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PROGRAM 30 JAN — 08 FEB 2020 INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL 02 WELCOME WELCOME TO THE 5TH EDITION OF VOID INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL! Welcome to VOID 2020. Velkommen til VOID 2020. Entering our fifth year, we have thought long and hard På vej ind i vores femte år, har vi tænkt længe over, on how to best celebrate such an important milestone. hvordan vi bedst har kunnet markere så vigtig en While staying true to the core of the festival, we have milepæl. Vi har drømt stort og udvidet vores program dreamt big and expanded our programme in new and på nye og spændende måder, samtidig med at vi er exciting ways. forblevet tro mod festivalens ånd. The 10 festival days are filled with the best anima- De 10 festivaldage er fyldt med det bedste, animations- tion the world has to offer and there is something for verdenen kan byde på - og der er noget for alle. Du kan everyone. You can explore the golden age of Hungarian udforske ungarsk animations guldalder, opleve samtidig animation, experience the full breadth of contemporary kinesisk animation med ‘White Snake’ og ‘S He’, eller Chinese animation in the blockbuster ‘White Snake’ udforske vores kortfilmsprogrammer, der tæller nye and ‘S He’ or explore our many short film programmes, kunstnerer samt retrospektiver af to af amerikansk showcasing both emerging artists and retrospectives of animations vigtigste kvinder: Sally Cruikshank og two of the most important women in American anima- Suzan Pitt. tion: Sally Cruikshank and Suzan Pitt. Men i år er VOID meget mere end bare filmvisninger. Vi But this year VOID is so much more than just screenings. har arrangeret en serie af masterclasses og talks med We have organized a series of masterclasses and talks industriens veteraner, der vil tage dig med bag kulissen featuring industry veterans, that will take you behind the på nogle de seneste års mest roste og dristige værker. scenes of some of the most acclaimed and audacious Disse masterclasses er en unik mulighed for at møde og works of the last years. The masterclasses are a unique interagere med skaberne. De er åbne for alle og vi håber, opportunity to meet and interact with the creators in at I vil tjekke dem ud. person. The sessions open for everyone and we hope you will check them out. Træd ind i animationens verden - hvilket er gjort muligt med hjælp fra vores sponsorer, partnere, rådgivere, og Enter the world of animation - which was made possible med vores passionerede frivilliges hjælp. with the aid of our sponsors, partners, advisors, sup- porters, and with the indispensable team of passionate Anne Winberg, Festivalleder & volunteers. Claudia Cazzato, Festival Manager Anne Winberg, Festival Director & Claudia Cazzato, Festival Manager PRACTICAL INFO PRAKTISK INFO VOID International Animation Film Festival is a 10-day VOID International Animation Film Festival varer 10 dage, festival running from Jan 30 - Feb 8. Please note that all fra 30. jan til 8. feb. Alle film vises i Cinemateket på films at Cinemateket are in English or with English subti- engelsk eller med engelske undertekster. En biografbil- tles. One ticket costs 90 dkk, but students and members let koster 90 kr, dog kan studerende og medlemmer af of Cinemateket can buy tickets for 55 dkk. All feature Cinemateket købe billetter til 55 kr. Alle spillefilm bliver films are introduced by a short film from this year’s pro- vist med en kortfilm fra årets program med en længde gramme of up to 15 minutes in length. på op til 15 min. Tickets can be purchased at www.cinemateket.dk or via Billetter købes på www.cinemateket.dk eller på telefon phone at +45 3374 3412. Find VOID at Cinemateket in 3374 3412. Find VOID i Cinemateket i Gothersgade 55, Gothersgade 55, 1123 Copenhagen K. 1123 København K. Special Meet the Competitions Family Drinks will Events Creators & Awards friendly be served Popular WELCOME 03 DREAM TEAM MEET THE JURY MEMBERS Festival Director Anne Winberg P.04 Festival Manager Claudia Cazzato Festival Assistant THANKS Betina Husen Head of Programming P.06 Niels Harpøth Programming Assistants Alice Berchon Allan Sørensen Andreea Muscalagiu SPECIAL EVENTS Claudia Munksgaard-Palmqvist Magnus Johnson Magnus Tugwell Laursen P. 07 Film Technicians Cinemateket Operators Sponsorships FEATURE FILMS Katharina Skadhauge Communication & P.1 1 Guest Coordination Nikolas Drivas Printed Program Coordinator SHORT FILMS Malene Nybroe Juul Graphic Design & P.1 9 Art Direction Fuhr Studio Print, Newspaper RETROSPECTIVES Dansk Avis Tryk Print, Posters P. 27 Kandrups Bogtrykkeri MASTERCLASSES & TALKS GET IN TOUCH Check the VOID website for more event details and the P.31 latest updates. Share your love by following us on Facebook and Instagram! www.voidfilmfestival.com PROGRAM CALENDAR @voidfilmfestival Email your questions P. 4 0 and compliments at [email protected] 04 LEJF MARCUSSEN AWARD JURY ANNEMETTE KARPEN Annemette Karpen’s contribution to Dan- MEET THE ish animation culture is staggering. In 1999 shefounded a chidren’s animation festival, JURY MEMBERS which was integrated into the BUSTER film festival in 2001. Following that she became a driving force behind Project ANIMA, a mo- bile animation workshop that visits schools and teaches animation to the next genera- tion. Furthermore, she has contributed a great deal of knowledge, writing a myriad of articles on animation as well as co-writing MARTIN ‘Dansk tegnefilm gennem 100 år’. WIKLUND In 2019 Martin Wiklund and Ulysse Lefort won The Lejf Marcussen Award for their strongly hallucinatory commercial for the Michelin-starred restaurant La Grenouillère, ‘Danse exquise’. Wiklund has been part of Collectif Quart Avant Poing since 2009 and has co-directed ‘5 Years After The War’ which screened at Odense International Animation Film Festival. ULYSSE LEFORT In 2019 Ulysse Lefort and Martin Wiklund won The Lejf Marcussen Award for their strongly hallucinatory restaurant commercial for La Grenouillère, ‘Danse exquise’. Lefort has been part of Collectif Quart Avant Poing since 2009 and has co-directed ‘5 Years After The War’ which screened at Odense Interna- tional Animation Film Festival. ÉVA KATINKA BOGNAR A freelance animator, director and illustrator as well as assistant lecturer at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, Éva Katinka Bognar is a prolific creator. Her short film ‘Hugo Bomfeldt’ competed at several festivals, winning the Prize of the Children’s Jury at Oberhausen International Short Film Festival. NANCY DENNEY- PHELPS A veteran of the animation festival circuit, Nancy Denney-Phelps was one of the first journalists focusing on the animation in- dustry. Besides her journalistic work, which includes a regular blog on Animation World Network, she also curates film programs, produces music for animation and consults on animation film festivals, bringing years of experience and an unparalleled knowledge. GRADUATION FILM 05 COMPETITION JURY MEET THE JURY MEMBERS DAN RAMSAY You have without a doubt seen Dan Ramsay’s work. Since the turn of the millennium he has been a fixture at Aardman Animations, where he has worked as an animator on the second series of ‘Creature Comforts’ and lately ‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmaged- don’. Furthermore, he has also brought his skill to Laika, working on ‘ParaNorman’ and ‘The Boxtrolls’. JULIETTE MARCHAND Juliette Marchand is the festival programmer at Viborg Animation Film Festival. She has previously taught at Baltimore’s Maryland In- stitute College of Art and mentored student projects at GOBELINS in Paris. Furthermore, she has worked as director, scriptwriter and director. SARA KOPPEL An award-winning animator who still works with pen and paper, Sara Koppel has been part of the Danish animation industry since 1984, where she got her start as a 14-year old punk. Throughout her 30+ year career she has created a number of shorts includ- ing ‘1st Day & Next Minute’, ‘Little Vulvah & Her Clitoral Awareness’ and contributed to features such as ‘Clitorissima’. OUR SUPPORTERS 06 THANKS OUR SUPPORTERS THE 2020 EDITION OF VOID INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL WAS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO: OUR SUPPORTERS OUR SUPPORTERS OUR SPONSORS OUR SPONSORS OUR OUR SPONSORS SPONSORS OUR COLLABORATORS OUR COLLABORATORS OUR COLLABORATORS OUR COLLABORATORS 07 SPECIAL EVENTS 08 SPECIAL EVENTS MUSIC VIDEOS STEP BY STEP FESTIVAL SIMON LEHEMBRE 4 MIN 22 SEC, FR PROGRAM LAUNCH PARTY! FUZZY CELEBRATING THE RELEASE CAYON ANNE-SOPHIE OF THE FULL PROGRAM WITH 4 MIN 28 SEC, BE MUSIC AND ANIMATION VACATIONER - MAGNETISM This evening VOID invites you to join us for RAMAN DJAFARI a celebration of the publication of the com- 3 MIN 42 SEC, DE plete festival program - the one you’re hold- ing right now! To that end, we are screen- ing two short film programmes: A surprise CORPS - À CORPS selection and an animated music video programme. After the screenings DJ Mohs YOAHN STEHR potato will play some great tunes, while 3 MIN, FR you can enjoy a refreshing drink - all for the price of one ticket. JUICY - SOMETHING IS GONE Denne aften inviterer VOID til fest for at LIA BERTELS fejre offentliggørelsen af det fulde festival- 2 MIN, FR program. I den anledning fyrer festivalen op for to kortfilmskavalkader, nemlig et surprise kortfilm program og en animeret LIKE US musikvideo-samling. Bagefter vil DJ Mohs potato servere sprøde toner, mens man kan MAXIM DE GILDERM læse det fulde program og få noget godt til 2 MIN 29 SEC, NL ganen - alt sammen til én billets pris. JERUSALEM THURSDAY OFER WINTER, SHIMON ENGEL JAN 9. - 19:00 4 MIN 7 SEC, IL