Title | LIFE |
Brand | DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS |
Product/Service | CHILD MORTALITY |
Category |
A04. Production Design / Art Direction |
Entrant
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THE UNICORN Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Idea Creation
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THE UNICORN Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Production
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THIRSTY Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Credits
Peter Metcalfe |
The Unicorn |
Creative Director |
Thomas Pries |
The Unicorn |
Creative Director |
Rune Milton |
Thirsty |
Director |
Niels Kau |
Thirsty |
Executive Producer |
Thomas Gram |
Thirsty |
Executive Producer |
Marius Dahl |
The Unicorn |
Art Director |
Mette Hørdum |
The Unicorn |
Account Director |
Kristina Bold |
Doctors Without Borders |
Client |
Anni Kammer |
Doctors Without Borders |
Client |
Rasmus Baastrup |
Doctors Without Borders |
Client |
Mette Paludan Truelsen |
Doctors Without Borders |
Client |
Michael Haller Nielsen |
Doctors Without Borders |
Client |
Michael Balle |
Michael Balle VFX |
VFX Supervisor & Colour Grading |
Alexander Schepelern |
Copenhagen VFX |
VFX Artist |
Jacob Carlsson |
Copenhagen VFX |
VFX Artist |
Christian Sjöstedt |
Copenhagen VFX |
VFX Artist |
Alex Oddbrandt |
Copenhagen VFX |
VFX Artist |
Simon Bergstrand |
Copenhagen VFX |
VFX Artist |
Peter Brandt |
Little Machine |
Editor |
Kevin Koch |
KOCH//MIDDELHART |
Sound Designer |
Rita El Hachem |
Stoked Film |
Executive Producer |
Charbal Aouad |
Stoked Film |
Executive Producer |
Rob Carlisle |
CFX |
Prosthetic Supervisor, Animatronic Baby, Birth Elements and Puppeteering |
Elsa Carlisle |
CFX |
Assistant Fabricator and Puppeteer |
Cosmesis Studio Cosmesis Studio |
Cosmesis Studio |
Sculptor |
Zania Gerber |
Zania Gerber |
Additional Prosthetic Fabricator |
Paul Meyers |
United Talents Agency |
Cinematographer |
Fay Katsari |
Dare Film |
Executive Producer |
Sakis Kostis |
Studios |
Studio Owner |
Haris Kontogiannis |
Dare Film |
Assistant Director |
Dimitris Katsikis |
Dare Film |
Art Director |
Panagiotis Panagopoulos |
Dare Film |
Sound Engineer |
Lefteris Agapoulakis |
Dare Film |
Focus Puller |
George Nikolakis |
Dare Film |
Loader |
Xristos Gianatos |
Dare Film |
Video Assist |
Spyros Apostolatos |
Dare Film |
Production Manager |
Archilles Viliotis |
Dare Film |
Production Manager |
Christos Nikitaidis |
Dare Film |
Production PA |
Panos Iliakopoulos |
Dare Film |
Driver PA |
Endri Fiqi |
Dare Filmm |
PA |
Ioanna Mantzorou |
Dare Film |
Props Master |
Mary Stavrakaki |
Dare Film |
Make-up/hair |
Vangelis Roussis |
Dare Film |
Chief Electrician |
Stelios Melis |
Dare Film |
Electrician |
Vaggelis Kontodimas |
Dare Film |
Electrician |
Giannis Xenides |
Dare Film |
Catering |
Despoina Chimona |
Dare Film |
Wardrobe |
Karamanos Studios Karamanos Studios |
Karamanos Studios |
Studios |
Giannis Damigos |
Giannis Damigos |
Tent Construction |
Props House Props House |
Props House |
Props |
Vasiliadis Vasiliadis |
Vasiliadis |
Equipment |
Smaragda Theodoridou |
Smaragda Theodoridou |
Customs Manager |
Panos Xourman |
Xourman Taxi |
Taxi Driver |
Tony Petersen |
Tony Petersen Film GmbH |
Production Company |
Volker Steinmetz |
Tony Petersen Film GmbH |
Executive Producer |
Michael Duttenhöfer |
Tony Petersen Film GmbH |
Executive Producer |
Daniel Dexler |
Tony Petersen Film GmbH |
Production Coordinator |
Caro-Laila Nissen |
Tony Petersen Film GmbH |
Production Assistant |
Ha Pham |
Tony Petersen Film GmbH |
Production Assistant |
Thomas Degner |
Effectiv-Team SFX GmbH |
SFX Artist |
Philipp „Fiete“ Girardet |
Effective-Team SFX GmbH |
SFX Artist |
Boris Frey |
Effective-Team SFX GmbH |
SFX Artist |
Greta Brix |
Effective-Team SFX GmbH |
SFX Artist |
Ingo Bauer |
Effective-Team SFX GmbH |
SFX Artist |
Niklas Girardet |
Effective-Team SFX GmbH |
SFX Artist |
Matthias Metzger |
Metzger |
1st AD |
Christian Saure |
Christian Saure |
DIT |
Julia Roszczyk |
DIT: Assistant |
DIT Assistant |
Oliver Pahl |
Oliver Pahl |
Gaffer |
Mark Warnecke |
Effective-Team SFX GmbH |
Spark 1 |
Olec Kramp |
Effective-Team SFX GmbH |
Spark |
Muli Multhof |
Muli Multhof |
Special Thanks |
Sami Kattan |
DragonFly |
Drone Operator |
Tessa Harris |
Major Tom |
Music Supervisor |
Riz & Katyna Ortolani & Ranieri |
Composer |
Composer |
Maria Stefanidou |
Maria Stefanidou |
Actor |
Amanda Godballe |
Doctors Without Borders |
Midwife |
Grigoris Kiriakou |
Grigoris Kiriakou |
Actor |
Kamma Skaarup |
Doctors Without Borders |
MSF Anesthetic Nurse |
Lydia Liodaki |
Doctors Without Borders |
MSF |
Denisa Keli |
Doctors Without Borders |
MSF Nurse |
Eli Kriharaki |
Doctors Without Borders |
MSF Nurse |
Michael Ekow |
Doctors Without Borders |
MSF Nurse |
Mensah Darly-Wanga |
Doctors Without Borders |
MSF Nurse |
Rea Kostandina |
Doctors Without Borders |
MSF Nurse |
Gragiskos Xydianos |
Ready To Cast |
Casting Director |
Eleni Antonopoulou |
Ready To Cast |
Extras Casting Director |
Write a short summary of what happens in the film
In this film we follow the dramatic birth of a baby and the strains that the mother goes through. We follow the baby's journey from when the labor starts, through the water breaking and the birth itself. For a few seconds the baby's life is hanging by a thread, and the mother thinks she will lose her baby. But thanks to the effort of Doctors Without Borders, the baby comes back to life, and the mother and her child is united.
Cultural / Context information for the jury
For many of us in the privileged world, a birth is rarely a matter of life and death. But in the places where Doctors Without Borders operate, death is high risk at any birth. Actually it is so common that every 30 seconds a mother loses her child during labour, because of bad access to the right care.
Tell the jury about the production design / art direction. You may wish to comment on choices, challenges or effects.
Almost every single shot in this film is made with practical effects and robotics alone. The only 3D used is the baby's hand, when she is united with her mother. All scenes inside the womb are created in tanks filled with liquid and the silicone + robotics-baby inside.
Sparks, smoke and texture have not been added in post production either.