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Section: International Competition of Short Animations for Children
How Shammies Travelled (2020)
With his eyes closed, Hankie imagines the table as a dragon’s cave, the stairs as snowy cliffs, and his bed drifting in a roaring sea.
| Country | Latvia |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Duration | 6 min |
| Rating | - |
| Language | Latvian |
| Subtitle | English, simul. translation cz |
| Directed by | Edmunds Jansons |
| Screenplay | Inese Zandere |
| Director of Photography | Reinis Pētersons |
| Music | Jēkabs Nīmanis |
| Contact | Atom Art |
Biography
Edmunds Jansons is an animation film director, graphic designer, and children book illustrator. He is founder of animation film studio Atom Art in 2001. In 2012 Edmunds graduated animation directing at Estonian Academy of Art, masterclass of Priit Parn. He is the author of award winning animation shorts "International Father's Day" (2012), "Choir Tour" (2012), "Isle of Seals" (2014), and "Guard of Honour" (2021), director of pre-school series "Shammies" (2010-2020), Christmas special "Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness" (2017), and feature film "Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs" (2019).This film is a part of the set Little Snowman and Other Animations.