AWARDS AND STATEMENTS / 12th StopTrik IFF ŁÓDŹ EDITION
STOPTRIK 2022 ŁÓDŹ AUDIENCE GRAND PRIX
Human Resources / Ressources Humaines
Trinidad Plass, Titouan Tillier, Isaac Wenzek (EMCA)
2022, France, 3'30''
Andy, followed by a friend who is filming the scene, goes to his recycling appointment. Wanda, the secretary of the company, welcomes him.
STOPTRIK ŁÓDŹ AUDIENCE 2022 BORDERLANDS AWARD
Love, Dad / Milý tati
Diana Cam Van Nguyen (13ka / FAMU / nutprodukcia)
2021, Czech Republic, Slovakia, 12'46''
The author rediscovers the letters her dad used to write her from prison. That love seems to be gone now. She decides to write back in hope to find the connection again.
STOPTRIK 2022 MARIBOR STUDENTS JURY
Stop motion award
‘The Pink Jacket / O Casaco Rosa
Mónica Santos (Animais Avpl, Vivement Lundi!, Um Segundo Filmes)
2022, Portugal, 8'
A political musical film about a Pink Jacket that always has something up his sleeve. In the comfort of his home, Casaco Rosa uses couture and torture to stitch up the opponents of the system.
Jury’s statement: For remarkable form which perfectly corresponds with the film's subject matter that evokes expressive and memorable metaphors. For creative and cohesive stylistic means that construct interesting narrative counter-points.
Borderlands Award
Sensual Pill
di. Sam3
2021, Greece, 3'58''
A magnetic animation-documentary uses Google Earth satellite facilities to travel worldwide during the pandemic era.
Jury’s statement: For creating an impressive visual feast and adopting an exceptional perspective on presented reality.
Stop motion special mention
Slow Light
dir. Kijek/Adamski, prod. Animoon
2022, Poland / Portugal, 10'59''
A boy who was born blind suddenly at the age of seven sees a light. A medical examination reveals that his eyes are so dense that it takes seven years for the light to reach the retina and hence for the image to reach his consciousness.
Jury’s statement: For enabling a complex immersion into the world of a unique main character through combination of different techniques and for touching upon problems of universal nature.
Borderlands special mention
Love, Dad / Milý tati
Diana Cam Van Nguyen (13ka / FAMU / nutprodukcia)
2021, Czech Republic, Slovakia, 12'46''
The author rediscovers the letters her dad used to write her from prison. That love seems to be gone now. She decides to write back in hope to find the connection again.
Jury’s statement: For a sensitive and creative way of transposing a personal history into the language of animated film.
MARIBOR YOUNG AUDIENCE GRAND PRIX (group age 6-8 years old)
Franzy’s Soup-Kitchen / La Franzy’s Soup-Kitchen / La Soupe De Franzy
Ana Chubinidze (Folimage, Pocket Studio)
2021, France, Georgia, 8'30''
Lonely alien Chef Franzy discovers that her special pink soup is not just delicious, but also magical, when she shares it with starving creatures living on a strange planet.
MARIBOR YOUNG AUDIENCE GRAND PRIX (group age 12-14 years old)
Birth of the Oases / Naissance des oasis
dir. Marion Jamault, prod. Phenomenes Films
2022, France, 9’17’’
A cold-blooded snake and a hot-blooded camel become close friends.
SPECIAL MENTIONS
Natalia Spychała, film director, producer of StopTrik IFF Łódź
Crab / Krab
Piotr Chmielewski (WJTeam)
2022, Poland / France, 8'42''
The sinking of the Titanic was a great catastrophe for most of its passengers. But there was individual who experienced it as a miracle.
Statement: For sensitivity and insightfulness in discussion of the subject of eating the animals; for touching construction of the main character, and uncompromising use of frame-by-frame techniques.
Piotr Kardas, StopTrik Łódź Programme Coordinator
Do Not Feed the Pigeons
dir. Antonin Niclass, prod. NFTS
2021, UK, 8'40''
It’s 2 am in a sad coach station like any other. A collection of tired and lonely travellers are waiting for the last coach. Somehow, the resident pigeons manage to create a magical connection between them for a beautiful instant.
Statement: For captivating parallelism of two presented worlds and artistry in realisation.