Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2021

Abstraction at hoi polloi

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5 films in package
Beyond Noh
The Eternal
There Must be Some Kind of Way Out of Here
Concatenation
Jung & Restless
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In collaboration with the best wine and sake bar in Fredrikstad, the festival presents a selection of the best abstract and non-figurative animated films from the international animation scene. Hoipolloi opened in 2019 and quickly became a natural partner for the festival.


Director's Note:


The program consists of six films from Japan, Finland, Hungary, Austria, Germany, and the USA and proves that you do not need a narrative to create a good animated film. The films are repetitive and meditative, where the visual expression is at the centre of the experience, often with a strongly present soundscape.


Age limit: 18

Beyond Noh rhythmically animates 3,475 individual masks from all over the world, beginning with the distinctive masks of the Japanese Noh theater and continuing on a cultural journey through ritual, utility, deviance, and politics.

Patrick Smith is known for his metaphorical hand drawn short films, as well as his experimental stop motion films. His formative years were spent as a storyboard artist for Walt Disney, and animation director for MTV. Smith is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the New York Foundation of the Arts.
  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    04:00
  • Country
    USA, Japan
  • Director
    Patrick Smith
  • Producer
    Kaori Ishida
  • Animator
    Patrick Smith
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