1980s NL 2
70 minutes
HAFF’s thirtieth anniversary is a fine occasion to show its breeding ground. The Netherlands has a long and firm tradition in animated cinema. For the most part, its splendid reputation was earned by the short autonomous film. It is internationally renowned and praised for its high standards and passed through an unprecedented hey-day from the 1970s; reason for Gerrit van Dijk to dedicate himself to an animation film festival in this country at the time. Inspired by social developments, the generation of post-war filmmakers employed animation for their individual expressions, rather than entertainment purposes.
This program screened as part of Haff 2015
Showing in this program
Drawn People
Animation based on interviews with dealers, prostitutes, and unhappy parents about drug use.
Inflatable Alphabet
Life & Death
Museum
NIAF-catalogus: Een man raakt tijdens zijn rondgang langs schilderijen en objecten sterk beïnvloed.
In eerste instantie ontmoet de toeschouwer zichzelf, maar uiteindelijk verlaat hij verknipt het museum. Techniek: celanimatie.
N.E.W.S.
The Characters
De Beijer's first professional production, The Characters, was elected by the Dutch animated film community as the best Dutch animated film of the 20th century. It shows an amorous but jealous couple that is confronted with graphic symbols and letter-forms which have come to life.
The Way to the Top
Handyman's frantic quest for a lofty ideal badly upsets the balance of society.
