PILAR

A film by

the Netherlands/Belgium | 10' | 09/2020 | animation

A dangerous intruder gives Pilar the chance to discover the wild animal within and the means to escape the post-apocalyptic village she lives in.

Square Eyes - Toronto IFF 2020
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Square Eyes - Toronto IFF 2020
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Crew Festivals Press materials

Yngwie Boley, J.J. Epping, Diana van Houten - Moldybyrd Studio

Biography

Moldybyrd Studio is a three-piece animation and illustration studio from the Netherlands. Yngwie Boley, J.J. Epping and Diana van Houten graduated at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht. United in their love for magical realism, myth and painted craftsmanship, they joined forces to create the painted animation short: Pilar.

Filmography

  • Pilar (2020) – short animation
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Crew

Directing: Yngwie Boley, J.J. Epping, Diana van Houten
Screenplay: Yngwie Boley, J.J. Epping, Diana van Houten
Production: il Luster Films: Arnoud Rijken & Michiel Snijders
Co-Production: S.O.I.L.: Geert van Goethem, Linda Sterckx
Animation: Yngwie Boley, J.J. Epping, Diana van Houten
Line-animation: Kris van Alphen, Joke Eyken, Pieter van Luffelen, Pascal Giraud, Yngwie Boley, J.J. Epping, Diana van Houten
Composer: Alex Debicki
Sound: Alex Debicki

