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AB OVO

On island after a tropical storm, all the eggs got mixed up. Now there is a turtle living in a family of toucans, which wants to learn how to fly like it’s parents.

  • Oleksandr Viken
    Director
  • Oleksandr Viken
    Writer
  • Dima Belinskiy
    Producer
  • Sergii Sereda
    Producer
  • Yrii Kondrashov
    Producer
  • Victor Andriienko
    Key Cast
  • Yrii Kovalenko
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    AB OVO
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Tragicomedy
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 5, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    127,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Ukraine
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    Ukrainian
  • Shooting Format:
    Dolby Atmos
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
    Kyiv
    Ukraine
    October 8, 2023
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Director Biography - Oleksandr Viken

Oleksandr Viken is a Ukrainian animator, director and screenwriter. He is an Honored Artist of Ukraine. He was born on April 4, 1947.
In 1970, he graduated from the courses of animation artists at Kyivnaukfilm and started working there as an animator.
In 1981, he graduated from the Kyiv Institute of Culture.
He worked in the field of hand-drawn animation.
In the 80s, he was a director at Kyivnaukfilm.
He worked as an animator at the Borysfen-S studio.
He participated in the production of more than 50 animated films. His most famous cartoons include How Petryck Piatochkin Counted Elephants (1984), Desperate Cat Vasya (1985), Bogdanchik and the Drum (1992).

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Director Statement

A long time ago, while flipping through the pages of scientific, children's and professional literature, I came up with a thought about the problems of raising the younger generation. It was about raising a child in a family by a personal example, a role model. Since then, the idea of the story that became the basis for the short animated film began to be born.
IDEA: Childhood begins with imitation. Sometimes parents, without even realizing it, become role models for their children in manifesting their positive and negative qualities.
GENRE: Tragicomedy.
THE SUBJECT: Somewhere far away in the ocean on a fabulous tropical island live various reptiles and birds... After another tropical storm, there was a complete confusion with the eggs. Turtle grew up in a family of toucans. Imitating his parents in everything, he tries to take off, jumping out of the family nest.
The story of the film is very old, but the issues and its idea are so important and relevant in our modern life that its realization must be brought to a successful result.
The film should be interesting with its cheerful animation, colorful graphics and comedy scenes. It will be useful and informative not only for the children's audience, but also for adults who will be able to appreciate its idea and impeccable style and technical execution.
The style is realistic 3D animation with the use of modern technologies.