Travelling Country

Bulgaria, Croatia2016animated14'Konkurs krótkometrażowy (2017)

Far, far away, there was a country in which everyone was happy, travelling through the world on a big black horse. Unfortunately, its greedy inhabitants started to plunder and take advantage of the lands that they passed on the way. It led to the collapse of their country and the only thing they were left with was a horse’s tail. Will the country regain its former glory? This universal fairy tale, using mythological and biblical symbols, tells us a story of how barbarism and lust for power brought about the fall of the civilisation.

directed by
Ivan Bogdanov

Ivan Bogdanov and Vessela Dantcheva are a director duo who have been working together for 15 years. They graduated from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam and the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. In 2004, they co-founded the FinFilm animation studio and, in 2008, they founded the Compote Collective production company in Sofia, Bulgaria. They made several animations together, including the internationally acclaimed "Father" (2012) and "Anna Blume" (2009), both screened at numerous film festivals around the world.

Vessela Dantcheva

Vessela Dantcheva and Ivan Bogdanov are a director duo who have been working together for 15 years. They graduated from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam and the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. In 2004, they co-founded the FinFilm animation studio and, in 2008, they founded the Compote Collective production company in Sofia, Bulgaria. They made several animations together, including the internationally acclaimed "Father" (2012) and "Anna Blume" (2009), both screened at numerous film festivals around the world.

script
Ivan Bogdanov, Vessela Dantcheva
animated by
Ivan Kosutic, Jelena Oroz, Petra Zlonoga, Darko Vidackovic, Adam Butcher, Diana Monova
music
Petar Dundakov
editing
Ivan Bogdanov
production
Vessela Dantcheva (Compote Collective), Vanja Andrijevic, (Bonobostudio)
Photo
Kadr z filmu Travelling Country
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