Octopus Banana Hotchpotch
2D animation
year: 2023
format: DCP, HD
duration: 7'40"
production: ZVVIKS
distribution: Bonobostudio
Country of production: Slovenia
More About the Film
A lively and dynamic journey through the lives of best friends, soulmates Mila and Mara. Two quite different life paths join in a wonderful adventure over many decades, enriched and driven by sisterly love.
Director, screenwriter, animator, concept design: Milanka Fabjančič
Music composers: Teo Collori, Matija Krečič
Sound design: Julij Zornik
Editor: Iva Kraljević
Producer: Kolja Saksida / ZVVIKS
Co-producer: Tanja Prinčič / RTV Slovenia
Milanka Fabjančič is an academic painter, graduating from the Department for Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Ljubljana. She works in the fields of illustration, design and animation. Her professional debut, a short animated film Liliana (2019) was awarded and screened at film festivals around the world. Milanka is a lead animator for the French series Pastish (2022) and has illustrated numerous recognized and awarded Slovenian books. She teaches Storyboard at the Academy of Fine Arts Nova Gorica and at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Ljubljana.
Filmography
Octopus Banana Hotchpotch (2023), Liliana (2019), The Uncle and the Doggy (2006, graduation film)
Awards
- Honorable Mention for Best Short Animated Film, SEEfest South East European Film Festival 2024
- Best Direction in Animation Category, Canberra Short Film Festival 2024
Festivals
Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione (11/11-18/11/2023)
Animateka International Animated Film Festival (27/11-3/12/2023)
SEEFest South East European Film Festival, Los Angeles (1/5-8/5/2024)
Melbourne International Animation Festival (5/5-12/5/2024)
VAFI & RAFI Festival (27/5-1/6/2024)
Kino Otok - Isola Cinema International Film Festival (5/6-9/6/2024)
FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival (24/6-1/7/2024)
Supertoon International Animation Festival (22/7-26/7/2024)
La Guarimba International Film Festival (7/8-12/8/2024)
FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival (19/8-24/8/2024)
Viborg Animation Festival (9/9-15/9/2024)
Funcinema International Comedy Film Festival (24/9-29/9/2024)
SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival (25/9-3/10/2024)
Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film Festival (3/10-8/10/2024)
Thessaloniki Animation Festival (17/10-30/10/2024)
Festival of Slovenian Film (22/10-27/10/2024)
AFI FEST (23/10-27/10/2024)
Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival (28/10-30/10/2024)
Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Women's Film Festival (31/10-7/11/2024)
Hsin-Yi Children's Animation Awards (2/11/2024)
Canberra Short Film Festival (6/11-20/11/2024)
Animanima International Animation Festival (6/11-9/11/2024)
Aesthetica Short Film Festival (6/11-10/11/2024)
24FRAMES Future Film Festival (6/11-10/11/2024)
Cinanima Espinho International Animated Film Festival (8/11-17/11/2024)
Animalcoi International Animation Festival (20/11-24/11/2024)
CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival (21/11-24/11/2024)
International Short Film Festival Leuven (29/11-7/12/2024)
Amarcort Film Festival (3/12-8/12/2024)
K3 Film Festival (4/12-8/12/2024)
Zinetxiki Zinemaldia - International Film Festival for Children and Youth (14/12-29/12/2024)
