Dead weight (2024) 8 min drawn animation, Tv-paint.
Three men, on their way in a descending balloon over an icy sea, need to get rid of some weight. After a vote, the two men throw the third man out of the basket to reduce weight, intent on saving their lives.
The victim, initially strongly opposed to the solution, clings to a long line below the balloon. He refuses to let go.
Dødvekt
Tre menn, på vei i en synkende luftballong over iskaldt hav, må kvitte seg med vekt. Basert på en flertallsavgjørelse fra to av mennene, kaster de tredjemann ut av kurven for å minske vekten i luftballongen og for på den måten berge livet.
Den ofrede, som i utgangpunktet var sterkt imot denne løsningen, klarer å klamre seg fast i en lang line som henger under ballongen. Han nekter å slippe taket.
Crew and financers:
Written and directed by: Øyvind Tangseth
Voice actors: Bjarte Hjelmeland, Morten Svartveit and Bjarte Tjøstheim
Animation, colouring & lighting::
Øyvind Tangseth and Trine Vallevik Håbjørg
Design and comp: Øyvind Tangseth
Sound design: Merete Mongstad
Re-recording mixer Gisle Tveito, MPSE, Storyline
Sound recording voices: Anders Mørk, Filmreaktor
Music: Ole Johnny Stensland (composer) and Ole Jonas Storli (piano)
Editing: Anders Bergland, NFK
Mastring and DCP: Jim Steven Igland
Financed by: Nfi, Viken Filmsenter, FFLB, Grafill, and Råsalt as
Produced in Råsalt (2024) by Trine Vallevik Håbjørg
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Awards:
TIFF junior _ Tromsø Int Film festival 2025:
* Aurora junior for Best Shortfilm 2025
MIAF - Melbourne International Animation Festival 2025
* Audience award
Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2024:
* Audience award
Upcoming festival screenings in 2025:
* Nov - TIAF - Tbilise Anim festival, in competition, Georgia (NP)
* Nov – Edinburgh Short Film Festival – in competition, Scotland (NP)
* Nov – Rex Animation Film Festival – int comp, Stockholm, Sweden
* Nov - 2025 Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition, USA (Pennsylvanian prem.)
* Autumn&spring - ITFS Animation Tour – Best of Stuttgart 2025
Festival screenings:
2025
* oct – Reanima, Yerevan, Armenia (NP)
* sept - AnimaSyros – Int Competition, Greece (NP)
* sept – Cordillera Int. Film festival – Int comp, USA (Nevada Premiere)
* sept – Short Com 25/26 – in comp. UK
* sept - Weird Market – Valencia Spania, Film Market
* sept -TIFF – Tromsø Int. Film Festival, junior – in comp. Norway
* aug - Cleveland Int Film festival – Shorts Club, USA (Ohio’n premiere)
* aug - Imaginaria Anim festival, Conversano – Main comp. Italy
* aug - Salute your Shorts – In competition, Los Angeles, USA (NP)
* aug - La Guarimba Film Festival – Int competition Anim. category Italy (NP)
* july - International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR, main comp. (NP)
* june - Naturevision Filmfestival – Shortfilm comp. Germany
* june - ShortShorts Film Festival & Asia, in anim competition (NP)
* may - Animatricks Animation Film Festival – in nordic/baltic comp. Finland (NP)
* may - Stuttgart Int. Fest of Anim Film – Trickstar Nature Award, Germany
* may - Trollywood Festival in Trollhättan, Sweden. Winnerfilms from FAF
* may - MIAF, Melbourne Int. Anim Filmfestival – int. competition (NP)
* may - ChileMonos - in int. competition, Santiago, Chile (NP)
* may - Kecskemét Animation Film Festival – Program: Nordic Animation (NP)
* april - Frame by Frame screening, Oslo
* april - Independent Days International Filmfestival – in competition (NP)
* march - Britishanimation Film Festival – in competition UK. NP)
* march - Anima Brussel, Int. Competition – Short Films “Animated Night” (NP)
* march - Hitra kulturfestival, 6 utvalgte filmer fra Minimalen
* jan - Minimalen, Trondheim, in competition
2024
* nov - Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, in competition (NP)
* oct - Uppsala Short Film Festival, Official selection Int. comp. (NP)
* oct - Fredrikstad Animation Festival, in competition
* oct - Animest, Bucharesti Int Film Festival in competition (IP)
* aug - The Norwegian Film Festival Haugesund, in the program Cinemagi
* june - The Norwegian Short Film Festival, in competition (WP)
Trailer Dead weight