FATHER
When did you last talk with your father? Will you ever ask him about those things that hurt you?
In FATHER the reality of life is turned upside down to create an impossible dialogue - the dialogue between a child and a father, which never happened.
Different interviews are documented and used as original source for the film screenplay. Five animation directors from different countries are invited to interpret one story each in their own animation style. As a result the film incorporates the documentary approach with true creative interpretation.
You can see a short test presenting our directors and the diverse visual styles they will use when working on the film. More on the film will be available soon at the project website.
FATHER is an independent animated documentary film project developed and produced by Compote Collective. Approximate duration: 15 min.
The project received the Robert Bosch 2010 Coproduction Award for Animated Film in coproduction with Bonobostudio (Croatia) & Eyecatch Productions (Germany).
Creative team:
Script writer: Ivan Bogdanov (Bulgaria)
Original idea and interviews: Diana Ivanova (Bulgaria)
Filmography consultant: Phil Mulloy (UK)
Supervising art director: Ivan Bogdanov (Bulgaria)
Invited directors / animators:
Asparuh Petrov (Bulgaria)
Rositsa Raleva (Bulgaria)
Veljko Popovic (Croatia)
Dim Yagodin (Russia)
Moritz Mayerhofer (Germany)
Delegate Producer: Maria Stanisheva (Bulgaria)
Co-producer Croatia: Vanja Andrijevic (Croatia)
Co-producer Germany: Christian Muller (Germany)
Awards
Special Jury Mention, Croatian Animated Film Festival 2012
Best Animated Film Award, Days of Croatian Film 2012
Festivals
Sofia Int'l Film Festival
Croatian Animated Film Festival
Days of Croatian Film
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film
Annecy Int'l Animation Film Festival
Important dates:
1-4 2009: Idea development and project team initiation
5. 2009: Presentation at the Animation Co-production Forum, Trickfilm International Festival of Animated Film, Stuttgart - nomination for the 2010 Robert Bosch Coproduction Award
8. 2009: Script development funding received from the Bulgarian National Film Centre
9-10 2009: Bonobostudio (Croatia) and Eyecatch Productions (Germany) join the project
2. 2010: Presenting FATHER at the European coproduction forum EURO Connections 2010 (International Short Film Festival Clermont Ferrand, France)
3. 2010: Script development / Filmography workshop with Phil Mulloy, Sofia
4. 2010: Robert Bosch Coproduction award received at goEast festival, Wiesbaden
2. 2011: Funidng by Croatian Audio-Visula Centre
12. 2011: Funding by Bulgarian National Film Centre
11. 03. 2012: Bulgarian Premiere at Sofia Film Fest, Jameson competition
9. 03. 2012: International Premiere at Trickfilm Festival in Stuttgart (ITFS)
