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The Prix Ars Electronica Archive is a collection enabling search and viewing of all the submissions since 1987. The award-winning projects are documented with catalogue texts and audio-visual media. All other submissions can be searched by title/artist and displayed with year, category in list form. Please cite the credits (artwork name, artist and photographer) and only use the materials if your article is related to Ars Electronica.
Der Kleine und das Biest (The Little Boy and The Beast)
Uwe Heidschötter,
Studio Soi,
Johannes Weiland
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Since Haro’s Dad left home his mother has completely changed. She can’t play with him properly any more, broods over old photos, doesn’t laugh any more and her bad mood spreads everywhere. She has turned into a real beast. Haro has to deal with a lot of things on his own. Sometimes it’s great, but other times it’s truly exhausting.
“The Little Boy and the Beast”, produced by StudioSoi and directed by Uwe Heidschötter and Johannes Weiland, is realized with a combination of CG characters and 2D, hand-drawn environments resulting in a lush, warm and illustrative feel contrasting the film’s stark subject matter. The animated short was created for the German children’s TV show “Siebenstein” broadcast by ZDF/KI.KA.
“The Little Boy and the Beast”, produced by StudioSoi and directed by Uwe Heidschötter and Johannes Weiland, is realized with a combination of CG characters and 2D, hand-drawn environments resulting in a lush, warm and illustrative feel contrasting the film’s stark subject matter. The animated short was created for the German children’s TV show “Siebenstein” broadcast by ZDF/KI.KA.
Regie: Johannes Weiland / Uwe Heidschötter; Production: Carsten Bunte; Screenplay: Marcus Sauermann; Design: Uwe Heidschötter; Animation: Philip Rudolph / Johannes Schiehsl / Hugo Hernandez; Rendering /Compositing: Bin-Han To; Sound: Christian Heck / Music: Andy Groll; Supported by: ZDF Enterprises
Johannes Weiland (DE), born in 1977, began his studies at Ludwigsburg’s
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in 1998, where he is currently teaching
animation classes. Since his graduation 2003 he has worked as a director/animator
at Studio Soi Ludwigsburg/Germany and Studioaka, London. He has directed a number of award-winning films
Uwe Heidschötter (DE). In 1995 he began his education in design at Schule für Gestaltung, Cologne. He graduated from the Lycée Téchnique des Arts et Métiers, Luxembourg, where he studied classical animation. For several years he worked as a CGI character animator for Ambient Entertainment in Hanover. Currently he works as a freelance character designer and illustrator in Berlin. His artwork can be seen in his self-published book “Augenblick”, Ashley Woods “Swallow” books three and five and on his blog: heidschoetter.blogspot.com.
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in 1998, where he is currently teaching
animation classes. Since his graduation 2003 he has worked as a director/animator
at Studio Soi Ludwigsburg/Germany and Studioaka, London. He has directed a number of award-winning films
Uwe Heidschötter (DE). In 1995 he began his education in design at Schule für Gestaltung, Cologne. He graduated from the Lycée Téchnique des Arts et Métiers, Luxembourg, where he studied classical animation. For several years he worked as a CGI character animator for Ambient Entertainment in Hanover. Currently he works as a freelance character designer and illustrator in Berlin. His artwork can be seen in his self-published book “Augenblick”, Ashley Woods “Swallow” books three and five and on his blog: heidschoetter.blogspot.com.