screening format
DCP
aspect ratio
1.85:1
sound format
Dolby Surround
PAWO (Tibetan for "being brave") is the magical adventure of a little toy figure, who finds herself in a curious world. Thanks to a strange companion, she gradually becomes aware of her strength and skills.
director
Antje Heyn
Animation
Alexander Isert, Antje Heyn, Caroline Hamann
Editing
Antje Heyn
DOP
Antje Heyn
Production
Antje Heyn
Script
Antje Heyn
Original Score
Peer Kleinschmidt
Sound Design
Steve Klingelhöfer
Festivals
Zlín Film Festival, Czech Republic
Brooklyn International Film Festival, New York, USA
ANIMA MUNDI, International Animation Festival of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival, Portugal
FILMFEST DRESDEN - International Short Film Festival, Dresden, Germany
Oaxaca FilmFest, Mexico
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, USA
DOK Leipzig - Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Germany
Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom
London International Animation Festival, United Kingdom
LUCAS - Internationales Festival für junge Filmfans, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, Germany
PSSST! Silent Film Festival, Zagreb, Croatia
(Grand Prix Award „Veliki Brcko“)
KUKI Junges Kurzfilmfestival Berlin, Germany
(Lobende Erwähnung)
Lublin Film Festival, Poland
(Little Anteaters Award)
Insomnia International Animation Film Festival, Moscow, Russian Federation
(1.Prize)
Montreal World Film Festival, Canada
Production
- Protoplanet Studio
- Antje Heyn
- http://www.protoplanet-studio.de
Distribution
- Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
- Anne Jagemann
- Bodenstedtstr. 16
- 22765 Hamburg
- +49 40 39106318
- http://verleih.shortfilm.com
Sales
- Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
- Bodenstedtstr. 16
- 22765 Hamburg
- Germany
- +49 40 3910630
- http://www.shortfilm.com
Antje Heyn
Antje Heyn is a German animation director. Besides setting her heart on creating characters and bringing them to life, she teaches animation and runs Protoplanet Studio.
Filmography
2010 Lumo
2015 PAWO
2016 Trial & Error
2019 CAT LAKE CITY
2022 META
2024 Für immer Sieben
2025 Vor meiner Tür auf einer Matte
