'Bear me' for president!

Crazy week for 'Bear me'!!!
 
Little bear won Jury's Prize Festival int. Du court metrage, Cergy-Pointoise in France - http://www.grizzly-studio.com/drupal/?q=node%2F229&fb_action_ids=10152265770604897&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map={%2210152265770604897%22%3A146267158885040}&action_type_map={%2210152265770604897%22%3A%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map
and Best Animated Film on 15th international Filmfestival of the Filmacademy in Viena - http://2013.filmfestivalwien.com/
and Best Animated Short on Cleveland International Film Festival! - http://www.clevelandfilm.org/about/awards
 
Even more crazy is that 'Bear me' after Cleveland has chance to be nominated to Oskar! Keep your little fingers crossed!

'Bear me' seres - new sketchbook

New sketchbook. For 'Bear me' series only.

Dear Lili,
what exactly am I doing?
Just started brand new sketchbook! It's for 'Bear me' series only.
Sketches for storyboards. Have few more pages but I don't want
to spoil you one of the episodes.I have 8 storyboards for your new
adventures! ( 4 left to finish the first season) Work in progress.
Stay in touch!

Your sincerely,
Kasia Wilk

Storyboards

                                           
Storyboards.
...or sorryboards as my friend Kulkin used to say.

 So I started to draw sorryboards for 'Bear me' series.
 It's funny as hell, seriously. After drawing 200 shot you just laugh...

Still, I have pure joy from 'reanimation' my characters. So many new
adventures, situations, cheesy moments (I love cheesy moments!) :)

I work on scripts and storyboards with two great guys Grześ Wacławek,
producer of the series and Michał Poniedzielski, our script director
whose wicked sense of humor keeps us alive :) 

I already wrote you sth about 'Bear me' series.. and I think I can tell
you that a new character appear in the story. It's Miss Dyniak, the neighbor
of Lili and bear. She isn't, to put it mildly, the biggest fan of the bear...
More about series soon :)
Stay Tuned!

'Bear me' on festivals in 2013

Current list of festivals where you can see 'Bear me'

1. Premi Ciutat de Palma d’Animació Independent 2012, Palma de Mallorca / Spain (08.-10.01.2012)
2. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Bamberg / Germany (21-27.01.2013)
3. Anima Brussels, Flagey/ Belgium (08.-17.02.2013)
4. Flicks International Student Short Film Festival 2013, Groningen/Netherlands (13.-15.03.2013)
5. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival, Landshut / Germany (13.-18.03.2013)
6. Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche, Regensburg / Germany (13.-20.03.2013)
7. Atlanta Film Festival, Atlanta / USA (15.-24.03.2013)
8. Festival international du film d´Aubagne, France (Off-competition)(18.-23.03.2013)
9. Holland animation film festival, Utrecht / Netherlands (20.-24.03.2013)
10. Int. Motion festival Cyprus, Nicosia / Cyprus (22.-24.03.2013)
11. Cleveland Int. film festival, Cleveland; OH / USA (03.-14.04.2013)
12. Internationales Filmfestival der Filmakademie Wien 2013, Austria (10.-14.04.2013)
13. Filmfest Dresden, Germany (16.-21.04.2013)
14. Independent Days Filmfest, Karlsruhe / Germany (24.-28.04.2013)
15. Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Kyiv / Ukraine (24.-28.04.2013)
16. BEFILM. New York / USA (23.-27.04.2013)
17. Sapporo Short Fest, California Independent film festival showcase, Japan (11.-16.09.2013)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Work in progress - 'Bear me' series

'Bear me' series ep.06_Growing up. All rights reserved.

So we just finished work on scripts :)

We will have for you 13 episodes for the first season. You will learn some unknown
adventures of Lili and the bear :) Episodes show their beautiful journey through ups
and downs of Life.. and their trip to New York,  nasty neighbor, Christmas atmosphere,
holidays on The Little Shell Beach, tutorial how to cook Romantic Dinner for Two
and many more. Seriously :)
This is a almost true story about friendship, love, passion and the bear...
Guest star: animated Woody Allen and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Keep your fingers crossed for our production!

'Bear me' series...

Hi, my name is Lili and... I don't know if I told you that 'Bear me' is going to be realized as a series...

Yes, eight months ago, after the polish premiere of 'Bear me' on Lodza po Wisle 2012, I met Grześ Wacławek, the producer from Animoon Studio. He got an awesome idea to make a series out of my diploma movie.

We started working in August 2012. Developing story, plots and new characters, first scripts. At the and of the year we happily received funding from Polish Film Institute. 

Production will take a while...The whole fun, animation and post production is yet to come but - it's on!!!

