Still Lives
Kiirehessä Liikkumatoin

Still Lives is an experimental stop motion animation. The concept of busy stillness is explored from various standpoints as museum artefacts from all around the world reflect on the mundane challenges of modern life in seven separate scenes.

Duration: 6 min
Technique: stop motion
Language: Japanese, Arabic, German, French, English and Finnish
Subtitles: English, Finnish
Format: 24fps 4K DCP, 5.1 Sound (smaller screening copies available)
Aspect ratio: 2.39∶1
Script / Director / Design / Animation: Elli Vuorinen
Music / Sound Design / Post Production: Jani Lehto
Producer: Terhi Väänänen / Pyjama Films

Festival distribution: jani@janilehto.net

Awards:
Fredrikstad Animation Festival (FAF) 2019 – Golden Gunnar Grand Prix
Craft international animation festival 2019 – Special Mention for Stop Motion Animation in The International Competition
Turku Animated Film Festival 2019 – Special Mention

Festival Selections:
Cine Court Anime Roanne Animation Short Film Festival 2019
Mecal Barcelona International Short Film And Animation Festival 2019
ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival 2019
International Animated Movies Festival Animocje 2019
FilmFest Dresden 2019
Ismailia International Film Festival 2019
Flatpack Film Festival 2019
LISFE Leiden International Short Film Experience 2019
VIS Vienna Shorts 2019
Porto Femme International Film Festival 2019
Fest Anca International Animation Festival 2019
RGB Balkan Arts Festival 2019
Short Film Breaks 2019
Finno-Ugric Film Festival 2019
BF Artist Film Festival 2019
dotdotdot Open Air Short Film Festival 2019
Festival Norpas 2019
Sidewalk Film Festival 2019
Turku Animated Film Festival 2019
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival 2019
Cairo Video Festival 2019
Crossing the Screen – Eastbourne International Film Festival 2019
Animation Block Party 2019
Krok 2019
Nordisk Panorama Film Festival 2019
HIFF R&A Shorts 2019
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2019
3D Wire 2019
Bolton Film Festival 2019
Sedicicorto International Film Festival Forli 2019
Milano Film Festival 2019
Thessaloniki Animation Festival 2019
Videomedeja 2019
ANIMAGE International Animation Festival of Pernambuco 2019
dokumentART 2019
Kerry Film Festival 2019
Riga IFF 2019
Fredrikstad Animation Festival (FAF) 2019
Craft international animation festival 2019
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2019
Dias de Animación en La Habana III 2019
Leeds Intl Film Festival 2019
Festival Les Instants Vidéo 2019
Cinanima Festival 2019
KABOOM Animation Festival 2019
PÖFF Shorts 2019
Amarcort Film Festival 2019
Grafixx 2019
Anilogue International Animation Festival 2019
ANIMATEKA 2019
Linea d’Ombra 2019
Bronx World Film Festival 2020
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2020
2annas 2020
Film Festival For Fine Crafts 2020
Blon 2020
Japan Media Arts Festival (Jury Selection) 2020
Be Polar Festival 2020