Sierra
Estonia - 2022 15”
Sander Joon
- Producción / Production: Aurelia Aasa, Erik Heinsalu, BOP Animation
- Guión / Screenplay: Sander Joon
- Montaje / Mounting: Sander Joon
- Sonido / Sound: Matis Rei
- Música / Music: Misha Panfilov
- Animación / Animation: Henri Veermae, Valya Paneva, Teresa Baroet, Sander Joon
Un padre y su hijo están perdiendo la carrera popular. Para ganar, el niño se convierte en un neumático de coche. Inspirado libremente en la infancia del director, Sierra nos introduce en el surrealista mundo de las carreras de coches.
A father and his son are losing the folk race. In order to win, the boy turns himself into a car tire. Loosely inspired by the director childhood, Sierra pulls us into the surreal car racing world.
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France (28 January - 5 February, 2022) International Competition Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt (17 - 23 March, 2022) Short Animation Competition Special Mention REGARD - Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay, Canada (23 - 27 March, 2022) Official Competition Glasgow Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (23 - 27 March, 2022) Bill Douglas Award Competition Special Mention Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey (21 - 31 March, 2022) Perspective Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Canada (26 March - 3 April, 2022) Competition Martovski Festival - Belgrade Documentary And Short Film Festival, Serbia (29 March – 3 April, 2022) Competition Go Short – International Short Film Festival, Netherlands (1 – 10 April, 2022) International Competition + Educational Programme Aspen Shortsfest, United States (5 – 10 April, 2022) Competition Filmfest Dresden, Germany (5 - 10 April, 2022) International Competition Won: ARTE Short Film Prize & Special Mention from Youth Jury GLAS Animation Festival, United States (6 - 10 April, 2022) Official Competition Won: Audience Award 2ANNAS - Riga International Short Film Festival, Latvia (9 - 15 April, 2022) Youth Program & Baltic Film Competition Won: Best Baltic Short Film goEast - Festival of Central- and Eastern European Film, Germany (19 - 25 April, 2022) Anarcho Shorts Young Film Fest, Czech Republic (21 – 24 April, 2022) Official Selection San Francisco International Film Festival, United States (21 April – 1 May, 2022) Official Selection Won: Golden Gate Award for Best Short Animation & Oscar Qualifier IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal (28 April - 8 May, 2022) International Competition Flatpack Film Festival, United Kingdom (17 – 22 May, 2022) Short Film Competition Animatricks International Animation Festival, Finland (19 – 22 May, 2022) International Competition Won: Best International Animation GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival, South-Korea (24 May - 30 June, 2022) Competition Won: Gold Prize Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico (10 - 18 June, 2022) Official Competition Short Waves Festival, Poland (14 - 19 June, 2022) International Competition & SWF for Seniors Won: Second Prize Festival in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (15 – 22 June, 2022) Guadalajara Program FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival, Portugal (20 - 27 June, 2022) Silver Lynx Animation Short Competition Palm Springs International ShortFest, United States (21 – 27 June, 2022) Official Selection: Best of Fest & Best Animation Won: Best of Fest & Oscar Qualifier Desertscape International Film Festival, United States (22 - 25 June, 2022) Official Selection Won: Best Animation Cinema Jove - International Film Festival of Valencia, Spain (24 June - 2 July, 2022) Short Film Competition Won: Best Short Film International Animation Festival Fest Anča, Slovakia (29 June - 3 July, 2022) International Competition of Short Animated Films Tabor Film Festival, Croatia (7 - 10 July, 2022) International Competition ANIMATOR Festival, Poland (8 - 15 July, 2022) International Animated Short Film Competition Anibar International Animation Festival, Kosovo (13 - 19 July, 2022) International Competition Special Mention Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia (4 - 21 August, 2022) La Guarimba International Film Festival, Italy (7 - 12 August, 2022) Glas Special program Tartuff – Tartu Love Film Festival, Estonia (8 – 13 August, 2022) Opening Film Countryside Animafest Cyprus, Cyprus (10 - 13 August, 2022) International Competition Won: Grand Prize Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany (11 – 15 August, 2022) Official Selection Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland (24 - 28 August, 2022) International Competition Won: Best Professional Film & Audience Award Nancy International Film Festival, France (26 August - 4 September, 2022) Zizzz Competition Nevada City Film Festival, United States (26 – 28 August, 2022) Official Selection Odense International Film Festival, Denmark (29 August - 4 September, 2022) International Competition, Animation Competition, Youth Competition Minikino – Bali International Short Film Festival, Indonesia (2 - 10 September, 2022) International Competition Fantoche - International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland (6 – 11 September, 2022) International Competition Won: New Talent Award LINOLEUM Animation Festival, Ukraine (7 - 11 September, 2022) International Competition Indie Street Film Festival, United States (7 – 11 September, 2022) Competition ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival, Azerbaijan (7 – 11 September, 2022) Competition FICBUEU International Short Film Festival, Spain (11 - 24 September, 2022) Junior’s Section Pictoplasma Berlin, Germany (14 - 18 September, 2022) Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland (15 - 25 September, 2022) Animatricks Winners program Lille International Short Film Festival, France (16 - 25 September, 2022) International Competition Won: Second International Award Orvieto Cinema Fest, Italy (20 - 24 September, 2022) Competition Won: Best Animation Award Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada (21– 25 September, 2022) Official Competition Won: Wacom Public Award Funcinema - International Comedy Film Festival, Argentina (21 - 25 September, 2022) Official Competition Calgary International Film Festival, Canada (22 September - 2 October, 2022) Competition Taichung International Animation Festival, Taiwan (23 – 28 September, 2022) Short Film Competition Galician Freaky Film Festival, Spain (23 September - 1 October, 2022) Competition Audience Special Mention BUSTER Film Festival, Denmark (26 September - 9 October, 2022) Viborg Animation Festival, Denmark (26 September – 1 October, 2022) Short Film Competition Won: VAF Best Short Award Court Métrange - Rennes International Fantastic Short Film Festival, France (27 September - 2 October, 2022) Competition Encounters Film Festival, United Kingdom (27 September – 2 October, 2022) International Competition Special Mention Filmfest Sundsvall, Sweden (28 September - 2 October, 2022) International Short Film Competition Jeonju International Short Film Festival, South Korea (29 September - 3 October, 2022) International Competition Nashville Film Festival, United States (29 September – 5 October, 2022) Competition International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, Poland (1 - 7 October, 2022) Competition Balkanima - European Animated Film Festival, Serbia (4 – 9 October, 2022) Competition AJAYU International Animation Festival, Peru (5 - 8 October, 2022) Competition Primanima World Festival of First Animations, Hungary (5 - 8 October, 2022) Competition Won: Best First Film, PrimAlter Award, Most Popular International Short Film & PrimaSound Special Mention Bolton International Film Festival (5 - 9 October, 2022) Competition Animatou Festival, Switzerland (6 – 15 October, 2022) International Competition Sedicicorto Forlì International Film Festival, Italy (6 - 15 October, 2022) Animalab CinEast - Central and Eastern European Film Festival, Luxembourg (6 - 23 October, 2022) Short Animated Films Animest – Bucharest International Animation Film Festival, Romania (7 – 16 October, 2022) International Competition Hamptons International Film Festival, United States (7 – 16 October, 2022) Short Film Competition BRNO16 - International Film Festival, Czech Republic (13 - 16 October, 2022) Competition Short Riga - Riga International Film Festival, Latvia (13 - 23 October, 2022) Festival Darlings Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival - FestCurtasBH, Brazil (14 - 23 October, 2022) Animation Section Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan (14 – 30 October, 2022) International Short Film Competition Cinekid Festival, the Netherlands (15 – 30 October, 2022) International Short Animation Competition Won: Best International Animation Kinotrip International Film Festival, Slovenia (20 - 22 October, 2022) Animario International Contemporary Animation Festival, Spain (20 – 23 October, 2022) Competition Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Norway (20 – 23 October, 2022) Nordic-Baltic Short Film Competition Montclair Film Festival, United States (21 - 30 October, 2022) Competition Sweaty Eyeballs, United States (22 October, 2022) International Competition Lobo Fest - International Film Festival, Brazil (22 - 29 October, 2022) Competition KuanDu International Animation Festival, Taiwan (23 - 29 October, 2022) Short Competition Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia (23 - 30 October, 2022) Festivals in the Spotlight Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden (24 – 30 October, 2022) International Competition
Sander Joon
Sander Joon utiliza la animación para crear mundos surrealistas con una pizca de humor. Sus películas han viajado a Annecy, DOK Leipzig, Ottawa y GLAS, entre otros. Es profesor de animación en la Academia de Artes de Estonia. Su anterior cortometraje Sounds Good (2018) ganó premios en Stuttgart, Fredrikstad, SUPERTOON y PÖFF Shorts.
Sander Joon uses animation to create surreal worlds with a dash of humour. His films have travelled to Annecy, DOK Leipzig, Ottawa, GLAS, and more. He teaches animation at the Estonian Academy of Arts. His previous short Sounds Good (2018) won awards from Stuttgart, Fredrikstad, SUPERTOON and PÖFF Shorts.