Paul Driessen is one of the standard bearers of the Dutch animation film and substantially contributed to the fact that from the 1970s the Nederlands gained international status in the field of the autonomous animation film. In March 2015, Paul Driessen turns 75. Also in March 2015, his latest film will be completed, It’s Raining Cats and Dogs (co-production il Luster Film and National Film Board of Canada). All the more reason for a festive première of his new film and a retrospective of his oeuvre at HAFF, in association with different parties.
A woman falling off a roof, a woman tied to the tracks and some disturbing news about Snow White.
Een vrouw valt van een dak, een vrouw ligt vastgebonden op een treinrails en Sneeuwwitje wordt bijna vergiftigd door de heks. Wie komt de belaagde dames redden?
An anthropomorphic cat and dog, their images divided over 4 panels, receive an invitation for a romantic rendezvous.
When they eventually arrive at their destination after multiple moments of near-interaction the lovers don’t turn out to be whom we thought they were.
At the end it’s their abandoned spouses who meet and reveal the naked truth.
Oedipus, who can’t understand why his love affair has gone awry, decides to join a therapy group of relationship-challenged individuals.
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About a gallant knight who braves many dangers to rescue a damsel in distress. Will she realize who the real saviour is?
The seven Grimm brothers (mistakenly we always assumed there were only two) are looking for inspiration for their fairy-tales. But the new stories they are writing (in live action) end (in animation) differently from the tales we know.
De zeven gebroeders Grimm (we hebben altijd ten onrechte gedacht dat er maar twee waren) zoeken inspiratie voor hun sprookjes. Maar de nieuwe verhalen die ze schri
This animated short by Paul Driessen tells the story of a boy with an overactive imagination. The young protagonist, bored with his lot, imagines a diabolic and dangerous life of adventure. But when he finally finds himself facing a real-life drama, the mundane life that he always wanted to escape is what he wishes to recapture. (NFBC)
About a boy with an over-active imagination. When our would-be hero, accustomed to eluding mobsters and monsters in his daydreams, finally finds himself facing a real-life drama, he can't believe his eyes..
Het is nog niet zo makkelijk om een held te zijn in een gevaarlijke situatie. Zelfs niet als je dag in dag uit geoefend hebt in je dromen.
'Uncles and Aunts' is a snapshot of uncles and aunts and various other relations - about their lives and the environment in which they live. It is part of a series by Paul Driessen.
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