30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children

Stumblebee (2017) 10

Germany | 2017 | 5 min.

Words have an effect, even if they’re not true. What happens when a bumblebee overhears that it isn’t able to fly at all.

CountryGermany
Year2017
Duration5 min
Rating10
LanguageEnglish, German
SubtitleEnglish, Simultanneous transla
Directed by Monika Tenhündfeld
Screenplay Marcus Sauermann
Director of Photography Monika Tenhündfeld
Music Marius Kirsten
Contact Christian Zehetmeier

Biography

Monika Tenhündfeld (*09/27/83) is an award-winning director / character animator from Vogt, Germany. From 2010 till 2016 she studied at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, where she graduated in 2016. Before she started to work in the movie sector, she graduated an apprenticeship as a painter and decorator. From 2006 to 2010 she studied communication design at the HTWG in Konstanz where she got an award for her work "Annual Report 2009" from the Junior ADC in 2008. Her first short film “I need more RED!” (Ich brauch mehr Rot!) received the award for “Best Animation” at the Bamberger Kurzfilmtage on January 2012, "Second Audience Award" at the Rüsselsheimer Filmtage as well as "Award for the best concept" at the Shortynale Klosterneuburg. Filmography 2008 ZDF Löwenzahn: Schimmi the mildew, animation & coloring (Studio Soi) 2008 Sanndmännchen, setbuilding (Studio Soi) 2009 The Gruffalo, setbuilding (Studio Soi) 2009 Nuk Nuk (bachelor thesis, HTWG Konstanz) 2010 I need more RED! ( Ich brauch mehr ROT!) director & animator (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg) 2011 The one in the Dark (Die im Dunkeln), director & animator (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg) 2012 Mummenschanz, co-director (director: Harry Fast, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg) 2013 ZDF Löwenzahn: Archaeologists never give up! director & animator (Studio Soi) 2014-2017 Stumblebee (Am Boden der Tatsachen) director & animator (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg) This film is a part of the set Short Animation 1.

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