The Witch & the Baby
Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
Director: Evgenia Golubeva / Russia / 2020 / 4 min
No dialogues / No subtitles
16:00 - 16:04
Golden Apple Cinema, 3
09:00 - 09:04
Golden Apple Cinema, 4
Biography Evgenia is an award winning animation director, character designer and screenwriter of Russian origin living in the UK. She studied at the Film and TV University in St. Petersburg. Since graduating Evgenia has written and directed a number of award-winning short films which have been screened internationally at film festivals. Evgenia writes screenplays for kids TV shows like “Hey Duggee”, “Digby Dragon” and “Becca’s Bunch”. Also she illustrates books for children. Personal website: www.evgeniagolubeva.com Animated Short Films Films written and directed by Evgenia Golubeva include: I Want to Live in the Zoo, 2017 - 2D animation, Audience Award at IndieJunior Allianz in Porto, Portugal I Am Not a Mouse, 2015 - 2D animation, Audience Award for the Best Animated Short Film for Children in Zlin Film Festival
An ageing witch needs a baby for a spell to make her young again. But when she brings home an infant princess, things don't go to plan.
This film screens as part of the programWarm Star and other animations.