8º MUMIA – UNDERGROUND WORLD ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2010

8º MUMIA – UNDERGROUND WORLD ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2010

June 08th to the 12th – Betim / Nova Lima / Brasil
Gloria Cine Theather, local schools and suburb open air sessions
June 13th to the 19 – Belo Horizonte / Brasil
Humberto Mauro Cinema – Art Palace and local schools.

FREE PASS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS IS OPEN.
NO ENTRY FEE

MOTO:
Often, the best moments in life happen when we're doing nothing, just meditating, just ruminating. I mean, we think that everyone is meaningless, but then we see that they may not be that meaningless if we realize it is meaningless, and if we are conscious of something that has no meaning, that is already a bit of meaning. You know, sort of a pessimist optimism. (Charles Bukovski)

OBJECTIVES:
Mumia aims the enlargement of imagination and of the possibilities of a new speech, of a new feeling and also of a new way of expression. Furthermore, it is also an incentive for the Brazilian cinematographic culture as long as it creates opportunities for new audiences, producers and directors.

Films and videos produced without any kind of support, no money at all or even those which caused loss to its producers and other ones made with very low budgets are welcome too.

ORGANIZERS:
MUMIA – Underground World Animation Festival – a competitive festival, is an initiative of Brazilian animators in cooperation with Betim City Hall, CRAV (Belo Horizonte’s Audiovisual Reference Center), Abílio Barreto Historical Museum, Integrated Schools from the Educational Net of Belo Horizonte, ABCA, ABCA-MG, SESC/Laces/JK, Leite Films, IT Filmes - Comunicacao e Entretenimento and Pimenta Films.

PURPOSE:
Mumia’s purpose is to promote the cultural production of animation films and videos, contributing to its development as an artistic language, specific format and production method. The Festival also aims to offer the local audience the access to the national and international animation production beyond what is currently available through commercial outlets, traditional production houses or film institutions.

REGULATIONS

CHAPTER 1: PURPOSE
MUMIA – Underground World Animation Festival – is focused in promoting recent animation productions, creating artistic links between different nations and cinema professionals around the world and encouraging innovation and creativity.

CHAPTER 2: CONDITIONS
2.1 – Only the following may take part in the Festival:
National animation films or videos of any format and of any lenght, completed after 2000.
Foreign animation films or videos of any format and of any lenght, completed after 2000.
2.2 – Foreign animation films or videos submitted for competition must be subtitled in portuguese.

CHAPTER 3: ENTRIES
3.1 – Entries should include a filled entry form in english or portuguese and any publicity material if available (posters, photos, releases, etc).
3.2 - Copies for selection only will be accepted on DVD (NTSC – region 0).
3.3 - Foreign productions should include credit and dialogue list.
3.4 - Each participant can submit more than one film or video, but must submit each of them with separate entry forms, although the films or videos should be sent all together in the same DVD.
3.5 – Entry forms, DVDs and all the additional information must be sent by June 07 2010 (postmark) to the Festival adress:
CRAV / MUMIA
Av. Álvares Cabral, 560, Centro, Belo Horizonte – MG, 30170-001,
Brasil
Tel: (031) 3277- 4699
Photos can be sent by mail to leitefilmes@gmail.com

CHAPTER 4: SELECTION
4.1 – Selected films and the Festival programming will be online by o7 june 2010 on the Festival website www.mostramumia.blogspot.com/

CHAPTER 5: GENERAL INFORMATION
5.1 – DVDs will not be returned. MUMIA will retain all the copies of films and videos sent for archival purposes.

5.2 - If a work is accepted into the festival, producers must agree to allow MUMIA to use the film (including images, photos, sound and clips – maximum of 30”) within its promotions and screenings; and also agree to allow MUMIA to provide the film and publicity materials to press in promotion of it and the festival in every media supports.
5.3 – Submissions will be confirmed by mail after the arrival of all required materials and information.
5.4 – The entry of a film or a video implies acceptance of the terms of these regulations.
5.5 – Other issues will be decided by the MUMIA’s organization committee.

