Private Project

Occurrences of Questionable Significance

EN: When forest animals invade our cities, the world is in disarray. Office fox Fiona struggles with her phone addiction. Will she succumb to it? Temperamental bunny Barbara only gives her stag sugar daddy Nestor his special massage, after he dines her and plays the big spender.
This obscure short pinpoints postmodern tropes of consumerism, eroticism, and art with an homage to the theater stage and references to literature. The film uses a fantasy language and needs no subtitles.

DE: Wenn Waldtiere in unsere Städte eindringen, ist die Welt in Unordnung. Bürofüchsin Fiona kämpft mit ihrer Telefonsucht. Wird sie ihr erliegen? Die temperamentvolle Häsin Barbara gibt ihrem Hirsch-Sugardaddy Nestor erst seine Spezialmassage, nachdem er sie gefüttert und den großen Gönner gespielt hat.
Diesen obskuren Kurzfilm kennzeichnen postmoderne Themen des Konsumismus, der Erotik und der Kunst mit einer Hommage an die Theaterbühne und Verweisen auf Literatur. Der Film verwendet eine Fantasiesprache und benötigt keine Untertitel.

PL: Kiedy zwierzęta leśne atakują nasze miasta, świat jest w rozsypce. Office vixen Fiona walczy z uzależnieniem od telefonu. Czy ulegnie jej? Porywająca królik Barbara daje swojemu kawalerskiemu Nestorowi swój specjalny masaż dopiero po tym, jak ją nakarmił i grał wielkiego patrona.
Ten niejasny film krótkometrażowy przedstawia postmodernistyczne tematy konsumpcjonizmu, erotyzmu i sztuki z hołdem dla sceny teatralnej i odniesieniami do literatury. Film wykorzystuje język fantasy i nie wymaga napisów.

FR : Lorsque les animaux de la forêt envahissent nos villes, le monde est en plein désarroi. Renard de bureau Fiona lutte contre sa dépendance au téléphone. Va-t-elle y succomber ? Le lapin capricieux Barbara donne seulement à son papa du sucre de cerf Nestor son massage spécial, après qu'il la dîne et joue le gros dépensier. Cet obscur court identifie les tropes postmodernes du consumérisme, de l'érotisme et de l'art avec un hommage à la scène théâtrale et des références à la littérature. Le film utilise un langage fantastique et n'a pas besoin de sous-titres.

ES: Cuando los animales del bosque invaden nuestras ciudades, el mundo se desordena. La zorra de oficina Fiona lucha con su adicción al teléfono. ¿Sucumbirá ella? La conejita temperamental Bárbara le da a su sustentador Nestor su masaje especial, después de que él la invita a cenar y gasta dinero en ella.
Este oscuro corto señala los vicios posmodernos del consumismo, el erotismo y el arte con un homenaje a la escena teatral y varias referencias a la literatura. La película usa un lenguaje de fantasía y no necesita subtítulos.

RU: Когда лесные животные вторгаются в наши города, мир приходит в замешательство. Офисная лисица Фиона борется со своей телефонной зависимостью. Поддастся ли она ей? Оживленный кролик Барбара дает своему оленеволосому Нестору специальный массаж только после того, как он покормил ее и сыграл великого покровителя.
В этом неясном короткометражном фильме представлены постмодернистские темы потребления, эротики и искусства с данью уважения к театральной сцене и ссылками на литературу. Фильм использует фэнтезийный язык и не требует субтитров.

PT: Quando os animais da floresta invadem nossas cidades, o mundo está desarrumado. A megera do escritório Fiona está lutando contra seu vício em telefone. Ela vai sucumbir a ela? Barbara, a animada coelhinha, só oferece a Nestor, sua filha especial, uma massagem especial, depois de alimentá-la e interpretar o grande patrono.
Este curta-metragem obscuro apresenta temas pós-modernos de consumismo, erotismo e arte, com uma homenagem ao palco do teatro e referências à literatura. O filme usa uma linguagem de fantasia e não requer legendas.

