“a new short film :
the young boy is poor
but dreams are worth more”
the young boy is poor
but dreams are worth more”
(art director, illustrator, animator)
A vulnerable boy needs to provide for his family but also has to train tirelessly to play in the game of his life
He pushes himself harder and harder trying to keep a balance between two very different worlds.His imagination proves to be a good refuge from a darker reality, but when that reality becomes inescapable he’s faced with a difficult choice.
Can he reconcile his inner life with the necessities of the real one?
FILM CREDITS
Candy Can , animated short film
Romania 2020, 9 min 15 sec
2D, hand-drawn, digital rotoscoping, mixed media
Directed by: Anton Octavian
Script: Cristian Pascariu
Art Director: Andreea Gurban
Background Artist: Raluca Anghel
Animation: Anton Octavian, Andreea Gurban
Storyboard and Editing: Andreea Gurban
Original Soundtrack: Mickey Mouse Teeth - performed by: Troup
Sound Design: Ionut Cosmin Grigore - recorded at: Sol Marker Studio
Animation and Post Production: Animashort Studio (Romania)
Romania 2020, 9 min 15 sec
2D, hand-drawn, digital rotoscoping, mixed media
Directed by: Anton Octavian
Script: Cristian Pascariu
Art Director: Andreea Gurban
Background Artist: Raluca Anghel
Animation: Anton Octavian, Andreea Gurban
Storyboard and Editing: Andreea Gurban
Original Soundtrack: Mickey Mouse Teeth - performed by: Troup
Sound Design: Ionut Cosmin Grigore - recorded at: Sol Marker Studio
Animation and Post Production: Animashort Studio (Romania)
FESTIVALS
may 2020 - Germany - Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) - Stuttgart
aug 2020 - Macedonia - Fiipbook Film Festival - Skopje
aug 2020 - Italy - Imaginaria - International Animated Film Festival (IAF) - Conversano
sep 2020 - Ukraina - LINOLEUM International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival - Kyiv
sep 2020 - Italy - Sciacca Film Fest - Sciacca
oct 2020 - South Korea - Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF) - Bucheon
oct 2020 - Serbia - BALKANIMA - European Animated Film Festival - Belgrade
oct 2020 - Greece - Thessaloniki Animation Festival (TAF) - Thessaloniki
oct 2020 - Turkey - Canlandıranlar Film Festival - Istanbul
oct 2020 - Georgia - TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival - Batumi
nov 2020 - Russia - The Big Cartoon Festival - Moscow
nov 2020 - Romania - Animest International Film Festival - Bucharest
nov 2020 - Argentina - Bit Bang International Animation and Digital Art Festival - Buenos Aires
nov 2020 - Portugal - Cinanima - 44th International Animated Film Festival - Espinho
nov 2020 - Estonia - PÖFF24 - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - Tallinn
dec 2020 - Slovenia - Animateka International Animated Film Festival - Ljubljana
dec 2020 - Greece - ICONA Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival - Corfu
dec 2020 - Poland - International Animation Film Festival - Animafest Gdansk - Gdansk
feb 2021 - Belgium - 40th Brussels International Animation Film Festival - Brussels
mar 2021 - Spain - Animac - 25a Mostra Internacional de Cinema d'Animació de Catalunya - Lleida
apr 2021 - Netherlands - Kaboom Animation Festival - Amsterdam
apr 2021 - Brazil - Lanterna Mágica - International Animation Festival - Goiás
may 2021 - Germany - 67th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - Oberhausen
jun 2021 - France - Festival International du Film d'Aubagne - Aubagne
