Freeze Frame

World Animation

Director: Soetkin Verstegen

Belgium, Germany/ 2019 / 5´

Through an elaborate process of duplicating the same image over and over again, it creates the illusion of stillness. Identical figures perform the hopeless task of preserving blocks of ice. The repetitive movements reanimate the animals captured inside.

Screenplay: Soetkin Verstegen

Awards:

  • 2020: ‘Special Jury Prize in Lab Competition’, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
  • 2020: ‘Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film’, Ann Arbor Film Festival, USA

 

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