KAFKA. IN LOVE
Kafka. In Love
Synopsis
Franz and Milena — a distance between them, her husband, and a flood of letters — find that love fills Kafka’s life with light and hope, while also casting light on his fears and darkness. Inspired by Franz Kafka’s letters to Milena Jesenská, Kafka. In Love explores the many-layered experience of falling in love.
Info
Year: 2024
Country: Latvia, Czech Republic
Type: Animation
Duration: 10:11
Formats: DCP / MOV / MP4
Spoken language: Latvian, English
Team
Director & Art Design: Zane Oborenko
Sand Animation: Zane Oborenko, Līva Piterāne, Pola Kazak, Jan Bohuslav
Composer: Ģirts Bišs
Sound Design: Ģirts Bišs
Kafka’s Voice: Kaspars Znotiņš
Editing: Julie Vinten, Zane Oborenko
Editing Consultant: Lucia Kajánková
Production Managers: Marcela Vrátilová, Agne Skane, Ieva Zeldere
Producer: Sabīne Andersone
Creative Producer: Edmunds Jansons
Co-producers: Martin Vandas, Alena Vandasová
Produced by: Atom Art (co-production: Maur Film)
Director's Bio
Zane Oborenko is an animated film director and artist from Riga, Latvia. She has completed BA studies in Brera, Academy of Arts of Milan, Italy, and MA in animation at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Zane has developed unique author’s handwriting in sand animation. Her diploma film “IMG_00:01. JPG” received the Best Student Film award at the Fredrikstad Animation Festival in 2014. Zane has created numerous animations for exhibitions and music events. Her work has been exhibited in various festivals and projects, including the historical exhibition "The KGB Building – “The 'Corner House” Case Nr. 1914/2014 in Riga. Her sand animation short "Kafka. In Love", in its development stage won the Best Short Film Project Award at the CEE Animation Forum in 2019.
Director's Filmography
Kafka. In Love (2024, short)
Hope (2020, short)
IMG_00:01.JPG (2014, short)
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