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Automatic Fitness
Director:
Alejandra Tomei
Alberto Couceiro
Country:
Germany
year: 2015
Running Time:
21
Technique:
Stop-motion (animated objects, puppets, clay animation, etc.)
Category:
Short film [10 to 45 min]
Producer:
A. Tomei
Distributor:
A. Tomei
The program:
Synopsis
A laberyntic poetry on the human automatism. A reflection about our daily relationship with money and time.
It’s an animated tragicomedy which plays with the concept of an all permeating acceleration.
It is about the stranglehold of everyday madness and the automatisms, in which we are forced to l
Director's BIO
Alejandra Tomei and Alberto Coucerio are stop motion artists and the producers and creative minds behind
Animas-Film. Using stop-motion, model making, compositing, motion graphics, visual effects and digital
techniques, Animas combines art, craft and technology to create their own unique blend of animation. In
collaboration with their partners and co-workers they continually explore and improve their art and craft, and
create audience engaging animated imagery. In addition to working on animated productions and creative development for clients, they also enjoy the full
spectrum creative process as writers, animators and producers, producing their own original animated
features.
Their film “TV City” was featured at more than 30 international film festivals, and had numerous special
screenings including at the MoMA in New York City. It was honored with many awards including a prestigious
Cinéfoundation prize at the in 2003 Cannes Film Festival, and Best Animation Film at the Buenos Aires Film
Festival 2003, amongst others five prices. For more information: www.animas-film.de/english/tvcity.html
Their puppets were displayed at Animation, Comics & Games Museum Jilin Animation Institute Changchun,
China from 2011–2014.Contacts
phone: +493034722319
at@animas-film.de
http://www.animas-film.de
