2014 EACG Animation Films

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	2014 Epic ACG Fest -OFFICIAL SELECTION-ANIMATION:
	Beauty in the Eyes ( 2 Min. China) Director(s): Shanchun Yan, Xiyong Yin, Mingming Chen Producer(s): Shanchun Yan Screenwriter(s): Shanchun Yan, Xiyong Yin, Mingming Chen Genre: Short/Animation/Romance Synopsis: A shy man and a pretty woman fall in love at the first sight on the side of the West Lake.

	Blue Eyes in Harbor Tale (8 min. Japan) Director(s): Yuichi Ito Producer(s): Yuichi Ito Screenwriter(s): Yuichi Ito Animator(s): Fumi Inoue Cast: Maria Kawamura Genre: Short/Animation/Fantasy Synopsis: In a port town “Y”, where there are many old artifacts which are animated through a long time, a piece of brick lives as a pilot for the “guests” from overseas. One day, he meets a doll girl came out from a boat house on a river and their story begins.

	Doron Coron (3 Min. Japan) Director(s): Yuichi Ito Producer(s): Etsuko Iwata Screenwriter(s): Yuichi Ito Animator(s): Ikuko Iwatsuki, Mayuko Tazumi, Motoki Ohno Shin Hosokawa, Masato Hayafune Cast: Yuichi Ito Genre: Short/Animation/Adventure Synopsis: Doron Coron is animated in an unexpected way with mud and angel’s pee. He leaves the town, meets various kinds of creatures throughout the year, and communicates with them. And then, he returns to the soil eventually.

	Fifi Cat Therapist - Panic Attack (3 Min. USA) Director(s): Mike Blum Producer(s): Mike Blum Screenwriter(s): Mike Blum Animator: Ramiro Olmos Cast: Sascha Alexander, Artt Butler, Spike Spencer Genre: Short/Animation/Comedy Synopsis: You’ll never believe what’s causing Jersey-tough, Bobby the Bobcat’s panic attacks! Bada-bing, bada-boom!

	Harbor Tale (18 Min. Japan) Director(s): Yuichi Ito Producer(s): Yuichi Ito Screenwriter(s): Yuichi Ito Animator(s): Fumi Inoue, Masato Hayafune Cast: George William, Yuichi Ito Genre: Short/Animation/Fantasy Synopsis: A red brick which is a piece of a brick-buit building has watched the changing times of the Harbor for a hundred years. He also has seen “the glittering square thing” from there. One day, he gets out of the building wall to find it.

	Interesting (4 Min. China) Director(s): Zongqing Sun Producer(s): Zongqing Sun, Yamin Feng Screenwriter(s): Zongqing Sun Genre: Short/Animation/Music Synopsis: The film illustrates an amazing Chinese ink painting. In a river, a black fish was attracted by a beautiful red fish, which is surrounded by flowers and dancing elegantly to the music of a lovely waltz.

	Jobwatch (6 Min. Turkey) Director(s): Yoong Wah Alex Wong Producer(s): Yoong Wah Alex Wong Animator(s): Zeynep Ozel, Muge Mahmutcavusoglu, Ecem Bezer, Basak Erbakan, Burak Ertekin, Pamir Mundt, Eylul Guler, Hendrik Ludders, Tugce Karakaya, Ensar Gunesdogdu, Yigit Sakin Genre: Short/Animation/Comedy Synopsis: There is no perfect interview, interviewee and interviewer. "Jobwatch" showcase the conceptual representation of such tedious interview process that leads to humorous and unexpected ending.

	Life of Sarumomo (11 Min.Japan) Director(s): Takumi Kawagoe Producer(s): Takumi Kawagoe Screenwriter(s): Takumi Kawagoe Genre: Short/Animation/Family/Romance Synopsis: A poor mother and her son live in a small house. After the mother dies of illness, the sad son meets a dear girl, but a war begins soon.

	Light Man, The New York City Saviour (7 Min. UK) Director(s): Marek Light Producer(s): Marek Light Animator(s): Jawaad Nazir Genre: Short/Animation/Crime/Sci-Fi Synopsis: Light Man is now the new superhero of the earth, based in New York City. Miraculous changes have happened since his arrival and crime and corruption are starting to fade. The purity of truth of the light exposes the weakness in the darkness through Light Man’s awesome ethereal power.

	Tenebris (6 Min. Romania) Director(s): Sova Ion Producer(s): Sova Ion Screenwriter(s): Sova Ion Animator: Sova Ion Genre: Short/Animation/Drama Synopsis: When death haunts the battlefield, the last wish of a soldier is to join his beloved person. This is the tale of Tenebris which fight his way to meet his wife.

	The Beggar ( 4 Min. Iran) Director(s): Mohammad Reza Gholami Producer(s): Gholami Screenwriter(s): Gholami Saadatmand Genre: Short/Animation/Comedy Synopsis: The story of two beggars who will do whatever to get money...

	The Garden Keeper (11 Min. Israel) Director(s): Ariad Shiknagi, Gal Genossar Producer(s): Netanela Evyatar Screenwriter(s): Ariad Shiknagi Cast: Liel Krawczyk, Sara Agmon, Evyatar Halimi Genre: Short/Animation/Drama/Adventure Synopsis: An entire imagined world develops within the mind of Yossi, a daydreaming adventurous boy who decides to save the nursery from the clutches of Lizzy the teacher of "Emerald" preschool.

	The Papa Leone's Pizza Show - PUS (11 Min. USA) Director(s): David Lowitz, Eon Oxer Producer(s): David Lowitz, Eon Oxer Screenwriter(s): David Lowitz, Eon Oxer Cast: David Lowitz, Eon Oxer Genre: Short/ Animation/Mixed Media/Fantasy Synopsis: Faddy uses the pus from Alvin's wound as a delicious pizza topping, and pizzas start selling like hotcakes!

	Upgrade (4 Min.Israel) Director(s): Koby Hadour Producer(s): Koby Hadour Screenwriter(s): Koby Hadour Genre: Short/Animation/Adventure Synopsis: This is a story of an unlucky lizard, in an ongoing epic quest after the unreachable.

	Yokohama Tale (3 Min. Japan) Director(s): Yuichi Ito Producer(s): Yuichi Ito Screenwriter(s): Yuichi Ito Animator(s): Yuichi Ito Genre: Short/Animation Synopsis: This film is collaboration by three artists who love the port town “Yokohama” in Japan. There are three parts in the film, which are “Chat”, “Once Upon A Time in Red Brick Warehouse”, and “The White Seamew”.

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