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Three Birds

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VIFF Short Forum

A sad girl seeks guidance from a wise bird woman.

 

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Director
Credits
Country of Origin

Slovenia/Croatia

Year

2024

Language

No Dialogue

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18+
9 min
Animation Award Winners Shorts Women Directors
Finta Film, RTV Slovenia, Adriatic Animation

Credits & Director

Producer

Tina Smrekar, Draško Ivezić

Screenwriter

Zarja Menart

ANIM

Zarja Menart, Anka Kočevar, Milly Yencken, Ditiya Ferdous, Andreja Goetz, Leo Černic

Editor

Iva Kraljević

Original Music

Zvezdana Novaković

Zarja Menart headshot; Three Birds director

Zarja Menart

Zarja Menart works as a film animator, illustrator, and art director. She has collaborated with Finta on several films as the main animator and illustrator, including Nighthawk (2016), Orange is the New Black (2017), and Steakhouse (2021). She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. Three Birds (2024) is her debut film.

 

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