LIGHTS, HAZE | 2024

A short animated film I created as a result of my Master’s study at an international degree programme RE:Anima
GEORGIA, PORTUGAL, FINLAND, BELGIUM

SYNOPSYS: Utopian symbolic playgrounds from memories are interconnected through sharp flickering lights.

Lusófona University (PORTUGAL), Aalto University (FINLAND), Luca School of Arts (BELGIUM)

A Short animated film
RUNTIME: 8min
RATIO: 16:9
GENRE: Poetic Documentary, Experimental
TECHNIQUE: 2d traditional and digital, cyanotype

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS:


LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, Ukraine, October 2025

Ottawa International Animation Film Festival, Canada, September 2025

Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland, September 2025

Viborg Animation Festival, Denmark, September 2025

Minikino Film week, Indonesia, September 2025

Imaginaria, Italy, August 2025

Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland, August 2025

Cinalfama, Portugal, July 2025, Honorable Mention, City in Film Award

Boomtown Ghent, BURENHINDER x LUCI: Ciné Angels, Belgium, July 2025. Screened with new live soundtrack by hennie imogen

Supertoon, Croatia, July 2025

ANIMATOR, Poland, July 2025

Mecal Pro, Spain, June 2025

Fest Anča, Slovakia, June 2025

Annecy Festival, France, June 2025

Beast IFF, Portugal, June 2025

FilmEU Film Festival, Bulgaria, June 2025

Concordia Film Festival, Canada, May 2025

Anifilm, Czech Republic, May 2025

Tricky Women/Tricky Realities, Austria, March 2025, International Premiere

Anima Brussels, Belgium, March 2025, National Premiere

Premio Nacional da Animaçao, Portugal, November 2024

CREDITS:

A film by Tata Managadze

Music
JOSE SALGADO

Sound Design
JOSE SALGADO, IRAKLI MARGISHVILI

Color and Clean-Up
THEO QUINHONES

Project Supervisor
PAULO VIVEIROS

Project Advisors
NATALIE WOOLF, LEA VIDAKOVIC

Analogue Techniques

CYANOTYPE PRINTED SEQUENCE
The film uses lights as a symbolic element,
so I wanted to implement real light in the process of animating.

TRADITIONAL ANIMATION ON PAPER
Flowery kitchenware was extremely common,
Hand painting the frames gave them natural look.

MAKING OF

At Lusófona University
2024

Extreme subjectivity in a borderline documentary piece

Screenshots from the written report

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