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LITTLE EXPERIMENTS
Amongst the most successful initiatives launched by My First Festival is its partnership with L’Alternativa, Barcelona Independent Film Festival, established two years ago. Together we produce the most experimental section of the festival, “Little experiments”, which is extended this year to feature more films and the session on “Great Masters of Animation”.
LITTLE EXPERIMENTS
Saturday November 24 - 12h - CCCB
Little Experiments presents a series of shorts made using different techniques that play creatively with elements, stories and atmospheres. Films from our country and around the world that use humour and poetry to tell stories.
Run time: 60’
Session recommended for viewers from 5 years
Ideal for: all those who want to enjoy truly different, more experimental films
PDF OF THE SESSION
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At the Opera, (En la ópera), Juan Pablo Zaramella, Argentina, 2010, 1’, No dialogues.
A thrilling night at the opera, with a surprising finale...
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Saari “Blau”, Verónica Lassenius, Spain, 2010, 3’. No dialogue.
An unusual group of friends explore the possibilities of colour and paint… really taking things to extremes!
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Dots and lines, (Punkt & Striche), Jesús Pérez, Switzerland, 2005, 6’. No dialogues.
A small being is born from the hand of its creator. Very quickly, this being is confronted with harsh reality, namely that it is not alone… Two protagonists fight for their right to appear on the paper.
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Wind, (Vent), Erik van Schaaik, Germany, 2004, 5’. No dialogue.
A man struggles against a storm, particularly the wind… Suddenly, he discovers that not everyone is affected in the same way.
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In my head, Verónica Lassenius, Spain, 2008, 3’. No dialogue.
Balloons, clouds, airplanes, cities and even forests appear, passing over the head of a smiling girl. A playful, charming and ingenious exercise in visual animation.
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Ljubljana, what?, (Ljubljana, Kva?), Maya Yonesho, Slovenia - Japan, 2012, 6’. No dialogue.
This is the animated short film that was made in a workshop for Slovenian children, who tell us what they most like about their city, in drawings.
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Little Players, (Petits Joueurs), Bruno Collet, France, 2011, 2’. No dialogue.
In this stop-motion film, a host of hilarious characters play and compete in different sports. This is the pilot programme for a French TV series.
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Daddy’s Little Doll, (Bonequinha do papai), Luciana Eguti, Paulo Muppet - Birdo Studio, Brazil, 2010, 5’, Music video in Portuguese.
Daddy’s Little Doll is one of the works by 14 animation directors selected to take part in the “Little Citizen” project to produce a DVD of music videos.
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The House, (Das haus), David Buob, Germany, 2011, 7’, No dialogue.
Our protagonist’s dream is to look after her grandmother, but her aunt and her mother won’t let her. There is only one thing she can do.
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The Tadpole, (La mare aux tétards), Guillaume Delaunay, France, 2010, 2’. No dialogue.
Do you want to discover life in the ecosystem of a pond? Tadpoles, dragonflies and other creatures all fight for survival...
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The Birds from Pink Laurel Avenue, Jean-Luc Charles, France, 2008, 5’. No dialogue.
A poetic fictional video poem in which birds are the notes and power cables the staves in a performance of Anton Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony.
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The Little Red Plane, Charlotte Blacker, UK, 2011, 4’. No dialogue.
A boy and his cat go out every day to travel around the world in their little red plane. On their way, laden with packages, they give presents to everyone they meet.
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GREAT MASTERS OF ANIMATION
Sunday November 25 - 12:30h - CCCB
Great Masters of Animation is a programme of short films aimed at introducing children to short animated artworks from all times. These are films that have been taken all around the world, and yet are little known to wider audiences. On this occasion, we invite you to discover, amongst others, the Danish animator Jannik Hustrup (and his shorts devoted to jazz music), the Italian Osvaldo Cavandoli (with one of the most legendary series ever shown on Italian TV) and a little known, artisanal facet of Michel Ocelot’s film-making. A truly rich bill of fare!
Run time: 60’
Session recommended for viewers from 7 years
Ideal for: all those who want to discover some of the most acclaimed artists in the history of animation
PDF OF THE SESSION
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The Line - Episode 105, (La linea), Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italy, 1977, 4’. No dialogue.A representative episode from an Italian animation series that ran on television for 15 years. Always the same essence, and the same character, Mr Line, a grumpy gentleman who walks endlessly along a line where something always seems to be happening.
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Dream a Little Dream of Me, Jannik Hastrup, Denmark, 1995, 4’. Music video in English.
A duet between a fat cat with the voice of Ella Fitzgerald and a little bird who plays the role of Louis Armstrong.
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Father and Daughter, Michaël Dudok de Wit, UK-Belgium-Netherlands, 2000, 8’30’’. No dialogue.
A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves for another country. Over the years, she grows up, forms a family and, finally, reaches old age, but inside there is always a deep longing for her father.
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The Three Inventors, (Les trois inventeurs), Michel Ocelot, France, 1980, 13’’. Original version in French with subtitles in Catalan.
In a white lace universe, three inventors create machines which are both pretty and useful. Unfortunately, not everyone understands their inventions...
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Una nit a Tunísia, (A night in Tunisia), A Night in Tunisia, Jannik Hastrup, Denmark, 1995. No dialogue.
One evening, under the light of a half moon, two flamingos start dancing to the tune of Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet.
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The Monk and the Fish, (Le Moine et le poisson), Michaël Dudok de Wit, France, 1994, 6’20’’. No dialogue.
A monk tries to catch a fish that has appeared in a lake near the abbey where he lives. Will he manage to bring the fish in?
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The Line - Episode 127, (La linea), Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italy, 1978, 2’30’’. No dialogue.
In this hilarious episode, Mr Line learns to ride a scooter, then a skateboard, then a motorbike, but his boundless ambition will be his undoing...
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Crack!, Frederick Back, Canadà, 1981, 15’. Sense diàlegCrack! Frederick Back, Canada, 1981, 15’. No dialogue.
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, one of the most powerful backers of independent animation (National Film Board of Canada), this marvellous short tells the story of a wooden rocking-chair and, with it, the tale of a whole family.
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