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Kafka. In Love

Franz and Milena – between them a distance, her husband and loads of letters – it is love that fills Kafka’s life with light and hope and at the same time illuminates the fears and darkness in him. Inspired by Franz Kafka’s Letters to Milena Jesenská, “Kafka. In Love” explores the multidimensional experience of falling in love.

Team

Director, Art Design: Zane Oborenko
Sand animation: Zane Oborenko, Līva Piterāne, Pola Kazak, Jan Bohuslav
Composer, Sound Design: Ģirts Bišs
Kafka’s Voice:: Kaspars Znotiņš (LV), Joshua Morrison (ENG), Christian Sengewald (DE)
Milena's Voice: Zane Oborenko (LV), Jitka Moučková (ENG), Jitka Moučková (DE)
Editing: Julie Vinten, Zane Oborenko
Editing Consultant: Lucia Kajánková
Production manager: Marcela Vrátilová, Agne Skane, Ieva Zeldere
Producer: Sabīne Andersone
Creative producer: Edmunds Jansons
Co-producers: Martin Vandas, Alena, Vandasová
Production Company: Atom Art
Co-production Company: Maur Film (Czech Republic)
Financial Support: National Film Centre of Latvia and Czech Film Fund

Festival list 27
  1. Riga International Film Festival / Latvia / 10.2024 / National Premiere
  2. PÖFF Shorts / Estonia / 11.2024 / International Premiere
  3. CINANIMA / Portugal / 11.2024 / European Premiere
  4. Animateka / Slovenia / 12.2024 / Slovenian Premiere
  5. Brno reads Bruno 2024_10
  6. Animatex 2025_02
  7. CinéBaltique 2025_02
  8. Animac - International Film Festival of Animation Catalunya 2025_02
  9. Athens Animfest 2025_03
  10. Youality Film Festival 2025_05
  11. Festival Internacional de Cine de Cuenca 2025_06
  12. FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival 2025_06
  13. Al Este International Film Festival 2025_06
  14. ShorTS - International Film Festival 2025_07
  15. Animist Tallinn 2025_08
  16. Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2025_08
  17. Flipbook Film Festival 2025_08
  18. Imaginaria 2025_08
  19. Blon Animation and Games Festival 2025_09
  20. Animator Fest - European Youth Fest of Animated Film 2025_09
  21. Filmfest Sundsvall 2025_09
  22. Encuentro Para Cinéfagos (Festival de CineArte en la Frontera) 2025_09
  23. CineLibri International Film Festival 2025_10 - 1st place in the Short Film Competition
  24. Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2025_10
  25. Festival International Gbaka Animation 2025_10
  26. Canlandıranlar Film Festival 2025_10
  27. Beijing International Short Film Festival 2025_11 - Best short film
Technical information

Lenght: 10’11 min
Screen Ratio: 16:9
Colors: Black and white
Sound: 5,1., Stereo
Language: Latvian, English, German
Subtitles: English
Animation Technique: Sand Animation
Year: 2024