Atlas of the Universe
Filip and his father had one job: get new shoes from the city. Of course, nothing goes to plan.
Ten-year-old Filip was supposed to go to the nearest city to buy new shoes with his father, but on the way a friend invites his father for a beer instead. Filip, desiring new shoes more than anything, decides to continue the journey alone. After making the purchase, the boy notices that he has been sold two right-footed shoes. Now he must find the missing left one, leading him on an unexpected trek across a summer landscape. On the road, Filip meets strangers, a stray dog, and situations where he must make his own decisions and face his fears for the first time.
Suitable for ages 8 and above.
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Biography
Mihai Mincan graduated from the University of Philosophy in Bucharest in 2002. He followed with an MBA degree, from the University of Poitiers, France. Since 2004, he’s been a journalist at the most important newspapers in Romania. In 2008, he wrote his first script for a short film, ”The Palm Lines”, directed by George Chiper - Lillemark, selected in film festivals such as Locarno, Rotterdam, Cottbus. Since then, Mihai wrote and directed shorts and documentaries such as the short “Alaska”, was included in the omnibus “Love Bus”, released in Romanian cinemas in 2014, and the short “The Comet”, selected to Film Fest Gent in 2017. In 2019, “Emigrant Blues” premiered at Transylvania IFF, and ”The Man Who Would Be Free” premiered at Astra Film Festival. In 2020, the short ”Idyll” was selected to Transylvania IFF.
Biography
Ioana is an alumna of EAVE & CEE Animation, with studies in cinematography & film production. She’s been producing at deFilm since 2014, having a portfolio of features, documentaries and animations presented and awarded in festivals like Venice, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, San Sebastian.
Biography
Radu Stancu is a Romanian film producer, owner of independent production company deFilm. He studied film production, film editing and sound design at the Film University in Bucharest (UNATC) and is alumni of Making Waves, EAVE Producer’s Workshop, EAVE Ties That Bind, EAVE Marketing Workshop. He engaged in an array of cinematic productions, short and feature-length, ranging from fiction or animation to documentary, that were presented and awarded in film festivals such as Cannes, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, AFI, Curtas Vila do Conde, Namur, Brest, Cottbus and others.
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