Film Programme

SKATER
commercial and music It
Germany, 2009, 1'
Director: Maryna Shchipak
Producer: Alena Jelinek
Director of photography: Maryna Shchipak
Animation: Maryna Shchipak
Synopsis: The light water skater sits on the calm water surface and through the wind blow is forced to a movement. Suddenly some colorful traces appear from the water ripples. This incidence brings him to the next movement and to the rhythmic dance.
Director: Maryna Shchipak
Born in Ukraine on 13th February, 1983. Grew up in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, where she visited art school from age of 11. After a year of studies at the National Academy of Art in graphic design, in Kiev, she moved to Switzerland and began her studies in fine art at the Bern university of the Arts. At the time she found herself in animation media and after graduation she enrolled at the Filmacademy Baden-Württemberg in 2006 to study animation. At the moment she is directing her own shorts and has 6 films already made. Apart from Animation she is interested in illustration and drawing.