Kort Maar Krachtig / Short But Sweet (2017)

A young hero has to embark on an epic quest to save a princess from an evil villain, all within an absurd short amount of time.

Kort maar krachtig is part of Ultrakort 2017, and was screened in front of Thor: Ragnarok in all Dutch Pathé cinemas. If you are interested in screening this film, please contact the director!

Director:
JUNAID CHUNDRIGAR

Production:
LANA TOPALOVIC

Script:
JUNAID CHUNDRIGAR
THIJS VAN DOMBURG

Animation:
JUNAID CHUNDRIGAR
DAVOR BUJAKOVIC

Cleanup and color:
JUNAID CHUNDRIGAR
DAVOR BUJAKOVIC
JENNA BOM
LIA BOOI
WIEBE BONNEMA
LIZ EL SAADANY
MARJON HAASNOOT

Color script and backgrounds:
PATRICK SCHOENMAKER

Music:
JOCHEM WEIERINK

Sound design and mix:
ERIK GRIEKSPOOR

Voice actors:
RUBEN VAN DER MEER
DENNIS IMPINK
THIJS VAN DOMBURG
JUNAID CHUNDRIGAR
LIZ EL SAADANY
ERIK GRIEKSPOOR

AWARDS + SPECIAL MENTIONS

Shortcutz Amsterdam – Runner-up September 2017
KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival 2017 – Young Audience Award (Kids 10-12)
Chania Cartoon & Animation Festival 2017 – Jury Award
U.F.O. Short Film Festival 2018 – 1st place Professional Shorts
Reading Fringe Festival 2018 – Best Animation
Film Miami Fest 2018 – Best Animation
B-Retina 2018 – Best Short Film Audience Award

SCREENINGS*

2017:

Luna Plina – Horror & Fantasy Film Festival, 10 – 13 August, Romania
Shortcutz Amsterdam, 5 September, The Netherlands
Nederlands Film Festival, 20 – 29 September, The Netherlands
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival, 28 September – 7 October, Sweden
Balkanima – European Animated Film Festival, 3 – 7 October, Serbia
Curt’Arruda Film Festival, 13 – 15 October, Portugal
KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival, 17 – 22 October, The Netherlands
TAF – Thessaloniki Animation Festival, 19 – 22 October, Greece
FIA – Festival Internacional de Animacion, 25 – 27 October, Uruguay
Anima São – Festival Internacional de Animacao de Sao Goncalo, 26 – 27 October, Brazil
El Vampirascopio, 3 – 4 November, Mexico
Animalada – Festival de Animación de Sevilla, 15 – 18 November, Spain
Les Sommets du cinéma d’animation – Montreal International Festival, 22 – 26 November, Canada
Les Nuits Magiques – Festival International du Film d’Animation, 29 November – 10 December, France
ZIFF – Zaporizhzhia International Film Festival, 1 – 3 December, Ukraine
Leuven Short Film Festival, 2 – 9 December, Belgium
FICTV – Festival Internacional de Cine Terror de Valparaíso, 8 – 9 December, Chile
Cortocircuito – Savigliano Film Festival (Christmas Screening), 17 December, Italy
Chania Cartoon & Animation Festival, 20 – 23 December, Greece

2018:

U.F.O. Short Film Festival, 27 January, Germany
Shortcutz Santa Catarina, 3 February, Brazil
Source Presents… in Los Angeles, 1 March, United States
Niederrhein Filmfestival, 2 – 4 March, Germany
Monstra – Lisbon Animated Film Festival, 8 – 18 March, Portugal
Ciné Court Anime – Roanne Animation Festival, 19 – 25 March, France
Ammehoela Film Festival, 31 March, Netherlands
Movievalley Bazzacinema Festival, 8 April, Italy
Animocje, 8 – 14 April, Poland
Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, 11 – 15 April, Netherlands
Louisiana International Film Festival, 19 – 22 April, Unites States
Effetto Cinema Film Festival, 20 April, Italy
Horrorant Film Festival Fright Nights, 3 – 16 May, Greece
Golden Kuker – Sofia, International Animation Film Fest, 7 – 13 May, Bulgaria
FIFES Comedy Film Festival, 11 May, Croatia
Rotterdams Open Doek Film Festival, 25 – 27 May, Netherlands
Tres Court International Film Festival, 1 – 10 June, France
Okotoks Film Festival, 8 – 10 June, Canada
Pannen op het Dak, 22 June – 1 July, Netherlands
Realtime International Film Festival, 24 – 30 June, Nigeria
Anca International Animation Festival, 28 June – 1 July, Slovakia
Festival Hongerige Wolf, 13 – 15 July, Netherlands
Constantine’s Gold Coin, 23 – 27 July, Serbia
Anima Mundi, 24 July – 5 August, Brazil
Reading Fringe Film Festival, 25 July, United Kingdom
Kleinkaap Short Film Festival, 29 July, South Africa
Film Miami Fest – Best Shorts Worldwide, 3 – 5 August, United States
Queen City Cinephiles, 14 August, United States
Macabro – Mexio City International Horror Film Festival, 23 August – 2 September, Mexico
Horrible Imaginings Film Fest, 31 August – 2 September, United States
Animanima, 4 – 8 September, Serbia
Linoleum International Art and Media Art Festival, 6 – 9 September, Ukraine
Moving Parts Film Festival, 14 – 15 September, United States
Tofuzi International Festival of Animated Films, 1 – 6 October, Georgia

*additional screenings may be added