Matta and Matto

TITLE

Matta and Matto

DIRECTOR

Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp

COUNTRY

Switzerland

YEAR

2023

DURATION

11′

GENRE

Animation

Overview

Matta and Matto

In a dystopian world where touch is forbidden, Matta and Matto offer refuge to the lonely at Hotel Vaip. In the deceptive labyrinth of mind bending rooms at their transient hotel, deepest desires are fulfilled and surpassed, but this comes at a price.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp

Bianca Caderas (1990) from Basel and Kerstin Zemp (1993) from Lucerne, successfully comple- ted their Bachelor in Animation 2D at the Lucerne School of Art & Design in 2017 with their short film ,,Living Like Heta" (co-directed with Isabella Luu). Their graduation film was shown at numerous animation festivals around the world, including SHORTSHORTS (Tokyo), Animafest (Zagreb) and Warsaw Film Festival. , Living Like Heta' received the High Swiss Risk Award at Fantoche 2017 and was awarded the Innerschweizer Filmpreis in 2019. Both moved abroad for several years after graduating: Bianca to Hamburg for her film stu- dies and Kerstin worked in Ireland as a freelance illustrator and animator. In 2020, Bianca comple- ted her writer-director's film ,, Jeroboam", which was made in collaboration with Kerstin. , Matta and Matto" 2023 is their second short film, which they directed together.

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Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp

Bianca Caderas (1990) from Basel and Kerstin Zemp (1993) from Lucerne, successfully comple- ted their Bachelor in Animation 2D at the Lucerne School of Art & Design in 2017 with their short film ,,Living Like Heta" (co-directed with Isabella Luu). Their graduation film was shown at numerous animation festivals around the world, including SHORTSHORTS (Tokyo), Animafest (Zagreb) and Warsaw Film Festival. , Living Like Heta' received the High Swiss Risk Award at Fantoche 2017 and was awarded the Innerschweizer Filmpreis in 2019. Both moved abroad for several years after graduating: Bianca to Hamburg for her film stu- dies and Kerstin worked in Ireland as a freelance illustrator and animator. In 2020, Bianca comple- ted her writer-director's film ,, Jeroboam", which was made in collaboration with Kerstin. , Matta and Matto" 2023 is their second short film, which they directed together.

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