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The itch

by Patrick Schoenmaker

Animation | Netherlands | 2011 | DigiBeta | 7 min.

Date
friday 6 july
Location
ESTE, Giardini del Castello
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A promising young love turns into a dragging marriage, unbearable for everyone involved, including the dog. He is bored to death in the squeaky-clean house of his neat freak mistress. But an uninvited guest might bring some welcome playtime around the house.

Biography/Filmography:

Patrick Schoenmaker (Groningen, Holland, 1980) at a young age he started drawing and sculpting, often inspired by (animated) films. In 1999 he won two European grand prizes for his miniature models in Birmingham, England. After high school he studied design at the Cartoon School and in 2009 he graduated at the Utrecht College of the Arts (HKU), where he studied animation. He has worked as a designer and illustrator for magazines and media companies. From 2000 to 2007 he ran a weekly comic strip in Break Out! magazine. He has worked as a posing artist for the main characters on the Oscar nominated 'The Secret of Kells' at Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny, Ireland. Since 2008 Patrick works for Unga Toys in Amsterdam, where he designs toys for such clients as Disney. He also works as a freelance designer, illustrator and animator for such clients as Lucasfilm, Topps, Acme Archives and many more. 'the Itch' is his first animated short film.

Direction
Patrick Schoenmaker
Story
Patrick Schoenmaker
Script
Patrick Schoenmaker, Daan Velsink
Editing
Daan Velsink
Music
Jorrit Kleijnen, Alexander Reumers
Production
Daan Velsink - Breinmonster Animatie Producties
Distribution
Ursula van den Heuvel - NIAf