Mačstronavtka / Meow Or Never

Neeraja Raj (NFTS)
2020, UK, 9'34''

V norčavem muzikalu mačstronavtka potuje po galaksiji in išče smisel življenja. Pri tem naleti na pretirano navdušeno vesoljsko psičko, ki povzroča težave na vsakem koraku!

In a madcap musical, a catstronaut travels the galaxy looking for the meaning of life – only to encounter an overeager space pup who causes trouble at every turn!

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Recommended for children under 14 years old: Yes
Technique: Puppet animation, object animation
Languages: English

Scriptwriters: Neeraja Raj, Vanessa Rose
Animators: Neeraja Raj, Amy Fitzpatrick, Dan Hope, Mohammed Soliman, Julian Villanueva
Music: Cora Miron

Neeraja Raj

is a film director, writer and animator working in film, television, and commercials. Her acclaimed film 'Meow or Never' was nominated for the BAFTA Awards and the British Animation Awards (BAA), won the Young Director Award (Cannes Lions), the Women in Animation Best Film Award and Digicon6 Asia Silver Award in 2020. Her films have been screened and awarded in festivals including SIGGRAPH Asia, Sitges, Angers Premieres and more. She worked at Aardman Animations, UK in 2021, as Trainee Director; The Walt Disney Company, India in 2016, developing an original IP; and as a stop-motion animator for GuardiansEvo, APTN Kids, Canada in 2017. In 2018 and 2011, she was the first place winner in the Emirates Airlines International Festival of Literature. Her latest short film The Girl Who Built a Rocket 2021 created for international NGO WaterAid is currently playing on Channel 4 in the UK.