Sfera / The Sphere
Manuel Šumberac
Croatia, Switzerland / 2022 / 13' 30''Screenings
Synopsis
A shift in the routine inevitably disrupts the harmony between Io and Sphere, causing the irreversible destruction of their coexistence by creating a new, seemingly different reality that will inevitably set new rules, a new routine.
Manuel Šumberac (1988, Pula) graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Department of Animation and New Media. He worked as lead animator on two animated shorts Gulliver (2009, dir. Zdenko Bašić) and Industry (2013, dir. Livio Rajh). He made four short animated films Escargot (2010), In the Shadow (2011/12), Clockwork Heart (2013) and The Oars (2011), and three music videos for Croatian musician Gibonni. He has also illustrated several picture books, as well as numerous book covers published in different countries and in several languages.
Director
Manuel Šumberac
Production
Kinorama; Schick Productions
Screenplay
Manuel Šumberac
Storyboard
Manuel Šumberac
Compositing
Manuel Šumberac
Sound
Peter Bräker
Music
Marcel Vaid
Editing
Tomislav Pavlic
Animation
Manuel Šumberac
categories
CROATIAN FILM COMPETITION 1