23rd Animation Division Jury Selections

Kitsune-Kansekai

Animated short film

Heihachi [Japan]

Outline

Kansekai (Umwelt) is a concept in biology that states that all animals operate while each perceives time and space subjectively. This short unfolds in eight gif animation scenes of animals with the motif of a fox spending time in a town at a bus stop, crossing, etc. Develops the umwelt theme with foxes drawn with gentle white lines and realistic backgrounds.