IN SCALE | В МАСШТАБЕ
Year: 2007
Country of production: Russia
Director, writer, animator: Marina Moshkova
Production: St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and TV, Adastra Films
Synopsis
A little bird is building a nest and collects food for its newborn. This leads to unexpected consequences on a large scale.
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Reviews
Birgit Beumers, Kino Kultura — In Scale (V masshtabe), by Maria Moshkova, is a black and white pencil drawn computer animation that shows how a bird tries to build nest and wreaks havoc, ending up on a heap of rubble of its own destruction — before this entire disaster is erased and the pencil lines, as well as the bird, disappear from the paper.
Ian Lumsden, Animation Blog — Created in a deceptively simple manner, it features an indomitable mother bird whose dedication to maintaining nest, egg and hatchling knows no bounds, has no mercy and wreaks havoc all around her. One has to maintain a sense of proportion but does any mother about her child? Graduating in 2009, Marina was named best student of the year.
Stéphanie R., La Prochaine Seance — "In Scale" by Marina Moshkova is an animated film from the Russian film school that became a huge hit! There are big chances that you'll see it at festivals. Simple black pencil works wonders on a white paper. The little bird causes disaster after disaster for the sake of maternal love. The games with the scale (which give the film its title) and the acid script are the assets of this effective film as well as its simplicity, humanity and humor.
Awards
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, PRIZE RTP2 - Cinanima 2010 (Portugal)
JURY SPECIAL MENTION - ANIMADRID 2010 (Spain)
FIRST PRIZE - Reggio Film Festival (Italy)
BEST ANIMATION AWARD - Planet Doc Film Festival (Poland)
BEST ANIMATION AWARD - Sapporo International Short Film Festival (Japan)
1ST PRIZE OF THE JURY - Festival Vidéo d’Orléans (France)
BEST ANIMATION AWARD - Portugal - Festival Audiovisual Black and White (Portugal)
JURY SPECIAL MENTION - Tricky Women 2011 (Austria)
JURY SPECIAL MENTION IN ANIMATION, SPECIAL AUDIENCE MENTION TO A FOREIGN SHORT - Festival Pontino del Cortometraggio (Italy)
BEST STUDENT FILM - Expotoons 2010 (Argentina)
BEST INTERNATIONAL AWARD IN UNDER 25 COMPETITION, AUDIENCE AWARD IN ALL COMPETITIONS - Imago International Young Film Festival (Portugal)
DIPLOMA OF JURY FOR ORIGINAL DESIGN OF ORIGINAL STORY - Krok Film Festival (Ukraine)
YOUTH PRIZE - Cabestany Film Festival (France)
YOUTH AWARD - Cours Dragui Court 2010 (France)
BEST ANIMATION AWARD - International Student Festival «START» (Azerbaijan)
BEST ANIMATION AWARD - 4-th Festival of Animation and Documentary Films "Frescos of the North" (Russia)
BEST ANIMATION AWARD - Kazan International Short Film Festival of Youth Films (Russia)
2nd PRIZE - Fano International Film Festival (Italy)
SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY - Rencontres Cinéma Nature (France)
JURY SPECIAL MENTION - Visionaria Festival (Italy)
PRIZE "COUP DE COEUR - 14e Festival ECRAN LIBRE (France)
DIPLOMA OF RUSSIAN FILM CRITICS AND EXPERTS GILDE - Russian Animation Festival in Suzdal (Russia)