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Whether it's insects, antiques, autographs or adventures – collecting is a passion.Internet users collect friendships, state leaders collect arsenals of weapons, founders of religions collect believers, and millionaires collect art, women and yet more millions. They've never collected enough.
"COLLECTORS" shows in an entertaining and amusing way where collecting can lead.

Ob Insekten, Antiquitäten, Autogramme oder Abenteuer – sammeln ist eine Passion.
Internetnutzer sammeln Freundschaften, Staatsführer Waffenarsenale, Religionsgründer Gläubige und Millionäre sammeln Kunst, Frauen und weitere Millionen. Nie ist genug gesammelt. Das Sammeln verselbständigt sich.
«COLLECTORS» zeigt auf vergnügliche und aberwitzige Art, wohin das Sammeln führen kann.

HONORABLE MENTION -- Tiny Film Fest, April the 27th 2024,
Long Beach, United States,

BEST TOPIC -- 16th Lucania Film Festival, Aug 2015, Pisticci & Matera, Italy
2nd PRIZE OF SHORT FILM -- 8th Forum of Animated Film, Feb 2015, Cairo, Egypt
3rd PRIZE OF MAXI CATEGORY --  8th Int. Animated Film Festival for Children and Youth "Constantine's Gold coin", Aug 2014, Nis, Serbia
BEST SHORT -- Skyline Indie Film Fest, Sept 2014, Winchester, USA
BEST SHORT -- NonStop Barcelona Animació, May 2014, Barcelona, Spain
SPECIAL MENTION -- 49th Chicago International Film Festival, Oct 2013, Chicago, USA

1st Tiny Film Fest, April the 27th 2024, Long Beach, United States, HONORABLE MENTION

