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Erik van Schaaik

Vent

Vent is a short comical animation about a man struggling against a storm. When the man suddenly meets a little girl, we discover that somebody is in control of that wind.

Vent is een komische korte animatie over een man die zijn best doet zich staande te houden in een heftige storm. Wanneer de man plotseling een klein meisje ontmoet, ontdekken we dat iemand de controle heeft over de wind....

Awards:
- Taiwan International Children's Film & TV Festival 2006 - Best Short Film
- International Working Animated Film Festival RFAF 2006 (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Best music
- Cinanima Espinho 2005 (Portugal) - Best music
- Kyoto Kinderfilm Festival 2005 (Japan) - Grand Prix best Short
- Annecy International Festival d'Animation 2005 - Prix Fipresci, International Film Critics Award
- Dutch film festival 2004 - nominations Best Short Film & Best Sound
- Bimini International Festival of Animation Films 2005 (Latvia) - Best film up to 5 minutes
- Black&White Audiovisual Festival 2005 - Grand Prix
- Berlin Film Festival 2005 - special mention childrens jury

Erik maakte ook de korte film Phantom of the Cinema

Running time: 4 min. 50 sec.
Release (date): setptember 2004

written, directed and animated by: Erik van Schaaik
animation assistant: Wendo Kroon
music by: Martin Fondse
music performed by: cello: Ernst Reijseger, trumpet: Eric Vloeimans, piano: Martin Fondse
foley, sound & mix: Jeroen Nadorp at Bob Kommer Studios
financial Support: Dutch Filmfund
producer: Jos-marien Jansen for il Luster Productions
executive producers: Arnoud Rijken & Michiel Snijders