VR Works – Competition
It's freezing cold on the outskirts of town, but people are gathering together. I watch them form a row across the horizon. We're all waiting for something to happen, but what if nothing does?
Original title: Nothing Happens VR
Directed by: Uri KRANOT, Michelle KRANOT
Born in Israel, Michelle and Uri Kranot are artists, independent animation filmmakers and they also happen to be married. They're currently based at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark, where they both teach animation and run the AniDox:Lab - a continuous training project devoted to the making of animated documentaries. Their personal works have won over a hundred international prizes and participated in numerous film festivals and exhibitions. Their film "Hollow Land" was nominated for an Oscar in 2013 and selected out of competition at the Annecy Festival. "Black Tape" was in competition at Annecy 2015 and "How Long, Not Long" took home the FIPRESCI Award at Annecy 2016. Michelle and Uri also work with audiovisual performers and multimedia game studios, creating installations, exhibitions and VR.
Country: Denmark, France
Year of production: 2017
Running time: 14 min
Category: Short film
Techniques used: Drawing on paper, Photocopies
Process: Colour
Target public: Teens, Adults, Young adults
Directed by: Uri KRANOT, Michelle KRANOT
Production: DANSK TEGNEFILM, Marie BRO, MIYU PRODUCTIONS, Emmanuel-Alain RAYNAL, Pierre BAUSSARON