Synopsis:
Dániel Juhász, a young aspiring painter with low self-esteem, is in his last round of interviews at the painting department of the Academy of Fine Arts. While waiting for his interview, his demons appear to him in the form of garden pests.
- Director:
- Olivér Hegyi
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- Hungary
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Original title:
- A szív kertje
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Bálint Gelley, Bella Szederkényi, Juraj Krasnohorský, Juraj Krasnohorsky
- Animators:
- Olivér Hegyi, Daniela Pardiñas, Alla Prokopyshyna, Daniela Pardinas
- Script writer:
- Olivér Hegyi
- Music composer:
- Olivér Hegyi
- Sound designer:
- Péter Benjámin Lukács
- Editor:
- Judit Czakó
- Productions:
- CUB Animation, Artichoke
- Distribution:
- Bonobo Films
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Coming-of-Age
- Tags:
- Identity, Mental health, Relationships, Love, Dreams, Surreal, Poetic, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- CEE Animation Forum, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film, Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), Manchester Animation Festival, Cinanima International Animated Film Festival, Interfilm International Short Film Festival Berlin, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, Anima - the Brussels International Animation Film Festival
- Awards:
- Winner of the CEE Animation Forum in 2020, Winner of the Filmjus Script Development Funding in 2019, Winner of the Friss Hús Pitch Forum in 2020, POFF Shorts International Short Film and Animation Festival / 2023 / Best Short Animation, Cinanima International Animated Film Festival / 2023 / Best Short Film Over 8 to 16 Minutes, Anilogue International Animation Festival / 2023 / Audience Award, Student International Film Festival / 2023 / Best Animated Film Award, Kecskemét Animation Film Festival / 2023 / Best Animated Short Film, Kecskemét Animation Film Festival / 2023 / Special Mention from the Hungarian Film Critics, Primanima World Festival of First Animations / 2023 / Jury’s Special Mention (Alexander Gratzer), Primanima World Festival of First Animations / 2023 / Macskassy Gyula Award for the most popular Hungarian animation, Aguilar Film Festival / 2023 / Youth Jury Award, Friss Hús International Short Film Festival / 2023 / Special Mention, Animafest Zagreb / 2023 / Jury's Special Award (Aneta Ozorek), Cinemira Children’s and Youth Film Festival / 2023 / Best Animated Short in Teen Section, Bitbang International Animation, Videogames and Digital Art Festival / 2023 / Special Mention, Friss Hús International Short Film Festival / 2020 / Lovas Nándor Award, CEE Animation Forum / 2019 / Best Short Film Pitch
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