ENTRY FORM
8º UNDERGROUND WORLD ANIMATION FESTIVAL - 2010
Original Title:
Duration:
Country of production:
Year of production:
Director:
Adress:
City:
ZIP:
Country:
Tel/fax:
E-mail:
Producer:
Sinopsis:
Awards (If any):
Original film format:
Do you agree in participating of MUMIA’s showcases in brazilian cities and other countries?
Yes
No

(English translation: Claudia Nunes and Luciana Almeida and Art by Denis Leroy)

37th Annual Annie Awards

PIXAR’S “UP” WINS THE ANNIE FOR BEST FEATURE
Disney, DreamWorks Top List of Winners at
37th Annual Annie Awards

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (February 6, 2010) -- Pixar Animation Studio’s Up
wins the Best Animated Feature honor at the 37th Annual Annie Awards held at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Saturday, Feb. 6. Walt Disney Animation Studios won six Annies overall including three for its feature The Princess and the Frog and three for its television production Prep and Landing. DreamWorks Animation won five Annies including Best Television Production for Children and Directing/TV for The Penguins of Madagascar, Character Animation/TV and Storyboarding/Feature for Monsters vs. Aliens and Storyboarding/TV for Merry Madagascar. A complete list of winners can be viewed at the Annie Award’s official website www.annieawards.org. The Annie Awards ceremony will be webcast on the Annies website beginning Tuesday, February 9, 2010.

Best Home Entertainment Production went to 20th Century Fox’s Futurama: Into
the Wild Green Yonder; Best Animated Short Subject went to ShadowMachine’s
Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5; Acme Filmworks won Best Animated Television
Commercial for Spanish Lottery ‘Deportees’; Best Animated Television Production
went to Disney’s Prep and Landing; and Best Animated Television Production for
Children went to DreamWorks’ The Penguins of Madagascar.

PIXAR’S ‘UP’ WINS BEST FEATURE AT 37TH ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS
Saturday, February 6, 2010 - UCLA’s Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA

The Winsor McCay award was given to three industry leaders - Tim Burton,
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Bruce Timm. Named in honor of the prolific animator, Winsor
McCay, this award stands as one of the highest honors given to an individual in the
animation industry in recognition for career contributions to the art of animation. Tim
Burton accepted his Winsor via video. Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor, director, producer and one of pop culture’s most recognizable figures, William Shatner, handled hosting duties this year and was joined on stage by a lively mix of animation luminaries, celebrity presenters and comedic talent including animation legend June Foray, actors Seth Green John Leguizamo, Sean Astin and industry notables Pete Docter, Ed Catmull and Henry Selick. A special tribute to the late Roy Disney was introduced by Don Hahn.

“ASIFA-Hollywood congratulates all of the Annie Award winners,” said ASIFAHollywood President Antran Manoogian. “With so many outstanding animated productions and talented artists vying for an Annie, it made it another difficult year to select the best in our industry.”

Often a predictor of the annual Academy Award for Best Animated Feature,
the Annie Awards recognize the year’s best animated features, television
productions, commercials, short subjects and outstanding individual achievements in the
field of animation. Entries submitted for consideration were from productions that originally aired, were exhibited in an animation festival or commercially released between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009.

Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, the Annie Awards
have grown in scope and stature for the past three decades, and is considered
the highest and most prestigious honor given in animation by the animation
industry. Today ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international
organization ASIFA, supports a range of animation activities and preservation
efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive,
animation film preservation, special events, classes and screenings.

Anim’est 2010 call for entries!

The Anim'est sheep is back!.


anim’est 2010 call for entries!
Dear filmmakers, producers, distributors and friends of animated films, we are happy to announce that the 2010 edition of anim’est Bucharest international festival of animated films is now open for submissions.

