Hollow Land Explained

Hollow Land
Director:Michelle Kranot
Uri Kranot
Producer:Dora Benousilio
Marc Bertrand
Marie Bro
Animator:Jody Ghani
Uri Kranot
Jean-Jacques Prunès
Inès Sedan
Music:Uri Kranot
Studio:Dansk Tegnefilm
National Film Board of Canada
Les Films de l'Arlequin
Country:Denmark
Canada
France
Runtime:14 minutes

Hollow Land is an animated short film, directed by Michelle and Uri Kranot and released in 2013.[1] A coproduction of companies from Denmark, France and Canada, the film centres on Solomon and Berta, a couple who are emigrating by ship from their homeland in search of a better life.[2]

The film premiered at the 2013 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[3]

The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.[4] It made the initial list of top ten nominees for the Academy Award for the Best Animated Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014,[5] but was not one of the final five nominees.

Notes and References

  1. Dan Sarto, "Michelle and Uri Kranot Talk 'Hollow Land'". Animation World Network, December 17, 2013.
  2. https://www.dfi.dk/en/english/hand-crafted-stories-about-immigration "Hand-crafted stories about immigration"
  3. https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/376500/quatre-films-de-l-onf-en-competition-au-festival-d-annecy "Quatre films de l’ONF en compétition au Festival d’Annecy"
  4. Pat Mullen, "'Enemy' Leads Canadian Screen Awards Nominations". Cinemablographer, January 13, 2014.
  5. Danielle Ng See Quan, "Canuck animated shorts move ahead in Oscar race". Playback, November 8, 2013.