Media Art and Design Students Honoured at »kurzsuechtig« Film Festival
Numerous Bauhaus-Universität Weimar students and alumni were awarded prizes at the »kurzsuechtig« short film festival in Leipzig. The productions honoured at the event included »Frog and Fly«, »Blob und der Wolf«, and »vremya fewral’ / STILL FEBRUARY«, with the latter receiving an honourable mention.
First prize in the »Animation« category went to »Frog and Fly« by Tara Thomson and Felix Weller
Tara Thomson and Felix Weller were awarded the top prize in the animation category, worth 1,000 euros, for their film »Frog and Fly«. The animated film features the characters Frog and Fly, who want to spend a cosy evening watching TV every week. Gradually, however, the boundaries between reality and the fictional world of their favourite programmes begin to blur. A spooky sense of danger creeps in.
»Blob und der Wolf« by Georg Kästle and Valentin Bolte was honoured with three awards.
The short film »Blob und der Wolf« by Georg Kästle and Valentin Bolte, both Media Art and Design graduates, won several awards. It received the Jury Prize in the »Fiktion « category (1,000 euros), the »Nachwuchspreis« (1,000 euros), and the »Preis für die beste Kamera«, which is accompanied by a technical equipment retal voucher worth 5,000 euros.
»Blob und der Wolf«, Georg Kästle’s final Master’s project, tells the story of prison guard Blob, who falls asleep during her shift, thereby allowing a wolf to escape. Plagued by feelings of guilt, she embarks on a surreal search for the escaped animal.
Trailer »Blob und der Wolf«
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Jury Prize in the XR Competition for »Workers entering the Factory«
Florian Wehking, an artistic associate and graduate in Visual Communication, was awarded the Jury Prize – worth 500 euros – in the XR Competition for his 360° film »Workers entering the Factory«. In the documentary, the audience is drawn into the world of a jute mill in Bangladesh. In this immersive film experience, they accompany the workers into the factory from a first-person perspective and observe the workforce as they process the ›golden fibre‹.
Honourable mention for the bachelor’s thesis »vremya fewral’ / STILL FEBRUARY« by Anya Ryzhkova
An honourable mention went to Anya Ryzhkova’s Bachelor's thesis »vremya fewral’ / STILL FEBRUARY«. In her film, the director, who originally comes from Russia, explores personal experiences of loss, disorientation, and inner stagnation within the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The film combines animated images with documentary footage, bringing individual experiences of pain and powerlessness to the forefront.
Trailer: vremya-fewral'/ still february
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In the »Experimental« competition, alumna Paloma Llambías was awarded the jury prize for the film »Körperin« (directed by
Leonie Kock and Paloma Llambías).
The projects were created as part of students’ studies at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The projects were supervised by Ana Vallejo (»Frog and Fly«), Prof. Jörn Hintzer and Polina Horošina (»Blob und der Wolf«), and Prof. Wolfgang Kissel and Franka Sachse (»vremya fewral’ / STILL FEBRUARY«). The footage for »Workers entering the Factory« was shot as part of the »SCIP Plastics« research project led by the Professorship of Resource Management under the direction of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Kraft. The production was funded by the Kulturstiftung des Freistaats Thüringen.
About the »Kurzsuechtig« Film Festival:
The »Kurzsuechtig« Short Film Festival is an annual event that has been held in Leipzig since 2004. It is one of the most important festivals for short film produced in central Germany. The largest short film festival for productions from central Germany, »Kurzsuechtig« is exclusively dedicated to film productions of up to 30 minutes with a connection to Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, or Thuringia. In addition to showcasing current projects, the Festival also provides a platform for emerging filmmakers and encourages exchange within the regional film scene.
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