With a smart and exuberant audience, anim’est has become Bucharest’s most loved film festival and a growing name on animation scene of this part of Europe. Our presentations, workshops, master-classes and round tables provide the perfect opportunity to get in touch with the latest creations and make contacts (here’s how we enjoyed anim’est 2009).
Among the great names who have visited anim’est, we proudly mention Bill Plympton, Georges Schwizgebel, Juan Pablo Zaramella, John Dilworth, Mike Reiss… and our partner festivals, animation schools and guest studios.
You are kindly invited to submit films produced after January 1st 2008 to one of the anim’est competition categories awarded with prize money and animation software:
feature film
short film
student film
music video/advertising
Romanian competition
Balkanimation
Please note our entry deadline: July 1st 2010.
You will find our entry forms and regulations on our website
In order to send your films and entry forms, please use the address below:
ASOCIATIA ESTENEST
Strada Dr. Taberei nr 92
Bl. C 7, Sc. F, Ap. 235
Sector 6
Bucuresti
Zip code: 061406
Romania
Attn: Mihai Mitrică
For further questions please contact us at contact@estenest.ro or +40 746785180
We would be particularly honoured to receive your films for our 5th edition of anim’est, as well as meeting you in Bucharest next October!
www.animest.ro

SPECIAL SCREENING FINNISH ANIMATIONS

Finland, restrained and serene, has got a not too much antique history in the animation world, but since it started, in the lately 40’s, it has been able to keep an enviable production. Beyond the regular production of authorship films, Finland also produces a wide number of excellent films for children. Both the quantity and the quality of the feature animation films produced in the country are surprising, most of them being awarded at festivals all over the world.

This program has the support of the prestigious Tampere Film Festival, which will celebrate 40 years of existence in 2010, and is considered the oldest film festival of the north of Europe.

TANGO FINLANDIA // TANGO FINLANDIA // 2006 // 6 min
Diretores // Directors: Hannu Lajunen, Tomi Riionheimo
A testosterone- lled animated musical about Finnish men. Ugh.


POLLE //HORSIE // 2006 // 2 min
Diretor, Roteiro, Animação, Música , Edição , Som, Director, Script, Animation, Music
How to survive as a horsie?


JATKOAIKA // OVERTIME // 2007 // 10 min
Diretor/ /Director: Tatu Pohjavirta, Mark Ståhle
A girl dies in a skating accident. Her parents make a deal


YÖVUORO // NIGHTSHIFT //2004 // 7 min
Diretores //Directors: Sara Wahl, Samppa Kukkonen, Simo Koivunen
A bird and a bat are living in the same tree as neighbours. Their different ways of living create tension and anger.


SYNTYMÄPÄIVÄ // THE BIRTHDAY // 2004 // 16 min
Diretor //Director: Kari Juusonen
Father and Son are living in a small cottage having no contact with each other and repeating everyday chores mechanically. A stubborn cow mixes up Son’s work routine at the slaughterhouse and eventually forces Father and Son to reveal new side of themselves.


ANIMAL // ELUKKA // 2005 // 29 min
Diretor // Director: Tatu Pohjavirta
A single-dad is transforming into a werewolf. Meanwhile, his young son ends up in an accident, and his brain is interchanged with a sheep’s.


KUOLEMA KELTAISESSA TALOSSA // DEATH IN THE YELLOW HOUSE
// 2008 //5 min
Diretor // Director: Anna Virtanen
Sometimes you have to leave, even if you don’t know what lies ahead. Death in the Yellow House is a film about taking chances, facing issues, listening to your instincts and questioning them


VIIMEINEN ELEFANTTI // THE LAST ELEPHANT // 2008 // 9 min
Diretor // Director: Antti Laakso
Elephant boy is living a happy childhood in a skyscraper with his crocodile dad, but something is horribly amiss.

7 MUMIA SPECIAL SCREENING IAN MACKINNON - UK

Born in Bristol, Ian MacKinnon graduated in animation at The Royal College of Art with his film Adjustment. He is now working in an animation studio in London.

FILMOGRAFIA
Adjustment – 6’- 2006

A writer searches for sparks of hope, in a drama of emotional and technical obsession.

