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catalogue short films by Udo Prinsen

TITLE Senses PRODUCTION YEAR 2020 SYNOPSIS 5 animated visual poems explore the senses and tell a tale of loss, love and connection. MEMORABLE Music film remembring the life and music of Paul Crucq. Animated by Anna Koppen. KEYWORDS loss, love, lonelyness, suicide THEMES loss, love, lonelyness, suicide GENRE Music video, poetry film FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 4’00” TECHNIQUE Digital hand drawn 2D animation PRESS FOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/senses.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/442345967 TRAILER -

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TITLE Splatter PRODUCTION YEAR 2019 SYNOPSIS A short film documenting extraterrstial activities in the arctic ocean. MEMORABLE Filmed on Spitsbergen (Svalbard) Created in collaboration with Canadian/American composer Quinsin Nachoff and Producer Whirlwind Records Partof6filmsinspiredbythealbum‘PivotalArc’released by‘QuinsinNachoff/WhirlwindRecords. KEY WORDS Arctic, extraterrestial, north pole, jazz THEMES Birth, life GENRE Experimental jazz film FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 2’20” TECHNIQUE Combination live action, effects & digital drawn animation PRESS FOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/splatter.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/527718962 TRAILER -

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TITLE Machine Man PRODUCTION YEAR 2018 SYNOPSIS Music film inspired on text and music by Henk Kraaijeveld. A big leader is hungry for more and more and more. At some point he reaches a tipping point. People are fed up and ban him to a deserted island. MEMORABLE Created in collaboration with jazz singer Henk Kraaijeveld. KEYWORDS Dictatorship, politics, elections THEMES Dictatorship, politics, human rightsGENRE Music video, animation, cartoon FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 4’00” TECHNIQUE Digital hand drawn 2D animation PRESS FOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/machine-man.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/260372385 TRAILER -

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TITLE Storm PRODUCTION YEAR 2017 SYNOPSIS A short poetic film created using 13.000 year old organic materials. MEMORABLE Storm was inspired by dendrochronology, archeology, geology and climate research in collaboration with author and dendrochronology researcher Esther Jansma. Created for a solo exhibit at University Museum Utrecht. KEYWORDS Ecology, environment, climate, trees THEMES Time, climateGENRE Experimental FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 1’50” TECHNIQUE Combination live action, stop-motion and cut-out animation PRESS FOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/storm.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/235752841 TRAILER -

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TITLE Beginnings (original title NL: Oorsprong) PRODUCTION YEAR 2016 SYNOPSIS Video tryptich about historical city trees. MEMORABLE Rest materials of the trees portrayed in the film were used to create a screen for exhibit and projection of the film. KEYWORDS Nature, city nature, trees THEMES Time, transience GENRE Experimental FORMAT HD, Quicktime ProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 2’25” TECHNIQUE Timelapse photography, animation, installation PRESS FOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/beginnings.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/199666095 SCREENER EXHIBIT https://vimeo.com/201511060

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TITLE LOOK! PRODUCTION YEAR 2014 SYNOPSIS Sign langue comes to life in this vibrant film portraying a teacher dealing with the consequences of her visual class. MEMORABLE Dutch sign language coming to life by ways of animation. KEYWORDS Sign language, animals, ecology, environment, education THEMES Sign language, chaos, orderGENRE Comedy, experimental FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 4’50” TECHNIQUE Combination live action, digital hand drawn 2D animation PRESS FOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/look.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/60669971 TRAILER https://vimeo.com/59008047

AWARDS Honorary Mention Picture This Film Festival, Calgary, Canada, 2014 Best Film (disabilities), Nature and Music Film Festival, Gödöllő,Hungary,2014 SilverAward‘RunnerUp’,AakrutiFF,Mumbai,India,2014

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TITLE Common Side Effects PRODUCTION YEAR 2013 SYNOPSIS By writing, a young boy deals with the trauma of loosing his brother in a tragic accident. MEMORABLE Created in collaboration with the author of The Shock of the Fall, winner of the Costa Book Award 2013. KEYWORDS Brothers, family, loss, mental health care. THEMES Loss of a child/brother, family GENRE Drama, poetry film FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 2’10” TECHNIQUE Digital hand drawn 2D animation PRESS FOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/common-side-effects.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/66223359 TRAILER -

AWARDS Best Sound & Music, Liberated Words Poetry Film Festival, Bristol, UK

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TITLE St. Matthew Passion PRODUCTION YEAR 2013 (original version 2002) SYNOPSIS The story of the Passion of Jesus Christ according to the gospel after St. Matthew. MEMORABLE A 5 minute hand drawn animated version of the epic music piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. Created in collaboration with ll Luster Films & The Dutch Bach Society. KEYWORDS Matthew Passion, Easter, Good Friday. THEMES Easter, bible story, religion GENRE Religious drama FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 5’18” TECHNIQUE Digital hand drawn 2D animation PRESS FOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/matthew-passion.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/31377943 TRAILER https://vimeo.com/58317816

