Take a journey inside a leaf of a redwood tree. Enter the stoma and view photosynthesis on a molecular level, knowing that the animation prioritizes scientif...
Wildlife conservation is so important in these changing times. I would like to offer a glimmer of light and hope in...
Wildlife conservation is so important in these changing times. I would like to offer a glimmer of light and hope in what appears to be a helpless situation.
What if plastic could be integrated into sea life? The Beauty directed by Pascal Schelbli is a poetic journey...
What if plastic could be integrated into sea life? The Beauty directed by Pascal Schelbli is a poetic journey through the oceans, which are simultaneously stunning and filthy. Discover a world where concerns and fears dissolve into the mysterious depth of the polluted blue sea.
Crew
Director: Pascal Schelbli
VFX Supervisor: Marc Angele
Producers: Aleksandra Todorovic, Tina Vest
Underwater Cinematography: David Iskender Dinçer
Creature TD: Noel Winzen
Lead TD: Lukas Gotkowski
Animation: Noel Winzen, Pascal Schelbli
Lead Rigging: Noel Winzen
Rigging: Lukas Gotkowski · Seyed Ahmad Hosseini
Modeling: Pascal Schelbli, Fynn Große-Bley, Noel Winzen
Additional Modeling: Paul Golter, Mitja Öhm
Lead Sculpting: Fynn Große-Bley
Sculpting: Noel Winzen, Pascal Schelbli
Texturing: Marc Angele, Pascal Schelbli
Lighting/Shading: Marc Angele
FX/Simulation: Lukas Gotkowski, Noel Winzen, Tim Markgraf
Compositing: Marc Angele, Pascal Schelbli
Pipeline: Marc Angele
Storyboard/Animatic/Previs/Character Design: Pascal Schelbli
Editing: Pascal Schelbli
Additional Editing: Daniela Schramm Moura
Music: Alexander Wolf David, Petteri Sainio
Orchestration & Additional Composer: Meike Katrin Stein
Orchestra: Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Sound Design & Mixing: Robin Harff
Director, writer, animator: Soetkin Verstegen
Sound: Andrea Martignoni, Michał Krajczok
With the support of
Akademie...
Director, writer, animator: Soetkin Verstegen
Sound: Andrea Martignoni, Michał Krajczok
With the support of
Akademie Schloss Solitude, Germany
Saari Residency - Kone Foundation, Finland
Atelier 105 residency - Light Cone, France
2019
Awards:
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France, 2020 - Special Jury Prize Lab
Ann Arbor Film Festival, USA, 2020 - Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France 2020 - Jury Distinction
Fantoche International Animation Festival, Switzerland, 2020 - High Risk Award
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia, 2020 - Golden Zagreb Award
Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Noway, 2020 - Grand Prix
Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival, Bosnia, 2020 - Grand Prix
Monstra Animation Festival, Portugal, 2020 - Grand Prix
Warsaw International Animation Festival, Poland, 2020 - Grand Prix
Golden Kuker Sofia, Bulgaria, 2020 - Grand Prix
Supertoon International Animation Festival, Croatia, 2020 - Grand Prix
Black Maria Film Festival, USA, 2020 - Best Animation
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Germany, 2020 - Best Animation
Animakom Bilbao, Spain, 2020 - Jury's Special Award
Filmzeitkaufbeuren, Germany, 2020 - Innovationspreis
Toronto Arthouse Film Festival, Canada, 2020 - Best Animated Short Film
Shorts that are not pants, Canada, 2020 - Best Animated Short
Featured on:
Short of the Week:
https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/12/29/freeze-frame/
Booooooom:
https://tv.booooooom.com/2021/01/06/freeze-frame-soetkin-verstegen
Colossal:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/12/freeze-frame-soetkin-verstegen/
Stash:
https://www.stashmedia.tv/soetkin-verstegen-animates-stop-motion-ice-in-freeze-frame-short-film/
Schlosspost:
https://schloss-post.com/freeze-frame/
Animation week:
https://animation-week.com/freeze-frame/
Testkammer:
https://testkammer.com/2020/12/18/freeze-frame-2019/