Hide & Seek / وَعْيصة (Waʿysah) / Skrivalnice

Rami Abbas
2024, Palestine, Spain, Turkey, Lebanon, the Netherlands, France, Syria, 7’

A story of a child and his fish set on their journey into the unknown, following the raid on the child's town during the ongoing war ravaging his country. The film captures the steps of this journey and its transformations, concluding as the child reaches one of the coasts.

Zgodba o otroku in njegovi ribi, s katero se po napadu na fantovo mesto podata na pot v neznano. Film spremlja korake tega popotovanja in njegove preobrazbe, dokler otrok ne doseže ene od obal.

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Recommended for children under 14 years of age: No
Technique: 2D animation

Team

Writer: Khaled Alsaid
Animators: Wissam Shaheen, Yaser Koresh, Mahammad Almahamed
Concept Art, Story B, Lay Out, Animator: Rami Abbas
Backgrounds: Nawras Nahar, M Abdalla
2D coloring & Shadows: Manal Alasadi
VFX & Color correction: Louay Mohsen
Music: Serkan Hakki
SFX & Sound Design: Alan Hakki
VO: Mais Shtayyan
Final theme song: Poem (“This sea is mine”), Part of the long masterpiece “Mural” by Mahmoud Darwish (Vocals: Abo Gabi. Music Production: Osloob).

Festivals – Awards and Screenings

Short Film Corner/Festival Cannes_France_Official Selection
Les Rimbaud du Cinéma_France_Award Winner
Festival Internacional de Cinema da Fronteira_Brazil_Best Animation Short Film award
Lunigiana Cinema Festival_Italy_Best Short Film Human Rights
Portmán Cinema Festival_Spain_Best Direction
South Italy International Film Festival_Italy_Best Screenplay
Jordan Children’s Film Festival_Jordan_Best Short Film
Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival_Egypt_Jury Prize
Digital Film Festival İstanbul_Türkiye_Best Animation Film & Best Miusic & UN Goals Theme Award
Izmit International Short Film_Türkiye_Best Animation Film
Salsa Film Festival_Germany_Best Children’s Film
Hak-İş Short Film Festival_Türkiye_Jury Prize
International Animal and Environmental Film Festival (FICAA)_Mexico_Best Activist Message/Children’s Rights Animated Short
Vesuvius International Film Awards_Italy_Award Winner
Link International Film Festival_United Kingdom_Best Animation Film
ImoIFF Creatives International Film Festival_Nigeria_Ireland_Special jury prize
Clare Island Film Festival_Ireland_Special jury prize
ANIMATIBA International Animation Festival_Brazil_Special jury prize for the humanitarian and artistic character of the work

Rami Abbas

is a Palestinian director, animator, painter, and multidisciplinary artist. He studied art in Syria and later continued his studies in Madrid, where he currently resides. Abbas has directed several experimental and animated short films. In addition to participating in numerous artistic exhibitions worldwide, he has worked for many years in animation and graphic design, producing promotional projects addressing humanitarian, social, and justice issues. Moreover, he conducts animation training workshops & youth empowerment. He won several international awards for his latest animated short film Hide & Seek.

Find more: www.rami-abbas.com