The Animals (PG)

-Animation, Stop motion

 

Director: Mark Wee

Length: 6min 18secs

Language: -

Subtitle: -

Completed date: 2014

School: School of Art Design and Media, NTU

 

 

 

 

 

Influenced by the German Expressionist movement of the early 1900s and the silhouette animated films by Lotte Reiniger, The Animals is a paper cut-out stop-motion animation that is adapted from the life of Joseph Merrick, the historically famed Elephant Man who walked the streets of Victorian England, exhibiting himself in freak shows. Abused and despised by society for his horrific appearance, Merrick is at his wit’s end when things take a serendipitous turn. 

 

Film Festival Awards

• NONSTOP Barcelona Animació Festival, (Spain) Won – Best Student Short 

• 18th International Festival of Animation ANIMAEVKA, Mogilev (Belarus) - Diploma 

 

Film Festivals Appearances: 

• Cartoons Underground 2014 (Singapore) Screened 

• Short of the Month - December Festival (Mumbai, India) Official Selection 

• International Audiovisual Festival (FIAFest Colombia) Official Selection 

• Animex Awards (UK), Official Selection 

• Original Narrative (Dubai), Official Selection 

• Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Shorty Week (Shorty Week Film Fest)

  • (Spain) Official Selection 

• Festival Parachute Light Zero Act II (Association Concept Artgentin, Paris)

  • Official Selection 

• 2° PROCESO DE ERROR, 2nd International Festival of Experimental Video (Chile)

  • Official Selection 

• Athens Animfest 2015 (Greece) Official Selection 

• Naturman, III International Film Festival of Nature and Man of La Laguna (Spain) Official Selection 

• VII Intravenous University Film Festival (Colombia) Official Selection