Lachsmänner

Shortfilm – 2D-digital animation

The salmon want to reproduce.While the salmon men are swimming upstream in a testosterone-driven race, the women at the source of the river indulge themselves in a fertility dance. But the roles aren’t set as clearly as the men expect.

Produced byYK Animation Studio | Lukas Pulver
Directed by – Veronica L. Montaño, Manuela Leubenberger and Joel Hofmann
Used Programs – TVPaint | Adobe Photoshopt | Adobe After Effects | Adobe Premiere Pro

Awards
Best Swiss Newcomer 2020 | Locarno Film Festival
Best Swiss Short Film 2020 | Gässli Film Festival

Festivals
Locarno
Locarno Film Festival
Gässli Film Festival
Fantoche
Canlandiranlar
Balkanima European Animation Film Festival
Kuandu International Animation Festival
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Leeds International Film Festival
Alcine Madrid
Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival SICAF
BE Movie
Animasivo – Mexico City Contemporary Animation Festival
Animateka International Animated Film Festival
Lobo Fest
Piccolo Festival dell’Animazione
ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival |
Solothurner Filmtage
Anima The Brussels Animation Festival
VOID International Animation Film Festival
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage
Kaboom Festival
Golden Kuker
Animatricks
Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
REGARD
Insomnia
La Guarimba Film Festival
Leiden Shorts Festival
Galician Freaky Film Festival
FEST – New Directors/New Films Festival |1
Arlington International Film Festival
International Short and Independent Film Festival
Cardiff Animation Festival
Wiz-Art Lviv
Le long week-end du court

Additional Screenings
Kurzfilmnacht Tournée | Diverse (CH) | April 30 – June 30, 2021
50 Jahre Schwimmbad Aesch | Aesch (CH) | August 05 – 05, 2021
Kulturnacht Burgdorf | Burgdorf (CH) | October 23 – 23, 2021
Waldstock | Steinhausen (CH) | July 28 – 30, 2022

Credits
A film by – Veronica L. Montaño, Manuela Leuenberger, Joel Hofmann
Production – YK Animation Studio
Producer – Lukas Pulver
Design – Veronica L. Montaño
Supervisor Layout – Lorenz Wunderle
Layout – Veronica L. Montaño, Manuela Leuenberger, Joel Hofmann, Sarah Rothenberger
Supervisor Animation – Manuela Leuenberger
Animation – Manuela Leuenberger, Joel Hofmann, Joana Locher, Etienne Mory, Sarah Rothenberger
Coloring & Backgrounds – Veronica L. Montaño
Compositing – Lukas Pulver, Joel Hofmann, Manuela Leuenberger
Music – Jan Galega Brönnimann
Sounddesign – Noisy Neighbours / Etienne Kompis, Thomas Gassmann
Supported by – Bundesampt für Kultur, Berner Filmförderung, Schweizer Fernsehen SRG SSR, Albert Koechlin Stiftung, Burgergemeinde Bern, Gemeinde Emmen, FUKA Fonds

Contact
Dristribution & Sales
YK Animation Studio GmbH | Weyermannsstrasse 28 | 3008 Bern
www.yk-animation.ch | Ramon Schoch | ramon@yk-animation.ch

Directors
Eisprung Animation Studio GmbH | Sandrainstrasse 3 | 3007 Bern
www.eisprung-studio.ch | info@eisprung-studio.ch

Manuela Leuenberger
www.manuelaleuenberger.ch | info@manuelaleuenberger.ch

Production
YK Animation Studio GmbH | Weyermannsstrasse 28 | 3008 Bern
www.yk-animation.ch | Joder von Rotz | joder@yk-animation.ch

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