Forgotten Hat
Synopsis:
Young documentarist Pavel Kačenka shoots a school film mapping the career of forgotten Czech cartoon star – Mr. Hat – and he is not avoiding the controversial questions. Where stands the end of dignity and responsibility for an actor – although he is a cartoon character?
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A story of a lonely illustrated graffiti-tiger whose home are walls and facades of Prague houses. The city full of sprayed dirty streets and corners is a wild jungle where the tiger looks for a way to find his lost love.
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A short film about Kamil and his unwitting steps toward fulfilling his destiny. Or, Kamil’s last morning.
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Death of a beloved pet is hard to deal with, and even if we try to prepare for it, it often takes us by surprise. This is the story of a boy and his dog Dede, who suddenly passes away. Lost in the depths of grief, the boy eventually discovers that her death does not necessarily mean that Dede is completely gone.
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An emotional pilgrimage. City mirrored in space and music. Music transformed into colors, rhythm into editing. EO DE ME is an experimental visualization of music inspired by changes in human emotions. These changes in the image of the FAMU student are also reflected in the varied range of animation techniques used.
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
- Dance
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The film, which was made as part of the 70th anniversary of the animation studio at UMPRUM, is loosely inspired by the work of three graduates: Václav Mergl, Jan Souček and Vratislav Hlavatý. Motifs from their films, illustrations and paintings have been placed in new contexts to create a new work of authorship.
- Drama
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Tragicomedy
- Sci-Fi
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This film takes place in a world where clouds knowingly interfere with people’s lives. But the people don’t suspect a thing. The whole history of the clouds is revealed after a newborn cloud tries to help a selfish biker. However, because of the biker’s recklessness, nothing changes for humanity.
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Experimental
- Tragicomedy
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This short film about life after the loss of a loved one deals with a difficult topic, using techniques of both live-action and animated film. Real experiences of the narrators are combined with animated sequences reconstructing painful situations, looking into the thoughts of three young people untimely exposed to death.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Tragedy
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Loud music, hectic crowds, baby cries, car horns, rebuilding, sirens… Sometimes we want to run away… But where?
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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A short film by Václav Blin.
- Experimental
- Abstract
- Non-narrative
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A crazy murderer dressed up as a Christmas tree terrorizes a decent family at Christmas.
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During a nighttime walk, two lovers stumbled upon a frog who clearly wasn’t looking for company. Lost in the wild beats of Johuš Matuš, the frog, its baby, and the rest of the forest party just hoped the uninvited guest would move along soon.
- Experimental
- Fantasy
- Abstract
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The animated video clip was created as a closing ceremony at UMPRUM in Prague. Four second-year students were challenged to combine their different approaches to visuals and animation itself. The central motifs of the film are the range of cartoon animation and the building of friendship, metaphorically represented in the theme of this work.
- Music Videos
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Non-narrative