Editing: Fee Liechti, Anete Melece. Mentors: Ted Sieger, Jochen Ehmann, Paolo Friz. Production Manager: Stefan Holaus

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1 An animated short film by Anete Melece 6 55 digital cut-out colour no dialogues DCP VIRAGE FILM Worldsales and distribution: Education: Master of Arts in Design, major Animage, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Visual communication departement at the Art Academy of Latvia... For years now, the kiosk has been Olga s little home simply because her sweet tooth and monotonous life has made her bigger than the exit. To distract herself, she reads travel magazines and dreams of being far away. An absurd incident starts the beginning of her journey.

2 Created and directed by: Anete Melece Producer: Saskia von Virág Animation: Stefan Holaus, Anete Melece Sound Design, Foleys, Mix: Christof Steinmann / Magnetix Music: Ephrem Lüchinger Backing Vocals: Heidi Happy Tuba: Marc Unternährer Contrabass: Ralph Sonderegger Voices: Kiosk Lady - Anette Herbst Clients: Hans Ruchti, Anete Melece, Stefan Holaus, Beatrice Adams, Simon Eltz, Sabine Schaub, Jonathan Laskar, Jonathan Wüest Editing: Fee Liechti, Anete Melece Mentors: Ted Sieger, Jochen Ehmann, Paolo Friz Production Manager: Stefan Holaus Mastering DCP: Swiss Effects Film GmbH Co-production: Schweizer Fersehen SRF, red. Catherine Ann Berger Hochschule Luzern, Master in Arts of Design Nina Gellersen Supported by: - BAK Bundesamt für Kultur - Zürcher Filmstiftung - Familien Vontobel Stiftung - State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia - Katholische Kirche im Kanton Zürich - Stiftung wif welt in farben VIRAGE FILM

3 name: Anete Melece address: Seebahnstrasse 105, 8003 Zürich Switzerland mobile phone: homepage: Anete Melece was born in Latvia on Studied visual communication at the Art Academy of Latvia (BA) and animation at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (MA). She is an illustrator, animator and graphic designer currently based in Zurich, Switzerland Master of Arts in Design, major Animage, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland Visual communication departement at the Art Academy of Latvia, BA 2006 Exchange student at Hochshule für Gestaltung+Kunst Luzern, Illustration departement, Switzerland 2002 Exchange studies at the Secondary School of Arts, Ostrava, Czech Republic Glasware design Studium an der Secondary School of Design and Arts, Riga School of Arts, Malpils, Latvia Malpils Secondary School, Latvia 2011 Illustrations for postcards for Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia in Warsaw (CH PL) 2010 Illustrations for Makonu Gramata (The Book of Clouds) by Juris Kronbergs, published by Liels un Mazs, Riga (LV) Graphic designer at ARD Design Switzerland, Zürich 2009 Illustrations for Madara Cosmetics, baby product line EcoBaby (LV) 2008 Illustrations for the book Nepareizas dzives skola (School of Wrong Life) by Maira Dobele, published by Liels un Mazs, Riga (LV) Art Director at the atvertising agency McCann Erickson Riga (LV) 2006 Illustrations for the artbook Roja.Rojaraku, project of Latvian / Swiss artists, Roja Riga - Geneve (LV - CH) 3

4 2013 The Kiosk 6 55, 16:9, digital cut-out, color, DCP VIRAGE FILM in co-production with SRF Schweizer Radio un Fernsehen and HSLU Design&Kunst, Master of Arts in Design Script, design, direction, animation Screened at more than 40 film festivals. Awards: - Nominated for the Swiss Film Award 2014 (Best Animation) Solothurner Filmtage, Audience Award 2nd place (Animation) - China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival (CICDAF), Special Jury Award in Student Work Category International Animation Film Festival Animateka, Special mention of the Elephant jury, Ljubljana Riga 2 ANNAS International Short Film Festival, Best Latvian Short Film Audience Award and Jury Special Mention at Fantoche International Animation festival, Baden 2013, (Swiss Competition) - Special Mention at Borshorts Film Festival, Denmark Special Mention at Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico Vilma doesn t work today 8 Min, 4:3 cut-out animation, diploma work at the Art Academy of Latvia (BA) Script, design, direction, animation, sound, production Awards: - 2nd prize at the International Contemporary Video Art festival Waterpieces 2007, Riga (LV) - sympathy prize of the youth organization Avantis at the international short film festival 2ANNAS, 2007, Riga (LV) Screened at more than 50 festivals 4

5 Development of the character design and story... The inpiration for the shape of the kiosk came from an existing kiosk in Riga (originally bult in 30 s and then rebuilt in 90 s). 5

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