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The Undying Pain of Existence

film type animated film Production Country Germany production year 2025 runtime 5'20 colour Color animation technique 2D computer animation
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format 5.1 Audiomix
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby Atmos

A nude model is posing with statuesque stillness for an elite drawing class – until an unfortunate mosquito bite challenges his self-control. Driven to madness by the itch, he is caught between the ruthless demand for perfection and his most unhinged, animalistic impulses.

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Contact: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Katharina Schreiner
http://www.filmakademie.de +49 7141 96982179
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director Oscar Jacobson Script Oscar Jacobson Animation Oscar Jacobson, Ilya Barrett, Louis Hartmann, Leo Neumann, Yerkezhan Sabitbekova, Melanie Schnaidt, Gregor Wittich, Sofija Zivkovic Original Score Clemens Gutjahr Sound Design Timo Kleinemeier Editing Revan Sarikaya Production Franz Rügamer, Nadiia Yunatska film school Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Festivals
2025 KINOFILM Manchester Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (Best Animation Runner Up)
2025 FICAM Meknes, Morocco
2025 FAB Festival of Animation Berlin, Germany
2025 Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada
2025 TIAF Taichung International Animation Festival, Taiwan
2025 Primanima World Festival of First Animations, Budaörs, Hungary
Awards
2025 Finalist Category Animation Student Academy Awards 2025
School
Production
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Katharina Schreiner
  • Akademiehof 10
  • 71638 Ludwigsburg
  • Germany
  • +49 7141 96982179
  • http://www.filmakademie.de
Distribution
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Katharina Schreiner
  • Akademiehof 10
  • 71638 Ludwigsburg
  • Germany
  • +49 7141 96982179
  • http://www.filmakademie.de
Sales
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Sigrid Gairing
  • Akademiehof 10
  • 71638 Ludwigsburg
  • +49 7141 96982193
  • http://www.filmakademie.de

Oscar Jacobson

Oscar Jacobson was born in Sweden and brought up in Switzerland. After training as a graphic designer at an advertising agency, he studied animation at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg, where he graduated in 2024. During this time he gained much experience as an animation and concept artist, as well as a director.

Filmography
2019 Im Wind
2020 Sommerregen
2025 The Undying Pain of Existence

Portrait of Oscar Jacobson