Synopsis:
When did you last talk with your father? Will you ever ask him about those things that hurt you? In Father the reality of life is turned upside down to create an impossible dialogue – the dialogue between a child and a father that never happens.
- Director:
- Ivan Bogdanov, Moritz Mayerhofer, Asparuh Petrov, Veljko Popović, Rositsa Raleva, Dmitry Yagodin
- Year:
- 2012
- Running time:
- 16 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, 3D Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Maria Stanisheva, Vanja Andrijević, Christian Mueller
- Animators:
- Asparuh Petrov, Olga Doreva, Dmitry Yagodin, Kremena Cholakova, Rositsa Raleva, Vessela Dantcheva, Moritz Mayerhofer, Kristijan Dulić, Marin Kovačič
- Script writers:
- Ivan Bogdanov, Phil Mulloy
- Music composer:
- Petar Dundakov
- Sound designer:
- Emil Iliev
- Editor:
- Ivan Bogdanov
- Productions:
- Compote Collective, Bonobo Studio, Eyecatch Productions, Bonobostudio
- Distributions:
- Compote Collective, Bonobo Films
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental
- Tags:
- Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Love, Poetic, Sad, Mental health, Death, Surreal
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Animated Short Film at the Bulgarian Film Academy Awards, Special Jury Award at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival
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