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Vor meiner Tür auf einer Matte

Vor meiner Tür auf einer Matte

On The Mat Outside my Door

Antje Heyn // Germany // 2025 // 04:44 min

Animation // Fantasy, Poetry

Language: English, German // Subtitles: English

An oversized, cheeky rat has moved in with our protagonist. She whistles along with the radio, sits in the fridge, splashes in the tub, and is simply everywhere – loud, pesky, full of life. When she suddenly disappears, he realizes: it’s never been this quiet – or this empty.

Topics:

#Adventure   #Loneliness   #Friendship   #Neighborhood   #Animal  

Festivals & Awards:

World Premiere: Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival 2025
National Premiere: 30th Schlingel - Internationales Filmfestival für Kinder und Junges Publikum
Albanian Premiere: 23rd Tirana International Film Festival: Panorama Competition, Kids Program
Armenian Premiere: ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan:  Short Films in Competition 

US Premiere: 61st Chicago International Film Festival 
Slovenian Premiere: 22nd Animateka International Animated Film Festival Ljubljana:The Elephant in Competition
Spanish Premiere: 37th Girona Film Festival: INFANTS & JOVES. Una finestra al món
UK Premiere: London International Animation Festival 2025: Family Film Club - Amazing Animations for 0-7 Year-Olds

Further Festivals: 

DOK Leipzig – Internationales Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm: Kids DOK

Cast & Crew:

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Direction: Antje Heyn
Storyboard: Johanna Hochholzer
Animatic: Konrad Weise
Animation Supervision, Layout, Postproduction: Alexander Isert
Animation: Gigi Chan
Clean Up: Adèle Pinchot
Voice: Jacob Branigan
Voice of Rat: Alexis Krüger
Music: Peer Kleinschmidt
Foleys: Peter Sandmann
Sounddesign, Mix: Anna von Hammerstein, Joh Weisgerber

Bio Regie

Antje Heyn

Antje Heyn tells stories through animation about the inner lives of things and beings. She finds inspiration in fleeting moments, landscapes, animals, and human gestures. She loves bringing characters to life and regularly shares her knowledge through teaching and workshops. In addition, she is the artistic director of Protoplanet Studio.

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