stop motion, 2D
year: 2024
format: DCP, HD
duration: 8'07"
production: Adriatic Animation, Late Love Production
distribution: Bonobostudio
Countries of production: Croatia, Denmark
A community of garden creatures all contribute to the flow of life, using water from a fountain. When a butterfly gets stuck in the fountain, they’re faced with an unfamiliar situation.
Director, scriptwriter: Sunčana Brkulj
Animation: Sunčana Brkulj, Claudia Munskgaard Palmqvist
Backgrounds and props design: Sunčana Brkulj, Sara Bernat
Music: Sofie Birch
Sound design: Alfred Bundgaard, Lukas Engelbreckt Jorgensen
Sound mix: Thomas Richard Christensen
Producer: Drasko Ivezić / Adriatic Animation
Co-producer: Lana Tankosa Nikolić / Late Love Production
Sunčana Brkulj (1997) earned her MA in animation from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. Her student films have been selected for screenings at prestigious festivals in Annecy, Ottawa, Zagreb, Stuttgart, and elsewhere, winning several awards. After graduating, Sunčana undertook a residency at Open Workshop in Viborg, where she made her first professional film, Butterfly.
Filmography
Butterfly (2024), Stinky in the Dark Forest (2022, graduation film), The Tower (2020, student film), I'm Not Feeling Very Well (2019, student film), The Sensitive Prince (2018, student film)
Go Short International Short Film Festival (4/4-7/4/2024)
Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival Curta Cinema (17/4-24/4/2024)
Melbourne International Animation Festival (5/5-12/5/2024)
IndieLisboa International Film Festival (23/5-2/6/2024)
Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film (3/6-8/6/2024)
Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad (12/6-16/6/2024)
Fest Anča International Animation Festival (25/6-30/6/2024)