The Tower / Kula / Stolp

Sunčana Brkulj (Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb)
2020 , Croatia, 3'58''

As years and years go by, a tiny civilization makes its way upwards.

Z leti se majcena civilizacija prebija navzgor.

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Recommended for children under 14: Yes
Techniques: hand-drawn 2D, stop motion puppets

Written, directed, and animated: Sunčana Brkulj
Music: The Recks

Sunčana Brkulj

was born in Zadar, Croatia. She got her BA and MA degree in Animation at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, graduating summa cum laude in 2022. Her BA film "I'M NOT FEELING VERY WELL" was selected in Annecy. In 2020, as her second student film, Sunčana made "The Tower", which was selected for Annecy, Animafest and OIAF. It recieved three awards, most notably "Best commissioned film" at Linoleum fest in Kiev, Ukraine. Both films have been exhibited at the Youth Salon in HDLU Zagreb, the most respectable exhibition of Croatian visual artists under the age of 35. In 2022, as a graduation film, Sunčana made "Stinky in the Dark Forest", which got several awards and selections at ITFS Stuttgart and Animafest Zagreb.