PAWO
Director: Antje Heyn
Cast:Charles Rettinghaus, Norman Matt, Sarah Riedel, Sven Hasper
Crew:Producers: Antje Heyn - Screenwriters: Antje Heyn - Animation: Alexander Isert, Antje Heyn, Caroline Hamann - Animation Assistant: Johanna Hochholzer - Composer: Peer Kleinschmidt - Foley Artist: Peter Sandmann - Sound-Editing: Steve Klingelhöfer - Re-Recording: Robert Jäger
Email:info@protoplanet-studio.de
Synopsis
PAWO (Tibetan for "being brave") is the magical adventure of a little toy figure, who finds herself in a curious world. Thanks to some strange companions, she gradually becomes aware of her strength and skills. PAWO is also about the courage to face life without fear and full of trust - although it sometimes isn't as you would like it ...
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About the director
Antje Heyn is a Berlin based animation director and illustrator. Having set her heart on creating characters and bringing them to life, she gains inspiration from daily observations of urban living and culture as well as nature and animals. On top of teaching animation at universities and art academies she runs the Protoplanet Studio.
Antje Heyn's filmography
- PAWO, 2015
- TRIAL & ERROR, 2016
- Meta, 2021 (Festival 2022)
- On the mat outside my door, 2025 (Festival 2026)