23 Edition  International Environmental Film Festival (FICMA BARCELONA), Nov 2016, Barcelona, Spain, competition
16th Lucania Film Festival, Aug 2016, Pisticci, Italy, competition, BEST TOPIC
DIRITTI A TODI Human Rights International Film Festival, Oct 2015, Todi, Italy, competition
Verdens Beste 2015, June 2015, Tromso, Norvay
Brooklyn Film Festival, June 2015, New York, USA, competition
Plymouth Film Festival, May 2015, Plymouth, UK, competition
New York City International Film Festival (NYCIFF), May 2015, New York, USA, competition
6th Int. Animation Film Festival GOLDEN KUKER- SOFIA 2015, May 2015, Sofia, Bulgaria, competition
29th Festival Bozner Filmtage, April 2015, Bozen, Italy, no words competition
17th International Festival of Short Film and Animation of Barcelona, April 2015, Barcelona, Spain
FICIL BIO BIO, FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE LEBU, Feb 2015, Lebu, Chile, competition
Blue Sky International Animation Festival, Feb 2015, Wooster, USA, competition
4th Ploiești International Film Festival, Feb 2015, Ploiești, Romania
8th Forum of Animated Film, Feb 2015, Cairo, Egypt, SECOND PRIZE OF SHORT FILM
25th Tromsø International Filmfestival, Jan 2015, Tromsø, Norway
9th Istanbul Animation Festival, Nov 2014, Instanbul, Turkey
Festivel Internacional de Corotmetrajes Fenaco Peru, Nov 2014, Lima, Peru, competition
GREEN VISION - Int. Environmental film festival, Nov 2014, St. Petersburg, Russia, competition
UK Film Festival, Nov 2014, London, UK , competition
ALTER-NATIVE 22 International Short Film Festival, Nov 2014, Targu Mures, Romania, competition
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2014, York, UK, Nov 2014, competition
Napa Valley Film Festival, Nov 2014, Napa, USA, competition
FESTIVAL DE ANIMACIÓN FIDA CHILE, Oct 2014, Valparaíso, Chile, competition
Santa Monica Independent Film Festival, Oct 2012, Santa Monica, USA, competition
Festival européen du court métrage de Nice, Oct 2014, Nice
ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival, Oct 2014, Syros, Greece, competition
11. Filmfest Eberswalde, Oct 2014, Eberswalde, Germany, competition
Maipu Cortos / Festival de Cine de Humor, Oct 2014, Buenos Aires, Argentina, competition
Anima-São - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação , Oct 2014, São Gonçalo, Brazil, competition
12th mumia international undeground animated short films, Oct 2014, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, competition
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DEL CORTOMETRAJE FIC, Sept 2014, BELLA VISTA, Argentina
Expotoons International Animation Festival 2014, Sept 2014, Buenos Aires, Argentina, competition
Anima Mundi “on the road”, Sept 2014, Belo Horizonte & Minas Gerai, Brazil
6th Seoul international Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival, Sept 2014, Seoul, South Koreal
Croq' anime, Sept 2014, Paris, France, competition
Tenerife International Short Film Festival, Sept 2014, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, competition
Skyline Indie Film Fest, Sept 2014, Winchester, USA, competition, BEST SHORT
10th World Festival of Animated Film, Sept 2014, Varna, Bulgaria, competition
Dragon Con Independent Film Festival, Sept 2014, Atlanta, USA, competition
8th Int. Animated Film Festival for Children and Youth "Constantine's Gold coin", Aug 2014, Nis, Serbia, competition, 3RD PLACE OF MAXI CATEGORY
30th CARTOON CLUB, July 2014, Rimini, Italy, competition
8th shortini film festival, July 2014, Augusta, Italy, competition
26th Film Festival in Girona, July 2014, Girona, Spain, competition
Revelation Perth International Film Festival, July 2014, Perth, Australia, competition
Anima Mundi, July 2014, Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo, Brazil, competition
9th Sardinia Film Festival, June 2014, Sassari, Italy, competition
Oporto International Short film festival, June 2014, Porto, Portugal, competition
Blue Plum Animation Festival, June 2014, Johnson City, USA, competition
Melbourne International Animation Festival, June 2014, Melbourne, Australia, international competition
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2014, June 2014, Tokyo, Japan, international competition
Toronto International Animation Arts Festival 2014, June 2014, Toronto, Canada, competition
Atrapasuenos - Muestra de Cine Para Ninas y Ninos, May 2014, Quintana Roo, Mexico, competition
2th Boston International Children's Festival, May 2014, Boston, USA, competition
North West Animation Festival, May 2014, Portland, USA, international competition
NonStop Barcelona Animació - Animation Festival, May 2014, Barcelona, Spain, competition, BEST SHORT
5th Skepto International Film Festival, April 2014, Cagliari, Italy, competition
61tth Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, April 2014, Belgrade, Serbia, competition
15th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival, April 2014, Newport Beach, USA, competition
Athens International Film + Video Festival, April 2014, Athen, USA, competition
International Short Film Festival Cinema Perpeteuum Mobile, April 2014, Minks, Belarus, competition
New York International Children's Film Festival, March 2014, New York, USA, competition
monstra - Lisbon Animated Film Festival, March 2014, Lisbon, Portugal, competition
8th Byron Bay International Film Festival, March 2014, Byron Bay , Australia, competition
Friss Hús Budapest 2.0 Short Film Festival, March 2014, Budapest,Hungary, competition
2014 Dam Short Film Festival, Feb 2014, Boulder City, USA, competition
Animated Exeter, Feb 2014, Exeter, United Kindom, competition
24th International Animation Festival - Les nuits magiques, Dec 2013, Bêgles - Bordeaux - Le Haillan, France, competition
2013 Anchorage International Film Festival, Dec 2013, Anchorage, USA
11th Bogota Short Film Festival, Dec 2013, Bogota, Colombia, competition
10th Animateka international animated film festival, Dec 2013, Ljubljana, Slovenia, panorama
Bradford Animation Festival, Nov 2013, Bradford, United Kindom, panorama
13th Flensburger Kurzfilmtage, Nov 2013, Flensburg, Germany, competition
Golden Orchid International Animation Festival, Nov 2013,University Park, USA, competition"
20th International Film Festival Festival ETIUDA&ANIMA, Nov 2013, Krakow, Poland, compettion
ANIMA - Córdoba International Animation Festival, Oct 2013, Gordoba, Argentina, competition
11th International Animated Film Festival Tindirindis, Oct 2013, Vilnius, Lithuania, competition
5th SoDak Animation Festival, Oct 2013, Brooking, USA, competition
animatou - international animation film festival, Oct 2013, Geneva, Switzerland, swiss competition
49th Chicago International Film Festival, Oct 2013, Chicago, USA, competition, SPECIAL MENTION
Balkanima - 10th European Animated Festival, Oct 2013, Belgrade, Serbia, competition
FIC Puebla - 4th Festival International De Cine, Oct 2013, Puebla, Mexico, competition
5th International Festival of animated Films "TOFUZI", Oct 2013, Batumi, Georgia, competition
FIKE 2013 - 11th International Short Film Festival, Oct 2013, Evora, Portugal, competition
20th International Animated Film Festival Krok, Sept 2013, Odessa - Sebastopol - Kiev, Ukraine, competition
19th Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, Sept 2013, Bristol, United Kindom, competition
9th Monterrey International Film Festival, Aug 2013, Monterrey, Mexico, competition
11th IMAGINARIA FILM FEST​IVAL, Aug 2013, Conversano, Italy, competition
5th Sicili Ambiente Documentary FF, July 2013, Palermo, Italy, competition

