The Harbourmaster is an animated documentary made by Mia L. Henriksen and Konrad Hjemli for their thesis film at Volda University College in 2022.
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The Harbourmaster is an animated documentary made by Mia L. Henriksen and Konrad Hjemli for their thesis film at Volda University College in 2022.
The story takes place in an unnamed American metropolis of the 1960s, where a criminal gang led by Prehlađeni Joe (Runny Nose Joe) carries out various criminal acts, but is thwarted by police inspector Maska, using various disguises to track them and catch them in the end.
A twenty-something Hungarian guy ponders over the sometimes unpleasant, sometimes funny, but undoubtedly determining experiences of his life so far.
The script is based on my own story. A story of a girl who spent her early childhood in nature but then had to grow up in a big city…
A story about fisherman, who pulled a skeleton out of the frozen lake. He tries to escape from the skeleton, so he hides in the dark, where he looks for comfort in cheap entertaintment. Yet the reality scratches on the window and fisherman´s hiding place quickly becomes a place full of nightmares. Manipulation, humanity, puppetry – the main themes of this film.
Jean and Chantal are a pretty normal couple living a pretty normal life in a pretty normal neighborhood. Jean and Chantal love each other. Could a simple dishwashing break their couple?
Memories, memories, nostalgia, alienation, transience… these are the themes of this animated diary. The film is made outside of the usual forms (screenplay; recording book), and it was created at the moment when the author sat down at the drawing table and started animating.
The Devil chills from a hard work day in his favorite hellish arcade in expense of some poor tortured souls. A fresh take on the classic stop motion/ heavy metal marriage, loaded with demons, explosions, candy and teddy bears.
With over 4 decades of experience, Gemini Award–winning writer, Shelley Hoffman, brings a wide-ranging perspective to every project. In addition to developing and showrunning the international hit series Kid vs. Kat and Camp Lakebottom, she collaborates with broadcasters and production teams from across the globe to create high-quality storytelling, characters, action and humour. At her keyonte she will share her perspectives on the current market’s demands: from character-driven stories to meeting the needs of co-productions to creating IP’s with the power to cross platform.
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.
You have probably heard of the phrase “To think outside of the box”? This is a film about such a box and the flat-headed creatures that live inside of it.
In our short animated film we show you an alien civilizations’s very first visitation to planet Earth. The (fictional) visitation took place 54 years ago, when – to the misfortune of humanity – the participants of the actual alien encounter were not members of the human race.
This clip is taken from a 1938 short called “How Walt Disney Cartoons Are Made”.
A robot works at a factory repeating the same operation every day. One day an unexpected visitor arrives and changes his routine.
A young woman visits her family. Over the weekend tensions flare, whilst technology provides an easy respite. As Kerri’s gaze shifts from the screen, she discovers a deeper kind of connection.
‘TECHNO’ emerges us into an ever escalating nightlife story full of colourful characters, indecent behaviour and an old man, playing an accordion. It’s a wild party that turns into an orgy until suddenly it’s interrupted by the signal of a phone battery going low.
Power, control, manipulation, domination and unavoidable triumph of love.
A music video - White Lies.
A tamer of wild horses encounters a metal monster in the shape of a horse. When he tried to move it, the horse turns into a mechanized freak, which threatens to destroy the world. But, when he started the right lever, this miracle of technology spread its wings and carried man into space.
Story about a man, who lives with a Big Yellow Hand. It constantly takes care of him, follows him everywhere, leaving no place for his personal decisions. One day man falls in love.