More information (in polish) you can find on  http://animoonstudio.com/pl/filmy/bear-me

First illustration is one of the set designs for first episode.

Second -  few rough sketches of Lili, just to remember the character :)

Christmas awesome gift

Look what I got for Christmas!!! Those beautiful dolls are made by my friend Marlena.
Thank you again!
I just thought about puppet animation sequel of 'Bear me' :)

Ho ho ho!

                                                          Have a holly jolly Christmas!
                         Beast wishes for you, your family and all the bears in the whole world!

Another great news for my Bear

So happy to announce that 'Bear me' won 18. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg!
Niiiicee

http://www.filmschaubw.de/infostream/preisregen-bei-der-18-filmschau-baden-wurttemberg/

News!

'Bear me' won first award for animation in Festivalul Internaţional de Film Studenţesc CLUJ-NAPOCA!

http://www.filmtett.ro/hir/3462/a-6-ffest-dijazottjai

Festivals update

    

1.     FMX 2012, Stuttgart / Germany (08.-11.05.2012)

2.     ITFS 2012, Stuttgart / Germany (08.-13.05.2012)

3.     Lodzia po Wisle, Warsaw / Poland (13.-15.04.2012) – Special mention of the jury

4.     Palm Springs International shorts fest, USA (19.-25.06.2012) – Best student animation

5.     Bayside film festival, Australia (25.-28.07.2012)-  International award Jump Cut competition

6.     Open cinema, St. Petersburg / Russia (27.07.2012)

7.     Pentedattilo film festival, Pentedattilo / Italy (24.-26.08.2012) – Best animation

8.     FESA, Belgrade /Serbia (01.-02-09.2012) – First prize, Best student film

9.     ANIMANIMA Festival, Cacak / Serbia (06.-09.09.2012)

10.  Fantoche, Baden/Switzerland (04.-09.09.2012)

11.  Jameson Cinefest, Miskolc / Hungary (14.-23.09.2012)

12.  Arouca film festival, Arouca / Portugal (12.-14.09.2012)

13.  Melaka art & performance festival, St.Paul´s Hill / Malaysia (21.-23.09.2012) – Best international animation

14.  Anifest Rozafa, Shkodra / Albania (25.-29.09.2012)

15.  Animage, Recife and Olinda / Brazil (26.-29.09.2012)

16.  Polish film festival, Los Angeles / USA (09.-18.10.2012)

17.  European Animated Film Festival BALKANIMA 2012, Belgrade / Serbia (02.-06.10.2012) - Best student animation

18.  Canterbury Anifest, Canterbury / UK (05.-06.10.2012)

19.  3 D Wire 2012, Segovia / Spain (10.-14.10.2012)

20.  TOFIFEST, Torun / Poland (20.-26.10.2012)

21.  Primanima World festival of first animations, Budaörs / Hungary (25.-28.10.2012) 
22.  Chicago International Children´s film festival, Chicago / USA (26.10.-04.11.2012) 

23. ReAnimania, Yerevan International Animation Film Festival / Armenia (03.11 - 09.11.2012) -Junior Jury Award for Best Film 
24.  Sandfly Film festival, Blue Mountains / Newtown / Jervis Bay, (03.-10.11.2012)

25.  KLIK Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Netherlands (07.-11.11.2012)

26.  Cornwall Film festival / Reel women, Cornwall / UK (08.-11.11.2012)

27.  California Independent film festival, Moraga and Orinda, CA /USA (08.-11.11.2012)
28. Cinema St.Louis, USA (08.-18.11.2012)

29.  Cinanima Int animated film festival, Espinho / Portugal(12-18.11.2012)

30.  Bradford Animation Festival, Bradford / UK (13.-17.11.2012) 

31. Short story film festival, Concord / New Hampshire (16.-17.11.2012)

32. Istanbul animation festival, Istanbul / Turkey (22.-27.11.2012)
33. Festivalul internaţional de film studenţesc CLUJ-NAPOCA (22-27.11.2012)

34. Short story film festival, Providence / Rhode Island (24.11.2012)

35.  Siggraph Asia 2012, Singapore / Singapore (28.11.-01.12.2012)

36. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart / Germany (28.11.-02.12.2012)
37. International Young Audience Film Festival AleKino! / Poznan / Poland (02.12 - 09.12.2012)

38.  BEFILM. New York / USA (23.-27.04.2013)

'bear me' producer

Ania Matacz as prodecer of the movie did great job. Still does.
She organized my messy work, often dragged the bear by the ears to work..
Hardworking, brilliant girl! She is responsible for the success of 'Bear me' on festivals.
She sends all festival applications :)  Dziękuję Ania!
http://www.shortfilmcentral.com/person/16894/

