Synopsis:
Based on the story by Branko Ćopić, this animated short tells the tale of a hedgehog living in a lush and lively forest. He is respected and envied by the other animals. However, Hedgehog’s devotion to his home annoys a quartet of insatiable beasts. Together, they march off towards Hedgehog’s home and spark a tense and prickly standoff.
- Director:
- Eva Cvijanović
- Year:
- 2017
- Running time:
- 11 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Original title:
- Ježeva kuća
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Vanja Andrijevic
- Animators:
- Tim Allen, Ivana Bosnjak, Eva Cvijanovic, Thomas Johnson
- Script writers:
- Eva Cvijanović, Branko Ćopić
- Music composers:
- Sven Buic, Dario Golcic, Darko Rundek
- Sound designers:
- Serge Boivin, Olivier Calvert, Thomas Garant, Geoffrey Mitchell, Esad Rebihic, Mirza Tahirovic, Lise Wedlock
- Editors:
- Eva Cvijanovic, Iva Kraljevic
- Productions:
- National Film Board of Canada, Bonobostudio
- Genres:
- Drama, Fantasy, Tragicomedy
- Tags:
- Animals, Friendships, Love, Nature, Poetic, Shame, Surreal, Transformation
- Audience:
- 10+
- Festival selections:
- StopTrik International Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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