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Chika, the Dog in the Ghetto
Sandra Schießl/16:21/Germany/Animation/2016
Chika the dog and the five-year old Mikasch are the heroes of this story which is set in a Jewish ghetto in an unnamed Polish city. The little dog helps Mikasch to develop as a child despite the persecution of the Jews and the threats of the 2nd World War.
29th DALLAS VIDEOFEST 2016 JURY PRIZE FOR ANIMATION SHORT (Official Selection, Texas, USA)
33rd CHICAGO INT’L CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2016 2nd PRIZE & ADULT JURY PRIZE in Animated Television Program (Official Selection, Chicago, IL, USA)
8th ARTFOOLS VIDEO FILMFESTIVAL 2017 1st PRIZE (Official Selection, Larissa, Greece)
33rd CHICAGO INT’L CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2016 2nd PRIZE & ADULT JURY PRIZE in Animated Television Program (Official Selection, Chicago, IL, USA)
8th ARTFOOLS VIDEO FILMFESTIVAL 2017 1st PRIZE (Official Selection, Larissa, Greece)
Director : Sandra Schießl
Sandra Schießl, born in 1971 in Herne, Germany, has completed various studies across multiple Universities, including Visual Communication/Animation at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg. In 2001 she and 3 friends established the animation studio TRIKK17 in Hamburg and since then she has been directing various film productions, including commercials, music videos, TV series & short films.