CH: 当森林动物入侵我们的城市时,世界变得混乱。 办公室泼妇菲奥娜(Fiona)正在为自己的电话成瘾而苦苦挣扎。 她会屈服于她吗? 生气勃勃的兔子芭芭拉(Barbara)在喂饱了她并扮演了伟大的赞助人之后,才给她的小鹿内斯特(Nestor)特别按摩。
这部不起眼的短片以消费主义,色情主义和艺术为后现代主题,向戏剧舞台和文学作品致敬。 电影使用幻想语言,不需要字幕。

כשחיות יער פולשות לערים שלנו, העולם לא מסודר. משרד ויקסן פיונה נאבק בהתמכרות לטלפון שלה. האם תיכנע לה? הארנבון המנומר ברברה מעניק לה רק לצבי הסוכארדדי נסטור את העיסוי המיוחד שלו לאחר שהאכיל אותה ושיחק את הפטרון הגדול.
הסרט הקצר המעורפל הזה מציג נושאים פוסט-מודרניים של צרכנות, ארוטיקה ואמנות עם הומאז 'לבימת התיאטרון והתייחסויות לספרות. הסרט משתמש בשפת פנטזיה ואינו דורש כתוביות.

عندما تغزو حيوانات الغابات مدننا ، فإن العالم في حالة فوضى. مكتب امرأة مشاكسة فيونا تكافح مع إدمانها على الهاتف. هل ستستسلم لها؟ الأرانب الحنونة باربرا لا تمنحها إلا ساجاردي نيستور مساجه الخاص بعد أن أطعمها ولعب دور الراعي الكبير.
يعرض هذا الفيلم القصير الغامض موضوعات ما بعد الحداثة حول النزعة الاستهلاكية والإثارة الجنسية والفن مع تكريم لمرحلة المسرح والإشارات إلى الأدب. يستخدم الفيلم لغة خيالية ولا يتطلب ترجمات.

जब जंगल के जानवर हमारे शहरों पर आक्रमण करते हैं, तो दुनिया में खलबली मच जाती है। ऑफिस विक्सन फियोना अपने फोन की लत से जूझ रही है। क्या वह उसके सामने झुक जाएगी? उत्साही खरगोश बारबरा केवल अपने हिरण शक्करदादी नेस्टर को उसकी विशेष मालिश के बाद देता है जब उसने उसे खिलाया और महान संरक्षक की भूमिका निभाई।
इस अस्पष्ट लघु फिल्म में उपभोक्तावाद, कामुकता और कला के बाद के रंगमंच के रंगमंच के प्रति श्रद्धांजलि और साहित्य के संदर्भ के विषय हैं। फिल्म एक काल्पनिक भाषा का उपयोग करती है और उपशीर्षक की आवश्यकता नहीं होती है।

  • Dave Lojek
    Director
    177 films, selected for over 1500 festivals, 203 awards
  • Dave Lojek
    Writer
    177 films, selected for over 1500 festivals, 203 awards
  • Dave Lojek
    Producer
    177 films, selected for over 1500 festivals, 203 awards
  • Masha Mister Cat
    Key Cast
    "Fiona"
  • Magda "Furry" Małek
    Key Cast
    "Barbara"
  • Andrzej Mamiński
    Key Cast
    "Nestor"
  • Marco Griffini
    Cinematographer
    Pure Sweetness, Reve General, Streets of Naples, Streets of Lublin, Inside
  • Mirko Rizzello
    Composer
    I came from the future, Proverbial Luck, Psychic Sue, Reve General, Zombies, Trust, The Last Supper, Paradise Beach
  • Karolina Grzybowska
    Production Manager
    Pure Sweetness
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Zdarzenia o Wątpliwym Znaczeniu
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Art, Absurd, Theater, Postmodern, Parody
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 4, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Poland
  • Country of Filming:
    Poland
  • Shooting Format:
    2k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    scope
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Lublin Media
Distribution Information
  • APEIRON FILMS
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Dave Lojek

Dave Lojek loves filmmaking and belongs to the prolific and most often selected directors of the 21st century with over 1897 premiere screenings of his distributions at international film festivals worldwide. His favorite genres are comedy, parody, fantasy, romance, poetry, sci-fi and experiment. Dave also directs documentaries, dramas, portraits, and music videos. His works and distributions won 237 film awards. Dave Lojek graduated with an MA in English / American and Cultural Studies from Humboldt-University in his hometown Berlin.