Melhor Curta, Anima, Bruxelas, Bélgica 2007, Melhor Animação Sleepwalkers Festival, Talinn, Estônia, 2006, Premio UIP Angers, Premiers Plans, França, 2007, Melhor Experimental, Animex, Teeside, Inglaterra, 2007 e Grande Premio, Almeria in Corto, Espanha, 2007, Melhor Animação, Karafilm Festival, Paquistão, 2006, Melhor Experimental, Bimini, Letônia, 2007, Melhor Experimental, Ismailia Int'l Fest, Egito, 2007

Art – 32” - 2004
Um amour mobile – 1’20” - 2002
Canaries – 45”- 2005
Michel – 30” - 2005
V. Sedesatých – 15” - 2005
Charon’s delivery – 2’40”- 2002
Thao – 30” - 2005
Catflap – 40”- 2005
Emma – 30”- 2005
Klak – 2’- 2004
Copy – 2’20” - 2005

http://www.ianmacknnon.co.uk/

7th MUMIA - SPECIAL SCREENING ABI FEIJO AND REGINA PESSOA - PORTUGAL

Abi Feijó was born in Braga, Portugal in 1956 and graduates from the Oporto School of Fine Arts. In 1984 he came to the National Film Board of Canada for an animation internship, which resulted in the short film Oh que Calma. Soon After, he founded Filmógrafo, an animation studio based on the NFB model of handcrafted auteur animation. The studio has built an international reputation that extends far beyond Portugal.

As a Director, Feijó explores a variety of animation techniques, always with a carefully written story. In 1993, he made Os Salteadores / The Outlaws, an animated short using drawings on paper; this political drama recalling a painful incident from recent Portuguese history won numerous international awards.

It was followed by Fado Lusitano (1995), a sort of self-portrait of Portugal, his history, art and culture, using paper cut-out animation. In 2000, in co-production with RTP and the French Program's Animation / Youth Studio, he completed Clandestino / Stowaway, a sand animation film whose richly textured images evoke the difficult struggle for freedom.

At Filmógrafo, Feijó serves as producer and artistic advisor. He also gives workshops and training around the world. He is currently involved in establishing The Animation House, a

cultural centre devoted to the art of animation in Oport.

REGINA PESSOA

Born in Coimbra in 1969
Graduates at the Oporto University of Fine Arts.
In 1992 begins working in Filmógrafo, where she collaborates as an animator.
In 1999 animates and directs her first author film “A Noite” (The Night), engraving in plaster plates and won 9 awards.

2005 animates and directs her second short animation film “Tragic Story with Happy Ending”, whose project received 3 prizes in Annecy “Espace Projects” 2001. and recently won 26 awards including: Spécial Jury Award Cinanima’05, the CNC’06 Quality Award, the Best Animation award at Granada’06, the Special Jury Award at Anifest Trebon’06, the Grand Prix at SICAF’06, the Grand Prix at Annecy’06, the Prize Best of Section at Melbourne ’06, Nominee for the Cartoon d’Or 2006 – Europe, The Special International Jury Prize Hiroshima’06, the Grand Prix at Mecal’06 and a prize at AniMadrid’06.

I lived in the countryside in a small village near Coimbra until I was 17 years old. My entire universe was rural. We didn’t have television, which was very boring…but in retrospect, thinking things over, maybe it saved me. We read and listen to our elders telling stories.
My uncle used to draw on the walls and on the doors of my grandmother’s home, with pieces of coal.

Seeing my uncle drawing on the walls gave us a sense of freedom because we didn’t have paper and pencils but we always had walls and doors – maybe this stayed with me unconsciously because know, much later, it’s already the second film that I’m making in engraving technique…

filmography

OH QUE CALMA - Abi Feijó - 16mm, cor, 3’ 08’’-1985

Baseado na música tradicional portuguesa Oh que calma vai caindo, este filme foi realizado durante um estágio no Estúdio Francês de Animação do Office National du Film du Canadá. A areia, o ecrã de alfinetes, a plasticina, o pastel, os recortes, a gravura sobre película, o desenho e as fotocópias são as oito técnicas utilizadas na realização deste filme de animação.



A NOITE QUE SAIU NA RUA - Abi Feijó - 16mm, cor, som óptico, 4’ 50” - 1987
Nights are hidden days beyond our minds. But some remain like flying shadows reshaping the naive images of our lives. Faces hurt with emptiness, characters petrified in silence, lands inked with blood....And we become sleepy, carelessly dying, until morning happens.

