Synopsis
Meet influencer, online personality and Internet sensation PolarBarry: The mischievous Polar Bear who knows how to make the North Pole rumble. PolarBarry introduces his followers to the Climate Change debate. The debate focuses on what should be done to help the climate. VLOG #207 sheds a light on the likeliness that humanity cannot act as a collective. The direct effects are imperceptible to us. The video shows a variety of possible views (without judgement) and the disastrous consequences.
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Film Programs (non-ending)
IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam Education Program —> in attendance
‘t Hoogt Educatieprogramma
EYE FILMMUSEUM Korte Film Poule
Screenings 2023
"MORE! CLOSER! LITERARY FESTIVALS FOR THE 600TH ANNIVERSARY OF ŁÓDŹ", THE HOUSE OF LITERATURE IN (LODZ, POLAND) [22-04 till 23-04]
BERGAMO FILM MEETING (BERGAMO, ITALY) [11-03-19-03]
Screenings 2021
KINOCLUB FESTIVAL (KRAKOW/RZESZOW, POLAND) [27-09 till 30-09]
FILM FESTIVAL DELLA LESSINIA (VERONA, ITALY) [20-08 till 29-08]
ANIFILM (LIBEREC, CZECH REPUBLIC) [22-06 till 27-06]
VAFI & RAFI (VARAŽDIN, CROATIA) [01-06 till 07-06]
STUTTGART FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM (ITFS) (STUTTGART, GERMANY) [4-05 till 09-05]
WUHAN ANIMATION FESTIVAL (WUHAN, HUBEI, CHINA) [30-01]
Screenings 2020
SCAD SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, U.S.A.) [24-10 till 31-10]
STIFF (RIJEKA, CROATIA) [25-11 till 29-11]
ATHENS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (ATHENS, GREECE) [18-11 till 29-11]
PHILADELPHIA ENVIRONMENTAL FILMFESTIVAL (PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A.) [23-09] BEST ANIMATED SHORT
RISING OF LUSITANIA ANIMADOC (LODZ, POLAND) [7-09 till 13-09]
SEOUL GURO INTERNATIONAL KIDS FILM FESTIVAL (GUKIFF) (SEOUL, SOUTH-KOREA) [14-05 till 21-05]
STUTTGART FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM (ITFS) (STUTTGART, GERMANY) [05-05 till 10-05] TRICKSTAR NATURE AWARD
CAFF: THE CULTURAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (HONOLULU, HAWAI, U.S.A.) [26-09]
ANIFILM (LIBEREC, CZECH REPUBLIC) [05-05 till 10-05]
FILMFEST DRESDEN (DRESDEN, GERMANY) [21-04 till 26-04]
ANIMOCJE (BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND) [19-04 till 25-04]
RISING OF LUSITANIA – ANIMADOC FILM FESTIVAL (GDANSK, POLAND), [20-03 till 22-03]
SXSW BY SOUTHWEST (AUSTIN, TEXAS, U.S.A.) [12-03 till 22-03]
DOWNSTREAM FILM FESTIVAL (NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA, U.S.A.) [18-02]
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF WINTER CINEMA (EDMONTON, CANADA) [13-02 till 16-02]
EEN BLIK OP FILM part of school curriculum (NETHERLANDS) [FEBRUARY]
DIRIGO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL (BRISTOL, U.K.) [27-01]
DUNEDIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (DUNEDIN, FLORIDA, U.S.A.) AWARD BEST ANIMATED FILM [8-1 till 14-1] —> in attendance
Screenings 2019
CAPE CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL (CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA) [30-11 till 1-12]
ANILOGUE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (BUDAPEST, HUNGARY) [27-11 till 1-12] —> in attendance
KABOOM ANIMATION FESTIVAL (UTRECHT/AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) [9-11 till 17-11] —> in attendance
LONDON ECO FILM FESTIVAL, (LONDON, UK) WINNER BEST ANIMATED SHORT [2-11 till 3-11]
JAPANESE SERBIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2019 (BELGRADE, SERBIA) [29-10 till 3-11]
NEDERLANDS FILMFESTIVAL (NFF) (UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS) [27-9 till 5-10] —> in attendance
DUEMILA30 (MILAN, ITALY) [13-9 till 15-9]
DE UIT-WEEK (UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS) [12-8 till 16-8]
HKU EXPOSURE GRADUATION SHOW (UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS) [27-6 till 30-6] WINNER MOST HILARIOUS ANIMATION: THE LMAO AWARD —> in attendance
“With PolarBarry – Let’s Break the Ice!! – Vlog #207 (2019), Wouter Dijkstra mirrors our peculiar behaviour in a funny and uncomfortable way. In a brightly coloured animated documentary, influencer and polar bear PolarBarry discusses the climate change with several people. While the icebergs melt ridiculously fast, one person claims that climate change doesn’t exist, while another one just mumbles something. We laugh about it, since both the style and the content of this short film is reminiscent of the growingly popular vlogs, but we know we can’t ignore the truth. - Lisa van der Waal (Frameland)”
Credits
Animated and Directed by Wouter Dijkstra
Music and Voice by Rogier Harkema
Sound Design by Max Oostveen
Details
Film Type:
Animation, Documentary
Genres:
Comedy, Humor, Climate Change
Runtime:
4 minutes 37 seconds
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Country of Filming:
United Kingdom
Film Language:
English