Maček med vrati
- Short Animated Film
- 9' 44''
- 2024
- Slovenia, Croatia
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A satire that mirrors Europe's pressing political issues through the daily ups and downs of relationships among neighbouring cats.
The film takes place in Catlands, a union of distinct feline territories inhabited by cats of various social statuses. The established status quo is disrupted by newcomers trespassing the lawns borders. To address this international issue, the most prominent residents devise a cunning plan that guarantees to result in some innocent victims.
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This is a story about the European Union – specifically about how its ideals of unity and democracy collide with its policies regarding refugees. The EU's appearance, which often contradicts its polit
This is a story about the European Union – specifically about how its ideals of unity and democracy collide with its policies regarding refugees. The EU's appearance, which often contradicts its politics, is reflected in the animation, where an idyllic environment with colourful, cute and funny cats eventually clashes with the brutality of an inhumane deportation. The scenery is full of details (like scratches and bandages on the newcomer cats) hinting at a less civilized story about to be revealed. However, all these elements are subtle and leave space for different interpretations until the final scene when a clearer statement is amplified by the politically tinted score of Beethoven's Ode to Joy.
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Special mention goes to the animated film Catlands by Ana Čigon for its humorous take on the proverbial Slovenian attitude to borders and fences.
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hrvaško: Mačak na vratima (8') kratkometražni je animirani film slovenske autorice Ane Čigon, alegorija života u Europi, nespojivosti demokratskih ideala koje propagira i na kojima je nastala s konzervativnom i represivnom stvarnošću koju živi. Tri glavna mačja lika predstavljaju zajedno sa svojim travnjakom, načinom na koji se kreću i odnose prema prostoru na kojem žive, ali i kako tretiraju svoje mačje susjede i došljake, određeno geopolitičko područje Europe. Mačak na vratima duhovita je personifikacija mačjeg svijeta koja se bavi teškim političkim temama u 2D kompjuterskoj kolažnoj animaciji. Redateljica vješto koristi mačke kako bi dočarala odnose među zemljama Europe i politiku pojedinih područja u odnosu prema migrantima. Glavni producent je slovenska produkcija URGH!, hrvatski koproducent je Bonobostudio, a producentica Vanja Andrijević.
Comitee: Jure Bušić, Anka Kočevar, Matija Šturm Explication
Alegorično pripoved, ki govori o vrednotah in medsebojnih odnosih (tudi v širšem družbenem smislu), film predstavi s pomočjo mačk in mačjega sveta. Obravnava nekatere pereče družbeno aktualne teme, kot je odnos Evrope do migrantov, vključujočo oziroma izključujočo družbo in odnose med pripadniki različnih družbenih skupin vobče. Filmski projekt uporablja vizualne metafore, ustrezno glasbeno in zvočno sliko ter izdelan dramaturški lok, ki se stopnjuje skozi izrisovanje vsakodnevnih opravil, ki jih le občasno prekinejo trenutni namigi, kar stopnjuje tenzijo filmske pripovedi. Film je brez dialoga, ustrezen in razumljiv izraz omogočajo premišljeno kadriranje, govorica mačjega telesa in drugi sporočilni kodi. Zahtevnost tematike rahlja uporaba humorja, gledalcu pa prepušča svobodo lastne interpretacije vsebine, ki pa je vseeno učinkovito nakazana.
Comitee: Maja Weiss, Igor Palčič, Goran Vojnović, Simon Tanšek (alternate), Polona Petek (alternate) Explication
Maček med vrati je projekt za kratki animirani film o treh mačkih, sosedih in njihovih mačjih prigodah doma in v sosedstvu. Tematika je zabavna v smislu personifikacije mačje narave. V tem pogledu ni samo animirani film za odrasle, pač pa enakovredno tudi za otroke. Likovna zasnova dopolnjuje pripoved. Vsi trije mačji liki so med seboj različni in stopnjujejo pripovedni naboj. Pripovedni postopek je v večjem delu zgodbe duhovito ironičen, a je scenarij potrebno še izboljšati v detajlih, predvsem proti koncu se scenarij nekoliko preveč zaplete in postane nejasen. Glede na aktualnost migracij, medsosedskih odnosov in mejaštva, je pričakovana privlačnost filma za slovenski in evropski oziroma mednarodni kulturni velika.
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