OS SALTEADORES - Abi Feijó - Cor, 35mm, 14' 14'’ (desenho a grafite) – 1993.
Awards: ANNECY’89 (França), Espace Projeto, Prêmio SACD pelo projeto de filme, CINANIMA’93, Prêmio Especial do Júri, VILA DO CONDE’94, Menção Honrosa, BAHÍA’94 (Brasil), Tatu de Ouro e Prêmio Glauber Rocha, CARTOON D’OR’94 (CEE/MEDIA), Prêmio Especial do Júri, VALLADOLID’94 (Espanha), Espiga de Ouro, FESTIVAL TOUS COURTS’94 (França), 1º Prêmio, BADAJOZ’95 (Espanha), 2º Prêmio, ALGARVE’95, Prêmio Melhor Animação, ANNECY’95 (França), Menção Honrosa, MONTECATINI’95 (Itália), Ânfora Memória d’Áqua, SAN ROQUE’96 (Espanha), Menção Honrosa, COVILHÃ’96, Prêmio do Público.

A NOITE – Regina Pessoa - 4´50” – Cor, 16mm - 1999

CLANDESTINO - Abi Feijó e Regina Pessoa - 7’ 32’’ - 35mm, cor; animação - 2000
In the morning of December the 24th, an old and rusty cargo enters the harbour. On board it caries a stowaway, who tries, during the night, to reach firm land. Along the rope, the journey towards freedom is long and painful. Catastrophic images fill his head. Desperate and at the limits of his strengths he is saved by an officer, who touched by his situation, let him go free.

OS PODERES DO SR. PRESIDENTE – Abi Feijó – 5´30” - 2004

CICLO VICIOSO – Abi Feijó, Regina Pessoa e Pedro Serrazina – 23” - 1996

ANA – Abi Feijó - 1´1996

ODISSEIA NAS IMAGENS – Abi Feijó e Regina Pessoa – 25” – 2001

FANTASMAPORTO – Abi Feijó – 33” – 1998

HISTÓRICA TRÁGICA COM FINAL FELIZ TRAGIC STORY WITH HAPPY ENDING - Regina Pessoa - 2005 . Duração: 7 MIN.46seg .
Some people are different. All what they whish is to be like to the others, deliciously mixing among the crowd. There are people spending the rest of their lives fighting to achieve this, denying or hiding their differences. Some other assume it and raise up themselves, getting their place close to the others… in their hearts…

Awards: Prémio SACD , Prémio CSTe Prémio ARTE – Espace projets, Annecy’2001, França, Prémio Especial do Juri , Melhor Filme Português, Prémio da Crítica e Prémio RTP/Onda Curta (Radio e Televisão Portuguesa) – Cinanima 2005, Portugal, Prémio Melhor Animação – Granada 2006, Espanha, Prémio Melhor Animação – Cinema – Caminhos do Cinema Português 2006, Portugal, Prémio Especial do Júri – Anifest 2006 Trebon, República Checa, 1º Prémio à Qualidade – CNC’ 2006, França, Grande Prémio – SICAF 2006 – Coreia do Sul, 1º Prémio - Festival de Curtas-Metragens do Hostital Júlio de Matos’06 – Portugal, Grande Prémio e Prémio TPS Cinéculte pour un Court Métrage - Annecy’06 – França, Prémio Best Session – Melbourne’06 – Austrália, Nomeação para o Cartoon d’Or’06 – Forum Cartoon Pau – Europa, Menção Especial– Montecatini’06 – Itália, 2º Prémio Especial do Júri: Design e 2º Prémio Especial do Júri: Banda Sonora – Animamundi’06 – Brasil , Prémio do Público, Mention du Jury e Mention du Jury Junior – Silhouettes’06 – França, Special International Jury Prize – Hiroshima’06 – Japão, Tatu de Prata – Jornada da Bahia’06 – Brasil, Prémio do Público – Ovarvídeo’06 – Portugal, Grande Prémio (exaequo) – Mecal’06 – Espanha, 3º Prémio – AniMadrid’06 – Espanha, Prémio Especial – CICDAF’06 – China, Menção Honrosa : Artes – Columbus’06 – USA, Melhor Animação – Interfilm Berlin’06 – Alemanha, Menção Especial – L’Alternativa’06 – Espanha, Prémio Especial para a Animação - Siena'2006 – Itália, Menção Especial do Júri – Animated Dreams’06 – Estónia, Menção Especial - Curta Cinema'06 – Brasil, Menção Honrosa do Júri - 10º Festival Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira'06 – Portugal, Coup de Coeur du Jury - Festival du Film Court Francophone Vaulx en Velin 2007 – França, Nomeação para os 27º Genie Awards – Canadá, Tricky Women Award 2007 (exaequo) - Tricky Women Festival - Viena – Áustria, Grande Prémio do Júri - South by Southwest'2007 – USA, Menção Honrosa - Nashville’07 – EUA, Melhor Realização – Covilhã´07 – Portugal, Lutin para o Melhor Filme de Animação – Les Lutins du Court Métrage’07 – França, Melhor Curta Metragem - Toronto International Portuguese Film Festival'07 – Canadá, Prémio do Público - Platform International Animation Festival 2007 - Oregon – USA, Diploma FIPRESCI - 4th European Animated Film Festival BALKANIMA 2007 – Sérvia, Melhor Banda Sonora Silver Elephant - The Golden Elephant Film Festival 2007 – India, Mensão Honrosa - Etudia&Anima 2007 - International Film festival Krakow 2007 – Polônia, Prémio Inovação 2007 - no âmbito do Prémio Nacional Manuel Pinto de Azevedo Jr – Portugal, Prémio Animação - FIKE 2007 - Festival Internacional Curtas Metragens de Évora - Portugal

