Bear Me

Film Title: Bear Me
Director: Kasia Wilk
Category: Animation
Country of Origin: Germany
Run time: 05.10
Tagline: Bear me

Cast & Crew:
Director – Kasia Wilk
Student Producer – Anna Matacz
Animation – Kasia Wilk
Character Design – Kasia Wilk
Production Design – Kasia Wilk
Technical Director – Felix Buccella
Music – Karol Obara
Sound – Karol Obara
Actors/Voices – Kasia Will
Compositing – Felix Bucella, Ore Peleg

Previous Awards:
1. FMX 2012, Stuttgart / Germany (08.-11.05.2012)
2. ITFS 2012, Stuttgart / Germany (08.-13.05.2012)
3. Lodzia po Wisle, Warsaw / Poland (13.-15.04.2012) – Best animation
4. Palm Springs International shorts fest, USA (19.-25.06.2012) – Best student animation
5. Bayside film festival, Australia (25.-28.07.2012)- International award Jump Cut competition
6. Open cinema, St.Petersburg / Russia (27.07.2012)
7. Pentedattilo film festival, Pentedattilo / Italy (24.-26.08.2012) – Best animation
8. FESA, Belgrade /Serbia (01.-02-09.2012) – First prize, Best student film
9. ANIMANIMA Festival, Cacak / Serbia (06.-09.09.2012)
10. Fantoche, Baden/Switzerland (04.-09.09.2012)
11. Jameson Cinefest, Miskolc / Hungary (14.-23.09.2012)
12. Arouca film festival, Arouca / Portugal (12.-14.09.2012)
13. Melaka art & performance festival, St.Paul´s Hill / Malaysia (21.-23.09.2012) – Best international animation
14. Anifest Rozafa, Shkodra / Albania (25.-29.09.2012)
15. Animage, Recife and Olinda / Brazil (26.-29.09.2012)
16. Polish film festival, Los Angeles / USA (09.-18.10.2012)
17. European Animated Film Festival BALKANIMA 2012, Belgrade / Serbia (02.-06.10.2012) – Best student animation
18. Canterbury Anifest, Canterbury / UK (05.-06.10.2012)
19. 3 D Wire 2012, Segovia / Spain (10.-14.10.2012)
20. TOFIFEST, Torun / Poland (20.-26.10.2012)
21. Primanima World festival of first animations, Budaörs / Hungary (25.-28.10.2012)
22. Chicago International Children´s film festival, Chicago / USA (26.10.-04.11.2012)
23. Sandfly Film festival, Blue Mountains / Newtown / Jervis Bay, Australia (03.-10.11.2012)
24. Reanimania, Yerevan / Armenia (03.-09.11.2012) Junior jury award for best film
25. KLIK Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Netherlands (07.-11.11.2012)
26. Cornwall Film festival / Reel women, Cornwall / UK (08.-11.11.2012)
27. California Independent film festival, Moraga and Orinda, CA /USA (08.-11.11.2012) / nominated for Best Student film and Best animation
28. Cinema St.Louis, USA (08.-18.11.2012)
29. Cinanima Int animated film festival, Espinho / Portugal(12-18.11.2012)
30. Bradford Animation Festival, Bradford / UK (13.-17.11.2012)
31. Short story film festival, Concord / New Hampshire (16.-17.11.2012)
32. Istanbul animation festival, Istanbul / Turkey (22.-27.11.2012)
33. FFest, Cluj / Romania (22.-26.11.2012) – Best animation
34. Short story film festival,Providence/Rhode Island (24.11.2012)-Audience award Heartstrings
35. Siggraph Asia 2012, Singapore / Singapore (28.11.-01.12.2012)
36. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart / Germany (28.11.-02.12.2012) – Best animation
37. MFFMW Ale Kino!, Poznan / Poland (02.-09.12.2012)
38. Capalbio Cinema ISFF, Capalbio / Italy (28.-31.12.2012) – Junior teens prize (2nd)
39. Premi Ciutat de Palma d’Animació Independent 2012, Palma de Mallorca / Spain (08.-10.01.2012)
40. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Bamberg / Germany (21-27.01.2013)
41. Anima Brussels, Flagey/ Belgium (08.-17.02.2013)
42. Flicks International Student Short Film Festival 2013, Groningen/Netherlands (13.-15.03.2013)
43. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival, Landshut / Germany (13.-18.03.2013)
44. Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche, Regensburg / Germany (13.-20.03.2013)
45. Atlanta Film Festival, Atlanta / USA (15.-24.03.2013)
46. Festival international du film d´Aubagne, France (Off-competition)(18.-23.03.2013)
47. Holland animation film festival, Utrecht / Netherlands (20.-24.03.2013)
48. Int. Motion festival Cyprus, Nicosia / Cyprus (22.-24.03.2013)
49. Cleveland Int. film festival, Cleveland; OH / USA (03.-14.04.2013) – Jury Award for Best ANIMATED Short Film
50. Festival int. Du court metrage, Cergy-Pointoise / France (05.-07.04.2013)
51. Court mais bon, Espaly Saint Marcel / France (06.04.2013) – Jury´s prize

