Jury Programme
Roka / Hand
Huge advances in 3D CG animation from two researchers at the University of Utah are shown in this clip, using a super-8 film camera pointed at a monitor. For the first time ever, human body parts are realistically shown and animated. Ed would later join the R&D team at Lucasfilm, which would shortly thereafter spin off to become a company called Pixar.
Poslušalec / The Listener
My first CG animated short film. A tiny fable of information overload and self-discovery.
Hrepenenje po mostu / Wanting For Bridge
Surreal and dream-like computer animation from OCCAD at Ohio State University, an early incubation center of CG animation.
Pesmi Ernsta Jandla / Gedichte von Ernst Jandl / Poems of Ernst Jandl
An oversize pair of lips announces a ‘graphic text interpretation with computer graphics and animation'. Poems by Ernst Jandl, in part spoken by the poet himself, form the basis of this early example of computer animation, which Eku Wand created with an Amica 2000 at the end of the 1980s.
konec / the end
An animator finds himself trying to explain his (lack of) artistic vision to his creations, who just aren't impressed.
the end is a short film I did in 1995, while I was with Alias/Wavefront (now Autodesk). I did this to test out new facial animation software AW was developing at the time, but it turned into much more than that. 'the end' was nominated for an Oscar the following year, and a smattering of other awards around the world.
Disregard This Play
Disregard This Play is an extremely short theatre piece performed in Chicago in 1993 by Greg Kotis of the Neo-Futurists theater company.
Bingo
This was a short film I directed in 1998, while I was working with a group of people to create an animation software package called Maya. I did this film in an attempt to dispel my lifelong fear of clowns. It didn't work.
Tekoči jaz / Liquid Selves
This piece depicts the upcoming struggle between the virtual and physical sides of our selves, where our bodies are left behind as technology enhances our ability to exist in purely virtual worlds. A number of new techniques in CGI are debuted in this film, including one of the first experiments with »Particle Systems« and the simulation of liquids in computer animation.
Hoja / Walking
Animator Ryan Larkin uses an artist's sensibility to illustrate the way people walk. He employs a variety of techniques – line drawing, colour wash, etc. – to catch and reproduce the motion of people afoot. The springing gait of youth, the mincing step of the high-heeled female, the doddering amble of the elderly – all are registered with humour and individuality, to the accompaniment of special sound.
Ryan
This Oscar®-winning animated short from Chris Landreth is based on the life of Ryan Larkin, a Canadian animator who produced some of the most influential animated films of his time. Ryan is living every artist's worst nightmare – succumbing to addiction, panhandling on the streets to make ends meet. Through computer-generated characters, Landreth interviews his friend to shed light on his downward spiral.
An animated documentary of my friendship with Ryan Larkin, one of the great animators of all time.
Hrbtenica / The Spine
In this animated short, Oscar® winner Chris Landreth returns with a poignant story of redemption that takes us into the relationship between a man and a woman trapped in a spiral of mutual destruction after 26 years of marriage. The Spine continues Landreth's pursuit of a twisted, beautiful and highly original visual aesthetic, using digital imagery to create characters whose physical appearances are metaphors for their unique souls.
This is an animated short film I did as I was wondering – how do couples stay together, even when all love seems lost? In this story, of a 26-year-old marriage between Dan and Mary Rutherford, I fantasize about answers. Some are tragic and cowardly, but some are beautiful and noble.
Password (Game Show)
ZDA, 1967, hd, 3:00
Password is an American television game show which was created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions. In the game, two teams, each composed of a celebrity player and a contestant, attempt to convey mystery words to each other using only single-word clues, in order to win cash prizes. This was the greatest TV quiz show of all time, in my opinion. It initially ran on ABC TV from 1961 to 1968.
Password v podzavesti / Subconscious Password
Inspired by the classic TV game show Password, the film features a wealth of animated celebrity guests who try to prompt our beleaguered protagonist to remember his old pal's name. Finally, he realizes he must surrender to his predicament and jump head-first into his subconscious to find the answer.
BE COOL AND DON'T BE AN ASSHOLE
A public service announcement for the National Film Board of Canada.