Love Is Just A Death Away
A film by
Bára Anna Stejskalová
Synopsis
A tender story about finding love even amid utter decay.
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2020
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Animation
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Country
Czech Republic
Year
2020
Length
11'30"
Themes
Love
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Dark
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Teen friendly
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Environment and Nature
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Production
Jakub Kostal (Bionaut)
Director
Bára Anna Stejskalová
Screenplay
Bára Anna Stejskalová
Cinematography
Václav Tlapák
Editing
Ilona Malá
Sound
Miroslav Chaloupka
Music
Daniel Patras, Miroslav Chaloupka
Bára Anna Stejskalová
Bára Anna Stejskalová studies Animation programme TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. Her graduation film The Fishermen was on BAFTA shortlist. She's a co-creator of HEARDT, project which got official Burning Man Honorarium Grant in 2018.
Filmography
The Fishermen | Short Animation | 2016
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Festivals
REX Animation Film Festival | 2020 *Audience Award
SXSW (South by Southwest), USA | 2021
Palm Spring Shortfest and Market Palm Spring, USA | 2021
Tampere Int. Film Festival, Finland | 2021
Encounters Int. Short and Animation Film Festival, UK | 2021
Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway | 2022
New York International Children's Film Festival, USA | 2022
BAFTA Student Award, UK | 2021
Monstra Animation Film Festival, Portugal | 2022
CinéKid Film Festival Market Screening, Netherlands | 2021
Animateka Int. Animation Film Festival, Slovenia | 2021
AniFilm Int. Festival of Animated Films Trebon, Czech Republic | 2021
Premiers Plans Festival du Film Européen, France | 2022
Leeds International Film Festival, UK | 2021
Florida Film Festival, USA | 2021
Nashville Film Festival, USA | 2021
Indy Shorts International Film Fest, USA | 2021
In The Palace Film Festival, Bulgaria | 2021
New Chitose Airport Int. Anim Festival, Japan | 2021
PIXELATL Cuernavaca, Mexico | 2021
Weird International Animation Market, Spain | 2021
Torino Short Film Market, Italy | 2021
Bogota Int. Short Film Festival, Colombia | 2021
Denver Film Festival, USA | 2021
shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival, Online | 2021
Show Me Shorts Film Festival, New-Zeland | 2021
Trieste Film Festival, Italy | 2021
Glasgow Short Film Festival, Scotland | 2021
Stop Motion Montreal Montréal, Canada | 2021
Spark Animation Film Festival Vancouver, Canada | 2021
Poitiers Film Festival (special screening at Angoulème), France | 2022
Festival tous court Aix-en-Provence, France | 2021
Fantaspoa Int. Fantastic Film Festival, Brazil | 2021
Anim'est, Romania | 2021
CinEast, Luxembourg | 2021
goEast Film Festival Frankfurt, Germany | 2021
Landshut Short Film Festival Munich, Germany | 2022
Nantucket Film Festival, USA | 2021
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, USA | 2021
The British Short Film Award, UK | 2021
JEF Festival Antwerp, Belgium | 2021
International Children’s Media Center Chicago, USA | 2021
Festival du film pour enfants de Montréal, Canada | 2021
Festival Court d'un Soir, Canada | 2021
GIRAF Animation Film Festival, Canada | 2021
Shorts That Are Not Pants Toronto, Canada | 2021
Klik! Animation Film Festival, Netherlands | 2021
SLASH Filmfestival, Sweden | 2021
Fancine Malaga, Spain | 2021
Festival Extrême Cinéma Toulouse, France | 2022
Manchester Animation Festival, UK | 2021
Festival international du court métrage de Lille (out of competition), France | 2021
International Film Festival ZOOM-ZBLIŻENIA, Poland | 2021
Festival of Animated Film of Paris, France | 2021
Milwaukee Int. Film Festival Milwaukee, USA | 2022
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, USA | 2021
Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione, Italy | 2021
Sulmona International Film Festival, Italy | 2021
Reggio Film Festival, Italy | 2021
Figari Film Fest, Italy | 2021
STIFF – Student International Film Festival, Croatia | 2021
Still Voices Short Film Festival, Ireland | 2021
Neisse Film Festival, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany | 2021
Athens Animfest Athènes, Greece | 2022
Roots of Europe International Film Festival, Spain | 2022
Ciné cout animé, France | 2022
Mutoscope Festival, France | 2021
Fluxus Animation Film Festival, Netherlands | 2021
Galichnik Film Festival, Macedonia | 2021
Indie Street Film Festival, USA | 2021
Brooklyn Women Film Festival, USA | 2021
15 Short Film Festival, USA | 2021
Drunken Film Fest, US | 2021
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