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Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Katara - Ajyal Film Festival 2021
Erik Verkerk, Joost van den Bosch / Short Narrative / Netherlands / 2020 / 2 min / Colour / DCP / In No Dialogue / (No Subtitles) subtitles / Gulf Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Synopsis
In this ultrashort animated film, we follow an octopus who is a bit of a neat freak. But sometimes, even though you have so many arms, you still cannot reach what you want! Fast-paced and fun, the film is set perfectly to 'Zorba’s Dance', an instrumental by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. Film connoisseurs might recognise the song from the academy-award winning film ‘Zobra the Greek’ (1964).
About the Director
Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk serve as directors, creators and production supervisors of their studio, Ka-Ching Cartoons. They have been working together since art academy, and after that, they worked for one year in Ireland at the Cartoon Saloon before returning to the Netherlands to start their own company in 2007. They created the international series, 'The 3D-Machine' for Nintendo and 'George and Paul', a stop-motion TV series. Gradually the studio moved towards longer formats, and recently worked on several feature-length projects as a service studio, or as a complete creative studio, including direction.
Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk serve as directors, creators and production supervisors of their studio, Ka-Ching Cartoons. They have been working together since art academy, and after that, they worked for one year in Ireland at the Cartoon Saloon before returning to the Netherlands to start their own company in 2007. They created the international series, 'The 3D-Machine' for Nintendo and 'George and Paul', a stop-motion TV series. Gradually the studio moved towards longer formats, and recently worked on several feature-length projects as a service studio, or as a complete creative studio, including direction.
Credits
- Director
- Erik Verkerk, Joost van den Bosch
- Screenwriter
- Erik Verkerk, Joost van den Bosch
- Producer
- Erik Verkerk, Joost van den Bosch
- Editor
- Erik Verkerk, Joost van den Bosch
- Music
- Mikis Theodorakis, Sony /ATV music publishing BV
- Sales Company
- SND FILMS
- Production Company
- Ka-Ching Cartoons
- Sound
- Audiocult, René Merkelbach, Tim Langedijk
- Mixing
- Bob Kommer Sound Studios, Jeroen Nadorp
- Distributor
- KLIK! Distribution