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