Daughter (Czech: Dcera) is a 2019 Czech short animated drama film directed by Daria Kashcheeva. The film received 38 awards during half a year after its premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, including the Annecy Cristal for the best film in the graduation films category, and a Student Academy Award (Student Oscar). It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[2][3][4]
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| Directed by | Daria Kashcheeva |
| Written by | Daria Kashcheeva |
| Produced by | Zuzana Roháčová, Ondřej Šejnoha, Martin Vandas |
| Cinematography | Daria Kashcheeva |
| Edited by | Alexander Kashcheev |
| Music by | Petr Vrba |
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| Distributed by | Miyu Distribution |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Budget | 750,000 CZK[1] |
Plot
editThe film is told without words. It is about the complicated relationship of a young woman with her father.[5] She meets with him in a hospital room where she remembers her childhood and complicated relationship with her father and how they parted ways until they meet again and finally reconcile.[6]
Background
editDaughter is the product of the director's longtime interest in psychology, relationships, and the lasting imprint of childhood experiences.[7] The film tells a complicated story about the relationship between a father and his daughter. Kashcheeva invented hand held camera movement for her film, which was never used before in stop-motion.
Style
editFor Kashcheeva, part of the challenge of creating Daughter stemmed from her desire to bring a dirty, imperfect, documentary feel to a stop-motion world. The aesthetic she aimed for was inspired, in part, by Dogme 95 and films by the Dardenne brothers.
Awards
edit| Year | Event | Award | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 46th Annual Student Academy Awards | Student Academy Awards | International Film Schools: Animation | Won | [8] |
| Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Cristal for a Graduation Film | Won | [9] | ||
| Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film | Won | ||||
| Fantoche International Animation Film Festival | Best Film | Won | [10] | ||
| Melbourne International Film Festival | City Post Award | Best Animation Short Film | Won | [11] | |
| 2020 | 2020 Sundance Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Short Film | Won | [12] |
| 27th Czech Lion Awards | Magnesie Award | Best Student Film | Won | [13] | |
| 92nd Academy Awards | Academy Awards | Best Animated Short Film | Nominated | [14][15] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nejvíce nominací na Oscara má Joker. Uspět může i Češka v kategorii výprava a animovaný film z FAMU". Hospodářské noviny (iHNed.cz) (in Czech). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Intimní a intenzivní film Dcera je nominován na Oscara". Vltava (in Czech). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ ""Hair Love" wins Best Animated Short Film-Oscars". YouTube.
- ^ "2020". Oscars.org.
- ^ Czech Film Center
- ^ "2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: ANIMATED SHORTS". The Loft Cinema.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2020-01-20). "How 'Daughter' Director Daria Kashcheeva Brought Documentary Aesthetic To Oscar-Nominated Stop-Motion Short". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ "Studentský Oscar opět v Česku. Dostal ho film Dcera". Seznamzpravy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Česká animace uspěla ve světě. Prestižní festival ocenil dva filmy z FAMU". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Official desk". Amu.cz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (15 August 2019). "Student Oscar Finalist 'Daughter' Heralds the Next Czech Film Generation". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Film Dcera Darji Kaščejevové má cenu z festivalu Sundance". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Nominacím na Českého lva vládnou Vlastníci, Nabarvené ptáče a Staříci". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Here are the Oscar Short Subject Nominees for 2020". Short of the Week.
- ^ "Daughter has been nominated for an Oscar". Filmcenter.cz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.