FILE ANIMA + GAMES 2016
FILE ANIMA+GAMES
In the 2016 edition of the FILE Festival, after nearly a decade carrying FILE GAMES and FILE ANIMA+ independently, we decided to unite both festivals to create ANIMA+GAMES. By joining animations and games in the same event, we can point out aspects that would go unnoticed if shown under the very logic of each one of them.
It’s not about just a way to raise similarities and differences, but especially to emphasize the creative aspects that can occur in the mutual influence of both medium. To this end, we conceptualize what we call metanoumos. We are inspired by the concept already known of the games theory: the metagame, which states that any strategy or action, as well as methodologies used in games, go beyond the set of certain pre-stablished rules. They are those heterodox and external elements that affect and change the decision of who plays.
With a much wider extension, metanoumos means a field of mutual influence between the subjects, which establish new strategies of creation, resolution, decision, fruition and connectivity, extrapolating those that occur within each cultural environment. That is, each subject can be influenced externally by all the others or specifically by one of them. Analogically, a kind of “dark matter” invisibly surrounds and interferes with all other subjects, creating a game free from influences. Differently from the metagame, which only affects the player in his decision, metanoumos can influence multiple aspects of a subject or a media. The subjects are not impenetrable spheres, but structures filled with holes through which metanoumos crosses with his influence field.
ANIMA+GAMES is an event that aims to show and to encourage the mutual influence of both medium. On one hand, the animations with its own strategies of creation and production with its already known influence from cinema, and on the other, games, with the notorious problem between narratology and ludology, and also between games and metagame.
The Slovak animation “Cowboyland”, by director David Stumpf, is performed entirely in 2D technique, where the artist’s trace becomes explicit. On May 12th, the short film was presented as a pre-film of the drama feature film “Far from Men” (FR), inspired by the genre of Western movies.
“Mind: Path to Thalamus” is a first person puzzle that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mind bending tale.
“The Light – The Shade”, animation by German artist Susanne Wiegner, is a poem by Robert Lax that plays with the contrasts and opposites of light and shade, with bright and dark, black and white, red and blue. The film becomes a journey through the realm of personal imagination, through spaces and pictures, through letters and words.
The game “Adventures of Poco Eco” is a unique low poly world, a music and animation art experience, and a relaxing, exploratory audiovisual experience. It is a gorgeous mix of sounds and sights that, while doesn’t pose much of a challenge, is still worth checking out. The unique element of this game is that the whole game-world reacts to the soundtrack – you can find symbols of music and different instruments everywhere.
FILE ANIMA+GAMES 2016 is a metanoumos experience for you to transcend your limits.
Raquel Fukuda and Ricardo Barreto
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PROGRAMM
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WINNERS FILE ANIMA+ AWARD
1st Place
David Stumpf – Cowboyland – Slovakia
2nd Place
Susanne Wiegner – The Light – The Shade – Germany
3rd Place
Raven Kwok & Karma Fields – Skyline – United States
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Honorable Mentions
