Int. Animationsfilmfestival | 24. - 30. Nov.

Das Anilogue-Filmfestival feiert erneut die Höhepunkte internationalen Animationsfilmschaffens und stellt seinem Publikum in Budapest und Wien die aktuellsten Erfolge vor.

In Wien beginnt das Festival am 24. November im Top Kino mit der Österreichpremiere des neuen Films aus den japanischen Ghibli-Studios Arrietty - die wundersame Welt der Borger. Neben dem bereits bekannten internationalen Kurzfilmwettbewerb gibt es dieses Jahr erstmals einen Wettbewerb für animierte Langfilme, in dem insgesamt neun Animationsfilme ins Rennen gehen. Einer davon ist die Weltpremiere des ungarischen Regisseurveteranen Marcell Jankovics - eine animierte Version des Dramas Tragedy of Man. Den Vorsitz der Langfilm-Jury übernimmt der 2010 für den Oscar nominierte französische Regisseur Bastien Dubois.

Eines der alljährlichen Festivalhighlights bildet auch heuer wieder das Sonderprogramm Animierte Nacht, am Samstag (26.11.): Dutzende Kurzfilme, Freibier aus der festivaleigenen Brauerei und als besonderes Schmankerl den neuen, äußerst ungewöhnlichen polnischen Animationsfilm George the Hedgehog . Trotz seines unschuldig klingenden Titels ist der Film ganz und gar nicht für ein junges Publikum gedacht! Einer der drei Regisseure, Jakub Tarkowski, wird anwesend sein und dem Publikum Rede und Antwort stehen. Außerdem in der Animierten Nacht zu sehen bzw. zu hören: Neue Musikvideos, die Musik und Animationsfilm in innovativ-künstlerischer Weise kombinieren.

Im Programmschwerpunkt World Panorama finden sich die neuesten Werke der größten Meister der gegenwärtigen Animationskunst, u.a. von Georges Schwizgebel (CH), Koji Yamamura (JP) und Juan Pablo Zaramella (Argentinein).

Ein weiterer Programmhöhepunkt ist The Rabbi’s Cat basierend auf dem bekannten Comic-Roman von Joann Sfar. Unter der Regie von Alain Gagnol und Jean-Loup Felicioli entstand hier ein wunderbarer Animations-film-noir.

Die Vergabe der Auszeichnung für den besten Kurzfilm wird bereits am Samstag (26.11.) in Budapest stattfinden - drei Tage später (29.11.) werden schließlich in Wien die besten Langfilme prämiert. Anilogue ist damit wahrscheinlich das einzige Festival weltweit, das parallel in zwei Hauptstädten stattfindet: Vom 23.-26.11. in Budapests Urania Nationaltheater und Toldi-Kino sowie vom 24.11-30.11. im Wiener Top Kino.

PROGRAMMÜBERSICHT:

Donnerstag, 24.11.

19:00 ARRIETTY - DIE WUNDERSAME WELT DER BORGER

Freitag, 25.11.

19:00 THE RABBI`S CAT

19:30 COMPETITION A

21:00 A LETTER TO MOMO

21:30 WORLD PANORAMA

Samstag, 26.11.

16:00 A CAT IN PARIS

18:00 FIMFARUM - THIRD TIME LUCKY

19:00 COMPETITION B

20:00 CHILDREN WHO CHASE VOICES FROM DEEP BELOW

21:00 SKY SONG + THE MASK

22:00 ANIMATED NIGHT / GEORGE THE HEDGEHOG

Sonntag, 27.11.

17:00 FIMFARUM - THIRD TIME LUCKY

19:00 ALOIS NEBEL

19:30 COMPETITION C

21:00 GRAVITY WAS EVERYWHERE BACK THEN

21:30 ANIME HAIKU

Montag, 28.11.

19:00 GEORGE THE HEDGEHOG

20:00 DIE TRAGÖDIE DES MENSCHEN

21:00 DEAD BUT NOT BURIED

Dienstag, 29.11.

19:00 FILMPRÄMIEN UND FILMPREMIEREN: CARTOON NOMINEES

Mittwoch, 30.11.

