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DRAWING © MARYNA SHCHIPAK

COMPOSITION & SOUND DESIGN FOR ANIMATION FILM // 2008

baba yaga

Baba Yaga is a character of the slawic mythology, who is very well known in Eastern Europe.
In Maryna Shchipak's movie, she transports this traditional character into modern times. This film can be interpreted as a parody of an old Russian fairy tale, because it's theme is based on the contrast between traditional and modern elements.
The music is primarily based on conventional children melodies. Throughout the film the music is being transformed into an absurd dreamlike distortion.

The movie was chosen in Stuttgart (2008) as best animation film at Filmschau Baden-Württemberg and won a prize in Santiago (2009) at the Festival Internacional de Animación.

Baba Yaga has been showed in:
St. Petersburg (R), Konstanz (D), Stuttgart (D), Marburg (D), Milan (I), Padua (I), Landshut (D), Oberhausen (D), Jena (D), Potsdam (D), Starnberg (D), Prishtina (SRB).