Kids
Director: Michael Frei
Script: Michael Frei, Mario von Rickenbach
Producer: Playables
Musician: Olav Lervik, Riga Cathedral Boys Choir
Sound: Masumi Takino
Animation: Michael Frei, Martine Ulmer, Anaïs Voirol
Switzerland / Animation / 9' / HD / Color / 2019
An animated short exploring group dynamics. How do we define ourselves when we are all equal?
CV
Born in Switzerland in 1987, he is a filmmaker and artist based in Zürich. He studied animation at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and at the Estonian Academy of Art in Tallinn. His Films «Not About Us» and «Plug & Play» received numerous awards all over the world. He was invited «Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo» in 2014. His interactive project «Plug & Play» became an internet phenomenon. Funny. He recently co-founded Playables, a production company for peculiar projects.
Filmography
Kids 2019, Plug & Play 2013, Not About Us 2012
Festivals Attended
Kids: Berlin International Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film, Krakow Film Festival, Filmfest Dresden,Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival
Awards
Kids: Golden Zagreb Award - Animafest Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film, Best Animation Award - Ismailia Film Festival
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