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SP-12   AsiAnima

Introduction:

The Asian influence on film and the movie-going experience in Europe and the US is growing. Asian films are becoming more popular, and yet are still hard to find in German movie theaters. The range of superb digital animations from Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea captivates audiences with unique asthetics and narrative approaches.

Screening :

03. 11. 2005 at 16:00 h, Babylon Berlin:Mitte 
04. 11. 2005 at 20:00 h, ACUD Kino 
06. 11. 2005 at 19:00 h, Roter Salon - Volksbühne 

THE 11 FILMS OF THE PROGRAM:

Cold Blood

Director(s): Seung-il Chon

South Korea, 2004

running time: 03´40 min

Dialogue: Korean

Video animation to a song of the Korean rock band "MOT". Visualised are the melacholy texts about painful love and life experiences.  more info

Small & Deep, Love Stories

Director(s): Hsin-Ping Pan

Taiwan, 2004

running time: 06´40 min

A traveller flies through the world full of love and passion. A love machine that longs for love, Miss Clock loses love, a cafe flooded with love.  more info

Canned Despair

Director(s): Chi Wing Hung

Hong Kong, 2004

running time: 03´00 min

Humans eat animals, war and natural disasters kill humans. There is no way out of this circular system  more info

Very Fantastic

Director(s): Man Yee So

Hong Kong, 2002

running time: 07´50 min

A reflection, on 9-square chinese calligraphy paper, upon the cultural and aesthetic uniqueness of Hong Kong architecture.  more info

Visible City

Director(s): Li Hong Ting

Hong Kong, 2004

running time: 05´00 min

Utopic vision of a city. Lonely people drag themselves accross the bright facades. A contiuous advertisment, for love on sale, is shown on TV.  more info

Game of Death 2

Director(s): Choi Wai Hung

Hong Kong, 2004

running time: 03´18 min

An afternoon in a forgotten building in Hong Kong. A cat and an old woman find inspiration in a Bruce Lee film.   more info

Utopia

Director(s): Wai-May Chan

Hong Kong, 2004

running time: 04´50 min

Dialogue: no dialogues

The main character is wandering about and accidentally finds a heavenly, bright place where all her dreams can come true. She enters this picturesque world.  more info

Amy talk show

Director(s): Hsiao-Ting Chang

Taiwan, 2005

running time: 04´37 min

Dialogue: chinese,english

“Chicken” and “Vegetarian Chicken” are invited to a television show during which people on the street are asked about their opinions towards chicken and vegetarian chicken.   more info

Working Mouse

Director(s): Li Chia Ying

Taiwan, 2005

running time: 04´19 min

Dialogue: no_dialogues

A mouse is a pianist in a pub, and suffers daily unkindness. And finally, they kill his fly friend.   more info

Bewildered Obsession

Director(s): Ming-Wei Cho, Chang-Wei Chiu, Shu-Fen Liau

Taiwan, 2005

running time: 08´40 min

Dialogue: chinese, english

The idea of the circle chracterises both the visual style and the music of animation. A film about the repetition and helplessness in life.  more info

Cubic Tragedy

Director(s): Ming-Yuan Chuan

Taiwan, 2005

running time: 03´29 min

A polygon girl tries to improve her looks with some new software but forgets to read the instructions.  more info
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