''When Life Departs'' (original title: ''Når livet går sin vej'') is a
1997
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Danish-Estonian animated short film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark and
Karsten Kiilerich
Karsten Kiilerich (21 January 1955, Slagelse) is a Danish film and television director, screenwriter and animator. He is a co-founder of the Danish animation studio A. Film Production, for which he still actively works. Kiilerich has been involved ...
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Summary
The film illustrates the various thoughts children have about death.
Production
The animation was produced at the
A. Film A/S headquarters in
Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
, with lead animators Ando Tammik and Meelis Arulepp. It was included in the
Animation Show of Shows.
Awards and nominations
* 1999:
Academy Awards
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Nominated,
Best Animated Short Film
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A. Film Production A/S - Animation since 1988
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* 1998: ''Silver Poznań Goats'' for Best Foreign Animation Movie at 16th
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In English speech, ...
Ale Kino! Festival
* 1998: World Animation Celebration, UNICEF Award
* 1997: Corto Imola Festival, Best International Film
See also
* Animated documentary
The animated documentary (also known as anidoc) is a moving image form that combines animation and documentary. This form should not be confused with documentaries about movie and TV animation history that feature excerpts.
History
The fi ...
External links
''When Life Departs''
at the Internet Movie Database
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...
''When Life Departs''
at the AWN Oscar Showcase
Excerpt
References
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1997 films
1997 animated films
1997 short films
1990s animated short films
1997 documentary films
Estonian animated short films
Animated documentary films
Children and death
Documentary films about death
Films directed by Karsten Kiilerich
Danish animated short films