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Jan Čapar makes animation movies and works in writing, directing, puppet building, set design, animation, camera, editing and sounddesign. He makes his animation movies almost completely by himself. His animations are 100 % handmade. He makes his movies with almost no budget at all, as all the animation puppets and sets are mostly made out of everyday materials, natural materials and things that are found in garbage cans and on the street.
Country: Germany
T-Port Partner: Hessische Film und Medienakademie (hFMA)
born 1995 in Stuttgart, Germany finished high school in 2014 worked as trainee in animation, illustration and script writing in 2015/16 studied film and acting at the Educational College Ludwigsburg in 2016 won script writing contest of the German Environmental Institute and the Film University Babelsberg in 2017, worked in the camera and set design department and as main author at the University of Babelsberg for the animation film "the last gardener" participated at festivals in Europe and the USA with the animation film "the last gardener" started to study film at the University of Darmstadt in 2017 won the film festival "aftermath" of the University of Darmstadt in 2021 with the film "fox child" nominated for "best graduation film" at "Hessischer Film- und Kinopreis" with the animation film "fox child" selected for "HessenTalents" and represented at "Berlinale 2022" with the animation film "fox child"
"Fox child" tells the story of a young girl suffering from Tourette’s-syndrome. A mysterious fox...