HISTORIA DE PORTUGAL - FADO LUSITANO – Abi Feijó – 5´35” - 1995

SEU DESTINO PODE SER MUDADO – Abi Feijó – 23” - 1996

www.ciclopefilmes.com

SPECIAL SCREENING URUBUTRIX - Brazil

“Urubutrix” was born from the idea of joining Matrix and Uruburetama (a small city of Ceará). It began as a parody “zine” (alternative and independent magazine) full of Pop Culture citations and crazy dialogues which were not politically correct at all. Urubutrix was pushed forward, after the encounter between its creator Fernando Santos and the Cannibal World guys, Ricardo and Rodrigo Piologo, that showed him the path to make web animations. With the support of the Movie Animation Unit and the Federal Technological Education Center (CEFET) of the State of Ceará, Urubutrix has been published on the internet for the last two years, showing its uncommon characters. Leaving behind the parody and creating its own stories, Urubutrix has been well accepted by the public, which is waiting for the coming TV Series of this “Anime-Tupiniquim”. Tupiniquim is the name of an indigenous Brazilian group, but it is also used in Brazil as a synonym for national.
Every month new animations can be seen at http://www.urubutrix.com/


FILMOGRAPHY

OPENING - 1´37"
Opening was made by many animators, atracted by the idea of an “Anime-Cartoon-Neo-Tupiniquim”. As soon as Urubutrix substituted the parody for its original stories, it was decided that a Japanese style opening should be made, introducing all the characters.

THE COCONUT GUY - 2´20"
The drunk mascot of the web site meets the Coconut Breaker Guy, the Lord of Breaking Coconuts with the Head. Is it really such an interesting show to the mascot ‘mizifrim’?

ELECTIONS - 2008 – 5´
All kind of politicians were introduced to people, but there is nothing to be compared with these “uruburetamenses” guys and the tiny time of 15 seconds they have to show the changes they are supposed to make in “Uruburetama”, an indolent city in Ceará, even if they don’t figure out what indolent means.

MY BALLS ARE RED - 1´50”
Christmas Day. Everyone is waiting for Santa at home, the one who will bring gifts and joy on this beautiful day, but not everybody is waiting for him. Apolinario, the most ignorant and grouchy old man in the entire universe, is definitely not on the mood to get to know Santa Claus.

PLEASURE ON THE HEIGHTS - 1´34”
The TV Anchorman, Beto Guerra, had a sexual fantasy: to make love under a turned on ceiling fan. Who else could fulfill this fantasy but “Blow-job-ina”. Even in a motel with such a fantasy, something worse could happen.

7 MUMIA - 18 - 25 - Octubre - Betim and 26 octubre - 01 noviembre - Belo Horizonte -
Free entrance - 16 years

Tradution: Cláudia Nunes