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Elevator Alone

Four people and the time they spend in an elevator. Inspired by everyday life and by the difference in people's behavior when they are alone, in contrast to the socially acceptable behavior that individuals adopt when in public space and especially in the confined and always awkward setting of an elevator.

  • Anastasia Papadopoulou
    Director
  • Anastasia Papadopoulou
    Writer
  • Anastasia Papadopoulou
    Animation
  • Anastasia Papadopoulou
    Sets - Props - Puppets
  • Giuliano Anzani
    Sound Design
  • John Kiritsis
    Music
  • Eleni Mouri
    Supervisor Tutor
  • Yvoni Mouchtaropoulou
    Titles
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 3, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of West Attica
  • DRAMA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    Drama
    Greece
    September 16, 2021
    Greece
    Distribution Award: “Heat it up!” - Special Award for Debut Director “Dinos Katsouridis”
  • Cannes World Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
    October 1, 2021
    Best Animation Film (Oct 2021) - Best First Time Filmmaker Short (Oct 2021)
  • Βam kids film festival
    New York
    United States
    February 5, 2022
    Audience award best animation
  • Childrens Film Festival Seattle
    Washington
    United States
    February 11, 2022
    Best animation film from catbus kids (jury members ages 8-10)
  • JEF festival

    Belgium
    February 19, 2022
    Best short film
  • Budapest Independent Film Festival
    Budapest
    Hungary
    April 14, 2022
    Award - Best Animated Film
  • ICONA - Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival
    Cofru
    Greece
    December 2, 2021
    1st Place - Greek Student Short Animation
  • Only The Best Film Awards
    Miami
    United States
    Best Animation
  • Larissa international Film Festival
    Larissa
    Greece
    May 9, 2022
    Honorable Mention
  • Liaf - London International Animation Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 2, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Manchester Animation Festival
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    November 14, 2021
    Official Selection
  • British Animation Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 7, 2021
    UK
    Official Selection
  • LINOLEUM International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
    Kyiv
    Ukraine
    September 5, 2021
    Official Selecton
  • Anibar Animation Festival
    Pristina
    Kosovo
    July 24, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Animest International Animation Film Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    October 8, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Festival Stop Motion Montreal
    Montreal
    Canada
    September 10, 2021
    Canada
    Official Selection
  • SPARK ANIMATION Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    October 28, 2021
    Official Selection
  • CINANIMA - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho
    Espinho
    Portugal
    November 8, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Bolton International Film Festival
    Bolton
    United Kingdom
    October 2, 2021
    Official Selection
  • SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival
    Sachsen
    Germany
    October 9, 2021
    German
    Official Selection
  • ANIMA – Córdoba International Animation Festival
    Córdoba
    Spain
    October 6, 2021
    Official Selection
  • SMOF Stop Motion Our Fest
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    July 28, 2021
    South America
    Official selection
  • CRAFT International Animation Festival
    Yogyakarta
    Indonesia
    October 26, 2021
    Asia
    Official Selection
  • Balkanima
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    October 5, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Animasyros International Animation Festival
    Hermoupolis
    Greece
    September 24, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Animateka - International Animated Film Festival
    Ljubljana
    Slovenia
    November 29, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Big Cartoon Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    October 28, 2021
    Official Selection
  • TAIS Animation Showcase
    Toronto
    Canada
    October 15, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Cinekid Festival
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    November 13, 2021
    Official Selection
  • TIAF- Tbilisi International Animation Festival
    Tbilisi
    Georgia
    October 30, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival
    Port of Spain
    Trinidad and Tobago
    October 28, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Animation Marathon
    Athens
    Greece
    November 24, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Corto Creativo Internacional Short Film Festival
    Tijuana
    Mexico
    September 22, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Piccolo Festival dell’Animazione
    Pordenone
    Italy
    November 27, 2021
    Official Selection
  • TAF - Thessaloniki Animation Festival
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    October 14, 2021
    Official Selection
  • MISTER VORKY Film Festival
    RUMA
    Serbia
    June 9, 2021
    =
  • TIFF - Tatsuno International Film Festival - Experimental & Animation Without Dialogue
    Tatsuno
    Japan
    November 20, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Athens International Children’s Film Festival Athens International Children’s Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    November 13, 2021
    Official Selection
  • ISFFC - International Short Film Festival Canton
    GuangZhou
    China
    October 29, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Wigan and Leigh Film Festival
    Leigh
    United Kingdom
    November 20, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    May 10, 2021
    North America
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Anastasia Papadopoulou

Anastasia is a stop motion model maker and animator based in the UK and Greece. She has recently completed her first personal work “Elevator Alone”, which has received 14 awards and has been selected in 90 festivals. It’s a graduation short stop motion film which she wrote, directed, animated and constructed the sets and puppets.

The last two years she has worked on several projects as a stop motion prop maker/set dresser and puppet maker alongside animation director Effie Pappa, Irida Zhonga and Yamination Studios.

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