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Catalogue

Hollow Land

Michelle Kranot & Uri Kranot
2013 | 13 min

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This animated short is a story about the eternal search for home. Hollow Land begins, as all such searches must, with the dream of utopia. Solomon and Berta are two seekers who arrive—their treasured bathtub improbably in tow—in a land that promises respite from their many journeys. From the first optimistic moments after their arrival, to the final haunting scene at sea, Hollow Land captures the state of being displaced—whether by circumstance or by choice.

Awards and distinctions

  • Grand prix Jacques Languirand
    Festival de films de Portneuf sur l'environnement, Saint-Casimir
    2015
  • Pont d'or
    Festival de cinéma d'animation, Pontarlier
    2015
  • Best Art Direction
    Brasil Stop Motion Festival, Recife
    2014
  • First Prize from the Brazilian Association of Documentary and Short Films/ Pernambucan Filmmakers Association
    Brazilian Association of Documentary and Short Films/ Pernambucan Filmmakers Association, Recife
    2014
  • Alberto Sánchez Special Award
    International Film Festival, Huesca
    2014
  • Best Animation Award
    International Film Festival, Brooklyn
    2014
  • Special Mention
    Animfest, Athens
    2014
  • Synchro Film & Video Material Prize- worth 1500 Euro
    Tricky Women International Women's Animated Film Festival, Vienna
    2014
  • Special Achievement Award
    Anilogue International Animation Festival, Budapest
    2013
  • Special Mention
    Animation Festival (BAF), Bradford
    2013
  • Award for Animation Techniques
    International Animated Film Festival, Banjaluka
    2013
  • Special Mention for the Cartoon d’Or nomination
    Encounters International Short Film Festival, Bristol
    2013
  • Award of The Union of Bulgarian Artists – painting
    World Festival of Animated Film, Varna
    2013
  • Best Independent Short (award given by ASIFA Israel)
    Animix Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
    2013
  • Amnesty Award
    Film Festival, Giffoni
    2013
  • Special Mention
    International Countryside Animafest Cypres, Pissouri
    2013
  • Honorable Mention
    International Film Festival, Jerusalem
    2013