PLSTC
Animated short film 1’37” (2022)
The full version is now showing on Arte the European public service channel dedicated to culture.
You’ll never look at it in the same way.
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Welcome to the world of PLSTC, an undersea dystopia that submerges you in the disturbing reality of plastic pollution in our oceans. Through a series of graphically confronting AI-generated and hand-composited images of ocean creatures, this experimental animated film confronts you with the devastating consequences of our habits on marine life, and leaves you gasping for breath.
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Direction & production by Laen Sanches
Coproduction by Autour de Minuit
Music by PremiumProductionTracks provided by Pond5
Sound design by Magnus Monfeldt & Nick Smith
Sound mix by Stainless Sound
Stock libraries by Artlist | Pond5
Digital tools
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®2022 Laen Sanches
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Vimeo Staff Pick 2022
AI Film Festival by Runway - Honoree Price 2023
Prix Ars Electronica - New Animation Art - Honorary Mention 2023
Monstra Festival de Animação de Lisboa - Super Short Films - Special Mention 2023
Formentera Film - Animation - Special Mention 2023
Brest Surf Film Festival - Short Films - Special Mention 2023
Deauville Green Awards - Info Films - The oceans and their conservation - Gold Trophy 2023
Seoul International Short FilmFestival - Best Micro Film 2023
Festival Parties de Campagne - Documentary - Special Mention 2023
Black Canvas Festival - New Horizon Shorts - Best Director 2023
Innsbruck Nature Film Festival - Short Animation - Honorable Mention 2023
Reggio Film Festival - UNIMORE Award (University of Modena and Reggio award) 2023
Sapporo International Short Film Festival - Best Contemporary Experimental Film 2023
Spicy Indie International Film Festival - Best International Animation 2023
AIFF Budapest - Best Documentary 2024
Blue Water Film Festival - Audience Awards 2024
Los Cineminutos - AI Films - Special Mention 2024
The Telly Awards - Non-Broadcast - Craft-Use of Generative AI - Gold Winner 2024
BAIFF - Best Experimental Artist - ITA
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Cinemare - International Ocean Film Festival Kiel - Ocean Short Film competition - GER
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Anifilm - International Competition of Abstract and Non-Narrative Animation - CZE
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Vienna Shorts - Last Generation program - AUT
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Golden Kuker - Animated Eco Film - BUL
Côté Court - Essais - Art Vidéo competition - FRA
Art Film Fest Košice - International Short Film competition - SVK
TWCinema - SPA
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ShorTS International Film Festival - Shorter Kids'n'Teens competition - ITA
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Curtas Vila Do Conde - My Generation competition - POR
Insomnia - RUS
KIOFF Korea International Ocean Film Festival - KOR
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Animix - Green program - ISR
Animist Tallinn - Justice competition - EST
Cinéma en Liberté - Youth Films competition - FRA
ISFF Detmold - GER
FFDL Film Festival della Lessinia - Green program - ITA
OFF Odense - International, Animation & Youth competitions - DAN
Off-Cours Trouville - Politik & Youth programs - FRA
Prix Ars Electronica - New Animation Art competition - AUT 🏆
Green Screen - Audience Award Best Short Film - GER
Digerati Emergent Media Festival - USA
L’Étrange Festival - Short Films competition - FRA
Ficbueu - 12 - 16 years Minific program - SPA
Festival du Film Merveilleux - FRA
Que Celeste Festival - SPA
Court Métrange - Youth Films competition - FRA
Animasyros - European Values competition - GRE
Weird Market - SPA
Black Canvas Festival - New Horizon Shorts competition - MEX 🏆
WOFF Wild Oceans FilmFest - Short Documentary Film competition - SPA
Balkanima - Main Competition - SRB
Un Festival C'est Trop Court - FRA
Lane Doc Fest - Doc Short Environment - USA
Sedicicorto Forlì International Film Festival - Under 5’ - ITA
ISFFC International Short Film Festival of Cyprus - International Competition - CYP
Cortoons Gandia - Main competition - SPA
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SAFF Seoul Animal Film Festival - Shorts - KOR
Innsbruck Nature Film Festival - Short Animation competition - AUT 🏆
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival - A Critical Eye competition - SPA
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Athens International Children’s Film Festival - GRE
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CutOut Fest - Experimental - MEX
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Shorts Not Pants - Animation category - CAN
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Cornwall Film Festival - UK
Legnago Film Festival - Verona - ITA
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Tous Courts d'Aix en Provence - Experimental category - FRA
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Los Dos Uno - Short Films category - MEX
International Animation Film Festival Tindirindis - Abstract Experimental - LTU
Spicy Indie International Film Festival - Main Competition - GRE 🏆
Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Two-Minutes-Shorts Competition - GER
Minimalen - International Competition - NOR
Wild & Scenic Film Festival - Short Films category - USA
AIFF Dubai - Finalist - UAE
SIMA Social Impact Media Awards - Finalist XR & AI - USA
AIFF Budapest - Best Documentary - HUN 🏆
Blue Water Film Festival - Audience Award - USA 🏆
Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski - CAN
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FilmFest Dresden - Short Film Lotto program - GER
Dérapage - AI Competition - CAN
Los Cineminutos - Main Competition - SPA
The Telly Awards - Non-Broadcast - Use-of Generative AI - Gold Winner 2024 - USA 🏆
BAIFF- Best Experimental Artist - ITA 🏆
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Worldwide distribution
Autour de Minuit
contact@autourdeminuit.com
Festivals management
Miguel Español Celiméndiz
miguel.wasia@gmail.com
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Duration 1’37” | Frame rate 25 FPS | Colours | No dialogs
Cinema (1.85:1)
DCP 4K Flat
Audio 5.1
Cinema (1.78:1)
16:9 resolutions from 1080p to UHD 4K
Codecs from MP4 to ProRes4444
Audio stereo linear PCM, 16 bit 48000 Hz
Online (1:1)
2160x2160px
Codecs from MP4 to ProRes4444
Audio stereo linear PCM, 16 bit 48000 Hz