2010 Athens International Film+Video Festival

Animations

SHOWTIME
Monday, April 26, 10:00 pm, Athena Cinema

Films shown in this competition show:

Skylight

Director: David Baas 5 min. Canada An animated mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world. People of the Machine Directors: Aaron Misler & Josh Beebe 9 min. U.S.A. A town has given up the responsibility of making their own choices to a super computer.
Hazed
Director: Tanya Beach 2 min. Canada
When cute little dead birds start dropping out of a smoggy sky, a naive smoke-spewing factory discovers the toxic side effects of his own existence. Can the factory conquer his guilt in time to save the world?
The Henhouse
Director: Elena Pomares 7 min. United Kingdom
The Henhouse tells the story of a fox who finds shelter from the rain and the noise of the city in a small cafe. Here he encounters many characters on his goal to acquire a muffin. In the end, the fox finds himself a part of the establishment, and even though he achieves his goal of getting a muffin, he finds himself unrecognizable to his own kind.
Man and Cat
Director: Adam Marr 6 min. Australia
A man trades places with his cat to avoid the rat race.
Fuzzy Insides
Director: Michaela Olsen 5 min. U.S.A.
Take a peek into the secret nightlife of the suburbs. Four stop motion vignettes portray relationships that develop romantically and sexually, with a touch of awkwardness.
Ninjas vs. Guilt
Director: David Chai 4 min. U.S.A.
Nobu the Ninja breathes a sigh of relief after being consoled by his pal Pierre, over a cup of coffee and some penetrating advice.
Lightheaded
Director: Mike Dacko 5 min. U.S.A.
Lightheaded is a journey we take with temperature sensitive candle creatures who sacrifice what they know to become who they are.
The Hybrid Union
Director: Serguei Kouchnerov 4 min. U.S.A.
The oil paintings by Serguei Kouchnerov come alive in Hybrid Union, a series of little animated comedies. The heroes, Plus and Minus, whose energy is running out, go on a quest to find a new source. On their journey, they meet unusual new characters and novel challenges.
Superstitious?
Director: David Magnier 4 min. United Kingdom
An animation about the perils of having faith in nonsensical beliefs. Set in a pop-up book world, it’s the story of Ted, a lonely and isolated man, who becomes obsessed with changing his luck after breaking a mirror. So he takes drastic measures to horde good luck talismans. But luck is only perceived, and it’s only a matter of time before he realizes this.
Envirometer
Director: Danny Robashkin 5 min. U.S.A.
A story of two societies racing to victory.
Cat’s Cradle
Director: Ray Rea 4 min. U.S.A.
Cat’s Cradle combines xerox animation and analog rotoscope techniques with digital effects. Two generations of animation technique collide in this raw film/video. Original soundtrack by Helena Thompson of Purest Spiritual Pigs.
The Wonder Hospital
Director: Beomsik Shimbe Shim 12 min. U.S.A.
The Wonder Hospital is a surreal journey of oddity and empty illusion. In a mysterious hospital, modification of physical beauty is not what you would expect. A girl’s desire for superficial beauty leads her to chase after the luring ’After’ images on a path of advertisements throughout the hospital. But in the end she finds something unimaginable and irreversible.

COMPETITION SHOW

Animations

Films shown in this competition show:

Skylight

Hazed

The Henhouse

Man and Cat

Fuzzy Insides

Ninjas vs. Guilt

Lightheaded

The Hybrid Union

Superstitious?

Envirometer

Cat’s Cradle

The Wonder Hospital

12 Feature Films

56 Competition Screenings