Because of Mum
A poetic animated reflection about memories, childhood and upbringing. A girl's message to her Mother.
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Antoaneta ChetrafilovaDirector
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Antoaneta ChetrafilovaWriter
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Mina MilevaProducer
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Vesela KazakovaProducer
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Кrikor SarkisianArt Direction
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Mina MilevaVisual Concept and Postproduction
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Emilian GatsovOriginal Music
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Antoaneta ChetrafilovaAnimation
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Orlin NikolovAnimation
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Orlin NikolovCompositing and Visual effects
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Stefan VichevCompositing and Visual effects
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Mina MilevaCompositing and Visual effects
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Donka IvanovaEditing
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Mariana ValkanovaSound design
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Emilian GatsovSound design
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Ivan AndreevSound mix
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Vesela KazakovaVoice-over
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Project Title (Original Language):Заради мама
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Project Type:Animation, Short
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Genres:Drawings, Love, Mother, Daughter, Family, Faith, Hope, Peace, Beauty
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Runtime:12 minutes 17 seconds
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Completion Date:March 18, 2013
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Production Budget:40,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Bulgaria
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Country of Filming:Bulgaria
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Language:Bulgarian
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Shooting Format:HDV
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Sofia International Film FestivalSofia, Bulgaria
March 18, 2013 -
Around The World (Animation night)Newcastle, United Kingdom
April 21, 2013 -
Stuttgart Festival of Animated FilmStuttgart, Germany
April 27, 2013
Western European Premiere -
International Animation Film Festival "Golden Kuker"Sofia, Bulgaria
May 8, 2013
Eastern European Premiere -
International Short Film Festival Kharkov LilacKharkov, Ukraine
May 19, 2013 -
Phoenix Comicon Film FestivalPhoenix, Arizona, USA
May 24, 2013
North American Premiere
Best Animation; Best Short Film -
Zlín Film FestivalZlín, Czech Republic
May 29, 2013 -
Bulgarian Film Academy AwardsSofia, Bulgaria
May 31, 2013
Best Director; Best Debut -
IN THE PALACE International Short Film FestivalBalchik, Bulgaria
July 1, 2013 -
Anibar International Animation FestivalPeć, Kosovo
August 12, 2013 -
World Festival of Animated Film VarnaVarna, Bulgaria
September 12, 2013 -
Sapporo International Short Film FestivalSapporo, Japan
September 11, 2013
East Asian Premiere -
California Independent Film FestivalMoraga, California, USA
November 8, 2013 -
Filmini FestivalSofia, Bulgaria
October 20, 2013 -
West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film FestivalMorgantown, West Virginia, United States
March 22, 2014 -
The American Online Film Awards (AOFA 2014 Spring Showcase)Arizona, United States
May 1, 2014 -
Animafest ZagrebZagreb, Croatia
June 4, 2014 -
MashRome Film FestivalRome, Italy
June 5, 2014 -
River Film FestivalPadova, Italy
June 6, 2014 -
Picknic Film FestivalSantander, Spain
June 24, 2014 -
Cartoon ClubRimini, Italy
July 4, 2014 -
SiciliAmbiente Film FestivalSicily, Italy
July 19, 2014 -
Seoul International Cartoon & Animation FestivalSeoul, South Korea
July 22, 2014 -
Avanca International Film FestivalAvanca, Portugal
July 25, 2014 -
Festival Internacional de Cine ContracorrienteBogotá, Colombia
July 28, 2014 -
International animated film festival for children and youth "Constantine’s gold coin"Nis, Serbia
August 8, 2014 -
ImaginariaConversano, Bari, Italy
August 26, 2014 -
Woodstock Museum Film FestivalWoodstock, NY, United States
August 30, 2014 -
Deep Fried Film FestivalCoatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
September 1, 2014 -
WorldKids International Film FestivalMumbai, India
September 2, 2014 -
Balkan Film Food FestovalPogradec, Albania
September 4, 2014 -
Golden Orchid International Animation FestivalUniversity Park, Pennsylvania, United States
September 8, 2014 -
Hollywood Weekly Film FestivalBeverly Hills, California, United States
September 20, 2014 -
AniFest ROZAFA 2014Shkodra, Albania
September 24, 2014 -
International Children's Television Festival “Dytiatko”Kharkiv, Ukraine
September 25, 2014
Best Visual Solution -
Valle d'Itria Film FestivalBari, Italy
September 26, 2014
Special mention -
Anim!ArteRio de Janeiro, Brazil
October 21, 2014
Best Film: Europe (3rd place) -
Lahore International Children's Film FestivalLahore, Pakistan
November 10, 2014 -
Short of the Month Festivalonline
November 30, 2014 -
JUMPTHECUT Next Generation Online Film FestivalSingapore, Asia
January 20, 2015
EDUCATION:
1989 – Graduates Art College “I. Petrov” in Sofia.
1994 – Graduates MEI (Institute of Machinery and Electro‐Technics) as multimedia technology specialist and computer animator.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1989–1992 ‐ starts as an animator in BOYANA (animated films studio) in Sofia on the following films: “Sorts Miniatures”, “Computer’s fairytales”, “Inspector Ejko”
1993 – works as an animator in Varga Studio, Budapest
1994 – animator on “Sorts Miniatures”, TV series ‐ directed by Lutchezar Ivanov
– animator on “Shock” – TV title sequence.
1994‐1998 – supervisor, storyboard and layout artist on the ZDF TV series “Der Claine Herr Jakob” for Pillion Film, Sofia
1996 – animator on „Miao disappeared” – directed by Yavor Kalachev 1997‐1998 – supervisor and animator on the French‐greek coproduction “The
Last Reservation”
1999 – animator on “Two Clowns” – directed by Yavor Kalachev 1999‐2000 – animator on the TV series “Zoo Lane”/Millimages Production/ 1999‐2000 – supervisor on “Hay man”, feature film ‐ directed by Anri Koulev 2000‐2003 – animator on the French TV series “Old Tom” and “Talis”
– animator and supervisor on “The Children of the Fire” /Millimages
Productions/
– lead animator and supervisor on “Fairytale about the Kingdom of Confusion”, Bulgarian National Television
2005 – animator on “The weeping girl” and “Parrot’s entertainment” in 2008
2006 г. – animator on “Circle of Life” – directed by Ivan Tzonov
Since 2000 – Animation work for Mina Mileva on UK productions:
2000 ‐ „Christmas Carol the Movie” – animated feature film with the support of Miramax USA and Film Council UK
2002 ‐ “Blue Dragon”‐ Chanel 4 TV series, BAFTA and RTS awards 2003 ‐“Bad Company”‐ TV series pilot
2005 – “Miami Vice” – Internet Series
2005 – 2007 – animator for Chase Animation, London on the series “Cineaqua” and “Kid Samurai”
2006‐2007‐ animator on “Tommy Zoom” – children’s series for BBC2 2007 – animator on NSPCC, Nexus Studio – add for NSPCC
2007 ‐ “Telling Tales” – educational animated series for BBC2 at Glasshead Ltd
2008 ‐ „Just so Darwin” ‐ educational animated series for BBC2 at Glasshead Ltd, BAFTA nominated