She says that art needs to show disgusting things if it is only pleasing then it is just pornography. Sontag analyzes images of Goya and American Civil War photography. Art is for people to reinterpret their behavior. Art is not for encouragement of these actions but it is a mirror for people to look at. Again, the dog’s appearance references these ideas. we like these things, we are drawn to them. Why do images like Hussein’s hanging get so many views, why do we slow down to see a car accident. Piotr spoke of Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others: the violence forces you to think about humanity. The parallel worlds of the hippos and the dog coexist. The dog is a dog or it is us it is just indifferent. We watch on YouTube videos of animals eating animals and we feel that this is their life, their work, their problem. The appearance of the dog walking by, and pausing to watch and drink water, is just someone else’s eyes, an observer. It is a space the origin is simple, you get rid of what is unnecessary (eg: the title) and you have emptiness and reflection. The black background is art, to be interpreted as you wish. These techniques, and multiplication of the figures, added a more intriguing dimension. The “disgusting” nature of the subject did make parts of the production insufferable, so he tried to soften it with artistic reflections and ‘balletic’ repetitions. When submitting a proposal to the Polish Film Institute submitting, people convinced him to make a film about “what if humans acted like animals without society.” In the end, the proposal received the highest score of all submitted films. Sometimes the idea becomes predominant over the artwork itself. The film is close to his heart, and he does not want a simple transfer of an animal documentary to humans. In common they share violence, battles, and struggle. There are references to two cosmologies: the Greek and the Bible. He does not really know his own attitude towards Hippos. It is always great (to Piotr) to get a strong reaction, even if one juror from a festival swore to never give it an award, or if one woman stormed out of his Self Portrait talk. Still, he would not change it to anything else. Hippos title may seem simple but it needs introduction. Animation is an autonomous branch of art the medium is just a tool to tell the story. Piotr would actually prefer to write films than make them. If you are willing to make a film, you do if you are not, you don’t. Defining art is risky because we talk about various concepts. It was a great chance to hear more from Piotr Dumała himself, having not attended his Self Portrait lecture. A scene inspired by a documentary, but transposed on to a human drama.Īfter every shorts screening, attending filmmakers came up for a Q&A. As a response, the rest of the men advance, and eliminate the competitor’s offspring so they can continue their own genetic line. An equal number of men approach one makes advances and is rejected by the lead female. In the blackest of pools, a group of women and children bathe their minds are of hippopotami, but their bodies are human. Nikolai Maderthoner, Moritz Mugler, Germany 2013 Tempête sur Anorak / Storm Hits Jacket, dir. Thomas Stellmach, Maja Oschmann, Germany 2013 Moreover, the Jury decided to award 5 Honourable Mentions to the following films: Aleksandra Hetmerová, Czech Republic 2014 We were full of appreciation for its poetic mood, as well as the subtle, delicate visual layer. Justification: The film touches upon an important and difficult subject of shaping human identity in a remarkable way. Nieprawdopodobnie elastyczny człowiek / An Incredibly Elastic Man, dir. Justification: For its mature use of the film language in describing a personal experience. The Special Golden Jabberwocky and PLN 2,000 for the Best Animated Student Short Film (prize sponsored by Dardanele studio) “Justification: For its highly original and inventive way of approaching the human condition.” “Justification: For subtle yet convincing use of images combined with a powerful soundtrack.” “Justification: For the adequate use of the graphic means in an important and moving story.”įuga na wiolonczelę, trąbkę i pejzaż / Fugue for Cello, Trumpet and Landscape, dir. The Anima Jury is composed of: Gil Alkabetz, Chairman of the Jury, and the Members of the Jury: Ivan Bogdanov, Marcin Giżycki, Regina Pessoa, and Grzegorz Sztwiertniaīrut, dir. To read more information about the what it’s like to watch 7 days of animation in Krakow, click here! And check out a photo album of the trip! In this section of the Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival Journals, we cover the winners of the animation competition, recommendations for Americans, and a discussion of the infamous Polish animation Hipopotamy. In Feature Articles, International Update
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