Festivals

  • Toronto International Film Festival, Canada (10 – 19 September, 2020)
    Short Cuts
  • Celebration of Fantastic Fest, United States (24 September – 1 October, 2020)
    Best of Animation
  • Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival, Spain (8 – 18 October, 2020)
    Animation Competition
  • Chicago International Film Festival​, United States (14 – 25 October, 2020)
    Animated Short Film Competition
  • Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden (19 – 25 October, 2020)
    Out of competition: Fantastic films
  • El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt (23 – 31 October, 2020)
    Short Film Competition
  • Philadelphia Film Festival, United States (23 October – 2 November, 2020)
    Animated Shorts
  • Animaevka International Festival of Animated Films, Belarus (27 – 28 October, 2020)
  • International Competition
  • ALCINE 2020 – Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares, Spain (6 – 13 November, 2020)
    Fantastic Late Night Session
  • Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival, Poland (17 – 22 November, 2020)
    Anima Competition
  • Taichung International Animation Festival, Taiwan (27 November – 2 December, 2020)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Animateka, Slovenia (30 November – 6 December, 2020)
    Best of the World
  • Sommets du cinéma d’animation, Canada (1 – 6 December, 2020)
    International Competition
  • Arthouse Asia Film Festival, India (14 – 21 February, 2021)
    International Short Competition
  • Tricky Women/Tricky Realities, Austria (10 – 14 March, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Mecal Pro – Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival, Spain (11 – 28 March, 2021)
    Animation Competition
  • Lebu International Film Festival. Chile (13 – 21 March, 2021)
    Animation Selection
  • Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey (22 March – 1 April, 2021)
    Perspective
  • Kaboom Animation Festival, the Netherlands (31 March – 4 April, 2021)
    Competition
  • European Film Festival of Lille, France (2 – 7 April, 2021)
    Competition
  • Imagine Film Festival, the Netherlands (7 – 17 April, 2021)
    Short Film Competition
  • 2ANNAS International Short Film Festival, Latvia (9 – 15 April, 2021)
    Focus: EARTH
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (14 – 18 April, 2021)
    National Competition
  • Animocje – International Animated Movies Festival, Poland (18 – 24 April, 2021)
    Competition
  • Busan International Short Film Festival, South-Korea (21 – 26 April, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Atlanta Film Festival, United States (22 April – 2 May, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • Framed Animation Festival, the Netherlands (May, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • Ciné Court Animé – Roanne Animation Short Film Festival, France (3 – 9 May, 2021)
    International Competition Special Distinction
  • Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, United States (13 – 23 May, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • Farj International Film Festival, Iran (26 May – 2 June, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Florida Animation Festival, United States (10 – 27 June, 2021)
    Frame by Frame Competition Won: Best Traditional Animation Film & Best Overall FxF Category & Best in Show Honorable Mention
  • Filmfestival Oostende, Belgium (19 June, 2021)
    Short Film Selection
  • Desertscape IFF, United States (23 – 26 June, 2021)
    Official Selection Won: Best Animated Film
  • Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia (1 – 11 July, 2021)
    Focus on Imagine Film Festival
  • Social World Film Festival, Italy (11 – 18 July, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Insomnia International Animation Film Festival, Russia (15 – 19 July, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, Germany (21 – 25 July, 2021)
    Animation Short Competition
  • Durban International Film Festival, South-Africa (22 July – 1 August, 2021)
    Short film Competition
  • Anibar International Animation Festival, Kosovo (23 – 30 July, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Lago Film Fest, Italy (23 July – 1 August, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • La Guarimba International Film Festival, Italy (7 – 12 August, 2021)
    La Grotta Dei Piccoli
  • Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany (11 – 16 August, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • Castrovillari Film Festival, Italy (26 – 28 August, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • Warsaw Animation Film Festival, Poland (27 August – 2 September, 2021)
    Main Competition Won: Platige Award
  • Linoleum Animation Festival, Ukraine (1 – 5 September, 2021)
    Ecoleptic Program
  • Leiden Shorts, the Netherlands (2 – 5 September, 2021)
    Competition
  • Les Intergalactiques Sci Fy Festival, France (9 – 14 September, 2021)
    International Animation Competition
  • Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece (12 – 18 September, 2021)
    Animation Competition Won: Asifa Hellas – Yannis Vassiliadis Award
  • Chaniartoon – International Comic & Animation Festival, Greece (13 – 28 September, 2021)
    Competition
  • Corti in Cortile Film Festival, Italy (15 – 19 September, 2021)
    Competition
  • Visioni Corte International Film Festival, Italy (18 – 25 September, 2021)
    Competition CortoAnimation
  • Court Métrange – Rennes International Fantastic Short Film Festival, France (22 September – 3 October, 2021)
    Competition
  • SLASH – Fantasy Film Festival, Austria (23 September – 3 October, 2021)
    Fantastic Shorts Competition
  • Nederlands Film Festival, Netherlands (24 September – 2 October, 2021)
    Gouden Kalf Competitie
  • Weird International Animation Market, Spain (24 September – 3 October, 2021)
    International Selection
  • Tirana International Film Festival, Albania (24 – 30 September , 2021)
    Animation Competition
  • Galician Freaky Film Festival, Spain (29 September – 2 October, 2021)
    Competition
  • Ajayu International Animation Festival, Peru (29 September – 2 October, 2021)
    International Competition Won: Best International Animated Short Film
  • Nashville Film Festival, United States (30 September – 6 October, 2021)
    Competition
  • Guadalajara International film Festival, Mexico (1 – 9 October, 2021)
    Official Competition
  • Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Greece (14 – 24 October, 2021)
    International Competition
  • ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival, Azerbaijan (17 – 22 October, 2021)
    Competition
  • Canlandıranlar Film Festival, Turkey (18 – 24 October, 2021)
    Competition
  • Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival, Bosnia And Herzegovina (24 – 28 October, 2021)
    Main Competition Won: Best 2D Animation
  • Świdnica Film Festival SPEKTRUM, Poland (24 – 30 October, 2021)
    Competition
  • KuanDu International Animation Festival, Taiwan (24 – 31 October, 2021)
    Panorama
  • Minute Short Film International Film Festival, China (November, 2021)
    Out of Competition
  • CINAMINA, Portugal (8 – 14 November, 2021)
    International Competition
  • Duhok International Film Festival, Iraq (11 – 18 November, 2021)
    World Short Film Competition
  • GIRAF Festival of independent animation, Canada (19 – 28 November, 2021)
  • Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Greece (27 November – 4 December, 2021)
    Short Animation Film Competition
  • Animation Nights New York, United States (2021)
  • MUMIA – Underground World Animation Festival, Brazil (2 – 12 December, 2021)
    Competition
  • Sardinia Film Festival, Italy (3 – 8 December, 2021)
    Competition Special Mention
  • Kortfilmfestival Leuven, Belgium (4 – 11 December, 2021)
    Animation program
  • Calcutta International Short Film, India (17 – 19 December, 2021)
    Competition
  • Panama Animation Festival, Panama (December, 2021)
  • Future Film Festival, Italy (8 – 12 December, 2021)
    Competition

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