52. Internationales Filmfestival der Filmakademie Wien 2013, Austria (10.-14.04.2013)
53. Filmfest Dresden, Germany (16.-21.04.2013)
54. Int. Short Animated Film Festival Cortoons, Rome / Italy (17.-21.04.2013)
55. European short film festival, Cambridge / USA (19.-21.04.2013)
56. Independent Days Filmfest, Karlsruhe / Germany (24.-28.04.2013)- Goldene ID 2013
57. Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Kyiv / Ukraine (24.-28.04.2013)
58. BEFILM. New York / USA (23.-27.04.2013)
59. Newport beach film festival, USA (25.04.-02.05.2013)
60. Festival europeen du court metrage de Bordeaux, Talence Cedex / France (25-26.04.2013)
61. Hill Country Film festival, Austin TX / USA (02.-05.05.2013)
62. Golden Kuker In. animation fest, Sofia / Bulgaria (07.-12.05.2013)
63. Freshly squeezed Int. student film festival, Dublin / Ireland (12.05.2013) – The (F)route Audience Award
64. CIVIS Medienpreis, Berlin / Germany (15.05.2013) – Young CIVIS media prize
65. Outbox International Short film festival, Beirut /Lebanon (June 2013) – Best animation
66. LISFE – Leiden Int Short film experience, Leiden / Netherlands (01.-08.06.2013)
67. Maremetraggio, Trieste / Italy (30.06.-06.07.2013)
68. SiciliAmbiente Documentary film festival, Sicily / Italy (09.-14.07.2013)
69. Linoleum, Moscow / Russia (09.07.-08.09.2013)
70. Heart of gold Int. film festival, Gympie/Queensland, Australia (11.-14.07.2013)
71. Anima Mundi, Rio de Janeiro / Brazil (02.-11.08.2013)
72. ANONIMUL, Sfantu Gheorghe, Danube Delta, Romania (09.-18.07.2013)
73. Shorts at moonlight / Frankfurt / Germany (26.07.2013)
74. Anima Mundi, Sao Paolo / Brazil (14.-18.08.2013)
75. Filmfest Weiterstadt, Weiterstadt / Germany (15-19.08.2013)
76. Int. Film Festival NUEVA MIRADA for Children and Youth, Buenos Aires / Argentina
(29.08.-04.08.2013)
77. Sapporo Short Fest, California Independent film festival showcase, Japan (11.-16.09.2013)
78. Big Eddy Film Festival, Narrowsburg /USA (20-22.09.2013)
79. Animasyros 6.0 Festival, Best of anifest, Athens / Greece (26.-29.09.2013)
80. Anim´est, Bucharest/Romania (04.-13.10.2013)
81. Flensburg Film Festival, Germany (06.-10.11.2013)
82. Se-ma-for film festival, Lodz / Poland (09.-13.10.2013)
83. Ahoi Film festival, Hamburg / Germany (11.-12.10.2013)
84. ISFFC-Int. short film festival of Cyprus, Limassol / Cyprus (12.-18.10.2013)
85. Les Enfants terrible, Huy/Belgium (17.-20.10.2013)
86. Black Bear Film Festival, Milford / USA (18.-20.10.2013)
87. Filmvideo, short film festival, Montecatini Terme / Italy (19.-27.10.2013)
88. Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Chicago / USA (25.10.-03.11.2013)
89. Indie Memphis Film Festival, Memphis / USA (31.10.-03.11.2013)
90. Multivision festival, St. Petersburg / USA(01.-10.11.2013)- For a woman’s view of a man’s life
91. Starz Denver Film Festival, Denver / USA (06.-17.11.2013)
92. Ozu kidz k2 section, Italy (15.-24.11.2013)
93. Cinemagic, Belfast / North Ireland (18.-28.11.2013)
94. Fancine Festival, Malaga / Spain (21.-28.11.2013)
95. Animateka, Ljubljana / Slovenia (02.-08.12.2013)
96. Trieste Film festival, Trieste / Italy (17.-22.01.2014)
97. Black movie International Independent Film Festival, Geneva / Switzerland (17.-26.01.2014)
98. New York Int. Children´s film festival, NY / USA (08.-30.03.2013)
99. Ozark Foothills Film Fest, Arkansas / USA (02.-06.04.2013)
100. Monstronale, Halle/Salle / Germany (05.04.2014)
101. Istanbul Animation festival, Turkey
102. Nashville Film festival, USA (17.-26.04.2014)
103. Brussels Short film festival, Brussel / Belgium (23.04.-03.05.2014)
104. Marin County International Festival, San Rafael / USA (02.-06.07.2014) – Jury Award
105. Anibar – Int. animation festival, Peja / Kosovo (05.-10.08.2014)
106. Croqanime, Paris / France (10.-14.09.2014)
107. Anim Arte, Brazil (21.10.2014) – 2nd place International students Maxi
108. Fic Puebla, (08.10.-27.11.2014) San Andres Cholula / Mexico
109. Animex Festival of Animation and Computer Games, UK (09.-13.02.2015)
110. The Frederick Film Festival, Maryland / USA (26-28.06.2015)
111. Animate, Dubai / VAE (03.-05.12.2015)
112. Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche, Regensburg / Germany (09.-16.03.2016)
113. Phoenix Film Festival, USA (26.03.-02.04.2016)
114. Toronto Int. Film and video awards, Toronto/Canada (07.-09.10.2016)
115. Northwest Animation Festival, Portland, Oregon / USA (20.-22.05.2016)

Synopsis: Love and other strange things… Bear me is a funny animation film about love, a normal course of life and everything else a relationship can offer – but in an idealistic perception. ‘Bear me’ is a simple story about love, passion, and being blind… In a funny way the author shows things that sometimes are not funny at all.

Website: http://www.bear-me.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BearMeStory/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9xeivgDk44