BLEND (2014)
BLENDING live-action characters into animated environments is one of the most interesting intersections at which a number of creative and technical pathways cross. Chosen from the 2,900 entries, this program showcases a diverse collection of responses to the BLEND challenge.
Through You Lucette Braune A simple trip to the grocery store becomes an exercise in pushing through, morphing with and trying to unglue herself from everybody she encounters. Netherlands
Runtime: 7:23Year: 2012 |
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De Terre Et d'Encre Jonathan Laskar Having molded his double in clay, the man watches as this new version goes about de-sculpting itself as a reaction to man who created it. Switzerland
Runtime: 4:40Year: 2013 |
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High Wool Moritz Mugler, Nikolai Maderthoner Cleverly rendered in string, two cowboys face in the main street in the best way that cowboys know how. Germany
Runtime: 2:22Year: 2013 |
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The End Maxime Leduc, Martin Ruyant, Michel Samreth The end - when it comes - is never simple or predicable, especially in the movies. A plethora of classic movie ends reanimated into a meta-narrative. France
Runtime: 2:00Year: 2012 |
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Jorka Michiel Wesselius A young man wanders, invisible, amongst his friends as they come to terms with his apparent death. Depicted entirely in a subtly captivating cut-up photo style. Netherlands
Runtime: 8:00Year: 2013 |
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The Labyrinth Mathieu Labaye The mind is a labyrinth of pathways and corridors, each one reacting differently to being locked up and trapped. Belgium
Runtime: 9:23Year: 2013 |
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The Gate Matt Westrup Something has gone wrong. Medicines bought on-line have brought about distinctly unintended consequences and a mess has to be cleaned up. But what - exactly - is the real mess? United Kingdom
Runtime: 11:42Year: 2013 |
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Heaven's Vanguard Emil Goodman Francis Blaise, the long retired jazz great from the peculiar man-made planet Caelestis, returns for one last concert at the luxuriously appointed venue Heaven's Vanguard. Not to be missed. Hungary
Runtime: 11:54Year: 2012 |