Skwigly

Yeeey! from Canterbury Anifest 2012
'Kasia Wilk’s ‘Bear Me’ received the most laughs from the audience, as the main female character tells her story of her ‘take and take’ relationship with her Bear; The flat animated world, with bold black outlines upon a brown washed colours, translated the ‘feel’ of her own memories to the audience...' /http://www.skwigly.co.uk/canterbury-anifest-2012-day-1/

„Medved i ja“

'Za najbolji film studentskog takmičarskog programa izabrano je ostvarenje „Medved i ja“(Bear Me) autorke Kasije Vilk iz Nemačke za dobro artikulisanu celinu i snažan likovni indentitet.'
So long story short... 'Bear me' won European Animated
Film Festival Balkanima!

 http://www.balkanima.org/

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'Bear me' festivals

'Bear me' festivals!

 

1.     FMX 2012, Stuttgart / Germany (08.-11.05.2012)

2.     ITFS 2012, Stuttgart / Germany (08.-13.05.2012)

3.     Lodzia po Wisle, Warsaw / Poland (13.-15.04.2012) – Special mention of the jury

4.     Palm Springs International shorts fest, USA (19.-25.06.2012) – Best student animation

5.     Bayside film festival, Australia (25.-28.07.2012)-  International award Jump Cut competition

6.     Open cinema, St. Petersburg / Russia (27.07.2012)

7.     Pentedattilo film festival, Pentedattilo / Italy (24.-26.08.2012) – Best animation

8.     FESA, Belgrade /Serbia (01.-02-09.2012) – First prize, Best student film

9.     ANIMANIMA Festival, Cacak / Serbia (06.-09.09.2012)

10.  Fantoche, Baden/Switzerland (04.-09.09.2012)

11.  Jameson Cinefest, Miskolc / Hungary (14.-23.09.2012)

12.  Arouca film festival, Arouca / Portugal (12.-14.09.2012)

13.  Melaka art & performance festival, St.Paul´s Hill / Malaysia (21.-23.09.2012) – Best international animation

14.  Anifest Rozafa, Shkodra / Albania (25.-29.09.2012)

15.  Animage, Recife and Olinda / Brazil (26.-29.09.2012)

16.  Polish film festival, Los Angeles / USA (09.-18.10.2012)

17.  European Animated Film Festival BALKANIMA 2012, Belgrade / Serbia (02.-06.10.2012)

18.  Canterbury Anifest, Canterbury / UK (05.-06.10.2012)

19.  3 D Wire 2012, Segovia / Spain (10.-14.10.2012)

20.  TOFIFEST, Torun / Poland (20.-26.10.2012)

21.  Primanima World festival of first animations, Budaörs / Hungary (25.-28.10.2012)

22.  Chicago International Children´s film festival, Chicago / USA (26.10.-04.11.2012)

23.  KLIK Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Netherlands (07.-11.11.2012)

24.  Cornwall Film festival / Reel women, Cornwall / UK (08.-11.11.2012)

25.  California Independent film festival, Moraga and Orinda, CA /USA (08.-11.11.2012)

26.  Cinanima Int animated film festival, Espinho / Portugal(12-18.11.2012)

27.  Bradford Animation Festival, Bradford / UK (13.-17.11.2012)

28.  Siggraph Asia 2012, Singapore / Singapore (28.11.-01.12.2012)

29.  BEFILM. New York / USA (23.-27.04.2013)

http://www.shortfilmcentral.com/film/5146/

Pentedattilo Film Festival

'Bear me' won first place for Animation on Pentedattilo Film Festival!

Palm Springs Prize

My first statuette! From Palm Springs ShortFest 2012 for Best Student Animation
http://www.psfilmfest.org/news/detail.aspx?NID=327&year=2012

Festivals

'Bear me' was running on two festivals so far...

In Warsaw at Lodza po Wisle - http://www.lodziapowisle.pl/?p=3631 where it got the distinction for the best animated movie.

and at PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST - http://www.psfilmfesthttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif.org/festival/news/detail.aspx?NID=327&FID=59&year=2012 - got first place for student animation!

Jupi!

and...
My great producer Ania Matacz just received a news that 'Bear me' was selected to ANIMANIMA 2012 main Competition program, in Serbia! http://www.animanima.org/en/festival.php#

What an awesome Monday!

Frames

Those are cheesy photos for credits boards

work in progres

Those are few pages of my sketch book with rough plans of scenes and animation.
There were tones of projects... in one point I could draw Lili and the bear with left hand and closed eyes.
Neee, I'm kidding but still, a lot of drawings were made.