Short animation film by student wins hearts at IDSFFK
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The biggest challenge in making short films and short animations is narrating the tale within a short timeframe. At the 11th edition of IDSFFK, a film student has come up with a one-minute short animation film which garnered appreciation from critics, film and animation lovers alike.
For Sethulakshmi Muraleedharan, a student of KR Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts at Kottayam, the screening of her maiden short animation film ‘Curiosity’ at IDSFFK is a dream come true. Her film is one of the shortest animation film screened in the fest.
According to her, the film depicts the curiosity of a robot in a spaceship while travelling through space. The film sees an over-enthusiastic robot who tries to explore an unknown place in the space which leads to trouble. The silent film has received applause from the audience as the maker succeeded in conveying the emotion of the lone character in a minute.
Sethulakshmi said that the film was made as part of the academic project in the institute. “I was not sure that my film would be selected in the fest. But, it was selected and screened in the category of Focus -Animation short films. I am happy that my film got such a platform. The appreciation and encouragement I got from the audience is a dream come true for me. Thanks to the support extended from my institute,” Sethulakshmi added. A total of nine animation films are being screened in the festival.