Screening for Professionals of Animation Feature Film “Close Enough”, dir. Valentin Urziceanu
Before their masterclass “Romanian Animation in the Spotlight” Mirona Radu, artistic director of ABIFF – Animation Bucharest International Film Festival and Valentin Urziceanu, screenwriter and director of "Close Enough” invite you to showcase contemporary Romanian animation feature film screening.
Film
“Close Enough” directed by Valentin Urziceanu
Romania, 2022, 78 min, animation, comedy, subtitled in English
Synopsis
A satire about cinema, music and life, the film blends the story of Giani – a Roma boy who, in a Europe torn apart by the Second World War, travels from Bucharest to Paris to meet his idol, Django Reinhardt, hoping to learn from him to become a great guitar player – and the film-makers drama in the face of real-life constraints, all spiced with hundreds of references of the seventh art.
Press
“Close Enough” speaks about adventure, resilience and the effort to help the one next to you even at your peril, but it mainly focuses on the challenges that need to be overcome in the struggle to fulfil your dreams.”, Cineeuropa
Film director V. Urziceanu
“I tried to make the film work on many layers, to be enjoyed by children who may be entertained by its slapstick humour, but also by adults who can recognise its cinematic references. It was a challenge to connect, like in a mosaic, the lines of world cinema references with the circumstances depicted in Close Enough.”
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Valentin Urziceanu is a Romanian scriptwriter and director of animated films (“Close Enough”, 2022, “The Iair of the Iron Dragon” – in production, “The Iron Dragon” – in production, “The Death Whistle” – in post-production, short films “The Dragon's Gift” (“Darul Dragonului”, 2021), “Chororo – Europe's Music Beyond Prejudices” (“Chororo – muzica Europei dincolo de prejudecăți”, 2016). He is also the founder of ABI Fundație, through which he implemented international cultural projects, film festivals and educational workshops.
Event in English
In partnership with „Film O'Clock International Festival“
The event took place on November 20th, 2022.