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The Predators of Transylvania

Director:
Julia Kolenakova (deaf)
Country:
Slovakia
year: 2014
Running Time:
6'25"
Technique:
2D computer
Category:
Student film
Producer:
Elena Brt??ov?
Distributor:
Elena Brt??ov?
The program:

Synopsis

Two kids are running away from the big wolf. But, as the rising sun starts shining over the dark forest, it is clear, that not everything is in the way, as it seems.

Director's BIO

Is deaf film director, animator and artist. In 2014 she finished studies of animation on Film and television faculty of the Academy of fine arts in Bratislava. The Dean of the Film and Television Faculty awarded her the prize for outstanding academic results and sucessful representation of Film and Television Faculty in the arts.
For the bachelors film Suitcase (2012) she received a creative award for animation in the Igric competition, an award for a best student film on Neum Animated Film Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina (NAFF 2013) and an award on the International student film festival in P?sek in Czech Republic (MFSF 2013).
She graduated her studies with a film The Predators ofTransylvania (2014). The curiosity from this film is that the music was composed by blind musician Ondrej Rosik, while Julia is a first deaf university graduate, what makes this film unique among the country.
In years 2003-2007 she studied at Private secondary school of art and animation in Bratislava. In 2007 she graduated with a film Pern?kov? ?lovie?ik (Little Gingerbread Man), that won 3rd prize at International animated film festival of secondary schools Animofest in Bratislava. In 2009 she finished her film Strach (The Scare) and won 1st prizefor a bestanimated film in a National competition of amateur filmmaking CINEAMA and a certificate on International animation film festival on Hiroshima 2010.

Contacts

animatorka7@gmail.com