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TITLE
Please
DIRECTOR
Anna Mantzaris
COUNTRY
Czechia, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden
YEAR
2026
DURATION
9′
GENRE
Animation
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PLEASE is a dark comedy about humankind’s desire to love and to be loved. An animated short centred around neediness, intimacy and romance.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Anna Mantzaris
Anna Mantzaris is a director and stop motion filmmaker whose work blends awkwardness, dark humour and the quiet absurdity of being human. She is drawn to characters who don’t quite have it together, who are strange yet relatable. Her works have received over 100 international awards, including an Emmy Award, an Annie Award and a European Animation Award. Anna has an MA in animation from the Royal College of Art and a background as an animator, including Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs. In addition to her filmmaking, she directs commissions and has lectured at institutions such as the Royal College of Art (UK), Konstfack (SE), the National Film School of Denmark (DK), and the National Film and Television School (UK)
- DirectorAnna Mantzaris
- ScreenplayAnna Mantzaris
- CinematographyDonna Wade
- CastStellan Skarsgård, Molly Nilsson. Ika Nord, Jonatan Unge, Johan Edström
- Editing Anna Mantzaris
- Producer/s Johan Edström, Erika Forzy, Caroline Audebert, Marc Bodin-Joyeux, Radim Procházka, Lise Fernley, Jani Lehto
- Production Company
- Distributor/sMIYU DISTRIBUTION
- Project TitlePlease
- Project Type Animation
- Completion Date08 May 2026
- Country of originCzechia, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden
- Country of filmingCzechia, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden
- LanguageEnglish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Anna Mantzaris
Anna Mantzaris is a director and stop motion filmmaker whose work blends awkwardness, dark humour and the quiet absurdity of being human. She is drawn to characters who don’t quite have it together, who are strange yet relatable. Her works have received over 100 international awards, including an Emmy Award, an Annie Award and a European Animation Award. Anna has an MA in animation from the Royal College of Art and a background as an animator, including Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs. In addition to her filmmaking, she directs commissions and has lectured at institutions such as the Royal College of Art (UK), Konstfack (SE), the National Film School of Denmark (DK), and the National Film and Television School (UK)
