Zoopticon

a film by

Germany | 28'33" | 05/2023 | animation

Drifting through space with no purpose on spaceship Zoopticon, five mutated singing animals find a goal when they learn of their origin – a mysterious planet called Earth.

Square Eyes - Curtas_2023-06-12_Laurel_Best_Animation copy
Square Eyes - Curtas_2023-06-12_Laurel_Best_Animation copy
Crew Festivals Press materials

Jon Frickey, Thies Mynther, Sandra Trostel

Combined biography

JON FRICKEY is an animation film director. His short CAT DAYS was honored with numerous awards and qualified for the Academy Awards.
SANDRA TROSTEL is a director, producer and editor. Her documentaries screen at international festivals and in cinema.
THIES MYNTHER is a transdisciplinary artist, composer, lyricist and music producer.

Combined filmography

  • Zoopticon – 2023 – short animation
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Crew

Director: Jon Frickey, Thies Mynther, Sandra Trostel
Screenplay: Jon Frickey, Thies Mynther, Sandra Trostel, Christoph Mathieu
Producer: Fairy Bot: Sandra Trostel
Animation: Jon Frickey
Sound Design: Thies Mynther
Editor: Sandra Trostel
Composer: Thies Mynther
Voices: Sarah Thom, “Shimo” Dong Zhou, Alex Murray-Leslie, Amanda Romero, Achan Malonda, Jon Frickey, Veit Sprenger

Festivals

  • Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal (8 – 16 July, 2023)
    International Competition Won: Best Animation
  • La Plata International Independent Film Festival – FestiFreak, Argentina (28 September – 8 October, 2023)
    International Panorama
  • Curtocircuíto – International Film Festival, Spain (3 – 8 October, 2023)
    COSMOS Competition
  • DOK Leipzig – International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany (8 – 15 October, 2023)
    International Competition for Animated Film
  • Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden (23 – 29 October, 2023)
    International Competition
  • Kurzfilmfestival Köln – KFFK, Germany (15 – 20 November, 2023)
    Competition Won: WDR Prize
  • Short Waves Festival, Poland (14 – 19 November, 2023)
    International Competition
  • CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival, Mexico (16 – 19 November, 2023
    Competition
  • International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino, Poland (26 November – 3 December, 2023)
    Competition Special Mention
  • Smita Patil International Short Film Festival, India (6 – 7 January, 2024)
    Official Competition
  • Anima – Brussels International Animation Film Festival, Belgium (23 February – 3 March, 2024)
    International Competition – Short Films
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (4 – 7 April, 2024)
    European Competition
  • Filmfest Bremen, Germany (10 – 14 April, 2024)
    Competition
  • Filmfest Dresden, Germany (16 – 21 April, 2024)
    National Competition Won: DEFA Promotion Prize Animation
  • Les Intergalactiques Sci Fi Festival, France (18 – 23 April, 2024)
    Out of Competition
  • Bangladesh International Short & Independent Film Festival, Bangladesh (19 – 26 April, 2024)
    Official Selection
  • Internationalen Trickfilm-Festivals Stuttgart, Germany (23 – 28 April, 2024)
    German Animation Program
  • Flatpack festival, United Kingdom (10 – 19 May, 2024)
    Competition
  • Ennesimo Film Festival, Italy (28 April – 5 May, 2024)
    Official Selection: Worldwide!
  • Aigio International Short Film Festival, Greece (16 – 23 June, 2024)
    International Narrative Competition
  • International Animated Film Festival Animator, Poland ( 25 –30 June, 2024)
    Competition
  • Tabor Film Festival, Croatia (6-7 July, 2024)
    International Competition
  • OpenEyes Film Festival, Germany (25-28 July, 2024)
    Competition 2nd Place Audience Award
  • Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine (12– 18 September, 2024)
    Sing me your story program
  • Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany (15 – 19 August, 2024)
    Official Selection Won: 2nd place in the Audience competition
  • Weird Market – International Animation, Video Games and New Media Market and Festival, Spain (1-6 October, 2024)
    Official Selection
  • Nordic Film Days Lubeck, Germany (6-10 November, 2024)
    Filmforum
  • Mutoscope Short Film Festival, France (10 – 12 January, 2025)
    Competition
  • Seeyousound – International Music FF, Italy (21 – 28 February, 2025)
    Short Films Competition
  • Filmfest Schleswig Holstein, Germany (1 – 5 April, 2025)
    Midlenght Films

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Press materials

EPK: Click here

Stills, poster & director’s photo: Click here

English, Spanish and German dialogue list: Click here

Downloadable trailer: Click here

Excerpts: coming soon

Social media handles

https://www.facebook.com/zoopticon
https://instagram.com/zoopticon
https://www.instagram.com/pyromidaspizzicat/
www.zoopticon.space

https://www.facebook.com/ThiesMynther
https://instagram.com/thiesmynther

https://www.facebook.com/jon.frickey
https://www.instagram.com/jonfrickey/
https://www.facebook.com/sandra.trostel
https://www.instagram.com/tinygizmo/

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