In terms of content and style, Dave's poetic films are about magic, love, death, friendship, loneliness, artists, oddities, escapism, mythology and the everyday. Based on the Homo-Ludens-principle, Dave clearly focuses his often-cheerful work on the universal and timeless. His motivation is intrinsic.

As independent producer, he created 178 movies in 26 cities in 12 European countries by 2024. Mr. Lojek hosts monthly open cinema screenings in Germany’s oldest cinema and annual film workshops called KinoKabarets with his initiative KinoBerlino. Dave works as film distributor and president of a Film Association. The productions of APEIRON FILMS and KinoBerlino have been broadcast weekly since 2008 (ca. 11.982 times) on German TV and viewed online over 2 million times.

Selected Filmography (23% of the total œvre) of Director and Producer Dave Lojek

2024: TRACES OF GRIEF
2023: EGGSPRESSION • OSMOSIS • UMBRA OF DECEIT
2022: CALXOPHOBIA
2021: FUCHS & PINGUIN
2020: OCCURRENCES OF QUESTIONABLE SIGNIFICANCE
2018: I CAME FROM THE FUTURE • SNITCH • THE LAST SUPPER • KEEPER
2017: ARACHNE
2016: SAMA SŁODYCZ • DAS SPRICHWÖRTLICHE GLÜCK • REFUGEE POETRY
2015: FRUWAJĄCA FORTUNA • KINSKISCHRAUBE
2014: THE PRINCESS STRIKES BACK • FILM KITCHEN
2013: HEK TICK TACK • PSYCHIC SUE • PARADISE BEACH • FOCUS POCUS
2012: TWO TOO ODD • MADEMOISELLE NIMSI • SICK CITY
2011: TRUST • BELIEVE • METEORITES
2010: DER MIETER • PERSPECTIVE • MARIES STIMME • FLUSSAUFWÄRTS
2009: KIT & SUKA • MUSE • SERENDIPITY • INDECISION
2008: ROFL • ANGELS • PHOBIEN
2007: PROJEKTION • EVERMORE • FUTILITY • PELT PEOPLE
2006: PARLANDO
2005: DYSFUNCTION
1998-2000: SELBST UND FREMDBILDER IN DER WERBUNG Teil 1-3

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Keywords / Hashtags:

animals, food, banana, fetishism, imitatio, haute quisine, monoculture, cineaste, capitalism, sexuality, erotic, library, archive, hybrid, anthropocene, waste, nature, biosphere, consumerism, first world problems, ephemeral, timeless, hygene, multi-layer, stage, gun control, rage, race, gender, identity, pets, wild, tame, game, cards, cucumber, carrot, stag, rabbit, fox, fly, horse, magic realism

Stichwörter:

Tiere, Lebensmittel, Banane, Fetischismus, Imitatio, Haute-Cuisine, Monokultur, Cineast, Kapitalismus, Sexualität, Erotik, Bibliothek, Archiv, hybrid, Anthropozän, Abfälle, Natur, Biosphäre, Konsumismus, Probleme der ersten Welt, kurzlebig, zeitlos, Hygiene, vielschichtig, Bühne, Waffenkontrolle, Wut, Rasse, Geschlecht, Identität, Haustiere, wild, zahm, spiel, Karten, gurke, Karotte, Hirsch, Kaninchen, Fuchs, Fliege, Pferd, magischer Realismus

palabras clave:

animales, comida, plátano, fetichismo, imitatio, alta cocina, monocultivo, cineasta, capitalismo, sexualidad, erótico, biblioteca, archivo, híbrido, antropoceno, desperdicio, naturaleza, biosfera, consumismo, problemas del primer mundo, efímero, atemporal, hygene, etapa, control de armas, ira, raza, género, identidad, mascotas, salvaje, domesticado, juego, tarjetas, pepino, zanahoria, ciervo, conejo, zorro, mosca, caballo

słowa kluczowe / hashtagi:

zwierzęta, jedzenie, banan, fetyszyzm, imitacja, haute cuisine, monokultura, cineaste, kapitalizm, seksualność, erotyka, biblioteka, archiwum, hybryda, antropocen, odpady, przyroda, biosfera, konsumpcjonizm, problemy pierwszego świata, efemeryczny, ponadczasowy, hygene, wielowarstwowy, etap, kontrola broni, wściekłość, rasa, płeć, tożsamość, zwierzęta domowe, dziki, oswoić, gra, karty, ogórek, marchewka, jeleń, królik, lis, mucha, koń

