tuesday 23 june, 8.00pm
acmi cinema 1
Admission age: 18+
(Films in competition - excluding the 'Classic'
section)
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Each year MIAF focuses on a specific technique.
In 2009 we take a closer look at sand animation. This involves an
animator placing and moving coloured sand, salt and other powders
on a light box and using hand brushes, air brushes and an array
of other tools to create thousands of wonderfully textured pictures
that make up the finished film.
To showcase this technique, we have put together
a program which mixes the very best of recently released sand animations
carefully blended with a collection of classics from the last 25
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| films In Competition |
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Take
It Easy / No Corras Tanto
Cesar Diaz Melendez
Spain, 2008, 4'45
A visual encyclopaedia of the possibilities
of sand animation. Pure fun!
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The Ugly Duckling
Osinka Magdalena
Poland, 2008, 2'00
For those with the right eyes, there
is beauty buried in the most surprising places.
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Fur Mathilde
Alla Churikova
Germany, 2009, 7'00
A young girl escapes the boredom of her
piano lesson for the noise and colour of the big city. |
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Traverser
Hugo Frassetto
France, 2008, 5'00
A beautifully animated journey showcasing
the very best properties of sand animation.
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White Snake
Yunting Ruan
China, 2007, 5'45
After searching for 1000 years, White Snake
falls in love.
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Footprints
Franziska Bachmaier
Germany, 2007, 4’00
A girl tries to flee the shadows of the
past, even as they swirl around and envelope her.
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Hungu
Nicolas Brault
Canada, 2008, 6'30
Under the African sun death is a constant
companion but so too is the hungu, an ancient musical instrument. |
| classics collection |
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Hero Sandwich
Andy Collen, Amy Collen
USA, 1996, 2’45
Maybe the first coloured American coloured
sand animation. Random tales of little driving incidents. |
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The Crows
Ernest Ansorge, Gisele Ansorge
Switzerland, 1967, 4’00
Having attempted to live off the beaten
track, a man is hunted down, arrested and hanged. |
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The Metamorphosis
Of Mr Samsa
Caroline Leaf
Canada, 1977, 9’45
A true classic – a stunningly animated
adaptation of the classic Kafka take by one of the true masters of
animation. |
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The Little Boy
Who Stole The Moon
Ernest Ansorge,
Gisele Ansorge
Switzerland, 1988, 6’30
It’s always the same! You shoot for
the moon and then don’t know what to do with it when you grab
it. |
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Notch Prichla
Svetlana Filippova
Russia, 1998, 5’30
A masterpiece of grey zones. Night is falling.
In a dark room, a young boy is prey to anguish. Outside, life goes
on... |
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The Swan
Aleksandra Korejwo
Poland, 1990, 3’30
Simply breathtaking. The gentle grace and
pure white majesty of swans.
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Carmen Torero
Aleksandra Korejwo
Poland, 1996, 3’45
One of the finest coloured salt/sand films
ever made. A soaring visualisation of Bizet’s Carmen Torero
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Les Oiseaux Blancs,
Les Oiseaux Noirs
Florence Miailhe
France, 2002, 4’00
A free flowing tour through the best and
worst that life can offer any of us. |
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