Spermaceti

Original Title: Spermaceti

11' | 2018 (Completed)

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Director:	Jacky De Groen
Producer:	Barend Weyens, Sarah D'hanens
Writer:	Jacky De Groen

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The animated short film Spermaceti evokes the transitional space-time of a young man who finds himself on the threshold of an initiation.

synopsis

Sailors kill time under a blistering sun, awaiting a sign of their prey. A young mind turns inwards as it traces the wood grain. After bloodshed, a strong arm offers a moment of shelter. A boy gets his first tattoo. Spermaceti evokes the transitional space-time of a young man who finds himself on the threshold of an initiation. As we fluctuate between the underwater and the above, boundaries become fluid.
Een bende matrozen doodt de tijd in een brandende zon terwijl ze wachten op een teken van hun prooi. Na het bloedvergieten biedt een sterke arm een moment van troost. Een jongen krijgt zijn eerste tatoeage. Spermaceti verbeeldt een ruimte en tijd van overgang, met een jongen op de drempel van een initiatie. Wanneer we onderwater gaan, worden tegenstellingen ambigu.

Credits

Director
Jacky De Groen
Producer
Barend Weyens, Sarah D'hanens
Writer
Jacky De Groen
Photography
Jacky De Groen
Art direction
Jacky De Groen
Sound
Jef Aerts
Music
Craig Sutherland

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Animation
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2018
Production status
Completed
Original title
Spermaceti

Technical specs

Running time
11'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+ sub)
Available formats
Apple ProRes 444
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

Cinnamon Entertainment

Lucas Munichstraat 10
9000 Gent
Belgium

T +32 473 88 69 02
sarah@cinnamon-entertainment.be

www.cinnamon-entertainment.be

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2019: Brussels International Animation Festival Anima (BE); Animafest Zagreb (HR); Animation Now! - New Zealand International Film Festival (NZ); Animation Nights New York (US); Anim'est - Bucharest International Animation Film Festival (RO); Ars Independent Festival (PL); Athens Animfest (GR); Australian International Animation Festival (AU); Brussels Short Film Festival (BE); Dumbo Film Festival (US); European Animated Film Festival BALKANIMA (RS); Fantoche International Animation Film Festival (CH); Festival Premiers Plan D'Angers (FR); FilmFest DresdInternational Short Film Festival (DE); KROK International Animated Film Festival (RU); La Guarimba International Film Festival (IT); Lago Film Fest - International Festival of Independent Cinema (IT); MECAL Pro - Barcelona International Short & Animation Festival (ES); Melbourne International Animation Festival (AUS); Moscow Shorts (RU); Prime The Animation! New Talent International Festival (ES); Sound and Vision International Film & Technology Festival (US); Vancouver Queer Film Festival (CA)
2018: Adelaide Film Festival (AUS); Aguilar de Campoo International Short Film Festival (ES); International Short Film Festival Leuven (BE); London International Animation Festival (UK); PÖFF Shorts (EE); Thessaloniki Animation Festival (GR)

Awards

2019: Semi-finalist Honorable Mention - Columbus International Film and Animation Festival (US); Best Animation Certificate of Excellence - Dumbo Film Festival (US); Semi-finalist Honorable Mention - Monterrey International Film Festival (MX); Best Animated Short Nomination - Palm Springs International ShortFest (US); Best Animated Short - SHORT to the Point International Short Film Festival (RO); Best Experimental Film Nominee - TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival (GE)