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Enzian
Wednesday, 4-13 6:30 pmDirector in Attendance
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Regal Winter Park Village A
Friday, 4-15 7:45 pmDirector in Attendance
Competition Animated Shorts
Shorts Program #5: Animated Shorts
Total Running Time: 88 MIN
Sponsored by Lure Design Inc.
Guard Dog Global Jam
DIRECTED BY BILL PLYMPTON
USA, 2011, 5 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE
Inspired by Bryan Brinkman’s “#CirclePic” (FFF 2010), the first collaborative Twitter film, FFF favorite Bill Plympton remixes his 2005 Oscar-nominated short “Guard Dog” with the help of animators from around the world.
The Deep
DIRECTED BY PES
USA, 2010, 1.5 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE
New York stop-motion legend PES (“Roof Sex,” FFF 2003 and “Western Spaghetti,” FFF 2009) is back with this unique glimpse at marine life.
Something Left, Something Taken
DIRECTED BY MAX PORTER AND RU KUWAHATA
USA, 2010, 10 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE
A vacationing couple who happen to be crime scene enthusiasts get picked up at the San Francisco airport by a man they believe to be the Zodiac Killer.
The Birds Upstairs
DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER JARVIS
USA, 2010, 9 MIN
Frustrated attempts to bear children overwhelm the lives of an aristocratic avian couple in the early 19th century.
Always, Only, Ever
DIRECTED BY BARBARA BENAS
USA, 2010, 3.5 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE
A love letter has a profound effect on a man at a bar.
Danny & Annie
DIRECTED BY THE RAUCH BROTHERS
USA, 2010, 6.5 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE
Mike and Tim Rauch (“Germans in the Woods,” FFF 2009 and “Q & A,” FFF 2010) return to the festival with yet another moving StoryCorps animated doc, this time an oral history of a Brooklyn couple recalling their life together.
Accumulonimbus
DIRECTED BY ANDY KENNEDY
USA, 2010, 4.5 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE
A funky, stop-motion marvel created by animating clay on glass, this black & white experimental film is a meditation on motion and the life cycle of matter.
The Wonder Hospital
DIRECTED BY BEOMSIK SHIMBE SHIM
USA/SOUTH KOREA, 2010, 11.5 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE
In a mysterious, surreal hospital, a young girl in search of physical perfection wanders from room to room chasing after alluring “After” images on advertisements she sees around her. A darkly funny, nightmarish blend of Alice in Wonderland and Seconds.
Tales of Mere Existence: How To Be a Man & How You May Fall For a Girl On Facebook
DIRECTED BY LEV YILMAZ
USA, 2010, 7 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE
Past FFF multiple Audience Award-winner Lev Yilmaz from San Francisco is back with two more unique commentaries on manhood and electronic dating: “How to Be a Man” and “How You May Fall for a Girl on Facebook.”
Fred
DIRECTED BY MISHA KLEIN
USA, 2010, 7 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SHOWING
Fred has a plan: face his boss, quit his life in showbiz, show that he’s not anybody’s puppet. A striking and funny stop-motion work about performance anxiety.
Nosy Bear
DIRECTED BY FRAN KRAUSE
USA, 2010, 1.5 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE
Animated in a sketchbook with pen and ink, NOSY BEAR looks in on a curious creature who finds an unfortunate hunter on his walk through the woods.
Bottle
DIRECTED BY KIRSTEN LEPORE
USA, 2010, 5.5 MIN
A sandman and snowman have a transoceanic conversation utilizing objects in a bottle in this cleverly conceived and sweet stop-motion work.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
DIRECTED BY WILLIAM JOYCE AND BRANDON OLDENBURG
USA, 2010, 16 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE
Inspired by Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love of books, this poignant and humorous silent allegory about the curative powers of story features a beautiful mix of techniques, including CGI, 2D animation, and miniatures.