19:00 CHILDREN WHO CHASE VOICES FROM DEEP BELOW

21:00 GRAVITY WAS EVERYWHERE BACK THEN

DIE TRAGÖDIE DES MENSCHEN

Die animierte Version eines Dramas aus dem 19. Jahrhundert gilt als neues Meisterwerk des mehrfach preisgekrönten Filmemachers, Marcell Jankovics. Die historischen Epochen wechseln während des Films, aber die Hauptfiguren bleiben immer die selben: Adam, Eva und Luzifer. Jankovics begleitet den Zuschauer von Bild zu Bild auf einer Reise durch die Geschichte der Menschheit von der Schöpfung an und demonstriert die gesellschaftlichen Strukturen und die ideologischen Strömungen der verschiedenen Epochen. Luzifer, der ewige Begleiter und Versucher zeigt Adam und Eva eine blutige Realität und falsche Wunschbilder. Jede Reise endet mit Scheitern und Ekel.

ANIME HAIKU - JAPANESE INDEPENDENT SHORTS

A Japanese animated short film programme curated by the festival`s representative in Tokyo, Ms Mitsue Eguchi.

COMPETITION C

Anilogue short film competition programme presents the best of European short animated films from the past 2 years. Even though each one of them would deserve the Best of Anilogue award, there unfortunately is only one statuette to be handed over, so the international festival jury is kindly asked to pick a single film that they all liked the best. Each jury member will also highlight their own special favourite by a Jury Special Award.

SKY SONG + THE MASK (Taevalaul)

Sky song tells us a simple story of postman Rain delivering a package to the Moon. It proofs flying to be possible if you have the will to fly and suitable training. However, Sky song is not all about the story, but rather a journey to one’s imagination and dreams. It’s experimenting and philosophical. It sets up a question of what is possible and what is not but does not serve complete answers. Directed by Mati Kütt, Sky Song takes us to broaden our horizons with a silent but determined touch, and serves as an ode to everyone who wants to fly.

COMPETITION B

WORLD PANORAMA

Presenting the films that have won the hearts of audiences and jury members in the most renowned film festivals world-wide, the World Panorama programme is designed to give an overview of the must see of animation now.

COMPETITION A

CHILDREN WHO CHASE VOICES FROM DEEP BELOW (星を追う子ども)

Asuna is a young girl who has been forced to grow up fast after the death of her father. While walking home one evening she is attacked by a strange, fearsome monster. A mysterious boy called Shun rescues her using the power of a crystal from an underground world called Agartha. The two quickly become friends, but then - just as quickly - Shun disappears. Shinkai’s most ambitious film yet is grand in scope, spanning different worlds with beautiful and lavish visuals.

FILMPRÄMIEN UND FILMPREMIEREN: CARTOON NOMINEES

Mobile (Verena Fels - D 2010, 6’25), Paths of Hate (Damian Nenow - PL 2010, 10’), Pivot (André Bergs (NL 2009, 5’), The External World (David O`Reilly - Ireland 2010, 17`), The Gruffalo (Jakob Schuh/Max Lang - UK 2009, 27`) & The Little Boy and the Beast Johannes Weiland/Uwe Heidschötter - D 2009, 6`30)

DEAD BUT NOT BURIED

The storm is gathering upon dead mister Christie. A Japanese industrialist called Mr. Yakamoto is sure that Mr. Christie holds the secret of eternal life and thus is determined to bring him back to life. Meanwhile a bunch of people, claiming to be Mr. Christie’s relatives, is on a quest to possess Mr. Christie’s Tesco sticker collection. Dear Mrs. Christie on the other hand seeks her husband’s body with perseverance and beforethey know it, they all end up in Iceland. In the land of Dead But not Buried trust is not worth a thing and real friends are nowhere close to be found, but the travel itself is even more enjoyable.

GRAVITY WAS EVERYWHERE BACK THEN

Leonard and Mary are lovers for lifetime, but then Mary gets sick. Leonard wants to save her so desperately he figures out that he can turn their house into a healing machine. When building begins and the cancer fights back, emotions are as concrete as the walls Leonard sets up. Gravity was everywhere back then is a first feature length film by Brent Green, based on the real actions of Leonard Wood. The film combines stop motion and animation creatively, and creates an everlasting tale for nothing less than love itself.

