Erään hyönteisen tuhonThe Death of an Insectnn7 min, 35 mm, animation / documentary / experimental, 1:1,85, dolby digital, 24 fps, 2010nn...
Erään hyönteisen tuhonThe Death of an Insectnn7 min, 35 mm, animation / documentary / experimental, 1:1,85, dolby digital, 24 fps, 2010nnnsynopsis:nnIn a lifeless urban landscape where time itself has stopped its crawl, a mad ballet is commencing and a newly hatched butterfly is about to die.nnThis tragic story was constructed using dead insects gathered from forgotten attics and tool sheds, between window panels and cobwebs. It combines a number of animation techniques from classic stop-motion animation to animated 3D models of x-ray CT-scanned insects.nnnWatch the making of The Death of an Insect on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/16521114nnnmain credits:nnDirector, Script, Cinematography, Animation, Editing: Hannes Vartiainen and Pekka VeikkolainennMusic: Joonatan PortaankorvanMixing consultant: Olli HuhtanennProducer: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka VeikkolainennProduction: Pohjankonna OynnAwards and festivals:nnWorld premiere at the 67th Venice Film Festival, 2010nnScreened at:nnHong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong, China, 2011nClermont-Ferrand International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2011nCFC World Wide Shorts, Toronto, Canada, 2011nTampere International Film Festival, Tampere, Finland, 2011nHuesca International Film Festival, Huesca, Spain, 2011nUppsala International Short Film Festival, Uppsala, Sweden, 2010nAntarctic Short, Documentary and Animation Film Festival, The Antarctic, 2010nIDFA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2010n+ ~50 othersnnAwards for the Death of an Insect:nnBest Experimental Short, CFC World Wide Shorts, Toronto, Canada, 2011nand a variety of honorary mentions for best animation, best music, etc.nnncontact / world sales:nnPohjankonna OynNilsiänkatu 10-14 Bn00510 HelsinkinFINLANDnhannes@pohjankonna.finwww.pohjankonna.finnbiographies of the directorsnnHannes Vartiainen (b.1980) has a background in film. Pekka Veikkolainen (b.1982) has worked in the fields of animation and illustration since 2000.nnThe two started their own production company in 2008 and they have so far completed four short films: nHanasaari A (2009, documentary, 15 min, 35 mm)nThe Death of an Insect (2010, animation, 7 min, 35 mm)nGates of Life (2012, documentary, 6 min, 35 mm)nEmergency Calls (2013, documentary, 15 min, 35 mm) Less