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TITLE Into Spring PRODUCTION YEAR 2012 SYNOPSIS Two woodpeckers set spring in motion by hammering away on their new nest in a beautiful tree. MEMORABLE Into Spring is a collaboration between film maker Udo Prinsen and drummer/visual artist Han Bennink. Drawings brought to life 40 years after they were first drawn. Supported by the Ducth Film Foundation. Popular Festival film, National Gallery of Art (Washington DC) KEYWORDS Woodpeckers, nature, environment, ecology, spring. THEMES Spring, new life, birth. GENRE Music film, experiment. FORMAT DCP, HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 4’30” TECHNIQUE Digital hand drawn 2D and cut-out animation PRESS FOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/into-spring.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/44091638 TRAILER https://vimeo.com/51671248

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TITLE Audition PRODUCTION YEAR 2011 SYNOPSIS A young trumpet player auditions for the orchestra of a concentration camp. If he gets admitted his chances for survival will increase. His father is listening from a distance. MEMORABLE Eric Vloeimans & Martin Fondse created the sound track. Award winning popular festival film. Screenings with live music and symphony orchestra. Inspired by the biography of Lex van Weren. KEYWORDS Auschwitz, WOII, drama, finger print, trumpet, music. THEMES Survival, identity, war, prison GENRE Drama FORMAT DCP, HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 6’04” TECHNIQUE Digital hand drawn 2D animation PRESS FOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/audition.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/47169079 TRAILER https://vimeo.com/58291582

AWARDS Silver Award, Robinson Film Competition, Pittsburgh USA,2014 Beste Film, Animation Film Festival Blackrock(Dublin) Ireland, 2011 Beste Film, Leids Film Festival, 2011 Special Mention, Young About, Bologna, Italy 2012 Special Mention, Tofuzi Animation Festival, Bimini, Georgia, 2012

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TITLE Soul PRODUCTION YEAR 2009 SYNOPSIS A girl finds her soulmate in the shape of a swarming group of fire flies. MEMORABLE Music by Roos Reebergen / Roosbeef. KEYWORDS Music, nature, fire flies, spiritualityTHEMES Searching, loss, restart. GENRE Music film FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 4’25” TECHNIQUE Combination puppets, photography, effects, cut-out animation PRESS FOLDER - SCREENER https://vimeo.com/10726465 TRAILER -

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TITLE Grandpa’sEyebrows PRODUCTION YEAR 2008 SYNOPSIS Onawarmsummer’sdaylittlepigletsrunandplayinthe long dry hay. A fantasy tale of poet Edward van de Vendel. MEMORABLE Created for a project combining the talents of poets and film makers. Project lead by il Luster Films KEYWORDS Poëzie, literatuur, gedichtTHEMES language, old age, youth GENRE Poetry film FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 1’19” TECHNIQUE Digital hand drawn 2D animation PRESS FOLDER - SCREENER https://vimeo.com/98905920 TRAILER -

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TITLE Sticky Feet PRODUCTION YEAR 2007 SYNOPSIS Humbert tries all sorts of alternative medical treatments to get rid of his sticky feet. After a terrible ordeal at the hospital he discovers his real talents. MEMORABLE Popular festival film in Eastern-Europe. Music by Michel Marang. KEYWORDS Friendship, handicap, helthcareTHEMES Suffering, trust, self help GENRE Absurd, comical drama FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 5’18” TECHNIQUE Digital hand drawn 2D animationPERSFOLDER https://prinsen.studio/press/sticky-feet.zip SCREENER https://vimeo.com/47264227 TRAILER https://vimeo.com/58548762

AWARDS Animation Development Award, Tofuzi Festival, Bimini, Georgië, 2007

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TITLE Lawn mower (original title NL: Grasmaaier) PRODUCTION YEAR 2006 SYNOPSIS Ghostly images keep a restless man awake. MEMORABLE Project VSB poetry award The main character appears in more films by Udo Prinsen. Created in collaboration with il Luster Films KEYWORDS Insomnia, ghosts, poetry, poem THEMES suffering, worries, insomnia. GENRE Poetry film FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 2’00” TECHNIQUE Digital hand drawn 2D animatie PRESSS FOLDER - SCREENER https://vimeo.com/60581626 TRAILER -

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TITLE Bork & Snork PRODUCTION YEAR 2002 SYNOPSIS Two quirky characters are curious about what could happenwhenyousneeze,butdon’tkeepahandinfront of your nose. MEMORABLE Traditional animation on paper geanimeerd, Greeting cards line. Created in collaboration with Calé Mazza KEYWORDS cartoon, humor, researching, nose, health THEMES health, pandemic GENRE Absurd comedy cartoon FORMAT HD, QuicktimeProRes RATIO 16:9 LENGTH 1’00” TECHNIQUE Hand drawn 2D animation PRESS FOLDER - SCREENER https://vimeo.com/27652985 TRAILER -

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TITEL Black Thunder PRODUCTION YEAR 1999 SYNOPSIS A horse and his cowboy zorgen enter a small western town Their visit is electrifying. MEMORABLE Graduation film Udo Prinsen. Animated at Rocketship Int., Vancouver, Canada. First film School of Arts in Utrecht to reach the student competition at Annecy Animation Festival 1999. KEYWORDS Cowboy, horse, western, absurdTHEMES Mystery, danger, alien forces GENRE Western, B-horror FORMAT QXGA (2048px X 1536px), HD QT422, QTH264 RATIO 4:3 LENGTH 5’00” TECHNIQUE Hand drawn 2D animation PRESS FOLDER - SCREENER https://vimeo.com/113490890 TRAILER -

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