Opening: TBA
Venue: Hydra, Greece
THE BEST OF O!PLA'21 - FOCUS ON POLAND is a unique program presenting the winners of the 9th O!PLA Animation Festival (2021). As always, the only Jury at O!PLA was the audience. THE BEST OF O!PLA'21 is an amazing mix of techniques, styles, and emotions showing what in modern Polish animation (O!PLA means „Oh! Polish Animation”, but also: “Oh! People Love Animation”) is the best. Starting off 2013 O!PLA consequently grows in strength, but one thing remains the same - independence and passion, which standing behind the O!PLA.
Duration of the program: 68:19
01. PSOTNIK IN THE GLASS TRAP (PSOTNIK W SZKLANEJ PUŁAPCE), 02:44
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation/Production: Kamil Wójcik
Technique: 2D Animation + Live Action
The enchanted town hides many attractions at night, but not all of them are here to amuse the guests. So beware because once you plunge into madness, there will be no going back.
02. SKULL (CZASZKA), 01:13
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation: Zuzanna Rogala (Harat)
Production: Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
Technique: Stop Motion
Short story about the skull...
03. BUDDIES (org. KUMPLE), 02:13
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation/Production: Amelia Baj
Technique: Claymation
"Buddies" is a grotesque, symbolic film about dynamic interpersonal relations, showing man as a being both funny and destructive.
04. STORY ABOUT WHY DEVIL LIMPS (AJTIA DLACZEGO DIABEŁ KULEJE), 05:21
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation/Production: Kasia Zimnoch, Paweł Kleszczewski
Technique: Paint-on-glass
A long time ago, God grazed His sheep on paradise pastures. The devil grazing a herd of goats nearby wanted to take the animals from God... The plot of the film was based on a folk etiological fairy tale explaining this extremely important fact in the devil's life.
05. REASON (ROZWIĄZANIE), 07:56
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation: Szymon Ruczyński
Production: Film School in Lodz
Technique: Stop motion
In a small town, one of the inhabitants is accused of practicing magic. One woman is openly opposed to the spiral of accusations and camouflaged attacks on that woman, but her personal misfortune puts her position to the test.
06. PATHOLOGICAL SEAMSTRESS – BAD DAY (PATOLOGICZNA KRAWCOWA – ZŁY DZIEŃ), 01:00
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation: Agata Szwarc
Production: Artistic University in Poznan
Technique: 2D Animation
A short story about seamstress...
07. DELINSKY’S MADNESS, 03:24
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation/Production: Kamil Wójcik
Technique: 2D Animation
It is said that when a man shoots, the devil carries bullets. Or is it the other way around? "Projectile Catcher" is a magic trick in which an illusionist catches a bullet fired at him. This is one of the most dangerous tricks. This trick cost the lives of at least 15 illusionists. One of the most drastic cases is the death of the Polish magician Madame DeLinsky, who appeared alongside her husband in 1820 in front of Prince Shwarznberg- Sonderhausen. This animation is loosely inspired by their tragedy.
08. MY DEAR QUARANTINE, 05:19
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Production: Ewa Maria Wolska
Technique: Puppet Animation
My dear quarantine is a simple story about a pandemic - a poetic portrayal of a time of isolation, loneliness and boredom.
09. BLUE MONDAY, 01:19
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation: Katarzyna Orłowska
Production: Artistic University in Poznan
Technique: Painting animation
A short story about Blue Monday...
10. HIDDEN – Hidden Beams, 03:10
Poland / Czech Republic 2020
Direction/Script/Animation: Martyna Koleniec
Technique: Puppet Animation + 2D
"How'd you find me / I've tried to stay hid? / As that underground kid / In crimson tight fits..." – animated music video.
11. SUBWAY, 05:00
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation: Robert Kuźniewski
Production: Artistic University in Poznan
Technique: Claymation
A grotesque about a typical situation in the subway...
12. THE WICKED NEVER RESTS LICHO NIE ŚPI), 07:15
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Production: Nawojka Wierzbowska
Animation: Natalia Krawczuk
Technique: Cutout animation
Bartholmus is the mayor of a medieval coastal city. He is not interested in governance, but he is very fond of people applauding him. One day he learns that all mayors from the surrounding towns have bought new clocks for the town hall. Bartholmus only has a small and ugly clock, so he calls the great sculptor Hans and his helper Heel to the city. Together, they create an unusual clock, the beauty of which turns out to be dangerous.
13. THE ELEPHANT (SŁOŃ), 06:52
Poland 2019
Direction/Script/Animation: Dominika Wilkosz
Production: Pedagogical University in Krakow
Technique: Stop Motion + clay painting on glass
How the elephant looks like, everyone sees... And if cannot see? After reading the enigmatic description, the character decides to know for himself what this strange creature actually is. He leaves the familiar, safe space and immerses himself in the hustle and bustle of the street. Finding the way through a busy area is not easy - three colleagues, also blind, join the expedition to support their friend.
14. THREE JUMPS TO HAPPINESS TRZY SKOKI DO SZCZĘŚCIA), 11:54
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation: Artur Hanaj
Production: Film School in Lodz
Technique: Claymation
A black comedy about one evening in the life of several animals. A pair of turtles, a bear, and a monkey - a personal trainer want to find the will to consciously manage their lives.
15. GREEN TREE, 02:52
Poland 2020
Direction/Script/Animation/Production: Filip Szuksztul
Technique: Claymation
Created by the 15-years old artist a journey through the world illustrating the problems faced by modern man - the effects of his own activity.
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