SOLDAT (SOLDIER)
Croatia, animated short, 2006; 4min

Directed, Designed and Photographed by: David Peros-Bonnot
Produced by: Lado Skorin
Production company: Kenges Productions
Editor: Anita Jovanov
Music: Vjeran Salomon
Sound Editor: Boris Wagner


Synopsis
A symbolic story about a product of society that gets out of control. Only this time it is a statue of a soldier suffering from PTSD. How would a civil society react in this situation?
Can such an anomaly be left "alive"?
What's more, is there some sinister plot behind all this?

Awards
I castelli animati, Italy 2006 - Special Mention
Animateka, Ljubljana 2006 - Special Jury Mention
Cortisonici, Italy 2007 – Special Mention
Mauvais Genre, Tours, France 2007 - Best Animated Film Award
Maremetraggio Int’l Short Film Festival, Trieste 2007 - Best Short Film in CEI Section
Dokufest, Prizren 2007 - Best Animated Film Award
Milano Film Festival, Italy 2007 - Special Mention

Festivals
SOLDAT was shown at over 50 international film festivals.


Director David Peroš-Bonnot
Born 1967 in Zagreb, Croatia he graduated from Fine arts Academy in Zagreb in 1993 in the class of prof. Ivo Frisčić. He received his first award at the 28th Zageb’s Salon in 1993. David specializes in props, scenery, masks and costumes (mostly SF-themed) for film and TV productions. He regularly works as illustrator of children’s books, text books, novels, and recently started working on stop-motion puppet animation. Soldat is his first animated film.

Source
Kenges Productions
Poljana Zdenka Mikine 10, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel: +38513755281
Email: kenges@kenges.hr