HUMANITY
COMPLETED 2024
LOGLINE
Short animated comedy infused with dark humor highlighting the everyday flaws of living in human society. Unleash your darkest desires in a world where annoying habits meet their fatal demise.
SYNOPSIS
Dark comedy about something we all do – we hate other people for trivial reasons. Life is hard even without having to tolerate other people’s annoying habits. The problem is you can’t kill somebody just because they chew too loudly. But in this animated world, you can make all your dark visions of fatal revenge a reality.
PROJECT DETAILS
Original title: HUMANITY
Length: 8 min
Country: Czech Republic
Produced by: Cinepoint (CZ)
Co-produced by: FAMU (CZ). DIVIZE Animation
With the support of: the Czech Film Fund, Endowment Fund Filmtalent Zlín
Animation Technique: Stop-motion puppets combine with live-action
Screen ratio: 1,85:1
Format: 5.1, 24 fps
Original language: No dialogue
World Sales: Alexandra Hroncová (Cinefila)
World premiere: Animafest Zagreb 2024
CREDITS
Writer: Lukáš Hrdý, Tereza Kovandová
Directors: Tereza Kovandová
Producer: Kristina Husová
Cinematographers: Ondřej Nedvěd
Editor: Lívia Vrábeľ
Music: Jakub Trš, Alan Hampton
Sound: Jakub Trš
Executive producer: Kristina Husová
WORKSHOPS
Animarkt Stop Motion Forum
FESTIVALS
Animafest Zagreb
Premiers Plans d’Angers
Anifilm
Zlín Film Festival
Animateka
Denver Film Festival
Fest Anča
Primanima
Anibar
Animasyros
ANIMA – Córdoba International Animation Festival
Fredrikstad Animation Festival
International Film Festival Schlingel
Manchester Animation Festival
London International Animation Festival
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival
TrikFilm
Braunschweig International Film Festival
Picollo Festival del’Animazione
Spektrum Film Festival
Ciné Court Anime Festival Roanne
International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIZENIA
Black Movie Film Festival
Pragueshorts
Animatex
Famufest
Tricky Women: Tricky Realities
Animocje
Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival
AWARDS
Nominated for the Magnesia Awards for the Best Student Film
1. Schlingel Film Festival – Winner of the audience award from “The Long Night of Short Films” (Germany)
2. TrikFilm – Winner of the International competition of animated films for university students (Czechia)
3. Primanima – Award of the PrimAlter Jury (Hungary)
4. Spektrum Film Festival – Audience Award (Poland)
5. Denver Film Festival – Marilyn Marsh Saint-Veltri Award for Best Student Animation Short (US)
6. Picollo Festival del’Animazione – Animayoung Program Winner (Italy)
7. Manchester Animation Festival – Audience Vote at MAFter Dark (UK)
8. Premiers Plans d’Angers – Prix du Public dans Films d’Écoles Européens (France)
© Cinepoint, FAMU, DIVIZE Animation
