Hollow Land
DirectorMichelle Kranot
Uri Kranot
ProducerDora Benousilio
Marc Bertrand
Marie Bro
WriterMichelle Kranot
Uri Kranot
Michal Pfeffer
AnimatorJody Ghani
Uri Kranot
Jean-Jacques Prunès
Inès Sedan
MusicUri Kranot
StudioDansk Tegnefilm
National Film Board of Canada
Les Films de l'Arlequin
ReleasedJune 11, 2013 (Annecy)
CountryDenmark
Canada
France
Runtime14 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.

References

  1. ^ Dan Sarto, "Michelle and Uri Kranot Talk 'Hollow Land'". Animation World Network, December 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Hand-crafted stories about immigration". Danish Film Institute, June 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "Quatre films de l’ONF en compétition au Festival d’Annecy". Le Devoir, April 24, 2013.
  4. ^ Pat Mullen, "'Enemy' Leads Canadian Screen Awards Nominations" Archived 2023-03-29 at the Wayback Machine. Cinemablographer, January 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Danielle Ng See Quan, "Canuck animated shorts move ahead in Oscar race". Playback, November 8, 2013.