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Future Shorts Distribution is one of the world’s leading short film labels, representing an extensive and eclectic catalogue of original, award winning films from across the globe. A one-stop shop for broadcasters seeking the latest groundbreaking talent and content on the market...
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THE EAGLEMAN STAG
Dir: Michael PleaseUnited Kingdom 2010
The Eagleman Stag is a unique 9-minute stop-motion animated film which depicts a man’s haunting obsession with the passage of time and his unorthodox relationship with a beetle. Directed by Michael Please, the production was a highly ambition final year film for while studying at the RCA – it is based on a story he previously wrote entitled “The Life and Time of Peter Eagleman”. Orchestral music was integral to this film and composed in tandem with the animation process.
Winner of Best Short Animation at BAFTA, and Special Jury Prize at SXSW.
Duration: 08.55
LUMINARIS
Dir: Juan Pablo ZaramellaArgentina 2011
Inspired by the Argentinian instrumental tango piece entitled “Lluvia de Estrellas” (Star Rain), “Luminaris” tells the story of a man living in a world controlled and timed by light. Each day inhabitants of this fictional world awake and are pulled, as if by some otherworldly force, to their jobs by sunlight. Combining pixilation and stop motion techniques; the surrealist short pairs styles reminiscent of art deco with black cinema. Zaramella explains, "Originally, I approached the project as a puppet animation story, but doing some pixilation tests in the gardens of Fontevraud, just for fun, the seed of the present short was born: the idea of sunlight as a magnetic force.”
Winner of Audience Award at Annecy International Animation Festival
Duration: 6.17