Pina
2024
Belgium / France
24 mins
Sicilian
NYC Premiere
Animated Film Competition
| Jeremy Depuydt, Giuseppe Accardo | |
| Lucas Tothe | |
| Explicit Sexual Situations; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations |
At the beginning of the 20th century, in a remote village in the Sicilian countryside, Pina, the baker’s daughter, masks her power to regenerate the earth from others. With each harvest, unscrupulous bandits plunder the village, sowing terror. The kidnapping of Pina by the ferocious mafia boss will plunge the hamlet into an era of famine until the fate of the entire country is turned upside down.
About the Director
Born in Alcamo (Sicily), Giuseppe Accardo works both in Palermo and in Brussels as a scenographer. He discovered the field of animation thanks to his meeting with Jeremy Depuydt as co-author of PINA, on which he acts as a chief decorative artist.
French director Jeremy Depuydt made his first animated film in 2004 (il pleut bergère, les films du nord), then worked as an animator on TV productions. He produces animated advertising videos, co-directs the animation studio Pixileon and teaches motion design in Brussels.
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Awards
2024 Mejor Cortometraje De Animación (Spain) – Best Animated Short Film
2024 Portobello Film Festival (United Kingdom) – Best Animated Short Film (nominee)
2024 El Ojo Iluso (Venezuela) – Best Screenplay
2024 Ecofestivalpesio (Italy) – Best Animated Short Film
