Some time ago, the preliminary list of the 2018 Oscar Best Animated Short Film Unit was announced, and among the 63 selected animated short films, 3 of them were animation works from China, namely: "White Bird Valley", "Life with My Head Down" and "If I Were a Hero", let's see what kind of story they tell~
Director: Bu Si Fan, Man Wolf
Runtime: 15 minutes
"The male protagonist finds a mysterious big bird in the valley where the white bird lives, so he tracks the big bird all the way, and in the process of pursuing the white bird, the male protagonist will face the sins, fears, and haze in his heart, and finally realize the rebirth of his self through the tortuous process of searching."
From the style of painting in the poster, we can think of a very popular animation "The Great Protector" not long ago, which was jointly produced by its director Bu Sifan and Wolf Smoke Animation Studio.
And won the award at the Annecy International Film Festival in France in the first half of this year. (It is the world's top international animation festival with the reputation of "Oscar of animation industry, Cannes of animation industry" and so on)
The creators mentioned that the inspiration and color matching came from traditional Chinese paintings, such as Zhang Daqian's "Lushan Tu", coupled with smooth and light character movements, trying to create a sense of Chinese Zen.
There is no dialogue in the whole film, only beautiful pictures and soothing music, leading the audience to slowly enter the world of Shiratori Valley.
However, "White Bird Valley" currently has very little information on the Internet, only the following small trailer, looking forward to the full film can meet with you early.
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Director: Li Xia
Runtime: 8 min 13 sec
"A boy with a heroic dream becomes friends with a girl who is bullied by his classmates, until one day he has to make a choice between the girl and the classmates."
I believe that many friends should have seen the director Li Xia and his friend Cheng Teng's creation, which resonated with countless netizens with the short film "Red Scarf Man", and this animation describes a topic that has always been around us: school bullying.
This film is the graduate work of director Li Xia, but the smooth picture movement and in-depth inner details and psychological activities make this film worth watching.
In particular, the somewhat unexpected ending of the animation is also very thought-provoking.
Full animation viewing address: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av11819370/?from=search&seid=11886766708644731627
Director: Xie Chenglin
Runtime: 2 minutes and 48 seconds
"The low-headed people have become the product of the development of modern science and technology. People look down at high-tech mobile phones, tablets, and only focus on the square inches of their palms, and gradually begin to alienate the good life, cold and warm surroundings. "Life with Your Head Down" wants to sketch out and reflect on the current state of society in a cold and humorous way. ”
This is the project homework of Xie Chenglin, who was still a junior in CAFA in 2014, and it was also popular in the circle of friends in 2015, and of course, it is also an excellent animated short film that has won many trophies of large and small sizes.
The animation depicts the life of the low-headed people in an exaggerated way, and the director uses the butterfly effect to connect the plot of the entire short film, and each person whose head has been lowered to the point of distortion only pays attention to the square inch of his palm.
The character plot is completed in one go, the story is absurd but short, even if you have seen it, you can spend another 3 minutes to enjoy the short film.
Full animation viewing address: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av2205852/?from=search&seid=9902422404078466136
The 63 finalists will compete together for the next round of the 90th Academy Awards, with the final jackpot held on March 4, 2018 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, US time.
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