Zoopticon

Category
Animation, Musical, Science Fiction, Short
Tags
animation, music, musical, scifi
About This Project

2023 | 29 min. | SUBs EN

Drifting through space with no purpose on spaceship Zoopticon, five mutated singing animals find a goal when they learn of their origin – a mysterious planet called Earth.

Directors (in alphabetical order): Jon Frickey, Thies Mynther, Sandra Trostel
Screenplay (in alphabetical order): Jon Frickey, Christoph Mathieu, Thies Mynther, Sandra Trostel
Producer: Sandra Trostel, Fairy Bot Production
Design & Animation: Jon Frickey
Composition, Lyrics & Sound Design: Thies Mynther

Editing & Dramaturgy: Sandra Trostel
Voice Cast:

Sarah Thom, “Shimo” Dong Zhou, Alex Murray-Leslie, Amanda Romero, Achan Malonda, Jon Frickey, Veit Sprenger, Roosa Voima

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FESTIVAL | AWARDS

Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival 2023

AWARD for Best Animation, International Competition

 

Jury: EMILIE LESCLAUX (Filmmaker), ÉMILIE POIRIER (Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal (FNC)), ESTIBALIZ URRESOLA SOLAGUREN (Filmmaker), RÉMI BIGOT (Head of the film department at Semaine de la Critique of the Cannes Film Festival)

„An origin story that you haven’t seen before with the highest quality of the craft. The story line possesses a lighthearted tone that is also deeply rooted in grand philosophical and political questions on countries, identities, memory and history. The astounding sound work and original songs heavily contribute to the creation of this kawaii-like cosmogony. So for its existential reflection on mankind through an animated outer space musical, the award for Best Animation of the International Competition goes to ZOOPTICON by Jon Frickey, Thies Mynther and Sandra Trostel.“