ALOIS NEBEL

It is the end of summer, 1989. Alois Nebel works as a train dispatcher at a small railway station in the Sudetenland. He is a loner who prefers old timetables to people, and he finds the loneliness of the station tranquil - except when the fog rolls in. Then he hallucinates, seeing ghosts and shadows from the dark past of this region where after WWII harsh revenge was exacted on the German population.

FIMFARUM - THIRD TIME LUCKY

FIMFARUM - THIRD TIME LUCKY consists of three fairy tales, each of them directed by different artist. In the first story a news crew travel to Sumava Mountains to find out the truth about giants living in there. The second story takes us to follow the footsteps of a king. The king sends his three sons on a quest for bringing back the king’s hat from a tavern he left it into, when he was a young man. The third adventure takes place around a pig herder called Louis as two virtues, Reason and Luck, try to prove their importance by changing the pig herder’s life. FIMFARUM - THIRD TIME LUCKY closes the animated trilogy of Fimfarum, which was inspired by fairy tales of Jan Werich.

GEORGE THE HEDGEHOG (Jez Jerzy)

GEORGE THE HEDGEHOG, an inveterate womanizer, big fan of skateboard and couple of pints after hours becomes a key point in the master plan of a genetic manipulations freak. The crazy scientist hires two deadly enemies of George, the skinheads, Zenek and Stefan. Their job is to get hold of George`s genes in order to create the Hedgehog`s clone. Some secret laboratory work and the clone is born and quickly becomes a multi-media idol, severely complicating George`s life and ruining his reputation in the meantime. The Hedgehog fights back for his identity and, above all, his beloved Jola.

ANIMATED NIGHT

Sweet, sexy, thrilling and funny, the Animated night is a once in a year festive undertaking of animation lovers. Watching the Animated night in one is a 5-hour animation marathon in good company, and with occasional party and drink breaks. - The programme includes the premiere of GEORGE THE HEDGEHOG, the new Polish feature based on a cult comic of the same name, a music video section presented and curated by the illustator and animation director Tomek Ducki, and an international panorama programme.

A CAT IN PARIS (Une vie de chat)

Dino, a cat, leads two separate lives at the same time. During the day everything seems normal as he lives with a small girl named Zoé, but when it comes dark he hops over the roofs of Paris with a professional thief Nico. Zoé’s mother Jeanne is in a difficult situation: she is a police captain yet she finds out that their cat is a criminal. Not only that but she also has a remarkable task which is to hunt down a gangster number one of Paris, Victor Costa. The action starts one night when Zoé runs to Costa and his gang by accident. A CAT IN PARIS (Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol) is a thrilling story of events in Paris, from dusk till dawn and all the way up to the roofs of Notre Dame.

THE RABBI`S CAT (Le chat du rabbin)

It’s Algiers in the 20’s. The rabbi Sfar lives a life of many problems: not only his daughter Zlabya is becoming a teenager but also his cat freshly started to talk after eating his parrot. The situation is not lightened when the rabbi finds a hardly living painter from a delivery box from Russia. The painter has an incredible quest for mythical tribe in Africa, and so before they know it, the devoted painter gathers a colourful crew around them and they set off to face the adventure. The Rabbi’s cat is directed by Antoine Delesvaux and Joann Sfar and was released in 2011.

ARRIETTY - DIE WUNDERSAME WELT DER BORGER (借りぐらしのアリエッティ)

`Tiny` 14 year old Arrietty lives under the floorboards of an old house with her father and mother. Their peaceful life is dramatically changed when the ever curious Arrietty accidentally allows herself to be seen by Sho, a sickly but well-intentioned 12 year old boy. The fledgling friendship between the two lonely children causes Haru the housekeeper to become aware of the borrowers` existence. The family are forced to choose between staying in their well-established home or leaving for the uncertainty of the great outdoors.

A LETTER TO MOMO (ももへの手紙)

Clinging to an unfinished letter written by her recently deceased father, Momo learns that the strange and supernatural things happening on Shio Island are connected in some way to her father`s mysterious letter. A Letter to Momo is a sensitive coming-of-age story that deals with loss and imagination.