Three Birds
cut-out, oil painting
year: 2024
format: DCP, 4K, HD
duration: 8'18"
production: Finta Film, Adriatic Animation, RTV Slovenia
distribution: Bonobostudio
Countries of production: Slovenia, Croatia
More About the Film
A wise birdwoman sends three birds to guide a girl into the dark unknown landscapes of her inner world.
Director, Screenwriter, Art Director: Zarja Menart
Animation: Zarja Menart, Matej Lavrenčič, Anka Kočevar, Milly Yencken, Ditiya Ferdous, Andreja Goetz, Leo Černic
Editor: Iva Kraljević
Music: Zvezdana Novaković
Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer: Julij Zornik
Compositing: Matej Lavrenčič
Producer: Tina Smrekar / Finta Film
Co-producer: Draško Ivezić / Adriatic Animation
Zarja Menart is a director, animator, illustrator and art director. She has been working side by side with Špela Čadež for a decade, revitalising the animation technique of multiplane cut-out as the main animator on Čadež' multi award-winning films Nighthawk and Steakhouse. The short animated film Three Birds is her directorial debut film.
Filmography
Three Birds (2024)
Awards
- Special Jury Award in Grand Competition - Short Film (Naomi Van Niekerk), Animafest Zagreb 2024
- Best Film in Grandtoon Competition, Supertoon International Animation Festival 2024
- Best Short Animated Film, Flipbook Film Festival 2024
- FeKK SLO Award, FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival 2024
- Maribor Students Jury Stop Motion Animation Award, StopTrik International Film Festival 2024
- PrimaSound Award for the Best Sound Design, Primanima World Festival of First Animations 2024
- Special Mention, ASIFA Croatia 2024
- Best Animated Film, Festival of Slovenian Film 2024
- Best Director, Slovene Animated Film Association / DSAF Award 2024
- Best Visual Design, Slovene Animated Film Association / DSAF Award 2024
- Best Animation Technique, Slovene Animated Film Association / DSAF Award 2024
Festivals
Krakow Film Festival (26/5-2/6/2024)
Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film (3/6-8/6/2024)
Anibar International Animation Festival (15/7-21/7/2024)
Supertoon International Animation Festival (22/7-26/7/2024)
Edinburgh International Film Festival (15/8-21/8/2024)
Imaginaria International Animated Film Festival (18/8-24/8/2024)
FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival (19/8-24/8/2024)
Turku Animated Film Festival (21/8-25/8/2024)
Varna World Festival of Animated Film (11/9-15/9/2024)
Minikino Film Week (13/9-20/9/2024)
Ottawa International Animation Festival (25/9-29/9/2024)
StopTrik International Film Festival (25/9-29/9/2024)
Vancouver International Film Festival (26/9-6/10/2024)
Blue Danube Film Festival (1/10-5/10/2024)
Animage International Animation Festival of Pernambuco (1/10-6/10/2024)
Balkanima European Animated Film Festival (1/10-6/10/2024)
Sedicicorto International Film Festival (4/10-13/10/2024)
IndieCork Film Festival (6/10-13/10/2024)
Videomedeja International New Media Art Festival (10/10-12/10/2024)
Primanima World Festival of First Animations (16/10-19/10/2024)
KuanDu International Animation Festival (20/10-26/10/2024)
Uppsala Short Film Festival (21/10-27/10/2024)
Festival of Slovenian Film (22/10-27/10/2024)
Bitbang International Animation, Videogames and Digital Art Festival (28/10-2/11/2024)
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival (1/11-5/11/2024)
24FRAMES Future Film Festival (6/11-10/11/2024)
ZINEBI International Festival of Documentary and Short Film (8/11-15/11/2024)
Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione (9/11-17/11/2024)
GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation (14/11-17/11/2024)
Plum! International Animated Film Festival (15/11-17/11/2024)
Feinaki Beijing Animation Week (15/11-18/11/2024)
CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival (21/11-24/11/2024)
London International Animation Festival (22/11-1/12/2024)
Anilogue International Animation Festival (27/11-1/12/2024)
Animateka International Animated Film Festival (2/12-8/12/2024)
Animakom Fest - Bilbao International Animation Community Festival (9/12-15/12/2024)
