Английская Википедия:Compound Eyes of Tropical
Compound Eyes of Tropical (Шаблон:Lang-zh) is a stop motion animated film by Zhang Xu-zhan. It was first presented at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and had its world premiere at the Golden Horse Film Festival in the same year. The film was awarded the Best Animated Short Film at the 59th Golden Horse Awards.[1]
Plot
The film was adapted from the Southeast Asian folk story The Mouse and the Deer Crossing the River (Chinese: 鼠鹿過河).[2] It is presented from the perspective of a fly's eyes, observing how the mouse and the deer navigate through the treacherous crocodile-infested river to reach the other side.[1][3]
Production
Compound Eyes of Tropical uses puppets made by a traditional Taiwanese paper art technique for death and funeral ceremonies and was shot by a stop motion technique frame-by-frame. The animation is around 16 minutes long and the film took three years to shoot.[4] Through a fly's eyes, the image creates a multi-perspective montage. The film uses Taiwanese folk dance to reimagine the Southeast Asian folk story, presenting a cross-cultural interpretation with multiple viewpoints, using mirrors and shadows as metaphorical symbols for various themes. It highlights the underlying structural similarities in seemingly distinct world cultures.[5][3]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Name | Outcome | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 45th Golden Harvest Awards | Best Music & Sound Design | Prairie WWWW, Feng Zi-ming | Шаблон:Won | [6] |
| Grand Prize | Compound Eyes of Tropical | Шаблон:Won | |||
| Critics Choice Award | Compound Eyes of Tropical | Шаблон:Won | |||
| 59th Golden Horse Awards | Best Animated Short Film | Compound Eyes of Tropical | Шаблон:Won | [1] | |
| 2023 | 21nd Taishin Art Awards | Visual Arts Award | Jungle Jungle—ZHANG XU zhan Solo Exhibition | Шаблон:Nom | [7] |
| Animafest Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film | Special Award | Compound Eyes of Tropical | Шаблон:Won | [1] | |
| 25th Taipei Film Awards | Best Animation | Compound Eyes of Tropical | Шаблон:Nom | [8] | |
| Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution - Performance/ Action Design | ZHANG XU Zhan, Raito LOW, CHEN Liang-jie | Шаблон:Nom |
Exhibitions
- 2023 Roppongi Art Night[9]
- 2022 Jungle Jungle—ZHANG XU zhan Solo Exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum
References
