O/S Taking inspiration from 20th-century avant-garde experiments in graphical sound generation, the entire image in O/S functions as an optical soundtrack. Abstract motion becomes sound. What you hear is what you see.
AWARDS - First Prize, Punto y Raya Festival, Portugal, 2023 SCREENINGS AND EXHIBITIONS - Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Annecy, France, 9-15 Jun 2024 (Animation Off-Limits Competition) - 20th Athens Digital Arts Festival, Athens, Greece, 15-26 May 2024 - Flatpack Festival, Birmingham, UK, 10-19 May 2024 ("Optical Sound" Programme) - Anifilm Festival, Liberec, Czech Republic, 7-12 May 2024 (Abstract and Non-Narrative Animation Competition) - 36th Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival, Dresden, Germany, 16-21 Apr 2024 ("Experiments") - Kaboom Animation Festival, Utrecht and Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5-14 Apr 2024 - Brighton International Animation Festival, Brighton, UK, 5-7 April 2024 - 47th Internationale Grenzland-Filmtage, Selb, Germany, 4-7 Apr 2024 - Experimental Brasil, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 31 Mar 2024 (Finalist - Experimental Abstraction) - Videoformes Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 14-31 Mar 2024 - Anatolia International Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 14 Mar 2024 - 23rd MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival, Lisbon, Portugal, 7-17 Mar 2024 - 13th Tehran International Animation Festival, Tehran, Iran, 3-7 Mar 2024 - 29th ifva Awards, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong, 24 Feb - 17 Mar 2024 (Finalist – Animation) - Paris International Animation Film Festival, Paris, France, 16-21 Jan 2024 - ZumZeig Art House Cinema, Barcelona, Spain, Tue 19 Dec 2023 (Best of Punto y Raya Festival 2023) - Relentless Melt No. 31: Abstract and Experimental Animation from Hong Kong, Close-Up Cinema, London, Thu 7 Dec 2023, 20:15 (screening curated and presented by Max Hattler + Q&A with Dr Paul Taberham) - Relentless Melt No. 30: Vertical Abstractions, Clockenflap Festival, Hong Kong, 1-3 Dec 2023 (programme of experimental animation co-curated by Max Hattler and Jay Hofmann-Forster) - Relentless Melt No. 29: Animated Abstractions from Hong Kong, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK, Wed 29 Nov 2023, 14:00 (screening curated and presented by Max Hattler, hosted by Animation Research Centre and Prof Birgitta Hosea) - Anilogue International Animation Festival, Budapest, Hungary, 28 Nov - 3 Dec 2023 - London International Animation Festival, London, UK, 24 Nov – 3 Dec 2023 - Punto y Raya Festival, Lisbon, Portugal, 11-15 Oct 2023	CREDITS Director & Producer: Max HATTLER Lead Animator & Sound: ZHANG Riwen Animation & Sound: CHAN Hattie, Marvin HAUCK, HU Xiaozhi, LAU Tatia Pui Wan, LU Yujie, NG Chit, WANG Xiaobu, ZHANG Xiaoyu Sonification Advisor & Effects: Sune PETERSEN Country: Hong Kong, Germany Available formats: UHD, 1080p HD, DCP Frame rate: 24 Length: 5'00" Year: 2023 WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID "The award goes to a film that follows experimental moving image tradition, whilst also bringing something new and fresh. Perfectly paired. A coherent piece." Jury Statement by Sam Groves, Aneta Ozorek, Adriana Prodeus, Sandra Cristina Ramos and Luis Tinoco, First Jury Prize, Punto y Raya Festival, 2023 "O/S is an abstract animation in the tradition of early pioneers of abstract electronic animation such as John Whitney or Larry Cuba. Its visual elements are kept to a minimum; black and white dots and lines. Nevertheless, it is an exciting, well- edited, clean, and strong artistic animation." Juror's Comment by Tamas Waliczky, Finalist - Animation Category, 29th ifva Awards, 2024
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