Friendship and Love, Victory and Defeat at the Winter Screening of HSE Student Animations
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On January 30, the Rovesnik bar will host a screening of outstanding animations by students of the HSE Art and Design School. The programme features more than forty animated works exploring the themes of friendship and love, victory and defeat, and simply fun stories. In addition to artistic animations, visitors will be able to see advertisements, promos, and videos for nonprofit organisations. All of these works were created by students based on briefs from real clients.
The screening will take place at the Rovesnik bar.
Polina Kampioni, head of Animation under the Animation, Illustration, and Computer Graphics department at the HSE Art and Design School, animation director, animator:
‘The exam period recently ended and reaped a wealth of great films. The screening will showcase the newest films created by students of the Art and Design School in the last six months. These include prosocial videos that have gone beyond simple briefs and become full-fledged films, as well as reflections on the themes of love and separation, and just crazy, bold works by students who were not afraid to dive headfirst into the world of animation.’
Featured works include:
Nastya Afanaseva
J'PAN
A series of advertisements for J’PAN, a Japanese bistro serving modern urban cuisine.
Sofya Negrush
Tired
A noise outside the window wakes Masha up. She has a lot to do and doesn’t even have time to tidy up or wash the dishes. As soon as she wakes up, she feels haunted by her troubles. Masha breaks down, but sees a picture on the wall that helps her forget.
Arina Ivanova
Behind a Flurry of Snow
A bored student in a university class looks out the window and sees the silhouette of a creature on a nearby roof. She runs after it to find out what it is. How will this magical meeting in a snowstorm end?
Anastasia Plyusnina
Tigger
Left alone with a pile of marker pens, a little girl makes herself a stripy friend. But will her mother be as pleased with the new arrival when she gets back home?
Mariya Dikovskaya
KraftiKo
Animated advertisements for KraftiKo, a shop selling handmade items from artists and creators from all over Russia.
Sasha Weiss
Mister Babochk
Mister Babochk is a mysterious butterfly superhero who protects the peaceful residents of a big city. His goal is to restore justice no matter what.
These and dozens of other animations will be screened at the Rovesnik bar on January 30. The event starts at 8 pm.
Address: 9 Maly Gnezdnikovsky pereulok, bld. 2
Advance registration is required.
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