of the International Animation Day festival in Brisbane for 2014. From the infectious thrill of Spike’s first MUDCRAB catch, to the shocking down-on-her-luck modern take on THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL story, from the austere SOOT to a fan’s tribute to motorsports in TELE-SOFIA., from the physical violent comedy in JEBEDIAH’S TELEVISION to the gentle paced transformation of the loveable GUIDA. This ‘Best Of’ collection of animated shorts will make you laugh, squirm, gasp and think. (Viewer advice. Recommended for persons over 18 years old. Contains: Adult Themes, Medium Level Violence, Drug Use and Nudity) LEGACY Director: Adam Floeck Atlanta, 3’18, 2012 Legacy is the story of one boy’s difficulties to live up to his family’s expectations when the burden of his heritage is suddenly thrust upon him. CREATE Director: Dan MacKenzie Atlanta, 2’06, 2012 A young mad scientist sets out to create a pet monster within parallel worlds of an imaginary laboratory and the reality of the boy’s bedroom. SPIKE AND DADDA: MUDCRAB Directors: Sheldon Lieberman, Igor Coric Australia, 4’50, 2012 Spike has just caught his first mud crab. Now he and Dadda have to remove it from the crab pot without losing a finger. TELE-SOFIA Directors: Ana Fernandes, Nuno Mendanha, Manuel Sá Portugal, 6’16, 2014 Sofia, a passionate child by speed, launches the adventure behind the wheel of a Fiat 127, transforming themselves into Ayrton Senna. However, the reality overlays the illusion, when one realizes that Sofia was just playing with a miniature toy car. WOLF WITHIN Director: Alex Horan Atlanta, 9’35, 2013 A biographical account of the filmmaker, Alex Horan’s father and grandfather told through a series of vignettes. JACK AND JONES Director: Erik Minkin Atlanta, 9’58, 2013 A giant monster attacks a city but becomes frustrated when the inhabitants are too absorbed with their smart phones and television to notice him. Director: Jason Japaljarri Woods Australia, 4’00, 2012 Two Aboriginal boys grow up together in a small Australian outback community. They find strength in family and culture. Trouble begins when they leave their community and drive into Alice Springs, the nearest big town for a concert. SOOT PHILLIP’S DAY OUT Directors: David Doutel, Vasco Sá Portugal, 14’00, 2014 It’s like soot that rests on the walls of our head. We can’t see it. It belongs there already. After all the time that was left behind one question remained: “Why didn’t the trains stop there?” Director: Sheldon Lieberman, Igor Coric Australia, 0’48, 2007 Phillip is invited out by his close friend to play. LIVING FOSSIL O SAPATO Director: Leandro Angare Brazil, 4’00, 2014 A story set in a medieval, fairy tale world which questions its own clichés. It all begins when a princess throws her shoe to silence a rooster perched on her balcony. Her shoe not only hits the rooster but a resting prince below. Could this be her true love…? Wadu Matyidi is set in pre-contact times of the early 1800s when Adnyamathanha children of the Flinders Ranges were inspired, schooled and entertained by their interactions with ‘country’. The story has arisen from the generational stories of Uncle Buck McKenzie and the imaginations of students attending an Inhaadi Adnyamathanha Ngwarla class. FLUXOS (FLOWS) Director: Diego Akel Brazil, 2’42, 2014 An experimental piece in modeling clay, set to the music of Bach, about the constant flow of life. LAMBADA COM FARINHA Director: Thomate Brazil, 4’38, 2013 Blood, bottoms and flour. A PEQUENA VENDEDORA DE FÓSFOROS (THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL) Director: Kyoko Yamashita Brazil, 9’13, 2014 She is just a child who struggles to survive in this concrete jungle anyway she can. She is a warrior born unwanted. Her way of survival is infamous but her fate is to die rejected for being what she is. Poor, dirty and uneducated. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s famous tale. WADU MATYIDI Directors: Luke Jurevicius, Arthur Moody Australia, 8’00, 2010 Three adventurous Adnyamathanha kids set out for a day of exploration near their camp. They pass the time by spooking one another with tales of the ancient creatures of their country. When they stumble upon unusual tracks their hearts and imaginations start racing and they make a discovery that will change their lives forever. JEBEDIAH’S TELEVISION Director: Juan Diego de Obarrio Atlanta, 2’05, 2013 Old Jeb just wants to sit down at home and watch some gosh-darned TV. Can it really be that hard? Well, if your idea of DIY repairs involves administering vicious blunt force trauma with whatever objects you can find, then yes, it can. GUIDA Director: Rosana Urbes Brazil, 11’18, 2014 Guida is a sweet middle aged woman who has worked for many years as an archivist in the city. When she happens to stumble across a newspaper advertisement for a life model, it changes her whole life. LEGACY TELE-SOFIA THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL WADU MATYIDI JEBEDIAH’S TELEVISION GUIDA TICKETS: $8 adult / $6 concession BOOKINGS http://goo.gl/D1VwSo IMPORTANT: Film classification regulations in Australia require all films to either be formally classified OR restricted to an audience of either 15 years or 18 years of age and over, depending on the content of the program. Most festivals do not have the resources to formally classify their programs and it is for this reason alone, age limit restrictions apply to most screenings. Please carefully check the age limit which applies to each screening you wish to attend.
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