Fabrício Lima – Nenhum de nós – Brazil
Pu, Shuai Cheng – The Sum of Secrets – Taiwan
Tiny Inventions: Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter – Perfect Houseguest – United States
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FILE ANIMA+ 2016
Interactive Media Foundation – The Land of the Magic Flute – Germany
A. Bill Miller – Phantoms – United States
Adrian Flury – A Place I’ve Never Been – Switzerland
Anthony Rousseau – My Last Round – France
Arnaud Laffond – Mountain Fragility – France
Bittler – The Exoplorer – France
Camilo Colmenares – Quimtai – Germany
Chen, I-Chun – Little Black’s Whole Life in the Factory: Second Episode – Taiwan
Chen, I-Chun – Shui Yuan Lin Legend: IV Episode (Grasp Replacement) – Taiwan
Christo Guelov – White Cubes | DLC2015 – Spain
Cláudio Roberto – Miudinho – Brazil
Daniela Krajcova – Stability – Slovakia
David Mussel – Cartas – Brazil
David Stumpf – Cowboyland – Slovakia
Dilation: Chang Liu & Joanna Wrzaszczyk – Dilation – United States
Fabricio Lima & Marcelo Jeneci – Um de nós – Brazil
Henning M. Lederer – Anatomic – Germany
Jan Goldfuß – 2=1(+1=n) (Cold Memories 2) – Germany
Joanna&rubens – Sinking_3 – Taiwan
Jorge F. – Nightmare Endless – Brazil
Katsuki Nogami – Hamidasumo! (Heaven&Hell Remix) (Official Music Video) – Japan
Kwon Daye – Time, Quick – South Korea
Leandro Angare – O Sapato – Brazil
Leandro Angare – Pulso – Brazil
Matthew Schoen – Vehicles – Canada
Milan Zulic – The Circle of life – Serbia
Olga Guseva – An Apple for the Androgyne – Germany
Olga Guseva – Refugees – Germany
Olga Guseva – The Astronaut – Germany
Olga Guseva – The Three Spirits – Germany
Ove Pictures: Veronika Obertova & Michaela Copikova – Nina – Slovakia
PAM1 Multimedia Studio: Olga Wroniewicz, Katarzyna Gorska, Tomasz Kucharczyk, Anna Kociemba, Marcin Sowi?ski, Katarzyna Krzysztofowicz, Bartek Gadza?a, Dominika Suszek, Izabela Litwin, Petra Kolarikova, Agata Piasecka & Katarzyna Przybysz – Redroom² – Poland
Peter Whittenberger – What’s the Worst that Can Happen? – United States
Pu, Shuai Cheng – The Sum of Secrets–The Snake in Mind – Taiwan
Raven Kwok & Karma Fields – Skyline – United States
s-ara – Telephonophobia – Portugal
Sandra Crisp – Auroville Dream (Tales from the City) – England
Sandrine Deumier & Philippe Lamy – GogatsuByo – France
Sandrine Deumier & Philippe Lamy – U.hotel – France
Sandrine Deumier, Sonia Paço-Rocchia & Philippe Lamy – [Play;] – France
Susanne Wiegner – Future in the Past – Germany
Susanne Wiegner – Home! Sweet home! – Germany
Susanne Wiegner – Inside my Room – Germany
Susanne Wiegner – The Light – The Shade – Germany
Tiny Inventions: Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter – Perfect Houseguest – United States
Uwe Heine Debrodt – Fotosintetico – Mexico
VJ Eletroiman – Representa Corisco 2015 – Spain
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ADAF
Abdul Hadi Bin Abdul Wahab & Vivien Tan Andre Quek – Princess – Singapore
Carlos De Carvalho – Juste de l’eau – France
Chua Wei Lun Brandon, Khoo Siew May, Tan Yin, Sharry Kwan Wei Xuan – Umbrella – Singapore
Demetris Shammas – Sciss Cut – Cyprus
Dimitar Dimitrov – The day of the bleeding gums – Bulgaria
Fred Joyeux – A poet – France
Georgios Cherouvim – Alosis – Greece
Janneke Meekes – Day In Day Out – Denmark
Joe Bichard – The Waldgeist & Me – United Kingdom
Jossie Mallis – Bendito Machine V – Pull the Trigger – Chile & Puerto Rico
Juan Pablo Zaramella – Luminaris – Spain
Mark Wee – The Animals – Singapore
Matt Abbiss – Forming – United Kingdom
Matt Abbiss – Point – United Kingdom
Nguyen Tuan Anh Tran – Downtown – Singapore