Mots-clés:

Animaux, nourriture, banane, fétichisme, imitation, haute cuisine, monoculture, cinéma, capitalisme, sexualité, érotisme, bibliothèque, archives, hybride, anthropocène, déchets, nature, biosphère, consumérisme, problèmes du premier monde, éphémère, intemporel, hygiène, multicouche, stade, contrôle des armes, colère, race, sexe, identité, animaux de compagnie, sauvage, apprivoisé, jeu, cartes, concombre, carotte, cerf, lapin, renard, mouche, cheval

Ключевые слова:

Животные, еда, банан, фетишизм, имитация, высокая кухня, монокультура, кино, капитализм, сексуальность, эротизм, библиотека, архив, гибрид, антропоцен, отходы, природа, биосфера, потребительство, проблемы первого мира, недолговечные, вневременные, гигиена , многослойный, этап, управление оружием, гнев, раса, пол, идентичность, домашние животные, дикий, ручная игра, карты, огурец, морковь, олень, кролик, лиса, муха, лошадь

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Film Festival Exposure + Awards for OCCURRENCES OF QUESTIONABLE SIGNIFICANCE

1. International Changing Perspectives Film Festival Istanbul, Turkey 2020 (+ Berlin, Eskisehir, Tehran, Yogyakarta)
2. On Art – Open Air Film Festival in 11 Cities, Poland 2020 (Warsaw, Cracow, Poznań, Gdańsk, Sopot, Łódź, Bydgoszcz, Rzeszów, Toruń, Kielce, Wrocław)
3. Picknic Film Festival Santander, Spain 2020
4. Girona Film Festival, Spain 2020
5. Cassiopeia Open Air Cinema Short Film Event Berlin, Germany 2020
6. Premio Cinematografico Palena, Italy 2020
7. Portobello Film Festival London, United Kingdom 2020
8. Faux Film Festival Portland - Special Pandemic Online Edition, Oregon, USA 2020
9. Independent Days International Film Festival Karlsruhe (hybrid), Germany 2020
10. MIAX - Muestra Independiente Audiovisual de Xalisco (hybrid offline + online + TV), Mexico 2020
11. Changing Face International Film Festival Sydney, Australia 2020
12. Artfools – Eco Fashion Film Festival Larissa, Greece 2020
13. Bomba Video Club Show Moscow, Russia 2020
14. Landesfilmfestival Berlin / Brandenburg (online), Germany 2020 – BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM + 2nd Jury Prize
15. 404 International Festival of Art and Technology Rosario (online), Argentina 2020
16. Bharat International Film Festival, India 2020
17. LIFFT (Literature, Illusion, Film, Frame & Theatre) Filmotsav - World Cine Fest Lonavla (online), India 2020
18. International Film and Nature Festival “Valle de La Fuenfría” (online), Spain 2020
19. Festival Transterritorial de Cine Underground Buenos Aires (online), Argentina 2020
20. Cyborg Film Festival Anghiari, Italy 2021
21. Arlesheimer Kurzfilmtage (online), Switzerland 2021 – Bronze Audience Award
22. Festival Cinemística Granada, Spain 2021
23. International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) Montreal, Canada 2021
24. Fixion Fest of Fantastic and Horror Films Santiago (online), Chile 2021 - BEST EXPERIMENTAL
SHORT FILM
25. The BeBop Channel Dance and Theatre Film Festival Poughkeepsie, New York, USA 2021
26. Mink Festival Athens (online), Greece 2021
27. Ostinale Filmfestival Senftenberg, Germany 2021
28. Newcastle Fringe Emerging Film-Makers Festival, Australia 2021
29. Bundesfilmfestival Schrobenhausen - Fiction, Germany 2021 – BRONZE MEDAL
30. FILMÓPTICO - Art Visual and Film Festival (VoD) 2021
31. VIDEOFORMES – International Digital Arts Festival (online) Clermont-Ferrand, France 2021
