cut-out, oil painting
year: 2024
format: DCP, 4K, HD
duration: 8'18"
production: Finta Film, Adriatic Animation, RTV Slovenia
distribution: Bonobostudio
Countries of production: Slovenia, Croatia
A wise birdwoman sends three birds to guide a girl into the dark unknown landscapes of her inner world.
Director, Screenwriter, Art Director: Zarja Menart
Animation: Zarja Menart, Matej Lavrenčič, Anka Kočevar, Milly Yencken, Ditiya Ferdous, Andreja Goetz, Leo Černic
Editor: Iva Kraljević
Music: Zvezdana Novaković
Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer: Julij Zornik
Compositing: Matej Lavrenčič
Producer: Tina Smrekar / Finta Film
Co-producer: Draško Ivezić / Adriatic Animation
Zarja Menart is a director, animator, illustrator and art director. She has been working side by side with Špela Čadež for a decade, revitalising the animation technique of multiplane cut-out as the main animator on Čadež' multi award-winning films Nighthawk and Steakhouse. The short animated film Three Birds is her directorial debut film.
Filmography
Three Birds (2024)
Krakow Film Festival (26/5-2/6/2024)
Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film (3/6-8/6/2024)