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AniMazSpot Film Festival
2013-2014
Section 4
Judges’ CommentsAniMazSpot Film Festival


Malcolm Turner
I am actually already fairly familiar with this film, I have programmed it into my festival this year. For me, there is a LOT in the “visuality” of this film that really embodies what the unique properties of animation are all about. It is a highly imaginative film and the extent of that “surrealish” vision is fully presented on screen. It bends perspective, plays with dimensions and stretches/compresses many of the elements of its imagined world with confidence and humour. It’s massive fun to watch and think about as well as being a solid example of what creative and auteur style animation is capable of.

James Davis
This was funny to watch. I enjoyed the unfolding story. I was a little confused by the ending. The design was somewhat crude, but seemed to serve the story. The animation was effective. The music was appropriately circus like. I liked the conceptual struggle between the collectors and the collector with himself. Am I a man dreaming of being a butterfly? I was glad to see one of the butterflies escape.

Silvina Comillon
Great sense of humor! Love the character designs. The story is very original, and it is also a one-of-a-kind approach to the negative side of being a collector.

Paul Wells
I first saw this in a festival in South America and it was very much enjoyed by the audience. I particularly like its free-play with the animation itself, dissolving time, space, shape, and form in the service of its core concept. I am not entirely convinced that the film is fully in control of its central metaphor, but the idea that we are defined by what we collect and own; how this is appropriated from others; and how it underpins compulsion, desire, and possessiveness; and yet leads to alienation and a lack of fulfilment is compelling. The pace and colour-palette also make it fun and
distinctive.

Larry Loc
Sound design very weak. The levels on the spoken words are drown out by the music track. Fun and way over the top look at obsessive collectors. The character designs are very primitive without any real reason for their crude designs.

Kine Aune
A very bizarre story and design! Little too long?

Cinzia Bottini
The story is original, as well as the character design and the overall design. I like the choice of using bold colors and “flat”, 2D animation. There is also a feeling of suspense: how far the collectors will go and what will happen? Thank you for making an entertaining short! And hopefully, butterflies will reign!

Paul Dopff
Just excellent and very original in all areas: story and ideas, humor, animation, design, music and all !
Bravo !!!

Monique Renault
Professional work. Good story, good animation and soundtrack. Funny.

Bill Mathews
WHAT A CRAZIY, NUTTY, BUT FUN FILM TO WATCH!! SILLY IDEA BUT VERY EFFECTIVE NICE ANIMATION AND STORY CONCEPT, WELL EXECUTED. AUDIENCES WILL GO FOR THIS.... AND COLLECTORS?
WELL, GUESS THEY WILL RE-THINK THEIR COMPETITION, MAYBE/ THANKS
FOR A GOOD LAUGH!!

Chicago International Film Festival 2013
Special Mention by the Festival jury (18.10.2013)

One of the absolute weirdest satires of capitalism run amok that I ever expect to see. On a small planet, brightly colored people stretch their gigantic serpentine arms out and take little things, then bigger things, then soon everything that exists is being hoarded by just a couple sunshiny, smiling cartoon blobs too eye catching and silly to be menacing, though the relentless cheeriness of the film starts to be a little threatening itself. The super-saturated, wiggly style is an absolute good, though it certainly couldn't stand up under much more than the five minutes presented here; the message is a bit obvious, but something this short doesn't have the luxury of subtlety, and anyway, the conflation of the massively simplistic rubber hose aesthetic and the unbridled greed displayed through that aesthetic works pretty wonderfully to get the movie's point across. 8/10 rating