32. British International Film Festival (online), United Kingdom 2021 – 3-STARS-AWARD
33. Copper Coast International Film Festival Swansea, United Kingdom 2021
34. Romance Rules Film Festival – Dubbo, Australia 2021
35. Festival of Nations Lenzing, Austria 2021
36. Art Container Bergamo, Italy 2021
37. Festival Internacional de Cine Cannábico - México City, México 2021
38. The Unprecedented Cinema – International Short Film Festival Tallinn, Estonia 2021
39. FROSTBITE International Indie Fest Colorado Springs, USA 2021 – BEST ART DIRECTION
40. DIAMETRALE Film Festival for Experimental & Absurd Movies Innsbruck, Austria 2021
41. VIDEOFENSTER Immersive Urban Video-Art and Film Project Cologne, Germany 2021
42. All Tomorrow’s Parties - exhibit of STOA art online collective Dublin, Ireland 2021
43. Tlanchana Fest - Film and Digital Art Festival Metepec, Mexico 2021
44. Superpresent Magazine for the Arts - Issue No. 3 - Houston, TX, USA 2021
45. MAGMART video under volcano – International Video-Art Festival Napoli, Italy 2021
46. +plusnull – organisation for ephemeral arts - September Exhibition Berlin, Germany 2021
47. Spring Grove Caledonia Film Festival, Minnesota, USA 2021
48. Kursaal Film Festival San Sebastian, Spain 2021
49. Sands Film Festival Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA 2021
50. Best of BFF Fiction Schrobenhausen, Germany 2021
51. cellu l’art Short Film Festival Jena, Germany 2021
52. This Show is Curated by a Machine (AI) - Museum of Wild and Newfangled Art, Vienna + NY 2021
53. Multicultural Film Festival Toronto, Canada 2021
54. Film Program of Goethe Institute for Day of German Unity in Asunción, Paraguay 2021
55. Make Art Not Fear Festival Porto, Portugal 2021
56. Fantastic Film Festival of A Coruña, Spain 2021
57. Amarcort Film Festival Rimini, Italy 2021
58. Aporia International Village Film Festival 끄트머리 국제마을영화제, South-Korea 2021
59. Rychnovská Osmička, Czech Republic 2021 - 3rd Jury Prize
60. Camera 300 Film Festival of Cinematographers "Manaki Brothers" Bitola, Macedonia 2021
61. Take One Kurzfilmfestival Innsbruck, Austria 2022
62. Apricity Arts Magazine – Austin, Texas, USA 2022
63. El grito de los sin voz Logroño, Spain 2022
64. Confessions Film Competition of Guardini Foundation Berlin, Germany 2022
65. Tonnau Short Film Fest Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom 2022
66. Athens Digital Art Festival FutuRetro – “Hybrid Metaspecies”, Greece 2022
67. Golden FEMI Film Festival Sofia, Bulgaria 2022
68. Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival New York, USA 2022
69. Wolf Kino Open Screen, Berlin 2022 - 2nd Audience Award
70. Fest auf der Mauer – Program by cellu l’art Short Film Festival Jena, Germany 2022
71. DerpyCon Film Festival New Brunswick, NJ, USA 2022
72. Free the Kitsch Athens Film Fest, Greece 2022
73. Festival de Cine Infantil de Ciudad Guayana, Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela 2022
74. Greece Independent Film Festival Athens 2022
75. WILDsound Film Festival Toronto, Canada 2023
76. Emberlight International Film Festival Ironwood, MI, USA 2023 - BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
77. Erronka Munduan San Sebastian, Spain 2023 (online)
78. ONED art/experimental film festival Beijing and Toulouse, China 2023 + France 2024
79. FilmGugger – Das FilmFanFestival der Pfalz Neustadt / Weinstraße, Germany 2023
80. The Cecil County Independent Film Festival North East, MD, USA 2023