Arthropod Tales - epic one- Red-end and the Seemingly Symbiotic Society - 2009
Ants gather sugar cubes in an icy marl cave in order to build a palace. This turns out to be a nursery to cultivate larvae. These grubs grow in a cave and reveal themselves as bizarre, marching gluttons called Cricusts. The ant Red-end is different and tries an experiment resulting in one of the Cricusts being different as well. While the other Cricusts eat all the green in a military way and fly to the next forage field, the different one takes it easy in a field of raspberries. The greedy group soon turns all green landscapes into a barren desert with fatal consequences. Except for the raspberry field where Red-end keeps an eye on his big friend finally enabling them to walk together into the future.
A pioneering 4K Digital Cinema stopmotion animation by Bethany de Forest and Robin Noorda. Music composed by Phantom Frank.
Press reviews: here
AWARDS, NOMINATIONS AND SELECTIONS
Ants gather sugar cubes in an icy marl cave in order to build a palace. This turns out to be a nursery to cultivate larvae. These grubs grow in a cave and reveal themselves as bizarre, marching gluttons called Cricusts. The ant Red-end is different and tries an experiment resulting in one of the Cricusts being different as well. While the other Cricusts eat all the green in a military way and fly to the next forage field, the different one takes it easy in a field of raspberries. The greedy group soon turns all green landscapes into a barren desert with fatal consequences. Except for the raspberry field where Red-end keeps an eye on his big friend finally enabling them to walk together into the future.
A pioneering 4K Digital Cinema stopmotion animation by Bethany de Forest and Robin Noorda. Music composed by Phantom Frank.
Press reviews: here
AWARDS, NOMINATIONS AND SELECTIONS
- 2009 Utrecht premiére and opening film at the Holland Animation Festival (HAFF) (NL), 4K projection, Movie Squad award
- Espinho IAFF (PT), Best Short Film Award
- Talinn AFF Animated Dreams: Academy of Arts, Brain-tap Award (EE), Best Film
- 2010 -Angers EFFF Premiers Plans (FR) Audience Award European Short Films
- selected a.o. for the festivals of Annecy, Barcelona, London, Melbourne, Stuttgart, Zagreb and Cartoon D’or
- Utrecht, Dutch Film Festival, nomination “Golden Calf” (Gouden Kalf)
- St Petersburg; International Festival of Animation Art, special mention for unconventional look.
The trailer - advise: do play full screen in HD resolution.
It is a 4K Digital Cinema film. To watch it in HD is already a concession.
It is a 4K Digital Cinema film. To watch it in HD is already a concession.
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