NO DESIGN ATHENS: Andreas Platis & Christos Ioannou – The End Of Geni?us – Greece
Out There – BO – Greece
Patricia Figueiredo – Foi o fio – Portugal
Paulo d’Alva – Carrotrope – Portugal
Rob Zywietz – Port Nasty – United Kingdom
Sandrine Deumier & Philippe Lamy – Fake – France
Shunsaku Hayashi – Remember – Japan
Spela Cadez – Boles – Spain
Timoleon Kouimtzoglou – Escape – Greece
Ying-Fang Shen – Humanexus – Taiwan
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Japan Media Arts Festival
Drawing Animations
AC-bu: Adachi Toru & Itakura Shunsuke – *Anzen unten no shiori* (Safe Driving Guide) – Japan
Georges Schwizgebel – Erlking – Switzerland
Hashiji Misuzu, Remember me production team (SAKAI Yosuke, Representative) – Remember me – Japan
Izumida Takeshi & Tekken – A Family Story – Japan
Kihata Sayaka – I Can’t Breathe – Japan
Minha Kim, Jacob Thomas & Islay Bell-Webb – Sea Child – South Korea, France & United Kingdom
Shishi Yamazaki – YAMASUKI YAMAZAKI – Japão
Ueshima Shiro, Asai Yuki, Kano Akira, Kanno Satoko, Aihara Sachie, audioforce, Izumida Takeshi & Tekken – A Family Story – Japan
Japan Media Arts Festival 2016 Focus in Japan Selection
Harano Morihiro, Damian Kulash Jr., Seki Kazuaki, Nishida Jun & furitsukekagyou – OK Go “I Won’t Let You Down” – Japan
Hashimoto Baku & Nogami Katsuki – group_inou “EYE” – Japan
Ito Keigo – Nothing you need to see – Japan
Miyaoka Mizuki & IshikawaYasuaki – Shizuku no kotoba (Dripping words) – Japan
Okawara Ryo – SUGAR LUMP – Japan
Shiriagari Kotobuki – Voyage de Hokusai?????) (Journey of Hokusai) – Japan
YASKAWA BUSHIDO PROJECT Team (Abe Mitsushi, Representative) – YASKAWA BUSHIDO PROJECT / industrial robot vs sword master – Japan
Yoko – Zdravstvuite! – Japan
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SIGGRAPH
2015 Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater and Daily Selects
Academy of Media Arts Cologne – Space-Fluids – Germany
Ajou University – Green Light – Abandoned City – South Korea
Alpine – ALPINE VISION GRAN TURISMO – France
Axis Animation – Grey Goo Cutscene Mission 05 Outro – United Kingdom
Axis Animation – Grey Goo Launch Trailer – United Kingdom
Bigcat Studio – First Launch – United States
Blizzard Entertainment – LORDS OF WAR PART THREE – United States
Blizzard Entertainment – OVERWATCH Cinematic Trailer – United States
Blizzard Entertainment – Warlords of Draenor – Talador Finale – United States
Blizzard Entertainment – WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WARLORDS OF DRAENOR Cinematic – United States
Blur Studio – Tom Clancy’s The Division: Take Back New York – United States
Bournemouth University – A New Hue – United Kingdom
Brooklyn Digital Foundry – Architecture and the Unspeakable part 3: Detroit – United States
Calla Donofrio – 3D Dynamic Simulations Reel 2014 – United States
Center for Animation, Brigham Young University – RAM’S HORN – United States
Clemson University – Peanut Butter Jelly – United States
Dans Digital – T4-Logo – China
Dexter Studios – SOMEONE – China
Dexter Studios – THE KUNG FU ROBOT – China
École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques (ESMA) – AMIR & AMIRA – France
École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques (ESMA) – Splash – France
École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques (ESMA) – SWEET COCOON – France
Epic Games – Kite – United States
Framestore CFC – Qualcomm Snapdragon ‘Bullet Train’ – England
Georgios Cherouvim – Alosis – Grécia
Gilles-Alexandre Deschaud – Chase Me – France
Hoorakhsh Studios – Shirley Bassey “If You Go Away” Rebeat Remix – Iran
Kawanimation – BATZ – France
Kawanimation – RACINES – France
