SYNOPSIS
A plucky hero becomes a fireman in order to save the lives and gain the respect he deserves. Hot Dog is the third film in the "DOG" series.
SELECT FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
• Winner, 1st Prize, ASIFA East
• Winner, Best Animatnion, Maui Film Festival
• Winner, Best Character, International Cartoons and Comics Festival
• Official Selection, 2008 Annecy International Animation Festival
• Official Selection, 2008 London International Film Festival
• Official Selection, 2008 Seattle International Film Festival
DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY
Regarded as the Indie Animation King, Bill Plympton was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He moved to New York City, upon graduation from Portland State University in Graphic Design. He began his career creating cartoons for publications such as New York Times, National Lampoon, Playboy and Screw. In 1987 he was nominated for an Oscar® for his short "Your Face". After producing many shorts which appeared on MTV and Spike and Mike's, he turned his talent to features. Since 1991 he's made 9 feature films, 6 of them, "The Tune", "Mondo Plympton", "I Married A Strange Person", "Mutant Aliens", "Hair High" and "Idiots and Angels" animated features. In 2005, Bill's received another Oscar® nomination, this time for a short film "Guard Dog".
Director's Statement: The first recollection I have of the concept was an event in 2005, when I was walking with a student at the Lille Short Film Festival in France, and he asked me what my next feature would be about. I declared, off-handedly, that it would be about an angel who didn’t want his wings, and as we discussed the idea, I really got to like the concept. That night, in my hotel room, I started to explore the dramatic possibilities of a reluctant angel. At that point, I had just finished production on “Hair High”, and although I thought it was a great film and would make me rich, it was a very difficult production - so, I decided that “Idiots and Angels” would be the exact opposite of “Hair High”. While “Hair High” was bright and colorful and fully animated, “Idiots” would be monochromatic and more limited in its animation. While “Hair High” had big-name actors providing voices, “Idiots” would only have music and sound effects, no dialogue at all. Because of that, I wanted music to play throughout - almost like a long opera - or an extended string of music videos. My recent short film “Shuteye Hotel” was a short rehearsal, an experiment done in the new style of “Idiots and Angels”, a dark and surreal Eastern European look.
Filmography: Idiots and Angels (2008), Hot Dog (2008), Guide Dog (2006), Hair High (2004), Guard Dog (2004), Mutant Aliens (2001), I Married a Strange Person (1998), Mondo Plympton (1997), Guns on the Clackamas (1995), J. Lyle (1994), The Tune (1992)
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SHOWTIMES
PLAYS IN THE ANIMANIA SHORT FILMS PROGRAMME #1 (VIEW DETAILS)
FRI. 5/15 at 6:00PM
Matinée Movie Lounge
FRI. 5/22 at 4:00PM
Matinée Movie Lounge
CAST AND CREW
Production: Plymptoons
Writer: Bill Plympton
Producer: Biljana Labovic
Cinematographer: Kerri Allegretta
Editor: Biljana Labovic
Music: Corey Jackson
SOURCES
Print Source and Production:
www.plymptoons.com |
