EUROPEAN SHORT PITCH / 2019
INTENTION NOTE Blind Date is paraphrasing the traditional television format of a dating show and is echoing the biblical story of Adam and Eve. It is a story about desperate pursue for love, about manhood and about second chance. It is told using bitter humour, nonsense and unconventional storytelling. The music plays a central role, it is leading the storyline and the characters will act according to it. The mockumentary genre will reveal itself through a behind-the-scenes interview with the characters. The visual language of Blind Date will consist of a collage of 2D hand-drawn animation and 3D animation. The aim of the mixed techniques is to achieve a cohesive, minimalistic and dreamlike look that will set the tone for the peculiar events.
DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY Daniel Wesseik is an Israeli animation director now based in the Netherlands. He completed BA in art and design in Israel, MA in Animation in the Netherlands and he was a participant of the ASF development lab of 2017–2018. His films and works were presented in various film festivals, exhibitions, museums and magazines around the world. countwk@gmail.com
PRODUCER'S BIOGRAPHY Kamila DohnalovĂĄ is a film producer based in the Czech Republic. She graduated from the Charles University and from FAMU, where she produced more than twenty films. After working for numerous film festivals, National Film Archive or Czech Television she is now developing and producing several live-action and animated projects within her own production company. kamila@silkfilms.cz
PRODUCTION NOTE Genre: Animated Mockumentary Length: 10 minutes Technique: 2D & 3D animation, mixed media Target audience: Adults, Young Adults Country of production: Netherlands / Czech Republic
Estimated budget: 90.000 EUR Estimated release: December 2019 Status: Pre-Production
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