L’institut supérieur des arts appliqués (LISAA) – Le Son des Flammes – France
LAIKA – The Boxtrolls: Time Lapse – United States
Mighty Coconut – The OceanMaker – United States
MPC – John Lewis, Monty’s Christmas – Canada, China, United States, France, Netherlands, England, India & Mexico
MPC LA – Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Discover Your Power – United States
MPC LA – Xbox Forza, Leave Your Limits – United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USRA – Moon Phase and Libration from the Other Side – United States
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology – Department of Industrial and Commercial Design – J’ai vu, une fois, Une Magnifique Image – Taiwan
Pixel Veil UT – HeartThe Alchemist’s Letter – United States
Punkrobot Animation Studio – Bear Story – Chile
Realtime Limited – SMITE: BATTLEGROUND OF THE GODS – United Kingdom
Red Knuckles – DARK NOIR – England
Sakowski Studios – ATHEUM’S WAY – New Zealand
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) – I M POSSIBLE – United States
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) – The Kiss – United States
SCIEMENT, The University of Tokyo, RIKEN – Multi-scale Multi-physics Heart Simulator, UT Heart – Japan
Sève Films – 8.9 – France
Sève Films – L3.0 – France
Sève Films – MORTAL BREAK-UP INFERNO – France
Sève Films – MURPHY – France
Sève Films – Nebula – France
The Animation Workshop – FIBERS – Denmark
The Animation Workshop – PARROT AWAY – Denmark
The Animation Workshop – ROOMMATE WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE – Denmark
The Animation Workshop – TSUNAMI – Denmark
The School of Visual Arts – MONSTER – United States
The School of Visual Arts – NEXUS – United States
the STUDIO – Give Luci – United States
Tiny Inventions – BETWEEN TIMES – United States
Toei Animation – RAKUEN TSUIHO – Expelled from Paradise – France
Toei Animation – Saint Seiya Legend of Sanctuary – France
Unit Image – PEUGEOT 208 GTi “The Legend Returns” – France
Unit Image – THE CREW Launch Trailer – France
University of California Los Angeles – Visions of America: Amériques – United States
University of Texas at Dallas – Sticky – United States
USC Institute for Creative Technologies – Skin Stretch: Simulating Dynamic Skin Microgeometry – United States
Walt Disney Imagineering – GEAR – United States
WeWereMonkeys – Tide: The Paradox Effect – Canada
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FILE GAMES 2016
Alan Hazelden & Benjamin Davis – A Good Snowman is Hard to Build – Inglaterra | England
Asteroid Base – Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime – Canadá | Canada
Bedtime Digital Games – Back to Bed – Dinamarca | Denmark
Black Pants Studio – Blown Away – Alemanha | Germany
Broken Rules – Yet it Moves – Áustria | Austria
Disco Pixel – Jungle Rumble – Estados Unidos | United States
Drinkbox Studios – Guacamelee! STCE – Canadá | Canada
Gattai Games – Stifled – Singapura | Singapore
House House – Push Me Pull You – Austrália | Australia
Jason RT Bond e Colin Sanders – Shu’s Garden – Canadá | Canada
Laser Dog – ALONE… – Inglaterra | England
Martelo Nero – Tower of Samsara – Brasil | Brazil
Media Molecule – Tearaway Unfolded – Inglaterra | England
Mediocre AB – Smash Hit – Suécia | Sweden
Pantumaca Barcelona – Mind: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition – Espanha | Spain
POSSIBLE Games – The Adventures of Poco Eco – Hungria | Hungary
RAC7 – Dark Echo – Canadá | Canada
Shadow Planet Productions – Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet – Canadá | Canada
Terry Cavanagh – Super Hexagon – Inglaterra | England
Trickster Arts – Hero of Many – República Tcheca