Samuel
1'27'', puppet animation
90-hour workshop for high school students (ages 15-18)
The story of Samuel, a young artist with a giant imagination.
Script, concept design and animation: Petra Kraševec, Neža Šivec, Petra Drevenšek, Tina Kobal, Urša Rahne, Eva Zagoričnik, Lene Lekše, Astrid Magajna, Jaka Cerar, Tonja Bjelčevič, Maruša Vehovar, Jera Tratar
Musicians: Eva Zagoričnik, Rok Korenčan, Hana Pušljar, Julija Brudar, Žan Beljan
Mentor: Kolja Saksida
Sound: Miha Šajina
Color correction: Teo Rižnar
Producers: Kolja Saksida, Matija Šturm
Production: ZVVIKS
Co-production: Secondary School of Design and Photography, Ljubljana
Supported by: Slovenian Film Centre, a public agency of the Republic of Slovenia, City Municipality of Ljubljana
2016 Kino med bloki, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2016 Scout Film Festival, Stowe, USA
Best in Animation! 2016 Award
2015 Al-Jana International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Beirut, Lebanon
2015 Ephemeral Film Festival, Pennsylvania, USA
2015 Chicago Children’s International Film Festival, Chicago, USA
2015 Dubrovnik Film Festival, Dubrovnik, Croatia
2015 La Matatena, 20th Festival Internacional de cine para ninos, Ciudad de Mexico and Tijuana, Mexico
2015 3rd International Festival of Animated Film for Children & Youth “Constantine's Golden Coin”, Niš, Serbia
2015 8th Four River Film Festival, Karlovac, Croatia
2015 VAFI – International Children and Youth Film Festival Varaždin, Varaždin, Croatia
2015 Festival Corti a Ponte, Padova, Italy
2015 ZOOM.9 – Filmski festival osnovnošolskih in srednješolskih filmov, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Silver Clapperboard Award
2015 II. International Youth Film Festival Plasencia Encorto, Plasencia, Spain
Special jury mention
2015 Maryland International Kids Film Festival, Maryland, USA
2014 17th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Youth People, Pyrgos, Greece