Amok
Hungary, Romania / Animation / 14’ / HD / Color / 2022
After losing his fiancée and his good looks in a freak accident, Clyde must confront his inner demon.
Director: Balázs Turai
Script: Balázs Turai
Producer: Boddah and Safe Frame
Editing: Vanda Gorácz, Balázs Turai
Sound: Péter Benjámin Lukács
Musician: Benjamin Efrati
CV
Balázs Turai is a 38 year old Hungarian animation director, alumni of MOME, Budapest. He co-wrote and co-directed of a series adaptation of Voltaire’s Candide, created the political web series Oligarchia and directed a short sci-fi satire, The Fall of Rome. His second short film Amok won the Annecy Cristal and the France TV Award for a Short Film at Annecy 2022 International Animation Film Festival and the Heart of Sarajevo for the best short film at the 2022 Sarajevo Film Festival.
Filmography
2022 Amok
2018 The Fall of Rome
2009 The Cabaret of Dr. Anigari
Festivals Attended
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Sarajevo Film Festival
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
Encounters International Film Festival
Kyiv International Short Film Festival
Regard: Saguenay International Short Film Festival
ANIMA - Córdoba International Animation Festival
Awards
Best Short Film - Sarajevo Film Festival
Best Short Film - Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Best Animation - ANIMA Córdoba International Animation Festival