Klobuk In postproduction Q3 2026
- Short Animated Film
- 7'
- s.d.
- Slovenia, Italy
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Synopsis
Duško, a gloomy and angry man, walks through gray city streets to his office, shielding himself from pigeon droppings and ignoring a street pianist, despite dropping two coins into the hat. He works in a neglected building called FACTORY, where smiling images watch over employees typing under their boss’s gaze. After submitting his final page, Duško is abruptly fired and leaves with empty pockets.
Duško, a gloomy and angry man, walks through gray city streets to his office, shielding himself from pigeon droppings and ignoring a street pianist, despite dropping two coins into the hat. He works in a neglected building called FACTORY, where smiling images watch over employees typing under their boss’s gaze. After submitting his final page, Duško is abruptly fired and leaves with empty pockets. Spotting the pianist’s hat, he sneaks closer and suddenly falls into it. He enters a colorful, imaginary world where he becomes a childlike drawing and rediscovers joy through music. Playing the piano, he animates the world around him and feels happiness for the first time. Back in reality, confused but smiling, he resumes playing as coins land in the hat and factory chimneys keep smoking.
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Hat (Klobuk) is a short animated tragicomedy visually inspired by silent films and cartoons of the early 20th century, where grotesque aesthetics intertwine with the contemporary world. The story foll
Hat (Klobuk) is a short animated tragicomedy visually inspired by silent films and cartoons of the early 20th century, where grotesque aesthetics intertwine with the contemporary world. The story follows a frustrated clerk who, through the hat of a street musician, discovers art and a renewed sense of hope. The film is conceived in traditional pose-to-pose animation, with an emphasis on organic drawing, the contrast between light and shadow, and music as the central carrier of rhythm and narrative.
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Comitee: Špela Čadež, Darko Masnec, Boštjan Potokar Explication
"Klobuk" pripoveduje zgodbo o Dušku, moškem z mračnim in jeznim izrazom na obrazu, ki hodi po sivih mestnih ulicah proti svoji pisarni. Na poti se mora zaščititi pred golobjimi iztrebki s svojo aktovko in brezizrazno ignorira uličnega glasbenika, ki igra na klavir, čeprav mu vrže nekaj kovancev v klobuk. Frustriran uradnik opustošenega birokratskega sveta preko klobuka uličnega muzikanta spozna svet umetnosti in ponovno pridobi upanje. Film se ponaša z izjemno likovno podobo, ki ustvarja močan vtis in obeta velik potencial za uspešno realizacijo.
Comitee: Boštjan Potokar, Milanka Fabjančič, Darko Masnec Explication
Animirani projekt Klobuk je ravno zaradi sugestije na stare literarne mojstre kot sta Kafka in Gogolj ter namerni uporabi likovnih orodij, ki so značilna za preteklost (črnilo, papir, film noir ter klasični strip) toliko bolj sodoben, saj želi postaviti večno ogledalo malemu človeku, ki išče smisel obstoja v ustvarjalnosti. Avtor likovne podobe in režiser je virtuozen risar in izkušen snovalec sekvenčnih naracij (strip Nekropola), ki se bo s tem animiranim prvencem lahko kristaliziral tudi v gibljivi sliki. Likovna zasnova je daleč od banalne komercializirane estetike, ki nas pogosto preplavlja. Z razvojem bo avtor lahko še bolje izdelal diverzifikacijo svojega protagonista in antagonista ter jima zasnoval prepričljiv in unikaten svet, kjer se opustošen birokratski aparat prekucne v sproščenost kreative z odprtim vprašanjem, kakšna (in če sploh) je pot nazaj.
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